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Rh to the Society, particularly the transferring of property, stock in any of the Banks, or the sale of any property whatever, shall first be duly notified to the Society in one of their regular meetings, and proceeded on in their next.

VIII.

The board of officers shall meet monthly or oftener if circumstances require, at such time and place as they shall judge proper, and not less than six shall be a quorum. They shall in each month appoint a visiting commitee of two members from their board, whose duty it shall be diligently to inquire into the situations and merits of such German emigrants as may arrive here, and of other poor or distressed Germans, and their descendants; particularly widows and orphans, who may need assistance from this Society. And the said committe shall report thereon to the President,

who may call a meeting of the board of officers, if he thinks proper, to whom they shall make a like report, and take the orders of said board for their further direction.

And in case of pressing necessity the committee may present an indigent person with a sum not exceeding three dollars, which donation they shall report to the board of officers at their next meeting.

IX.

The Treasurer shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, give bond to this corporation in the sum of five thousand dollars,