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herein contained, and to transact every other necessary busi-ness of this association. 6. That in case any murder, rob-bery, or theft, shall at any time, during the continuance ofthis association, be committed on the persons or property ofany of the hinds, herds, or other servants or cottagers be-longing to subscribers, the committee shall carry on prosecu-tions at the expence of the association. 7. That for moreeffectually preventing any of the said crimes, if any memberof this association shall, at any time during the said term,lodge, harbour, or conceal any person or persons suspectedof being guilty of any of the crimes above mentioned, or anystrolling vagrants, or other loose, idle, or disorderly persons,such subscriber shall, in that case, forfeit all right to thefunds' of the association, and shall no longer be considered asa member thereof. 8. That the committee shall have powerto call a general meeting of subscribers at any time they mayfind necessary, to alter these, or to add new regulations, as maybe thought proper •, and any three members may call an ex-tra meeting of the committee for the time. 9. That whenany member of this association shall have any of his proper-ty stolen, he shall be allowed 3 s. per day, for each servantand horse employed in searching for the same, if they are nota night from home ; and if they shall be one or more nightsfrom home on that business, they shall be allowed 5 s. perday. These allowances to include every expence. 10. Thatany member having property stolen, may offer a reward ofL. 5 Sterling, in the name of the association, to the personor persons who will discover the offender or offenders ; andif the property stolen be sheep or horses, he may offer a re-ward of L. 20 Sterling. Lastly, That these resolutions beprinted, and distributed in the different parishes of the coun-ty, in the hope of preventing any of the above crimes beingcommitted, by convincing persons likely to offend, how im-probable it is, that they shall escape the punishment due tothem.