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purpose, there should be a Receiver or Treasurer, publicly
entrusted and known, the Committee were further of opinion,
6th. That there be a Treasurer, to be nominated by the
Grand Master, and approved by the Grand Lodge. And,
7th. That after the first nomination, all further Trea­
surers be nominated upon every election of a Grand Master,
and approved as before.
8th. That all recommendations of any Brother, as an
object of casual charity of three pounds, or under, be made
to the said Treasurer, who is to give not<strong>ice</strong> of the application
forthwith, to the committee of five, for their directions in
the matter.
The committee then proceeded to consider of a proposal
made to them, viz : That the Treasurer should, from time to
time, give some collateral security for the due performance of
his trust, which they found or judged to be a matter of some
n<strong>ice</strong>ty in many respects, as well in regard that it is probable
none will ever be named to that employment of trouble and
no profit, but some Brother of distinction and sufficiency, and
who therefore rather does than receives a favor in it; as
that for the same reason such Brother would not care to ask
f ny others, especially not of the Craft, to be collateral secu­
rity for him; nor would any other, in all likelihood, in a
^ oluntary undertaking of this nature, which induced the com-
i nttee to think, that the requiring any such kind of security
< -ould render it at least very difficult, if not impracticable, to
{ et any Treasurer at all, more especially such a one in re-
s pect of rank and estimation, as the committee believes
< very Brother would be glad always to see in that trust; and
\ 'hose acting in it would really prove highly for the credit
end serv<strong>ice</strong> of the design itself: for which, and many other
r >asons of the same tendency, the committee concluded
against requiring of the Treasurer any such collateral secu­
rity, or that he should find any other persons to be bound
with, or for him; yet how unnecessary they think it may