The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-19
THE HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.

| BY Laws and Rules for the Home 4 dopted.
The board of directors of the Home for
| Aged Women have adopted three sets of by
laws, namely: for the corporation; for the
board of directors, and the rules for the
| Home Following are among the articles
of public interest:
The corporation is called ''Belfast Home
for Aged Women
Any person of the age of p years, and a
resident Of Belfast may become a member
on payment OF S1.00
| The officers consist of eleven directors, a
| president, vice president, treasurer and
| clerk. The directors are elected at the an
| nual meeting; the other officers by the
board of directors.
The directors may buy, sell, hire, lease OF
exchange all real and personal property
fill vacancies in their board or any of the
offices until the next annual meeting.
The annual meeting will be the first Tues
day of October.
The president may call special meetings
of the incorporators, whenever in his opil-
ion the interests of the corporation require,
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Eight members shall constitute quorum
at meetings OF the incorporators.
Stated meetings of the board of directors
are held the I'd Monday of each month at
p. m.
Following are the committees of the board
of directors on finance, on supplies, on adj
missions, on vacancies, on the sick, and the
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missions is to make careful inquiry in re-
gard to all applicants for admission to the
| Home, and report to the directors A ma
| jority vote of the board is necessary to adj
| mission. The visiting committee is to visit
| the Home not less than twice week, and
| have general and minute oversight of the
| care of the inmates. The duties of all the
| committees are fully outlined in the by
| laws.
| No persons shall be admitted to the Home
but those who have resided in Belfast i
years preceding their application, and who
are 60 years of age. Exceptions may be
made by a majority vote of the board.
The present rule of admission (Which
may be changed by majority vote of the
board of managers) is that at least 5000,
and good furniture for room, including
bed, bedding and other necessaries, be fur
nished before any one is admitted for life
Furniture, wearing apparel and other az
ticles brought into the Home by or for per-
manent inmates shall remain for the bene-
fit of the association after the decease of
the inmate. The wishes of inmates in re-
gard to the disposition of jewelry and
keepsakes will be respected. Applicants
having property or income will be required
to assign the same to the Association before
admission, and in case of receiving proper
ty after admission they are to assign the
same. If one leaves the institution after
receiving such property, the association
must be reimbursed for part board, etc.
Inmates may withdraw from the home or
they may be dismissed by the board under
certain conditions defined at length in the
bylaws.
Boarders may be received, but not to the
exclusion Of such as may be dependent.
Religious services shall be held each Sum
day, whenever practicable.
The rules for the internal working of the
Home, and the respective duties of the ma
tron and inmates. are fully laid down in the
"By-LaWS for the House."