III.

The Board of Directors are empowered to direct the collection of all monies which may be due to the General Synod, or subject to their control and outstanding, whenever the Board shall consider it necessary or expedient; and also to require new or additional security for outstanding debts, as a condition of extending the time of payment of any such debts which may not be deemed perfectly secure ; and all securities for monies belonging to or under the control of Synod shall be made payable to the Corporation in its corporate name and its assigns, either on demand, or at a day certain, not beyond a year from their date, with interest payable yearly.

IV.

The Board of Directors shall appoint two of their number, who with the Treasurer shall form a Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to invest or loan the monies which may come into the Treasury over and above the sums required to satisfy any existing claims or appropriations made, as they shall deem safe and most productive, and the Treasurer shall, whenever the amount received into the Treasury exceeds $500 over said existing claims and appropriations, immediately report such excess to the Finance Committee.

V.

The monies as they become due shall be receivable by the Treasurer, whose duty it shall be to deposit the same forthwith in the Bank of New-York, or in such other Bank as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine, and all such deposits shall be entered in a book to the credit of the Treasurer of "The General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church," who shall have the custody of said book, and all monies shall be drawn out of the Bank by written or printed checks signed by the Treasurer in his official capacity.

The Treasurer shall keep regular books of accounts, in which he shall enter all monies received or paid out by him under appropriate heads, designating the particular fund to which the same belong, when and from whom received, and when and to whom paid; and

also to keep in said books a particular statement of all monies loaned, to whom, when, and upon what securities loaned, and all monies otherwise invested, and when and how; and shall state separately under the head of Donations, all sums of money which have been or may be placed at the disposal of Synod, designating the donors' names, the amount of their several donations, and the particular purposes for which made; and shall exhibit his books of account, including his bank-book, to the Board of Directors for their inspection at every stated meeting, and oftener if requested. And it is made the duty of the Board to examine such books when so exhibited, and to make a brief entry of the general result of the examination in their minutes.

VI.

The Board of Directors are authorized to appoint a Secretary, whose duty shall be to attend their stated meetings and keep regular minutes of all their proceedings, and to correspond with such persons as the Board shall direct relative to their business.

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The Board shall report to Synod at their annual meetings, a particular statement of the situation of the funds belonging to or under the control of Synod how secured or invested together with such suggestions and information as the Board may deem necessary better to secure the said funds, or to render the same more productive; and shall accompany such report with a general abstract of the Treasurer's accounts of receipts, and payments for the past year.

VIII.

The Board is authorized to affix the common seal of the Corporation, and cause their President to give his official signature to any letter of attorney for the collection of debts or any other purpose in order to the due fulfilment of any of their aforesaid duties.

IX.

The appointments of the President, Directors and Treasurer shall not endure longer than one year, or until others are appointed, but

new appointments may be made within the year, and the Board of Directors are authorized to suspend the Treasurer from office for misconduct; in which case, or in case of his resignation, death or inability to perform the duties of his office, and also in case of his declining to accept his office (when thereunto appointed by General Synod, and after their adjournment) the Board of Directors may appoint a Treasurer pro. tem. to hold his office until the next meeting of General Synod, and until another Treasurer is appointed.

X.

The Board of Directors are authorized to determine the amount of salary to be paid to the Treasurer and Secretary for their services, (if it shall be deemed by them expedient to grant any salary,) but under this express limitation that the Salary of the Treasurer shall not exceed the sum of $250 per annum, nor shall the Salary of the Secretary exceed the sum of $100 per annum, exclusive of necessary disbursements made by them in the execution of their respective duties, to be audited by the Board of Directors; which said salaries shall be paid quarter yearly if required. And the Board of Directors shall also from time to time, determine the amount of security to be given by the Treasurer (if any is deemed necessary) for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. shall also be the judges to determine the sufficiency of the securities offered by him: which bond when executed, is to be left in the Custody of the President for safe keeping.

XI.

All By-Laws formerly enacted are hereby repealed.

Resolved, That the Board of Corporation be requested to take the subject of the annual collections appointed by Synod, into consideration, and so to alter the time, and explain the objects of the differ. ent collections, as shall tend most to advance the interests of General Synod.

ARTICLE V.

Correspondence.

The Rev. Ashbel Green, D. D. and the Elder Alexander Henry, appeared, and having produced testimonials of their appointment by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, took their seats as Corresponding members of the Synod.

The Rev. Messrs. John H. Smaltz and Samuel Helfenstein, of the German Reformed Church, appeared presented several copies of the minutes of the last session of the German Synod, and took their seats as Corresponding Members.

The following report was received from the members appointed by this Synod to attend the last meeting of the German Reformed Synod.

The undersigned beg leave to report to General Synod that they have attended the meeting of the German Reformed Synod at Frederickstown,-presented the minutes of General Synod to said body,—were received with cordiality, and treated with respect and hospitality.

All which is respectfully submitted.

W. ELTINGE,

A. N. KITTLE.

The members appointed to attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, brought in the following report.

The delegates appointed to attend a meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,

Respectfully report, That they have discharged the duties assigned them; were kindly received and affectionately treated during the whole session; were gratified with their proceedings,—with the uninterrupted harmony and brotherly love that prevailed-with the truly encouraging and highly interesting reports from various sections of their Church upon the state of religion. Among other important transactions we notice, the retention (by the decision of a large majority) of that article of their constitution, which prohibits the marriage of a man with his deceased wife's sister. And also

of the establishment of a new Theological Seminary to be located at Allegany town, in the state of Pennsylvania; to the professorship of which the Rev. Dr. Janeway has been appointed. May the divine blessing render this institution productive of great good.

JACOB C. SEARS.

FREDERICK ERRINGER.

Resolved, That the Rev. Peter Labagh and the Elder Stephen Van Rensselaer be delegates primarii and the Rev. Gilbert R. Livingston and the Elder John Rorer be delegates secundi, to attend the next meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

Resolved, That the Rev. Wilhelmus Eltinge and John F. Schermerhorn, be delegates primarii, and the Rev. C. C. Cuyler and Robert Bronk, be delegates secundi, to attend the Synod of the German Reformed Church.

Twenty-seven copies of the minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church for 1826, were received and distributed among the Classes.

The Committee on Correspondence reported, and their report was amended, adopted, and is as follows:

The Committee on Correspondence report, That from the reports of the delegates to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, and the Synod of the German Reformed Church, it appears that the Correspondence with those reverend bodies continues to be conducted with punctuality and christian harmony, and cannot fail of being productive of beneficial results. The Committee therefore recommended that the Correspondence be continued.

Your Committee would further recommend that an overture be made by this body to the Synod of the Associate Reformed Church, to maintain a correspondence with that reverend body upon the same terms with the Correspondence maintained by this Synod with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

The Committee observe with regret that the Board of Direction of the Reformed Dutch Church, have not been successful in procuring agents to visit the land of our forefathers, and renew the

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