auditing committee’s certificate to the correctness of the account should be written on the statement. Often the statement is made out in the form of an account, as follows:
| Dr. | The M. L. S. in acct. with S. M., Treas’r. | Cr. | |||
| 1875. | 1875. | ||||
| Dec. 31. | To rent of hall | $500 00 | Jan. 1. | By balance on hand from last year’s account | $ 21 13 |
| To„ gas | 80 00 | ||||
| To„ stationery | 26 50 | Dec. 31. | By initiation fees | 95 00 | |
| To„ janitor | 360 00 | By„ members’ dues | 860 00 | ||
| To„ balance on hand | 24 63 | By„ fines | 15 00 | ||
| $991 13 | $991 13 | ||||
We do hereby certify that we have examined the accounts and vouchers of the treasurer, and find them correct; and that the balance in his hands is twenty-four dollars and sixty-three cents.
| R. V., | Audit. Com. | |
| J. L., |
53. Committees. In small assemblies, especially in those where but little business is done, there is not much need of committees. But in large assemblies, or in those doing a great deal of business, committees are of the utmost importance. When a committee is properly selected, in nine cases out of ten its action decides that of the assembly. A committee for action should be small, and consist only of those heartily in favor of the proposed action. A committee for deliberation or investigation, on the contrary, should be larger,
