No appropriations to be made

times and when

been observed.

ever they shall judge proper. The notes of young men patronized by a Branch Society, shall be cancelled by the concurrent vote of the Board of the Parent Society and of such Branch.

6. No appropriations shall be made to young men either but at particular by the Board of the Parent Society, or of a Branch Sothe rules have ciety, except at the regular meetings; and then no appropriations shall be made unless young men have conformed to the Rules in making out their returns. If an applicant has failed to make such returns in season for the meeting at which they should have been presented, they must be laid over till the next regular meeting; nor may an appropriation for the preceding period be allowed, if the failure of the applicant to forward his returns be owing to any fault of his, either in not making himself acquainted with the rules, or in not taking the necessary pains to inform himself, and to observe them.

First appropriation, at the time of admission on trial.

Notice of appropriations to be

retary of the

7. A young man admitted on trial, shall receive his first appropriation at the same meeting in which he is admitted. But the sum granted, at one time, shall not exceed the appropriation allowed for one quarter, unless, on account of the distance of the applicant, he has been authorized by the Board of the Parent Society to make his returns and to receive his appropriations less frequently than once in a quarter.

8. Notice of appropriations shall be given to young given by the Sec- men as early after being made as shall be convenient, by Parent Society. the Secretary of the Parent Society, and he shall direct how and where the funds are to be obtained. Persons authorized by the Treasurer of the Parent Society to receive the notes of young men, for safe keeping, shall in all cases, where it can be done, be the persons authorized to draw or to receive the funds thus appropriated, and shall take each young man's note for his appropriation at the time of paying it.

Appropriations by Branch Soci

9. Where appropriations have been made by the Board eties not to be of Directors of a Branch, the order of the Directors of paid till the

rent Society

Board of the Pa- such Branch for payment shall be suspended, until the have concurred. Board of the Parent Society have held their corresponding meeting, and have concurred in the appropriations; and the Secretary of such Branch, upon receiving official notice from the Secretary of the Parent Society that the

appropriations have been concurred in, shall immediately forward the order for payment to the Treasurer of the Branch, mentioning the names of each individual for whom funds are to be drawn, with the amount voted to each, and directing the money to be paid to such person or persons, as the Directors of the Parent Society shall authorize to receive and distribute the appropriations. If the Board of the Parent Society do not concur in an appropriation made by the Board of a Branch, the reasons of such non-concurrence shall be forwarded, and payment suspended until a further investigation of the case shall enable both Boards to concur in their decision on the subject.

10. A list of appropriations made by the Board of the Parent Society at each quarterly meeting, and of all deficiencies in the several Branch Treasuries which they have voted to supply, shall be made out by the Clerk of the Board immediately after the meeting, with the usual order for payment. The former, the Treasurer shall pay to those who are authorized as his agents to draw for the money, upon receiving their respective orders; the latter, he shall forward directly, and without delay, to the Treasurers of the several Branch Societies in which the deficiencies may exist.

List of approficiencies to be

priations and de

sent to the

Treasurer.

ed to Branch So

11. Moneys refunded by Beneficiaries, appropriations Moneys 'refundto whom shall have been granted by a Branch Society, cieties. shall be pledged to the Branch Society by which the money was appropriated. The manner of redeeming this pledge shall be left to mutual arrangement between the Board of the Parent Society and the Boards of the several Branches.

counts, &c. to be

Board.

12. That there may be a thorough and uniform obser- Blanks for acvance of the Rules of the Society, the Board of Directors furnished by the shall keep a constant supply of Blanks, and of Blank Books, for the use of officers of Branch Societies and of all others concerned in the business of the Society, the expense of which shall be defrayed out of the Parent treasury.

Scholarships of two kinds.

One young man to be educated

with the aid of a single scholarship.

Scholarships to receive a name.

Donors may nominate beneficiaries.

Regular beneficiaries, only, eligible.

Branch Societies to nominate.

Income of Scholarships pledged

CHAPTER VII.

SCHOLARSHIPS.

1. Scholarships shall be of two descriptions, Permanent and Temporary. A permanent scholarship shall consist of one thousand dollars, the income only of which shall be appropriated. A Temporary scholarship shall consist of an annuity, or subscription of seventy-five dollars a year, continued for a period of seven years.

2. For every Temporary scholarship which may be intrusted to the Society, the Directors will aim to educate one young man for the ministry; and for every Permanent scholarship founded and secured to the Society, the Directors will educate a succession of ministers of the gospel, as fast as the income will permit.

3. In cases where a scholarship is founded by an individual, it shall be designated by the name of the donor, unless the donor shall affix to it some other name, and where a scholarship is founded by several individuals, it shall be called by such name as they may agree upon, or if none is given, by such name as the Directors shall give it.

4. Donors wishing to nominate young men to their respective foundations, may have the right of doing so, provided the persons so nominated shall, in all respects, possess the character required, and shall conform to the rules of the Society.

5. Regular beneficiaries, in either stage of their education, shall be placed upon scholarships, and each scholarship shall have some such beneficiary placed upon it as speedily as may be, after it is established.

6. Branch Societies shall be requested to nominate young men under their particular care to scholarships obtained within their limits, unless the donors themselves reserve this privilege.

7. The income of permanent scholarships, pledged to to Branch Soci- the Board of Directors of a Branch, shall be transmitted by the Treasurer of the Parent Society to the Treasurer of such Branch.

eties to be trans

mitted.

CHAPTER VIII.

BRANCH SOCIETIES.

form to the Conand Rules of the Pa

1. Each Branch and its Board of Directors will aim to Branches to conconform all their proceedings to the Rules and regulations stitution of the Parent Society, and especially to the fundamental rent Society. principles of the Constitution.

rial limits.

2. The territorial limits within which the operations of To have territothe several Branches shall be confined, shall be a matter of mutual arrangement between the Board of Directors of the Parent Society, and the Board of each Branch respectively.

aid.

3. Young men residing, or expecting to reside, within Applications for the limits of a particular Branch Society, and applying for aid, shall be examined and recommended by a committee of three, two of whom shall be appointed by the Directors of such Branch Society, and one by the Directors of the Parent Society; and the recommendation of this committee, or of a majority of them, shall be an essential prerequisite to the receiving any person upon the funds, either of the Branch, or of the Parent Society: provided, however, that in case the instructors, donors, or guardians, under whose care beneficiaries are placed, or by whom they are supported, shall find it most convenient, or for other reasons desirable, that such examination should be conducted by a committee appointed wholly by the Directors of the Parent Society,-the wishes of such instructors, donors, or guardians, may be gratified, at the discretion of the Directors of that Society.

mittees.

4. There shall be one Examining Committee, appointed Examining Comas above mentioned, within the limits of each Branch; and although the multiplication of Examining Committees beyond what is absolutely necessary, is to be carefully guarded against, yet if one should not be found to be sufficient, another or more may be appointed, in addition, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Branch Society, and with the sanction of the Board of Directors of the Parent Society.

be transferred.

5. The Board of Directors of the Parent Society, ex- Beneficiaries to cept where special reasons shall make it inexpedient, or inconvenient, will transfer the beneficiaries which it may

Beneficiaries removing from one

already have within the limits of any Branch Society, to the immediate care of the Board of Directors of such Branch.

6. Beneficiaries removing from the limits of the Parent place to another. Society into those of a Branch, or from one Branch into

another, shall be regarded as removing their relation to the Branch within whose limits they are to reside.—Or, if they remove from the limits of a Branch, to a place within the limits of the Parent Society, they will come under the immediate superintendence of that Society.

Accounts kept in 7. All accounts with Beneficiaries shall be kept in the the name of the Parent Society. name of the Parent Society; and their periodical or other returns, shall be directed and regularly transmitted to the Board of Directors of that Society.

Supervision the Secretary.

Raising funds.

of

8. The special care and supervision which the Secretary of the Parent Society is required to take of Beneficiaries in the various stages of their preparatory studies, shall be exercised without distinction over those who are under the immediate supervision of the Parent Society and of its Branches.

9. The Board of Directors of each Branch, are expected to co-operate with the Directors of the Parent Society in raising funds within its limits, by conferring with the Secretary of the Parent Society, and by appointing agents to assist him in the work of solicitation within those limits, when desired; but nothing contained in this regulation shall be construed as prohibiting the Board of any Branch from adopting measures of their own for raising funds when a co-operation with the Parent Society cannot for any reason, be conveniently or speedily had. Principal of 10. The Parent Society, being an incorporated instituScholarships held by the Pa- tion, with an ample charter, for holding funds, all donarent Society. tions given for the purpose of founding permanent scholarships, whether by individuals or associations, shall be given directly for that Society; but the income of such as are given within the limits of a Branch Society, shall be pledged to the Board of Directors of such Branch to be appropriated by them, according to the provisions of the general constitution. All donations for immediate use, and all temporary scholarships within the limits of a branch and sent to its treasury, shall be pledged in like manner provided that nothing in this article shall be con