Irish Musical Fund Act 1794

Names of committee, appointed to act until 1st Jan. 1795.

Powers of committee.

II. And be it further enacted, that from and after the passing this act, Thomas Giordani, the now president, Philip Coogan, the now vice-president, the right honourable David Latouche, the now treasurer, Robert Stokes, the now collector, and George Fitzgerald, the now secretary, together with John Gorman Kennedy, esquire, Andrew Buck, esquire, the reverend Thomas Gamble, Frederick Rhames, Henry Mountain, Anthony Bartoli, Bartholomew Cooke, David Weyman, Thomas Bird, Alexander Thompson, William Adams, Frederick Seafort, and William Stephens, gentlemen, shall, and they are hereby appointed a committee for managing the said fund, until the first day of January, which will be in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five; and that the said committee and their successors, to be elected in manner herein after mentioned, or the majority of such committee, for the time being, shall have full power and authority from time to time, to dispose of the said common seal, and to alter or make new the same, and to direct the use and application thereof, and to make, ordain, and constitute such and so many bye-laws, constitutions, orders, and regulations, as to them, or the major part of them shall seem necessary and convenient, for the appropriation of the said funds, or touching or in any wife concerning the affairs and business of the said society; and the same bye-laws, constitutions, orders, and regulations so made as aforesaid, or any of them, at their will and pleasure, to revoke, change, and alter; and that the said bye-laws, constitutions, orders and regulations, so as aforesaid made, shall be duly kept and observed by the said society, and by every member thereof, provided the same be not contrary or repugnant to the statutes, customs, or laws of this kingdom, or the true intent and meaning of this act.