Laws and regulations of the Wrights incorporation's benefit society ; instituted at Kirkcaldy on Tuesday the 25th September 1798
1798
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In 1798 the members of the Incorporation of Wrights, Mason, &c in Kirkcaldy decided to convert their organisation into a Benefit Society. This document lays out the laws and regulations of that society, the main focus on how the nefits would be dispersed to their members and the management of the fund. Following the printed regulations is a handwritten set of pages with the names / signatures of the members, included is their profession, date of entry to the society and in some cases the date of demission with the reason for their leaving. A single typed sheet contained at the back of the book, is a duplicate of the handwritten section, making it easier for the reader to understand the contents.
Imprint:
Edinburgh, 1798.
Collation:
31 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Preamble - Of the Institution of the SocietySection I - Of the Meetings, Managers etc. I. Of the annual and quarterly meetings, II. Of the president, vide-president, treasurer and key-keepers, III. Of the committee of managers, IV. Of the clerk, V. Of the order to be kept at meetings and penalties of disorderly behaviourSection II. - Of the funds. VI. Of the quarterly payments of members residing within the burgh - in Great Britian or Ireland - in foreign countries - with reservation for readmission, VII. Of the funds - what they consist of - and how fines are leviedSection III. Of the benefits. VIII. When members shall become entitled to benefits - funds not to be reduced below 150l. sterling, IX. Of benefits to sick mambers, X. Of benefits to superannuated members, XI. Of the funeral benefit, XII. Of widows annuities, XIII. Of benefits or annuities to orphansSection IV. Of entrants. XIV. Who may be admitted, and terms of admissionConclusion, containing manner of altering the laws, and deciding of controversies.
Dewey class:
361
Language:
English
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BRN:
3441006