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state of Harmony afford.


The living shall be on equal terms tor ALL
with the exceptions hereafter to be mention
ed.


In old age, in sickness, or when an acci-
dent occurs, care shall be taken OF the
parties, medical aid offered, and every at
tention shcwn to them that kindness can sug-
gest


Each member shall, within fixed amount
in value, have the free choice OF food and
clothing; to effect this, a credit (to be mere.
after fixed by the committee) will be opened
in the store for each family; in proportion to
the number of useful members, also for
each single member, but beyond this amount
no one will be permitted to draw on credt.
The exceptions to this rule are the following,
viz:


/. When the proprietor of the establish
ment and the com mittee, shall deem it ne
cessary for promoting the system and the
interest and the Improvement Of the Socie-
w. TO engage scientific and experienced
persons. to superintend some of the most dit
| ficult, useful, or responsible situations at
salary, then sach individuals shall have a
credit upon the store in proportion to their
| income.


| 2. When any peculiar, or unforeseen case
may arise, a general meeting of all the mem
bers shall be called by the committee, who
shall state the particulars Of the case to the
Meeting; the members shall then deliberate
upon the subject and give their votes by bal
lot, and the question shall be decided by the
majority.


Each family and individual member shall
have credit and debt account in which
they will be charged with what they re-
ceive, 1T the price the Harmonious usually
| l. tor tIo artirleS rrelJtcH hy
the value Of their services; to be estimated


by the committee, assisted by the persons at
the head of the departments in which the


respective individuals may be employed; the


value of tlreir services, over their expendi-
ture shall be placed, at the end OF each


year, to their credit in the books OF the So


ciety; but no part of this credit shall be


drawn out except in the productions of the


establishment, or in store goods, and with
the consent of the committee.


Members may visit their friends or trave'


whenever they please, provided the commit.
tee can conveniently supply their places ii
the department i'll which they may be re-
I, spectivcly employed.


To enable the members to travel, they
; will be supplied with funds to half the a
mount placed to their credit in the books o
the society, not however exceeding 500. il
any one year. unless the distance they havi
: to travel from home exceed 600 miles,


Members may receive their friends to Wis
it them, provided they be answerablc tina
s such visitors, during their stay, donot trans
; gress the rues of the Society.
The children will be educated in the bes
possible manner III the day schools, and will
board and sleep in their parents houses.-


Should a member, however, prefer placing
their children in the boarding school, tho,
5 must make particular and individual ell
u gagement with the committee; but no mem


bers shall be permitted to bind thcmsclve
c nor their children to the Society for longc
! period than one week.


All the members shall enjoy complete lib
erty of fconscience, and be afforded every ia
u ciity for exercising those practices OF reli


gious worship and devotion which they ma
: prefer.


u Should the arrangements formed for th
happiness of members, fail to effect this oo
C iect, any of them, by giving weeks motto,
! can quit the society, taking with them,
i tho productions of the establishment, tn
: value of what they brought which value sha
J. be ascertaincd, and fixed by the committe'
the members may also, in the same mann,
d take out the amount of what appears TO the
o credit in the books of the Society at the er
a Of the year Immediately preceding the
!" removal; provided that amonnt still rema
i to their credit


,e Dismission Of Members.
IN Any families or members contravening ar
lg of the articles of this Constitution, or actir
,e in any way improperly, shall be dismissed
IN the committee, from the Society and Settl


ment, upon giving them the same notice
s. which they are at liberty to quit the Societ
is Persons who possess capital and who I


not wish to be employed, may partake OF Il
to benefits Of this Society, by paying such su
e. as may be agreed upon between them al
s. the committee, always paying quarter


advance.


an Persons wishing to invest capital upon j
m tcres. in the funds of the Society, may do S
IS by making particular agreement with Il


com mittec.


,ir -


Mr.. Owen, at public meeting in Phi
or adelphia, on the 9Th July last, stated that
nv found the assembled members of the ne
lin Society, so much better prepared for Sc
Of government than he had expected, that


gave them the free election Of eight, out
IL thetwelve members composing the Comm
for tee.


m Greet Combat 6etzveen Lion Nero and &
lit, Dogs for. .fue thousand soUereigns at w
ed, sYick.


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