to the constitution and laws of the United States, to the constitution and laws of this state, or to this act.

6. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall not, at any time, consist of more than one-and-twenty persons, twelve of whom shall at all times be laymen and citizens of this state; whereof the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States may, at their annual meetings, change one third, in such manner as to the said General Assembly shall seem proper: and the corporation aforesaid, shall have power and authority to manage and dispose of all monies, goods, chattels, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and other estate whatsoever, committed to their care and trust by the said General Assembly; but, in cases where specialinstructions for the management and disposal thereof shall be given by the said General Assembly, in writing, under the hand of their clerk, it shall be the duty of the said corporation to act according to such instructions; provided, the said instructions shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States, or to the constitution and laws of this state, or to this act.

7. And be it enacted, That seven members of this corporation, whereof the president or in his absence, the vice-president, to be one, shall be a sufficient number to transact the business thereof, and to make by laws, rules and regulations: Provided, That previous to any meeting of the board or corporation, for such purposes, not appointed by adjournment, ten days' notice shall be previously given thereof, by the secretary or clerk of the said corporation to each of the members of the same; and the said corporation, shall and may, as often as they shall see proper, and according to the rules by them to be prescribed, choose, out of their number, a president and vice-president, and secretary, and shall have authority to appoint a treasurer, and such other officers and servants, as shall by them, the said corporation, be deemed necessary; to which officers the said corporation may assign such a compensation for their services, and such duties to be performed by them, to continue in office for such time, and to be succeeded by others, in such way and manner, as the said corporation shall direct.

8. And be it enacted, That all questions before the said corporation shall be decided by a plurality of votes, whereof each member present shall have one, except the president or vice-president, when acting as president, who shall have only the casting vote and voice, in case of an equality in the votes of the other members.

9. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall keep regular and fair entries of their proceedings, and a just account of their receipts and disbursements, in a book or books to be provided for that purpose, and shall, once in a year, exhibit to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States of America, an exact state of the accounts and funds of said corporation, and also to the legislature of this state, every five years.

10. And be it enacted, That the said corporation may take, receive, purchase, possess and enjoy messuages, lands, tenements, rents, annuities and other hereditaments, real and personal estate of any amount: Provided, That the same do not yield an annual income exceeding the sum of fifteen thousand dollars.

11. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby enacted, That nothing herein contained, shall prevent the legislature from altering, amending, or repealing this act, whenever in their opinion the public good requires it.

A. Passed November 15, 1822.

[No. 6.]

A SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled, " An act for incorporating Trustees of the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, at Princeton, in the state of New-Jersey."

WHEREAS, by the eleventh section of the act to which this is a supplement, the legislature of this state has retained the power to alter, amend, or repeal the said act, whenever in their opinion the public good requires it-and whereas the exercise of that power may leave the property which may then be vested in the said corporation, without proper trustees to manage and dispose of the same-THEREfore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in case the legislature of this state shall, at any time hereafter, alter, amend or repeal the act to which this is a supplement, the trustees of the said Seminary for the time being shall be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, at any time within one year after any such alteration, amendment, or repeal, to convey all the property belonging to them, as trustees aforesaid, to any number of citizens of this state, not less than three, nor more than five, whom they may select, their heirs and assigns, who shall hold the said property, thus conveyed to them, their heirs and assigns, in trust, for the sole use of said Seminary, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding.

C. Passed December 9, 1823.

MINUTES

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

IN

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

WITH

AN APPENDIX.

A. D. 1825.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM BRADFORD, No. 8, SOUTH FRONT STREET.

NOTICE.

REV. EZRA STILES ELY, D. D. Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Education, resides in Philadelphia, No. 144, South Second Street; and to him all Reports of Presbyteries on Education and other subjects should be addressed.

MR. WILLIAM BRADFORD, No. 8, South Front Street, is appointed Printer of the General Assembly, and Agent for distributing the minutes. Any minister or elder of the Presbyterian Church, who wishes the minutes of the Assembly to be regularly sent to him, should leave with the Agent, or send to him, POSTAGE PAID, his address. The minutes from 1815 to the present time, may be had for 75 cents, which will include one bound volume. The Assembly's Digest, also may be had of him at 62 cents.

MR. ISAAC SNOWDEN, of Philadelphia, is Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly, and receives all funds collected for missions; for the payment of Commissioners to the Assembly; for the establishment of scholarships and professorships in either of our Seminaries; and for all the general interests of the Presbyterian Church, not hereafter particularly excepted. He invests the permanent funds, holds the evidence of the same, and pays all orders of the General Assembly, in favour of missionaries, commissioners and others, under a warrant from the Trustees.

John Stillé, Esq. of Philadelphia, is Treasurer of the Board of Education, and receives all monies for the education of poor and pious youth for the Gospel ministry, subject to the orders of the Board.

JAMES S. GREEN, ESQ. of Princeton, N. J. is Treasurer of the Board of Directors, and of the Trustees of the Theological Seminary located in Princeton; and receives the income of scholarships and professorships from Mr. Snowden, or from the founders of the same, provided they still hold the principal. He also receives contributions to the Students' fund, and to the General Expense Fund; and all bequests made to the Seminary in the State of New Jersey, not otherwise specifically devised.

MINUTES.

THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America met, agreeably to appointment, in the First Presbyterian Church in the City of Philadelphia, May 19th, 1825, at 11 o'clock, A. M. and was opened by the Rev. Ashbel Green, D. D. LL. D. the Moderator of the last Assembly, with a Sermon from 1. Cor. i. 23, first clause, “We preach Christ crucified."

After prayer, the Commissions were read, and it appeared that the following Ministers and Elders were duly appointed, and attended as Commissioners to the Assembly, viz: