Act of Incorporation and By-laws of the First Church in Boston. Gathered August 27, 1830. Incorporated March 3, 1829Alfred Mudge & Son, printers, 1880 - 16 |
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34 SCHOOL STREET accounts ACT declaring ACT OF INCORPORATION ALFRED MUDGE annual meeting APPROVED April ARTICLE assessments AUDITING COMMITTEE belonging BY-LAWS Chauncy Place CHURCH IN BOSTON Committee are authorized Committee consisting Commonwealth confirming the incorporation constitute a quorum Corporation COVENANT custody day appointed declaring and confirming deed duly duty elect entitled etors faithful performance further enacted GATHERED AUGUST 27 held hereafter hereby heretofore in fact holy House of Representatives HOUSES OF WORSHIP INCORPORATED MARCH installed JOHN July legal meeting Lord Jesus Christ manage March 2d MASSACHUSETTS Meeting House Meeting-house MICHIGAN notice offices of Clerk ordained Parishes pastor persons poration President prietors PRINTERS privileges Propri Proprietors of pews proxy prudential affairs required to constitute Resigned SECT SECTION Senate Sept Special meetings Standing Committee sub committees thousand dollars tors transaction of business Treas Treasurer urer Vacancies vote writing written ballot
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Strona 8 - Be it further enacted, That this Act may be altered, amended, or repealed at the pleasure of the Legislature.
Strona 3 - (Their Church Covenant is in these terms :) ' In the name of our Lord God, and in obedience to his holy will and divine ordinance, we whose names are here written, being by his most wise and good providence, brought together, and desirous to unite ourselves into one Congregation or Church under our Lord Jesus Christ our head, in such sort as becometh all those whom He hath redeemed and sanctified unto himself ; do here, solemnly and religiously...
Strona 3 - Massachusetts, and desirous to unite ourselves into one Congregation or church, under the Lord Jesus Christ our Head, in such sort as becometh all those whom he hath redeemed and sanctified to himself, do hereby" solemnly and religiously, (as in His most Holy presence,) promise and bind ourselves to walk in all our ways according to the rule of the Gospel, and in all sincere conformity to His Holy ordinances, and in mutual love and respect to each other, so near as God shall give us grace.
Strona 3 - We whose names are here underwritten, being by his most wise and good providence brought together into this part of America, in the Bay of Massachusetts, and desirous to unite into one congregation or church, under the Lord Jesus Christ, our Head, in such sort as becometh all those whom he hath redeemed, and sanctified to himself, do hereby solemnly and religiously, as in his most holy presence, promise and bind ourselves to walk in all our ways according to the rule of...
Strona 3 - ... promise and bind ourselves to walk in all our ways according to the rule of the gospel, and in all sincere conformity to his holy ordinances, and in mutual love and respect each to other, so near as God shall give us grace.
Strona 6 - BOSTON," with power to elect such officers, and to pass such by-laws, as may be necessary for the proper management of their affairs, and with all the powers, rights and privileges, which by the Constitution or Laws of this Commonwealth, belong to Parishes; and with power also to purchase, take and hold, any estate — real, personal, or mixed, for the support of the ministry, and the suitable maintenance of the Public Worship of God ; and the same to sell, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of, as they...
Strona 7 - SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, that the said Proprietors shall be entitled to all the privileges which they have heretofore in fact enjoyed ; and shall be subject to all the duties they have heretofore in fact been subject to, and shall be bound by all the contracts they have heretofore in fact entered into.
Strona 10 - Each member shall be entitled to one vote, either in person or by proxy, on all questions or actions at all meetings of members.
Strona 7 - SECTION 3. Be it further enacted, that all monies raised by the said Proprietors, for any lawful purpose, shall be assessed upon the several Proprietors of the pews in said Meeting House, or in any other Meeting House, that may be substituted therefor, according to the relative value of said pews, regard being had to their situation and convenience, and the said pews, shall be held liable to be taken and sold for the payment of all assessments duly made, and for the discharge of all...
Strona 8 - The writ of error in this case suggests, as a foundation for the jurisdiction of this court, " that there was drawn in question the validity of a statute of said commonwealth, to wit, an act of the legislature, passed the 15th day of June, 1805, entitled ' An act declaring and confirming the incorporation of the proprietors of the meeting-house in Federal street,' in the town of Boston, being repugnant to the constitution of the United States, and the decision of the court was in favor of the validity...