Show ar E incorporating rating company sw 1 1 I beat belt be it ordained by elie tile Ger gei General leral fernl assembly of the state of deseret daerda t that the ahe general or a special conference nc e of the church of jesus chhist of latter day saints to be called alig alii e d at such time and price as the first presidency of said sald Church shail shall appoint is hereby herem authorized to elect by a majority a company of lot not less than tk thirteen irleen men one of whom shall be designated as their president presidents and rind the others assistants I 1 S sc 2 this company is is lie lle hereby reby rdby made and constituted a body corporate under the name and style of the perpetual emi grating Company and shall have perpetual perpetu gl succession and may have and use uso a common seal which they mayb may lter alter at pleasure sac sec 3 this company mider wider u the name and style aforesaid shall have power to sue and be ia i 1 plead niad and be abed di dac fe I 1 id and be defended ia all cotins of liw hw or equity a d lil ili in all actions wha ower to arc urcise ur cise eise iose lose receive receive and hold property ro re J d and add personal to receive CA char ir J ly Y or otherwise money go gol goi I 1 dst ast grala grain horses mules mule eft laa MM IW I W C i cows oxen sheep young stock of all kinds as well as any and every kind of valuables or property whatsoever to emit bills of credit and exchange to sell lease convey or dispose of property real and personal and finally to do and perform any and all such acts as shall be necessary and proper for the interest protection convenience or benefit of said company sec 4 A majority of said company at blead head quarters shall form a quorum to do business and shall elect from their number a secretary treasurer and recorder and shall shail I 1 have power to select and appoint all other othur officers and agents necessary to transact the business of said company 1 sec see 5 it shall be the duty duly of the tile president of the tile company to superintend all the business of the company lie shall also sign all certificates bills vouchers as well as all other papers and documents pertaining to the tile general M bus business of the company which shall be countersigned counter signed by the tile secretary sec 6 it lt shall be the duty of the recorder to record in a fair and legible hand all the general business transactions of the tile coin coln company in good and sufficient books suitable for the purpose which lie he shall procure at the tiie expense of the company and safely keep and pres preserve erve tile the same lie ile shall also make a faithful and accurate record of all donations to the fund of tile the names of persons donating the tho anio anlo amount kind of property ac in books separate and alvirt from any other entries and safely keep and preserve all the tile books and papers of the company the tho said books being free to the on inspection and aad lon ion tf all persons interested sec see 7 the president and assistants si stants shall individually give bond alid ald aid security in a sum of not less tl an teil tell t u alu flu husarik hus arld arid drills t 0 be approved by the first presidency of sad cil cli church ach and eed fid in til tiie tile c ugilt malit AA general wagi rel rei ceu church oku r 0 wian recorders r ima iya iy a office sec vec eap the secretary se cretaro cre tary treasurer and recorder and all other officers or a agents 9 ants appointed by the company shall give bond and security to be approved by the president of the company and filed in the company recorders office and all the company shall be responsible for the acts of all officers and agents so appointed sec 9 there shall shail be a general settlement of all the bu business siness transactions of the company so far as returns are received from abroad as often as once in each year and it shall be the duty of all al tile the off meers officers and agents to make out correct returns of all their transactions and deliver or transmit the same to tile tiie secretary of said company oil on or before the first day of december in each cadi year and it shall be the duty of the tilo president of the company to produce or exhibit a manifest of th same file it in the recorders office as also a copy of the same saine in the general church recorders office as soon as practicable thereafter sec 10 it shall be the duty of or the treasurer to keep all an accurate account of all money or property received and disbursed by him and make returns as herein before directed sec 11 the company being collectively responsible for their own officers and agents shall have the power of substituting others in their places or dismissing them thenn or any of them from office and it shall be the duty of all persons so superceded superseded super ceded or dismissed to pay over and to pass into the hands of their respective successors or th campany company all monies property books papers accounts of every name and nature belonging krou kron orin any way pertaining to the business of said company se ser 12 it shaft be the duty of the orn orp t Urn pany pans to appoint one oue c v in 1 ot their number to t ravel travel 0 the business of the company Compa riv t to con coh f fill 0 on rne rno paro rage 1 HJ 1141 continued front page ge ilg procure wagons wagons 0 cattle mules horses ac as shall be necessary y for the purpose of the emigration of the tile poor who shall also have tile the general direction of all matters and things pertaining to said emigration while abroad and he or they shall also make their annual returns as herein before direct ed sec 13 the entire proceeds of the business of this company shall inure to the perpetual em bating Yra ting fund for the poor whether arising from donati donatl donations oli oti insurance depo sites exchange increased value of property or in any other ether way rr manner wanner whit whatsoever ald aid and the y busa busm of the biall be desote devote 1 under un der ler the direct director dir ecton iw ald and aid sup arvison of the vio fir first firt t presidency of said i promote ote oie militate fili tate and ac acm elih the of the poor S LC ec L C 11 the mf eibers of this call Cali pany clial hold fliehr offices at the pleasure of th the C conferences menti mention oid old d but tile the first lcy icy of sid said church shall shail hav power to fill all vacancies that may occur by death removal or 0 otherwise and all such persons so af aj pointed painted shall qualify as herein before and hold thi tb the office offices until super superceded superseded ceded by an eie ebe election ele tion nt S 6 15 no officer agent or member L r of the coin Cor cormany coriany nany many jany shall be permit rd d to retain in his haidas ba ids an ari arr v portion of the funds of th t U 0 company cohany as compensation bac but shall rf rp ave ive lve such gioi as shall be awarded him or the then a up settlement t with the board of PI pe silent and assistants stants sec nee I 1 16 ail asi persons per sois receiving reee rece iving assistance from tile the perpetual emigrating i F r wd for the poor shall ele the same salue in labor or other otherwise wisp s ir n as their circum v I 1 A tot lilt tnt yf li 1 tre tie lands I 1 in q the tile grent grest gre st salt sait lake known as stansbury s lland liand and ard antelope island are herc herch t res arvd a rl 4 ain ai aid I 1 n I 1 an ui r uz lie alt ort c aj ben len uen chit of said Com cornea comaty aay ly fr th tin kae kep in ing 0 of stock ac SEPT 15 1850 10 A M A public meeting 3 held in the bowery opened with the usual ceremonies G A smith rose to speak in behalf of the perpetual emigrating n fund for the poor and alluded to the time when we were surrounded by mobs and over houses lighting the heavens vens with their lurid flame at midnight and when rapine robbery and violence ruled supreme in in illinois at that time this people were fenceless defenceless de every liberty was taken from them and they resolved that they would leave the state of illinois many i an y enquired how hov clu cau can I 1 get to the gathering Y place we then entered into a covenant that to the extent exten t of our property properly and influence we never would cease our exertions until all the tile saints who desired should be removed to a place of safety and at the request of the presidency I 1 move that this meeting resolve itself into a special conference of the church of i jesus christ of latter day saints carried prest brigham young spoke oil on tile the subject 6 odthe organization of the perpetual fund company it is now in a shape that makes it comprehensible we llave have the tho legat legal right from fram the authority es of the state to pursue lawfully a system to gather the poor the ordinance incorporating the pe perpetual emigrating company was read G A smith S nith then asked who this conference wanted to be the president of f this Corn compare pany bhea pres et t brigham young george A smith D if wells W richards joh Job john smith aSmith mad wad N K whit ney ivere severah I 1 1 y nom num mated ad aa seconded after speeches from 0 hyde G A smith and 11 C Ki kimball moton that bangham youn 1 be ba the president of the peret ial lal A j tk aff wa j A emigrating company compans iff ipp was way p put ut to to vote ami aid ii banim bously carried prest youn young a said you can I 1 read in the doctrine and covenants when members of this church arc are tried they can appeal from one court to another until they attain the highest court which is tile the conference and that is the end of all controversy forit for it is impossible to get any thin thing 0 that is wrong passed through any conference so long 0 as tile the majority of the people are arc righteous and that is a principle i hat that will stand for ever and ever there is nothing that is sanc tinned by the tile people but what god will own let the latter day saints bf be humble and faithful to their god and all is right I 1 want this people so to live before the lord all the time as to have the light of eternal truth continually dwelling in them I 1 present heber C kimball as one of the assistants ill in this company carried also Willard richards newel K whitney orson hyde george A smith ezra T benson Jede jedediah diali 21 grant daniel 11 wells willard snow edward hunter daniel spencer thomas bullock john brown william crosby amasa lyman charlos charles C rich ilich lorenzo young and parley paries P pratt who were all unanimously voted as assistants to the president of the company the president of the company appointed a meeting for 6 this thi evening choir sung a hymn n benediction by P P pratt T BULLOCK clerk I 1 I 1 |