VIII. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to the Venerable the President, for the interest he has evinced, and the superintendence he has exerted, in the management of the operations of the Society; and also for his kindness in presiding over the present Meeting, and his able and obliging conduct in the Chair. * * * * * *** _Ladies or Gentlemen who may be desirous of taking charge of Districts as Visitors_, _are requested to communicate with the Secretaries_, _who_, _in the event of vacancies occurring_, _will inform them thereof_. *** _Forms used by the Society_, _will be supplied on application by_ MR. BIRCH, _High Street_. GENERAL RULES. 1. THIS Society shall be called the “KENSINGTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND DISTRICT VISITING SOCIETY.” 2. The object of the Society shall be to improve the temporal and spiritual condition of the Poor of Kensington. 3. A Fund for that purpose shall be raised by Subscriptions and Donations; Subscriptions to be due on the first of January in each year. 4. Annual Subscribers of not less than One Guinea shall be Members of the Society. 5. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Board, consisting a President, Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, Secretary, and Committee of Management. The Vicar to be President, ex-officio; the Curates, Members of the Committee; other twelve members to be elected at the yearly general meeting of the Society. A report of the proceedings of the Board shall be presented annually at the General Meeting, and published for the information of the Parishioners. 6. The Board shall meet on the first Tuesday in every Month to audit accounts submitted, and decide upon cases referred. Three Members to form a quorum. 7. That the operations of this Society shall be extended over that portion of Kensington which is in connection with the Clergy of St. Mary Abbot’s Church. 8. The Visitors shall all be Members of the Established Church; their business shall be, to keep a List of all the families in their several Districts, according to a prescribed form; to inquire into all cases recommended; to administer relief; and to circulate Books and Tracts upon the List of this Society. 9. Relief shall not be given in any case by the Visitor to a larger amount than 2s. a week for adults, and 1s. for each child, nor continued for a longer period than four weeks, without the sanction of the Board, at its monthly meeting. The Board, however, shall not be subject to the same restrictions. 10. Relief shall be administered by orders on Shopkeepers chosen by the Board, and not in money, except in extreme cases. 11. No applicant of notoriously immoral character shall be relieved; but relief shall not be refused to any person on account of his religious persuasion. 12. No person shall be relieved who has not resided three months in the Parish, and has not occupied the same house or lodging, unless good reason be assigned.