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 Philadelphia, 26 October, 1789.

HE buines relative to Free Blacks, hall be tranacted by a committee of twenty-four perons, annually elected by ballot, at the meeting of this ociety in the month called April; and in order to perform the different ervices, with expedition, regularity and energy; this committee hall reolve itelf into the following ub-committees, viz.

A committee of Inpection, who hall uperintend the morals, general conduct, and ordinary ituation of the Free Negroes, and afford them advice and intruction; protection from wrongs; and other friendly offices.

A committee of Guardians, who hall place out children and young people with uitable perons, that they may (during a moderate time of apprenticehip, or ervitude) learn ome trade or other buines of ubitence. The committee may effect this partly by a peruaive influence on parents, and the perons concerned; and partly by co-operating with the laws which are, or may be enacted for this, and imilar purpoes; in forming contracts on thee occaions, the committee hall ecure to the ociety, as far as may be practicable, the right of guardianhip, over the perons o bound.

A committee of Education, who hall uperintend the chool-intruction of the children, and youth of the Free Blacks; they may either influence them to attend regularly the chools already etablihed in this city, or form others with this view; they hall in either cae provide that, the pupils may receive uch learning, as is neceary for their future ituation in life; and epecially a deep impreion of the mot important, and generally acknowledged moral and religious principles. They hall alo procure, and preerve a regular record of the marriages, births, and manumiions of all Free Blacks.

A committee of Employ, who hall endeavour to procure contant employment for thoe Free Negroes, who are able to work: as the want of this would occaion poverty, idlenes, and many vicious habits. This committee will, by edulous enquiry, be enabled to find common labour for a great number; they will alo provide, that uch as indicate proper talents, may learn various trades, which may be done by prevailing upon them to bind themelves for uch a term of years, as hall compenate their maters for the expene and trouble of intruction, and maintenance. The committee may attempt the intitution of ome ueful, and imple manufactures, which require but little kill, and alo may ait in commencing buines, uch as appear to be qualified for it.

Whenever the committee of inpection, hall find perons of any particular decription, requiring attention, they hall immediately direct them to that committee, of whoe care they are the proper objects.

In matters of a mixed nature the committees hall confer, and if necessary act in concert. Affairs of great importance, hall be referred to the whole committee.

The expene incurred by the proecution of this plan, hall be defrayed by a fund to be formed by donations, or ubcriptions for thee particular purpoes, and to be kept eparate from the other funds of this ociety.

The committee hall make a report of their proceedings, and of the tate of their tock to the ociety at their quarterly meetings, in the months called April and October.