1831 Aug. 11

Colonization Society

Title and Contents

Title

Colonization Society /Company/ Proposals

being a Proposal for the formation of a Joint Stock Company by the name of the Colonization Company on a /an entirely/ new principle intituled the Vicinity-maximizing or Dispersion-preventing principle.

Contents

Preface.  should not this come before, and be independent of - the Contents?

Ch.I

Special ends in view.

Ch.II

Means of effectuation - primary characteristic and distinctive - the Vicinity-maximizing or Dispersion-preventing, principle.

Ch.III

Mean of effectuation; pecuniary and quasi-pecuniary.

§.1. Grant of land to the Company from the Sovereign power of the Mother-Country

§.2. Formation by the Company of a capital say of £500,000, to be employed as a means with reference to the above special ends.

§.3. Division and dispersal proposed to be made of the land forming the subject matter of the grant.

§.4. Primary distribution and application proposed to be made of the Capital sum, as above. For the ulterior distribution see Ch.IV, §.1.

Ch.IV

Means of effectuation, incititive. To the several parties whose co-operation is necessary or would be beneficial, inducements to take the several parts respectively required of them /desired at their hands:/

§.1. Shareholders - or Members of the proposed Company and other contributors.

§.2. Settlers without capital - their inducements

§.3. Settlers with Capital - their inducements

§.4. Government of the Mother Country - its inducements.

Ch.V

Company's and Colony's Constitution taken together

§.1. Difficulty suggested

§.2. Remedy proposed

Ch.VI

Company's Constitution

Ch.VII

Colonial Constitution

§.1. What it can not be

§.2. What it may be

Ch.VIII

Colonial Management, what