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5. That any member who shall waste, or destroy any part ofthe Society’s funds, by pretended sickness or otherwise, shall bsexpelled the Society.
6. That if any member fails to pay in his quarterly paymentsfor three quarters successively, and not appearing, or sending, thefourth quarter day before the books are shut, his name shall bestruck off the roll, unless two-thirds of the Society shall declarein his favour.
7. That any member who shall curse, swear, or take the Di-vine Name in vain, while in this Society, shall be reproved bythe Preses; and provided he continues in such practices, he shallbe expelled the Society.
8. That if any member come into the meeting intoxicated withliquor, so as to occasion any quarrel, or be troublesome in themeeting, he shall be reproved by the Preses, and fined ; and ifhe continues in such practice, he shall be expelled the Society.
9. If any member be found guilty and convicted of any enor-mous crime, in any of his Majesty’s Courts of Justice, he shall,upon such conviction, be immediately expelled the Society ; andif he should happen to leave a widow or children, whose neces-sity may call for assistance, they shall be referred to the genero-
ty of the Society.
IX. Fines.
1. That if a Preses refuses to bear office after he is duly elect-ed, he shall pay a fine of 2s. Sterling ; a Treasurer Is. 6d.; aSteward 9d. of fine.
2. That if the Preses, and all those holding office, are notpresent within half an hour of the time appointed for the meet-ing, he or they so absent shall pay a fine of 6d. each.
3. That if a member, residing within ten miles of Castletown,is absent from the yearly meeting of the Society, he or theyshall pay a fine of 6d. each.
4. That if a member fails to pay, or send his quarterly pay-ment, he shall pay a fine of twopence for the first quarter, three-pence for the second, and fourpence for the third quarter.
5. That if a Steward for the quarter fail to visit the sick, orotherwise indisposed member, residing within the limited dis-tance, weekly, within forty-eight hours after notice is sent tohim, he shall pay a fine of sixpence for each offence.
6. That on the death of a member, or a member’s wife or wi-dow, any member failing to attend his or her funeral, when dulywarned, and residing within two miles of the deceased, shall paya fine of sixpence.
7- No member shall be allowed to speak in the meeting butupon the business thereof, after the books are opened, until theyare shut, under the penalty of a fine of sixpence for each of-fence, nor direct his discourse to any of the brethren, while they