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The Society of Dissenters 501 7"*'.'^ That no Matters of Doctrine, Church Discipline, or Worship shall ever be the subject either of the Acts or Conversation of the said Society. 8".'>' That the Society shall as their last Act at every Meeting chuse a Moderator for the next ensuing Meeting ; and that the Moderator for the Time being, immediately before such Election, shall fix the Hour and place for such Meeting. g'".'^' That there shall be a standing Committee for Correspondence appointed who shall have it in Charge, to write to such proper persons not belonging to the Church professing themselves to be in Communion of the Church of England in the several Counties in this Colony, and the neighboring Colonies, as are of sufficient Influence for that purpose, to constitute as many Societies as may be thought proper to correspond with this Society, respecting such Matters as properly fall within the De- sign for which this Society is constituted. And that the said Committee of Correspondence, do from Time to Time lay before the Society such Letters as they shall write before they shall be sent, and also the Letters which they shall from Time to Time receive, which shall from Time to Time be filed [by] the Secretary of the Society. lo'hiy -pijat- jj^ every different part of the Country, whether in this or the Neighboring Colonies, where a like Society shall be established such Society shall be entitled to send a Delegate to the Meetings of this So- ciety, who shall have an equal Voice with any other Member of this So- ciety. jjihiy That at every Meeting of this Society the Proceedings of their last Meeting shall be read by their Secretary, immediately after the Mod- erator has taken the Chair ; and before the Society proceeds to any Busi- ness. i2"">' That for the Preservation of good Order, when any Member speaks on any Matter in this Society, he shall always address himself to the Moderator in the Chair. That no more than one Member shall speak at a Time ; and that no Member speak more than once to the same point on any particular Matter or Subject in debate. j^ihiy -pj^^j ^g Member shall speak on any Subject not properly within the Design of this Institution, whilst the Moderator is in the Chair. j^thiy jj^gj jjQ Member shall depart from the said Society whilst the Moderator is in the Chair without his Leave. It is ordered by the Moderator that this Society do meet at the House of David Phillipse in Street in the North ward of this City at six of the Clock. And lastly William Livingston Esq. is elected Moderator of this So- ciety for the next ensuing Meeting. At a Meeting of this Society according to Appointment of the Mod- erator at the House of David Phillipse on Tuesday the Twenty-first day of February 1769.