“20. Each member agrees to pay a certain voluntary contribution towards the funds of the society, which sum has to be paid to the committee every ראש חדש for which he will receive a receipt.
“21. A public meeting will be held every ר׳ח when the names of the members and the amount of their contributions will be published.
“22. General meetings will be held three times during the year, at such time and place as the monthly meetings shall appoint.
“23. Admission of non-members to the monthly meetings by ticket, to be had gratis.
“24. None but members will be allowed to address the meeting. Non-members can submit any question in writing, which will be communicated, and if necessary discussed at the meeting.
“25. To explain and to illustrate the principles of the society, lectures will be delivered every Sabbath in the hall of the society, to which members have free admission, non-members by ticket, sold for the benefit of the society.
“The land will be divided by ballot, for which members of the first class only are qualified. For assistance and for instruction every member of six months standing, in the first and second class, has a claim.
“Members who shall have obtained a plot of land and should not desire to emigrate, can convey the same to another person, provided he be qualified as described in Rule 2.”[¹]
[¹] כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל The Hebrew National. A weekly Journal [Edited by Herschel Filipowski] ... London, vol. i., No. 2, Feb. 22nd, 1867, pp. 29–30.
An appeal from this Society “By order of the Committee, E. I. Polak, Secretary (pro tem.),” appeared in a specimen of a unique newspaper lent to me by Mr. James H. Lowe, entitled יידיש דייטשע צייטוננ׃ London Jews’ Weekly Times, No. 4, 31st May = 26 Iyar, but the year is omitted. The advertisements were printed, but the news was lithographed. The offices were situated at 4 Sun street, and the paper was published by Harris Leyserowich of No. 3 Sweedland Court, Bishopsgate Street, City.