The times., 1899-07-03

contemplating leaving them in the fall.
The articles of agreement of the asso-
citation have been submitted to first-class
lawyer, who has pronounced them flawless.
They are said to be modelled upon the arti-
cles adopted by the Ruskin Colony In
substance they bind the members and
stockholders Ito choose from their number
a trustee to whom the real and personal
property bought shall be delivered by the
purchaser, and to whom said purchaser
shall execute deed conveying all the real
and personal property transferred to him,
said deed 10 create trust for charitable
and benevolent purposes based upon the
principles Of cooperative fraternalism, for
the benefit of the class designated therein.
the society embracing this class to be
known as the Bellamy Colony Association.
Objects of the Colony.
The specific objects of the colony"
the promoter of the economy said, shall
be to acquire and collectively use the
means of production and distribution, with
which to supply the necessary sustenance
and comfort for the members; to apply
the principles of cooperation and frater-
nalism to industry, that the best results
may be obtained from the productive ef-
fort, and that the condition of the laborer
shall tend to his mental, moral, and social
development, to ameliorate the adverse
conditions of life occasioned by accident or
other misfortune by collectively bearing
the expense thereof; to provide industrial,
commercial, educational, and recreatiye
facilities of the highest order. and TO dem
| onstrate to the world the practicability
and desirability of fraternal cooperation
as the proper basis upon which to conduct
the business of life.
THE trustee is, and his successors in
Office Will accordingly be, vested with the
legal title to all the properties conveyed
| to the association, or that may be here
| after In whatever manner or from what
ever source obtained for the benefit of this
trust. No member shall receive any wage
| for labor or services performed for the
colony.
Amy beneficiary or member may volun-
| tarily retire from the colony, and the
| colony may, by bylaw, provide for the
| trial and expulsion or suspension of men,
| bers, and shall create such tribunals as II
deems proper for the trial of members il
such cases, and shall provide for appeals
| from the decision of such tribunals to the
whole body of the members of the colony
for violation of the bylaws or any failure
to perform any of the duties imposed on
them as members of the colony, or for
| conduct contrary to decency, sobriety, OF
good morals.
'All resident minors shall be wards OF
| the colony, and shall receive such main
tenance as the colony will provide, doing
| such labor as may be proportionate with
their age and strength. The physical AID
intellectual development of such members
shall be the special care of the colony,
which shall furnish all teachers, books
apparatus, and necessary appliances foI
thorough instruction in the branches fol
which said minors may individually show
peculiar fitness or aptitude
The colony shall at all times guarantee
! the unfettered exercise by its members o.
| individual tastes, desires, and preference!
in private. religious, and domestic affairs
and shall procure for each member facili.
ties for the best development of his capaci-
ties according to its ability.
In order that there may be no miscon-
ception on the part of the members as tc
the objects of the colony or as TO the ma
ture of their relations with each other, and
to said colony, or to this trust, each per-
son shall, before entering upon member
ship in the colony, subscribe to an agree
ment that no person whatever depending
! upon the society can be employed fol
wages of any kind, and that no cause ex-
lists nor can any be created for the reeov-
cry of any property or service, or the
value thereof, which may be contributed