1. The Steward - Shall exercise the general superintendence, direction, and control over all and every department, the officers and attendants of the Institution, subject to the direction and regulation of the Commissioners.

2. He shall see that good and wholesome provisions are sent for the use of the children and other persons residing in the house by the butchers, bakers, and other persons employed to furnish such articles as may be necessary. To take care of the articles delivered to him for the use of the house. To keep a book of fair and regular accounts of all receipts and expenditures, which shall be subject at all times to the examination of the Commissioners. To obey the directions and regulations of the Commissioners. And to enable the steward to discharge faithfully the duties required of him, he shall reside in the house, and shall receive necessary provision for himself.

3. He shall give a bond to the City Council in the penal sum of two thousand dollars.

4. He shall hold no other office or appointment unconnected with his employment in the Orphan House.

5. In addition to the foregoing duties prescribed by the ordinances of the City Council, and in furtherance thereof, the Steward shall observe the following regulations:

6. He shall see that all supplies furnished for the use of the house are delivered to the proper departments and in just proportions. Shall have the exclusive charge of the store-house, and superintend daily the issues therefrom. Shall provide for and regulate the tables of the superior and subordinate officers, according to the regulations of the house. Shall give his personal and constant attention to the tables of the children, see that they are served at regular hours, and amply supplied with suitable, wholesome, and well prepared food.

7. He shall superintend the physical education of the children. Employ them in such manual service in the various departments of the house, and in the garden and grounds, as may be suited to their age, and sex, and capacities, and which, in conference with the Matron, may be deemed most important and judicious. Appoint such hours for recreation and healthful sports as shall not interfere with the exercises and regulations of the School. And direct, during said hours, such well-regulated muscular and gymnastic exercises in the open air as may conduce to the vigorous health and physical improvement of the children.

8. He shall give unceasing encouragement to the practice of generosity, gentleness, honesty, truth and cleanliness by the inmates of the house, and repress, by all the moral influence of the establishment, all selfishness, cruelty, falsehood and impurity. He shall see that corporal punishment is inflicted only in extreme cases and in the last resort, and then only by himself or the Matron.

9. He shall preserve files of all applications, communications and reports, made to the Board. Make all necessary and required entries in the registers of the house, and prepare indexes to the same. And he shall keep the following books according to the forms prescribed therefor, and lay the same upon the table of the Board at each meeting, for the inspection and information of the Commissioners:

10. He shall report specially to each weekly meeting of the Board the number of the children in each dormitory, with the name of the nurse in charge; the provision made for the Sabbath services in the Chapel, and all important occurrences in the house during the past week.

11. He shall conduct the daily morning religious services of the house. And shall not be absent from the Institution at night after the ringing of the last city bell, unless by permission of the Chairman or Visiting Commissioner.

II. The Matron—Shall watch over the morals and conduct of the children, direct the assistants and nurses, and see that they discharge their duties faithfully. Take care that the food and clothing provided for the children are wholesome and suitable; preserve order and decorum at table and elsewhere; attend the children at worship on the Sabbath, and obey all the directions of the Commissioners. She shall reside in the house and receive necessary provision for herself, and shall hold no other office or appointment unconnected with her employment in the house.

2. In addition to the above duties prescribed by the Ordinances of Council, and in furtherance thereof, the Matron shall have charge of the domestic economy of the house; see that every apartment therein is kept in order, and that carefulness and exactitude shall mark the internal arrangements thereof. She shall have the general superintendence of the sewing, cooking and washing departments of the institution, and report to the Board any deficiencies therein. In connection with the Principal of the School, she shall employ the girls of suitable age in the sewing room and in household duties, and encourage in them habits of industry and usefulness.

3. She shall pay strict regard to the health of the children; see that time is allowed them for exercise and relaxation; that their clothes are properly made, washed, mended and preserved; that they are uniformly clad, and that no child upon the bounty of the Institution shall appear in any apparel than that prescribed by the regulations of the house; she shall superintend the dormitories and the bedding and furniture thereof, and require the same to be kept in a neat, cleanly and healthy condition; shall pay strict and kind attention to the sick, and see that everything needed for their comfort is supplied.

4. In her supervision of the nurses' department, she shall strive to make kindness and gentleness the spirit of discipline; to urge upon the nurses the duty of granting all favors, allowing all indulgences, and practising all forbearance towards those under their charge consistent with the well-being of the children, and which may go to make their orphan home a happy one.

5. She shall have the general charge of the moral education of the children; devise and carry out such measures as may be approved for the formation of their manners and habits, the regulation of their dispositions, and the development of their social and religious character. She shall seek to instil into the youthful minds around her feelings of reverence and gratitude to their Heavenly Father, and to impress upon them a sense of their moral responsibilities, and the lessons of virtue and piety.

6. She shall have the superintendence of all supplies furnished for the sewing department, and for the clothing and bedding of the children, and shall communicate to the board the wants of the house in these respects, with such recommendations as her experience may suggest. She shall keep a book of supplies and issues in this department, and submit the same to the Board at each weekly meeting; together with a report of such matters as she may deem important to the health and happiness of the children.

III. The Physician—(Elected by the City Council), shall attend on and administer medicines to all sick persons in the Institution, whether such persons be maintained or relieved in the same, or whether they be employed therein as officers, assistants or servants, and shall prefer no charge or demand, on account of attendance and medicines by him imparted to any officer or assistant in the institution.

2. He shall have charge of the hospital and quarantine departments of the house, and give directions to the nurses employed therein; shall keep a record of the children admitted into the hospital; the name, sex, age and disease of each patient; when received and discharged, and the result of each case.

3. He Shall make a weekly report of his department to the Board, with such recommendations as he may consider important, and an annual report of the health statistics of the house for the past year, with such views as to the sanitary condition and regulations of the Institution as he may deem of interest, and worthy of notice and preservation.

IV. The Nurses shall observe and fulfill every direction and regulation of the Commissioners, or of the Steward or Matron; they shall pay constant and particular attention to the persons, clothing and bedding of the children under their charge; lodge in the rooms with them, or in the adjoining rooms; see that they attend regularly upon morning prayers by the Steward, and that such of them as are connected with the school devote to study the time allotted to that purpose, and are ready, neatly and properly clad, to go directly from their rooms to the school punctually at the hours fixed for the opening of the same. All pupils absent from the dormitories at said times, shall be reported at once to the Steward.

2. They shall wait upon and serve the children at their meals, and take their own at the tables provided for them, unless prevented by sickness.

4. They shall be careful of the domestic habits of the children in the dormitories, and train them to cleanliness, neatness and regularity; shall watch over their morals and conduct, inciting them, by all gentle means, to kindness and affection towards one another, and exacting order and decorum at all times. They shall study to exhibit, in the care of the children committed to them, a spirit of indulgence, within all reasonable bounds, and the spirit of affection which responds willingly to their wishes, respects their feelings, welcomes their confidence, and prompts to cheerful obedience. They shall, under no circumstances, inflict corporal punishment upon any child; but in case of serious misconduct, shall report the same to the Steward or Matron, and abide by their decision.

5. They shall have charge of the clothing of the children in their respective dormitories; shall mend the same whenever required, and see that they are regularly sent to the laundry, and returned in a reasonable time. They shall keep the book prescribed for the entry of all clothing sent to the laundry and returned therefrom, and report all errors and omissions, as soon as discovered, to the Matron. These books shall be submitted weekly to the Board.

6. They shall report to the Steward and Matron all absentees among their children, and all cases of sickness among them, as soon as observed. They shall not be absent themselves from the house without the permission of the Chairman of the Board, the Visiting Commissioner, the Steward, or the Matron.

I.—School.——The School being the great agent of reform and improvement, to which must be committed for the most part the physical, moral and intellectual culture of the children, it is expected that the highest standard, tone and efficiency shall be maintained and the best facilities provided.

1. The School shall assemble every morning at nine o'clock, and continue until twelve, with two intermissions of fifteen minutes each, for the four classes of younger children, and one for the other portion of the scholars. It shall again assemble at three o'clock, and continue until five, with such intermissions as the Principal may direct.

2. The School shall be opened with the reading of a portion of the Scriptures, and the appointed prayer and singing, and closed in the evening with prayer and singing. The service to be performed by the Principal or Teacher, or by a Commissioner or invited visitor. During this service the doors shall be closed, and the School guarded from interruption, so that the greatest solemnity shall be secured.

3. Every child in the Institution capable of receiving benefit from the School, shall attend the same, under such regulations as the Principal shall prescribe; and no child shall be kept from School, or taken therefrom, for fatigue or other duty, but with the consent of the Principal, who is responsible for the children during school hours.

4. No child of officer or stranger shall be received into the School without the special order of the Board, when its guardian shall sign a pledge that the child shall wear the same dress, be subject in all particulars to the same rules and regulations; and then such child shall be entitled to equal rights and privileges with the other children.

5. No child shall be received into the School that is not whole, clean and neat, but shall be reported and sent to the Steward or Matron— taking note of the child and its nurse. Nor shall such child be received afterward, but at the hand of such officer, or upon a certificate. Nor shall any child be received who is not presented in proper season, but be proceeded with as above. All absentees to be reported daily at the office.

6. The School shall have two sessions daily, throughout the year, excepting Saturdays and Sundays: fourth of July, two weeks in August, eighteenth day of October, thanksgiving and fast days, Christmas and the days following to the first regular school day after the first of January. But the Principal and other Teachers shall be entitled to four additional weeks, to be taken at such times as may be most convenient to themselves, and, in the judgment of the Board, least detrimental to the School.

7. There shall be at least one public examination of the children every year, in September, or at such other time as the Board may direct, when every child on the register able to attend, shall be presented and thoroughly examined by its Teacher in the various studies assigned to its grade in the established curriculum.

8. Premiums, upon a standard of merit, will be presented on each anniversary, to the excelling children of each class. The grade of merit to be determined by their numbers on their class book, meritorious conduct to count equally with proficiency in studies.

II.—Principal.—1. The Principal as the chief of the schools, shall have the supervision and management of the same, under the direction of the Committee on Schools; direct the order of exercises and studies to be from time to time pursued; establish, with the approval of this Board, rules for its government, and report irregularities and suggest reforms.

3. The course shall be established by the Board, and no change in the same shall be allowed without their previous sanction.

4. The Principal shall take charge of all books and supplies received at the School, and distribute them as needed—shall have a supervisory power over the rooms of her department, and report any neglect of the same to the School Committee.

5. It shall be her duty to keep a register of her own, and of her teachers' attendance.

6. When deemed necessary by the Principal, for the interests of the school, for the detention of insubordinate or negligent pupils, or for the improvement of any pupil or class, in the preparation of their lessons, or for any discipline or duty, she is authorized to require the attendance of the teacher or teachers, to take charge of such pupils, and render such assistance, at such time as may be directed, beyond the usual school hours.

7. In cases of evident neglect of duty, or of evidence of want of proper spirit or of attainments in the position held, the Principal shall notify the party of the same, and if the party so warned of their failings, shall disregard her counsels, she shall then report the facts in writing to the Board at their next meeting.

8. She shall reside in the house, and in case of the death or absence of the Matron, shall perform her duties; shall conform to the rules of the Institution, and strive to promote its interests.

III.—Teachers.—It shall be the duty of every teacher, by example and precept, to impress upon the children the importance of punctuality, regularity and neatness.

2. No teacher shall be permitted to be occupied in any other than the legitimate business of the School, during school hours, or to undertake any conflicting arrangements.

3. The books and stationery used in each class shall be considered as under the care and supervision of the Teacher of the class, who shall accordingly be held responsible for a prudent and proper care of them.

4. The Assistant Teachers shall strive so to discipline the classes under their charge, as to avoid, if possible, a report to the principal, who alone shall have power to inflict or direct corporal punishment in the School.

5. In ease of the expected absence of any Teacher, the Principal shall be apprised and consulted as early as possible as to the contemplated absence and its probable duration.

6. It is expected that all the Teachers shall pursue a course of study to improve themselves as teachers; and an evidence of self-improvement shall be deemed indispensable to promotion or increase of salary.

7. In the absence of the Principal, the charge of the School shall devolve upon the first Assistant, and so on in the regular order of assistants.

8. If a Principal or Teacher violate any of these rules, or the instruction of the officers, the Board reserves the right to determine whether such Principal or Teacher shall be longer retained.

9. Any Teacher intending to resign from, or otherwise abandon the duties in the School, shall give one month's notice of such intention, and in default of such notice, shall forfeit all arrears of salary.

V. High School and College of Charleston.—Such boys of the Orphan House as exhibit superior talents, united with approved moral qualities, may be sent by the Commissioners to the High School of Charleston, and thence to the College of Charleston, for the completion of their education.

2. The High School and College boys, residing in the Institution, shall be subject to the rules of the house and the superintendance of the Steward.

VI. State Military Schools.—The Commissioners of the Orphan House are authorized to select, once in every four years, two youths from the number educated and maintained on the bounty of that Institution, for the purpose of completing their education at the Military Schools of the State and graduating therein, provided, that it does not increase the number to which Charleston District is now entitled.

2. All expense incident to the education and maintenance of the said youths shall be defrayed from the amount annually appropriated by the Legislature to the said Military Schools.

3. As the youths so chosen shall graduate, or in it the case of the death, expulsion or removal of any of them, the Commissioners are authorized to fill up any vacancy occasioned thereby.

VII. South Carolina College.—The Commissioners of the Orphan House are authorized to select annually one youth, educated and maintained on the bounty of that Institution, for the purpose of completing his education at the South Carolina College.

3. As the youths so chosen shall graduate, or in the case of the death, expulsion or removal of any of them, the Commissioners are authorized to fill up any vacancy occasioned thereby.

4. The sum of one hundred and fifty dollars is annually appropriated for the clothing of each of the said boys while they remain at the College, not exceeding the term usually allowed candidates for the first degree.

5. The sum of eighty dollars is annually appropriated by the City Council, for the purpose of aiding the object of the State Legislature in the provision made for the education of the boys of this Institution.