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The Extent and Application of the Fund
The document outlines that capital stock should not be less than one thousand pounds with four trustees managing three-fourths of subscriptions benefactions under ten pounds and legacies. The fund is invested in real or government securities with two remaining trustees, while one-fourth funds relieve necessitous cases and eventually fund benevolent purposes. Relieved are widows and orphans of Protestant Dissenting ministers and the ministers themselves when unable to serve, with provisions on refunds for ministers moving away. A yearly general meeting handles accounts, applications, exhibitions, and officer elections. current officers listed include Mr Buck as Treasurer and Messrs Zailer Crabb Cook and Stammers as Trustees with Mr W Notcutt as Secretary.