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than the first quarterly meeting, unless sanctioned by the So.ciety.

5. That a member shall be chosen annually to the office ofClerk, who is to attend all the meetings of the Society and Com*mittees.

IV. Collections.

1. That during the first year of this Society, each person ad-mitted shall pay, as entry-money, five shillings Sterling j butafter that period, it shall be in the power of the Society, to raisethe entry money from time to time, as shall be thought proper.

2. That each member shall pay Is. quarterly, as quarter pen*nies.

3. That in case the fund of the Society, by sick members’ an-nuities, or otherwise, should be brought to the sum of ninetypounds Sterling, each member shall pay in proportionally, overand above the ordinary quarter pennies, until the fund shall ex-ceed that sum as much as the Society shall deem needful.

4. That at the death of a member, or members, within thespace of six years from the commencement of this Society, eachmember shall pay in his respective share of what sum may begiven out for the interment of the aforesaid member or members.

5. That any member residing in England or Ireland shall beallowed two years and a half to remit his quarterly payments,without any fine.

6 That any Member leaving Great Britain and Ireland, willbe allowed six years to remit his quarterly payments, withouta fine.

7. That members residing in Scotland , and not in Caithness,will be allowed eighteen months to remit their quarterly pay-ments, without any fine. Members in Caithness, at ten milesdistance, to be allowed one year to remit their quarterly pay-ments, without fine.

V. Fund.

1. That all, or part of this fund, shall be laid out, if required,in purchasing any commodity that may be for the joint interestof the members, or given out on lawful interest, until the nextannual meeting.

2. That no more than twenty pounds Sterling shall be givenout to any one member at one time.

3. That no member shall receive any sum upon interest untilhe finds two cautioners, and both of them satisfactory to the So-ciety.

VI. Box.

1. There shall be a box with three locks, and three keys, dif-ferent from one another, to hold the money, books, bills, or b-ther papers belonging to the Society.