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Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer, and not fewer than three nor 

 more than seven other members of the society, to be elected at each 

 annual meeting. Which board shall be intrusted with the entire 

 management of the affairs of the society during its recess, and be 

 charged with making such regulations, subject to inspection and 

 amendment by the society, as shall secure the faithful performance 

 of the duties and trusts of its officers, particularly the Treasurer. 



Art. 3. Two-thirds of the yearly interest of the funds of the 

 society, and a part of all donations or legacies in money, at the dis; 

 cretion of the Board of Managers, shall be applied to the immediate 

 relief of such children as shall be selected by the board, except as 

 provided in Article 5. 



Art. 4. Any person subscribing the preamble and articles form- 

 ing this instrument (which is intended and received as the Consti- 

 tution of the society), and paying two dollars yearly, or twenty dol- 

 lars at one time, shall be a member of the society. 



Art. 5. Any person making a donation or bequest to this society 

 with the intention of benefiting some particular child or children of 

 the description it proposes to serve, and designating such child or 

 children, shall have the amount of such donation or bequest strictly 

 appropriated to such child or children only. 



Art. 6. These Articles shall not be liable to alteration or change 

 unless on the recommendation of the Board of Managers at an 

 annual meeting of the society, and by a vote of two-thirds of the 

 members composing such meeting. 



By-laws. 



1. The President of the society (or in his absence the Vice-pres- 

 ident) when present in the board shall act as its President. And in 

 like manner the Secretary of the society shall be ex officio Secretary 

 of the Board of Managers. 



2. The Treasurer shall have the care of all moneys, papers, or 

 other available effects of the society; shall be the organ of the 

 board in putting out the moneys of the society on interest, and col- 

 lecting the same ; and shall keep a regular account, in a book pro- 

 vided for that purpose, of all contracts, receipts, and expenditures 

 of the board. 



3. The Board of Managers may meet at any time during the 

 recess of the Conference, either at the call of the President or by 

 previous adjournment; but the annual meeting of the board, pre- 

 paratory to the annual meeting of the society, shall be on the even- 



