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

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Continued Tuesday 26th. June 1792.

Officers in future give satisfactory
security for the faithful performance of
the Trusts reported in them

time afterwards give ample and satisfactory security for the faithful performance
of the various Trusts confided to them fully adequate to the value of those Trusts
and to the utmost extent of the sums of Money belonging to these Hospitals which
may or can at any one time remain in their Hands so that the Hospitals may
not incur any risk of sustaining a loss such securities to be given to the President
and two other Governors to be approved by the Court for the use of the Hospitals
and produced at the first General Court after the Election or Pre-election of each
Officer whether annual or otherwise

Officers, none to be security for
another or for any Patient


Resolved that no Officer be security for any other Officer or patient and that
all securities for Officers be referred for examination to the House Committee and
approved by the General Court and as soon as executed and recorded in the
Court Book be deposited in an Iron Chest with three different Locks the Keys of
which shall be kept by the President Treasurer and one other Governor appointed
by the Court.

President not to suffer any Motion to
be made for rescuiding Rules or Order
or for making new rules until same be
recommended for discussion by one of the
comittees and notice given at a former Court
and that the some shall have been carried
by two hands of the Govrs present it two
sucessive General Courts

Resolved that the President or Chairman do not suffer any Motion to be made
for rescuiding or altering any of the standing Rules and Orders of the Hospitals
or for making any new Rule or Order inconsistent there with except the same
shall have been recommended for discussion by one of the Committees and notice
thereof have been given at a former Court and that no standing Rule or Order be
rescuided or altered or any new Rule or Order made until the Motion shall
have been carried by two thirds of the Governors present at two successive
General Courts

President or Chairman to have a double
or casting Vote at Courts and Comittees
in case of equality and that the commencement
to and duration be fixed by the presiding
Officer and that same continue at least one
Hour and that no Govr. interests in the
question be allowed to Vote

Resolved that in all other cases both at Courts and Committees all
questions be decided by the Majority of Governors present The President or
Chairman to have a double or casting Vote in case only of equality and if a
Ballot be required that the presiding Officer fix the commencement and
duration thereof so that the same continue at least one hour but that no Governor
interested in the question before the Court be allowed to Vote.

General Courts Govrs. who shall
carry the question to sign their names
or authorize the Clerk to record same
and all Minute Books and Reports
of Committees be also signed by the Govrs.
present

Resolved that in case of a division upon any question at a General Court
the Majority of Governors who shall carry the question do sign their names
or authorize the Clerk to Record the same as an evidence of their opinion and
in like manner that all Minute-books and Reports of Committees be also
signed by the Governors present at the Committee or the Majority if there be a
division as a march of their concurrence therein.

Committee
Minutes to be read at every Court and
an abstract entered in the Court Book
and that the Rough Minutes of way
Court be signed by the Chairman before he
leaves the Chair

Resolved that the Minutes or substance of the proceedings of each
Committee be read audibly at every Court and a compleat abstract of them
duly entered in the Court Book and that the rough Minutes of every Court be
signed by the Chairman before he leaves the Chair

Resolved that all the general accompts of both Hospitals be kept in a
clear simple and comprehensive manner and be made up and Balanced to




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