Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th April 1781 - 12th July 1792

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Continued Friday 22nd. June 1792

Hospitals to be conducted conformable
to antient practice


A Motion being made and seconded and the Question being put
That conformable to antient practice these Hospitals be conducted by
General Courts and Committees and a President Treasurer Clerks Stewards
and such other Officers and Servants as may from time to time be found
necessary it was carried in the affirmative

Courts 4 General to be held yearly
in January April July and Novr.
and as often as the President shall
think proper and no Court to be held
on the Feast Day

A Motion being made and seconded and the Question being put That
four stated General Courts to be held in every year Vizt in January April
July and November and others as often as the President shall think
proper, or as the same may be required in Writing by any of the Committees
or by, Nine Governors; that no Court be held out the Feast Day in July
The Chair to be always taken at 12 o Clock it was carried in the affirmative

Motions Notice of every one intended
to be made be given at a preceding
Court and to be inserted in the Summons
and that Summonses be issued at last
one week before the Court Day

A Motion being made and seconded and the Question being put That
notice of every Motion intended to be made be given at a preceding Court
and that due Notices of every Court and of the Business or Motion
then to be considered be always inserted in the Summons and that all
Summonses be issued at least one Week before every Court Day it was
carried in the affirmative

April Court the state of the accts
to be reported Committee of Auditors
up to Christmas preceding be read
and that the annual Election of all
Committee and Officers be at the same
time all Election of Officers to be by Ballott

A Motion being made and Seconded and the Question being put
That at the April Court the state of the accompts and affirs of the
Hospitals be Reported by the Committee of Auditors and first considered
the Titles and Totals of the year's accompt up to Christmas preceding
with the names of the Auditors who have signed the same and that
of all Tenants nine Months in a near be produced and read and that
the annual Election of all Committees and Officers be made at the same
Court all Election of Officers to be by Ballot and on each person seperately
if so required by any three Governors present it was carried in the
affirmative

Committees Govr. relation
the made of Election to be deferred til
April 1793

A Motion being made and seconded and the Question being put That a
sufficient Number of Governors in Relation resident within 20 Miles of London
according to their priorty of Election as Governors to serve upon the different Committees
be wide to by the Clerk One Month before the Day of Election of New Committees
signifying to them that they stand in Rotation to serve upon the Commitees for the
ensuing year and requesting an Answer from them in Widing before the Election
whether they chuse to serve upon the Committees or not that in case of their
refusal other Governors may be named in their places. That in case of refusal
the dificiency be named out of the Governors present in Court on the day of
Election of the Committees. That the Names of the Governors so nominated to serve
upon the Committees be their put seperately into one Box and the Stiles of the
different Committees into another Box and be drawn out against each other
and the Committees founed accordingly it was carried in the affirmative and it
was agreed that this New mode of electing the committees should be deferred until April 1793.




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