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New Jersey,
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX, East Orange, N. J.
New York,
COLONEL WILLIAM WHITEHEAD LADD, 20 Nassau Street, New York.
Ohio,
CHARLES THEODORE GREVE, 22 Carew Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pennsylvania,
HON. S. DAVIS PAGE, West End Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rhode Island, HON. CHARLES DEAN KIMBALL, 459 Washington Street, Providence, R. I.
Tennessee,
Vermont, BRIGADIER-GENERAL STEPHEN P. JOCELYN, U. S. A., Ret., 83 Summit Street, Burlington, Vt.
Virginia, HON. RICHARD THOMAS WALKER DUKE, JR., Charlottesville, Va.
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Washington, .
COLONEL J. KENNEDY STOUT,
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C. Wisconsin,
WYMAN KNEELAND FLINT, IIII Wells Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
SECRETARIES OF THE STATE SOCIETIES.
California,
WALTER K. TULLER,
621-5 Citizens National Bank Building, Los Angeles, Cal. Colorado,
JOHN WRIGHT BARROWS, Acting Secretary,
Room 610, Ernest & Cranmer Building, Denver, Col.
Connecticut,
BRIGADIER-GENERAL LUCIUS ALBERT BARBOUR, Hartford, Conn.
Delaware,
CHRISTOPHIER L. WARD, Ford Building, Wilmington, Del.
District of Columbia,
FREDERIC BULKELEY HYDE, 1601 19th Street, Washington, D. C. Georgia, . HARRIS M. KING, Savannah, Ga.
Idaho,
LIEUT .- COLONEL MARSHALL W. WOOD, U. S. A., Ret., Boise, Idaho, Secretary for Organization.
Illinois,
JAMES M. ADSIT, Room 803, 209 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill.
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Indiana,
STANLEY C. BROOKS, 127 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Iowa,
HENRY SPENCER MERRICK, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Kentucky,
GEORGE T. WOOD, 417 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky. Maine,
WALTER EDWARD ELWELL, Burnham & Morrill Co., Post Office Box 957, Portland, Me.
Maryland,
MURRAY PEABODY BRUSH, 1019 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts,
WALTER KENDALL WATKINS, IIIO Tremont Building, Boston, Mass.
Michigan,
WILLIAMS COOPER HARRIS, Wayne County Bank Building, Detroit, Mich.
Minnesota, HERBERT MORTIMER TEMPLE,
Germania Life Insurance Building, St. Paul, Minn. Missouri,
HOBART BRINSMADE, 1701 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
New Hampshire,
WALTER WILLARD SIMMONS, 102 Bay Street, Manchester, N. H.
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New Jersey, HORACE FRANKLIN NIXON, 317 Market Street, Camden, N. J.
New York, FREDERICK DWIGHT, 43 Cedar Street, New York. Ohio,
JACKSON W. SPARROW, 508 Johnston Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pennsylvania, EDWARD S. SAYRES, 217 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. .
Rhode Island,
WILLIAM BATES GREENOUGH, 32. Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
Tennessee,
SAMUEL H. SHEIB, Hermitage Club, Nashville, Tenn., Secretary for or- ganization.
Vermont, BYRON N. CLARK, Burlington, Vt.
Virginia, RANDOLPH HOLLIDAY, Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
Washington, HIRAM B. FERRIS, Spokane, Wash.
Wisconsin,
OLIVER FREDERIC DWIGHT, 341 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.
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OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WAR'S IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. (For the Year Ending May 4, 1917)
Governor. JOHN LENORD MERRILL, ESQUIRE, 517 Park Avenue, East Orange.
Deputy-Governor. ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR., ESQUIRE.
Lieutenant-Governor. WASHINGTON IRVING LINCOLN ADAMS, ESQUIRE.
Secretary. HORACE FRANKLIN NIXON, 317 Market Street, Camden.
Treasurer. EDMUND LEBRETON GARDNER, ESQUIRE, Ridgewood.
Registrar. THE REVEREND PROFESSOR ARTHUR ADAMS, Ph.D.
Historian. ALEXANDER MALIEU HUDNUT, ESQUIRE.
Chaplain. THE REVEREND CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.
Chancellor. RUFUS WILLIAM SPRAGUE, JR., ESQUIRE.
Surgeon. GEORGE FALES BAKER, ESQUIRE, M.D.
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COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
The Council of the Society is composed of the Officers aforenamed, and the following gentlemen,
Deputy Governor-General of the General Society. WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX, ESQUIRE.
Secretary-General of the General Society. JOHN LENORD MERRILL, ESQUIRE.
Surgeon-General of the General Society. HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, ESQUIRE, M.D.
Past Governors of the New Jersey Society. WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, ESQUIRE, M.D., WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX, ESQUIRE, HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D.
Past Chancellor of the New Jersey Society.
(For a period of ten years.) GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS, ESQUIRE.
Elected Members of the Council. (Until May, 1917.) BRADFORD DARRACH, ESQUIRE, GEORGE DEBENNEVILLE KEIM, ESQUIRE, HARRY PEAKE MACDONALD, ESQUIRE.
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(Until May, 1918.) HON. JAMES J. BERGEN, HON. FARNHAM YARDLEY, THOMAS WRIGHT WILLIAMS, ESQUIRE.
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(Until May, 1919.) JOHN HOBART SPRAGUE, ESQUIRE, EDWARD PACKARD HOLDEN, ESQUIRE, BENJAMIN SHEPARD, ESQUIRE.
Honorary Life Member of the Council. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG HALSEY, ESQUIRE.
Delegates to the Triennial Assembly. PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D.,
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX, ESQUIRE, HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, HON. FARNHAM YARDLEY, JOHN LENORD MERRILL, ESQUIRE.
Alternates.
HON. FRANKLIN MURPHY, HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, ESQUIRE, LL.D., HON. GEORGE TOWNLEY PARROT, MERRITT GREENWOOD PERKINS, ESQUIRE, CAPTAIN HERBERT BARRY.
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COMMITTEES.
Committee on Nominations.
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, ESQUIRE, M.D., Chairman, HON. FARNHAM YARDLEY, WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX, ESQUIRE, PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D., HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, ESQUIRE, M.D., GENERAL THOMAS S. CHAMBERS, JOHN BREWER WIGHT, ESQUIRE.
Committee on Historical Documents.
REVEREND PROFESSOR ARTHUR ADAMS, PH.D., Chairman, ALEXANDER MALIEU HUDNUT, ESQUIRE, ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR., ESQUIRE.
House Committee.
(In charge of the Society's room in the Old Barracks.)
PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D., Chairman,
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, GENERAL THOMAS S. CHAMBERS.
Committee on Marking Historic Sites.
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, ESQUIRE, M.D., Chairman. REVEREND PROFESSOR ARTHUR ADAMS, PH.D., ALAN HARTWELL STRONG, ESQUIRE.
Year Book Committee.
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, ESQUIRE, M.D., Chairman, HORACE FRANKLIN NIXON, ESQUIRE, REVEREND PROFESSOR ARTHUR ADAMS, PH.D.
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A LIST OF OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS OF THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 1894 - 1917.
Governor.
GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB,
1894-1900
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1900-1904
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1904-1906
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1906-1909
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1909-19II
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER,
1911-1913
PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D.,
1913-1916
JOHN LENORD MERRILL.
1916-
Deputy-Governor.
GENERAL WILLIAM SCUDDER STRYKER,
1894-1899
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1899-1904
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1904-1906
JOEL FRANCIS FREEMAN,
1906-1909
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS,
1909-1911
PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY,
1911-1913
FARNHAM YARDLEY,
1913-1916
ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR.,
1916-
Lieutenant-Governor.
WALTER CHANDLER.
1804-1897
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1897-1899
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1899-1900
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1900-1904
HON. FRANKLIN MURPHY, 1904-1906
PROFESSOR CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, PH.D., 1906-1909
HAMILTON WRIGHT MARIE, LL.D., L.H.D.,
1909-1911
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D.,
1911-1913
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ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR., WASHINGTON IRVING LINCOLN ADAMS.
1913-1916 1916-
Secretary.
GEORGE ELLSWORTH KOUES,
1894-1898
JOHN EYERMAN,
1898-1909
JOHN LENORD MERRILL,
1909-1916
HORACE FRANKLIN NIXON.
1916-
Treasurer.
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1894-1897
GEORGE SANFORD WYLIE,
1897-1900
CHARLES ARTHUR GREENE,
1900-1910
W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS,
1910-1915
GENERAL WILBUR FISKE SADLER, JR.,
1915-1916
EDMUND LEBRETON GARDNER.
1916
Registrar.
THE REV. FRANK L. HUMPHREYS, S.T.D.,
1894-1897
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1897-1900
GEORGE CHRISTIAN KOBBE,
1900-1905
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1905-1909
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1909-1911
EDWARD EVERETT CLAPP,
1911-1916
THE REV. PROFESSOR ARTHUR ADAMS, PH.D.
1916
Historian.
HOWARD COGHILL,
1894-1897
REV. FRANK L. HUMPHREYS, S.T.D.,
1897-1899
REV. ASHBEL GREEN VERMILYE, D.D.,
1899-1903
CHARLTON T. LEWIS, PH.D., LL.D.,
1903-1904
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1904-1906
PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D., 1906-1911
ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR.,
1911-1913
ALEXANDER MALIEU HUDNUT.
1913- .
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Chaplain.
REV. ASHBEL GREEN VERMILYE, D.D.,
1894-1899
REV. PROFESSOR CHARLES WOODRUFF SHIELDS, D.D., LL.D.,
1899-1904
REV. CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
1904-1906
REV. CHARLES HARRIS HAYES, D.D.,
1906-1910
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.
1910-
Chancellor.
CLIFFORD STANLEY SIMS,
1894-1896
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS,
1896-1909
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER,
1909-1911
WILLIAM FORD UPSON,
1911-1915
RUFUS WILLIAM SPRAGUE, JR.
1915-
Surgeon.
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1899-1904
GEORGE HERBERT RICHARDS, M.D.,
1904-1907
HENRY LEBER COIT, M.D.,
1907-1909
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D.,
1909-19II
HENRY LEBER COIT, M.D.,
1911-1915
GEORGE FALES BAKER, M.D.
1915-
Gentlemen of the Council.
PIERREPONT EDWARDS,
1894-1901
WILLIAM JOHN POTTS,
1894-1895
MALCOLM MACDONALD,
1894-1897
GEORGE SANFORD WYLIE,
1895-1897
WILLIAM FELLOWES MORGAN,
1895-1898 1899-1900
1911-1914
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1895-1897
CHARLES BURNHAM SQUIER,
1895-1902
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS,
. 1895-1896
BRADFORD DARRACHI,
1895-
THOMAS WILLIAM MILNOR,
IS96-1906
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GEORGE CHRISTIAN KOBBE, TOWNSEND BURNET BALDWIN, JOHN EYERMAN,
1896-1900
1897-1906 1897-1898
AUGUSTUS CORNWALL DOWNING,
1897-1900
GEORGE ELLSWORTH KOUES,
1898-1899
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1898-1899
PROFESSOR CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, PH.D.,
1899-1905
GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB,
HON. FRANKLIN MURPHY,
ALDEN FREEMAN,
1900-1909
JOHN FARR,
1901-1904
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG HALSEY,
1901-1914
AUGUSTUS LEFEBVRE REVERE,
1902-1910
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1902-1904
BENJAMIN SHEPARD,
1905-
MASON WHITING TYLER,
1905-1906
FARNHAM YARDLEY,
1906-1913 1916
JOHN LENORD MERRILL,
1907-1909
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D., L.H.D.,
1907-1909
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER,
1907-1909
FRANKLIN MURPHY, JR.,
1909-1915
EDWARD OLMSTED,
1909-1912 1910.
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.,
1910. 1915-1916
EDMUND LE BRETON GARDNER,
1910-1916
EDWARD PACKARD HOLDEN,
1913-
PROFESSOR EDWARD PLIMPTON ADAMS, PH.D.,
1913-1915
GEORGE DE BENNEVILLE KEIM,
1914-
HORACE FRANKLIN NIXON, HON. JAMES J. BERGEN,
1914-
THOMAS WRIGHT WILLIAMS,
1915-
GENERAL WILBUR FISKE SADLER, JR.,
.1916.
HARRY PEAKE MACDONALD,
1916-
JOHN HOBART SPRAGUE,
1917-
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1914-1916
W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS,
1909-1913
1900-1902 1900-1904
Constitution OF THE
Society of Colonial Wars
IN THE
State of New Jersey.
CONSTITUTION.
PREAMBLE.
HEREAS, It is eminently proper that the prominent events of our Colonial history from the settle- ment of Jamestown, Va., May 13, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, should be duly commemorated, and,
Whereas, Our forefathers, following the dictates of their consciences, and in order to secure civil and religious liberty, imperiled their lives in the founding and maintenance of the Colonies of Amer- ica, and,
Whereas, The embodiment of their fundamental ideas is our Declaration of Independence, and the final result of their labors is the United States of America,
Now, therefore, we, their descendants, in order to perpetuate the memory of our ancestors, and to preserve for all times the names and deeds of those who, by their acts and counsel, assisted in the establishment and maintenance of the Amer- ican Colonies, do hereby constitute ourselves the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, to the end that it may collect and preserve the manuscripts, records, and other documents re- lating to that period, that it may inspire its mem- bers and their descendants with the fraternal and patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and that it may perpetuate those national characteristics by · which alone the unity and liberty of our country have been secured, and by which alone they can be maintained and preserved.
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ARTICLE I.
NAME OF THE SOCIETY.
This Society shall be known by the name and title of the "Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey."
ARTICLE II.
MEMBERSHIP.
Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good moral character and reputation, shall be eligible to membership in the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, who is lineally descended in the male or female line from an ancestor :
(1) Who served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor, or marine, or as a privateers- man under authority of the Colonies which after- wards formed the United States of America, or in the forces of Great Britain which participated with those of the said Colonies in any wars in
. which the said Colonies were engaged, or in which they enrolled men, from the date of the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to the date of the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; or,
(2) Who held office in any of the Colonies be- tween the dates above mentioned, either as
(a) Director-General, Vice-Director-General, or member of the Council, in the Colony of the New Netherland.
(b) Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Deputy- Governor, Lord Proprietor, member of the King's or Governor's Council, in the Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and
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Delaware, or Member of the Assembly in the Col- ony of New Jersey.
(c) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Gov- ernor, or Member of the Council in Maryland and the Carolinas.
(d) Governor, Deputy-Governor, Governor's As- sistant, or Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England, Members of the Council, or body of Assistants, in any of the New England Colonies.
(e) Membership shall be hereditary in the male line of the present members of this Society and of those who may hereafter be elected, subject to the vote of the Council upon the moral qualifica- tions of the person who may be the heir at any time to such member.
There shall be paid into the treasury of the So- ciety by such person so admitted a sum equal to one-half of the usual initiation fee.
There shall be no honorary memberships in the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, but the Council may, from time to time, remit the annual dues of a worthy member of the Society, by a majority vote of the members present at such meeting of the Council.1
ARTICLE III.
INITIATION FEES AND DUES.
The initiation fee shall be fifteen dollars, the annual dues ten dollars, payable on the first day of June of each year. The payment at one time of one hundred dollars shall thenceforth exempt
" The dues of the clerical members have been fixed by the Council at five dollars annually.
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the member so paying from the payment of annual dues. .
ARTICLE IV.
OFFICERS.
The officers of the Society shall be a Governor, a Deputy-Governor, a Lieutenant-Governor, a Sec- retary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, an Historian, a Chaplain, a Chancellor, and a Surgeon.
ARTICLE V.
THE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES.
SECTION I. Council .- The Council of this So- ciety shall consist of the officers of the Society named in Article IV; the Ex-Governors of this Society ; the General Officers, Members of the New Jersey Society; Officers of the Society who have served in any one office for ten consecutive years ; and nine members, who shall be called Gentlemen of the Council, three of whom shall be elected an- nually as hereinafter provided.
The Officers, Gentlemen of the Council, and Com- mittees in office at the adoption of this Constitution shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms of office.
SECTION 2. Committees .- At the first meeting of . the Council, after the election of officers in each year, the Council shall appoint-
(a) A Committee on the Collection of Historical Documents, consisting of three members.
(b) A House Committee, consisting of three members, to have charge of the Society's room in the Old Barracks at Trenton and to have custody of the Society's property contained in the Barracks.
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(c) A Committee on Nominations, consisting of seven members.
It shall be the duty of the Committee on Nomi- nations to report to the Secretary at least one month before the General Court, held in May each year, a list of names to be voted upon at the ensuing election.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to send, at least two weeks before such General Court, to each member of the Society, a notice of the meeting, together with a list of nominations.
But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any further nominations by any mem- ber.
ARTICLE VI.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.
The officers above named, except the Deputy- Governor-General, together with three Gentlemen of the Council, shall be elected annually by ballot at the General Court of the Society in the month of May. A majority of the votes cast shall elect, and said officers shall serve for the period of one year, and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified, and said Gentlemen of the Council shall serve for three years.
Vacancies in the Council, caused by death, resig- nation, or otherwise, shall be filled for the residue of the current year by the Council, at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called therefor. If the vacancy so filled shall be that of a Gentle- man of the Council, whose term would have ex- tended beyond the current year, the next annual General Court shall fill vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term. And should any mem-
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ber other than an officer be absent from three con- secutive meetings of the Council, his place may be declared vacant by the Council and filled as above provided.
ARTICLE VII.
GOVERNOR.
The Governor, or in his absence, the Deputy- Governor, or in the absence of both, the Lieutenant- Governor, shall represent the Society in the interim between the regular meetings of the Council. He shall preside at all Courts of the Society and at meetings of the Council. The Governor shall be a member, ex-officio, of all Committees except the Committee on Nominations.
He shall have power, in his discretion, to con- vene special meetings of the Council or of the Gen- eral Court, and must do the former on the written request of five members of the Council, and the latter on the written request of seven members of the Society.
ARTICLE VIII.
SECRETARY.
The Secretary shall conduct the general corre- spondence of the Society, and keep a record thereof. He shall notify, in writing, candidates of their election, and perform such other duties as the Society or his office may require. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, by- laws, historical and other documents and records of the Society other than those required to be de- posited with the Registrar, and shall affix the seal to all properly authenticated certificates of mem- bership and transmit the same to the members to
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whom they may be issued. He shall notify the Registrar of all admissions to membership. He shall certify all acts of the Society, and, when re- quired, authenticate them under seal. He shall have charge of printing and of publications issued by the Society. He shall give due notice of the time and place of the holding of all Courts of the Society and of meetings of the Council, and shall incorporate in said notice the names of all applica- tions for membership, to be voted on at said meet- ings of the Council, and shall be present at the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society and Council, and shall give notice to each officer who may be affected by them of all votes, resolutions, and proceedings of the Society or of the Council, and at the General Court or oftener, shall report the names of those candidates who have been ad- mitted to membership and those whose resignations have been accepted, and of those members who have been expelled for cause, or for failure to substan- tiate claims of descent. In his absence from any meeting, a Secretary pro tem may be designated therefor.
ARTICLE IX.
TREASURER.
. The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds
· and securities of the Society, and shall deposit them in some bank, which shall be designated by the Council, to the credit of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, and such funds shall be drawn thence on the checks of the Treas- urer for the purpose of the Society only. Out of these funds he shall pay such sums only as may be ordered by the Society or Council or as his office
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may require. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and payments, and at each annual meeting render the same to the Society. For the faithful performance of his duty he may be required to give such security as the Society may deem proper.
ARTICLE X.
REGISTRAR.
The Registrar shall receive from the Secretary and file all the applications and proofs upon which membership has been granted, with a list of all diplomas countersigned by him, and all documents which the Council may direct; and he, under the direction of the Council, shall make and retain cop- ies of such papers as the owners may not be willing to leave in the keeping of the Society.
ARTICLE XI.
HISTORIAN.
The Historian shall keep a detailed record of all historical and commemorative celebrations of the Society and he shall edit and prepare, for publica- .tion, such historical addresses, papers, and other documents as the Society may see fit to publish ; also a necrological list of each year, with biogra- phies of deceased members. He shall also be a member of the Committee on Collection of His- . torical Documents.
ARTICLE XII.
CHAPLAIN.
The Chaplain shall be an ordained minister of a Christian Church, and it shall be his duty to officiate when called upon by the proper officers.
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ARTICLE XIII.
CHANCELLOR.
The Chancellor shall be a lawyer duly admitted to the bar, and it shall be his duty to give legal opinion on matters affecting the Society when called upon by the proper officers.
ARTICLE XIV.
SURGEON.
The Surgeon shall be a practising Physician, or hold a diploma from some College of Medicine of established reputation.
ARTICLE XV. ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
Members shall be elected by the Council, and the procedure shall be as follows :
A candidate must be proposed to the Council by one member of the Society, and seconded by an- other, to both of whom he must be personally known. Such proposal shall be in writing and signed by the proposer and seconder, and shall be endorsed on, or embodied in, formal application papers to be executed in duplicate on blanks to be furnished by the Secretary, showing in detail the services of the ancestor upon which the candidate bases his claim for admission to the Society, and the line of descent from such ancestor, and which papers when properly filled up and sworn to by the applicant or some one in his behalf, shall be sent, with such documents or other proof of qualification as the case may require, to the Secretary. The Secretary shall thereupon notify each member of
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the Council of the name and address of the appli- cant and the names of his proposer and seconder, and shall transmit the application papers to the Registrar for examination and report as to the ap- plicant's ancestral qualifications ; if such report be adverse the applicant shall be notified, and the ap- plication shall be considered as rejected unless the Council shall determine to make further investiga- tion of the claim, on which its decision shall be final. In case of doubt as to the applicant's an- cestral qualifications, the case may be referred by the Council to the Registrar General of the Gen- eral. Society for advice.
The members of the Council shall as far as prac- ticable investigate the personal qualifications of the candidate, and any member of the Council having objection to his election or to immediate action on his name shall notify the Secretary in writing or orally of such objection, in which case no further proceedings shall be taken on the application until so directed by the Council at a meeting. If no objection be received by the Secretary from any member of the Council at least two weeks before the Council meeting at which the application should be considered in the absence of objection, and if the report of the Registrar on the ancestral qualifi- cation be favorable, then at least ten days before such Council meeting the Secretary shall mail to every other member of the Society a notice of the candidacy of such applicant, and any member hav- ing objection to the election of such proposed mem- ber may submit his objection in writing to the Secre- tary, who shall present the same with the applica- tion for the consideration and information of the Council at their first meeting after the receipt of such information ; all such communications and any
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and all matters pertaining thereto, shall be treated as confidential. No applicant shall be voted on who is not personally known to at least one member of the Council. An applicant receiving two negative votes when his application is voted on, shall fail of election. Upon the election of a member his application papers shall be transmitted to and one of the said papers preserved by the Registrar, the other being forwarded to the Registrar General. No member shall, without consent of the Council, propose more than two candidates in any calendar year. If the applicant be a resident within the juris- diction of another State Society, his application for membership in this Society shall not be considered without a waiver of jurisdiction in writing from the Council of the State Society within whose juris- diction he resides. Payment of the initiation fees and dues, and subscription to the Constitution of the General Society of Colonial Wars and to the Constitution and by-Laws of this Society, shall be a prerequisite to membership.
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