Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-02-19

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At meeting of the farmers of Madison
county, Illinois, convened, pursuant
to previous notice, at the courthouse
in ,Edwardsyii!e, on Saturday the 9th
day OF February, 1922
MlCAJAH COX, Esq. in the Char.
GEoucE Churchill, Secretary.
On motion OF Mr.. Coles,
Resofocd uaanimou8ly, That the
members of this meeting do form them
selves into an Agricultural Society.
RESOLVED, That committee of three
be appointed by the chairman to draft
Rules and Regulations for the govern
ment of the Society.
Edward Coles, ---., and Paris Mason
Esquires, were accordingly appointed;
who reported the following, which were
adopted as the
RULES AND REGULATIONS
QTfhe agricultural Society etthe Conn-
tyof Madison.
Whereas the Agricultural Society OF
the State of Illinois, at its late meeting,
invited the friends agriculture and do
mestic manufactures 10 form County So
cletles, and prescribed the conditions on
which they might be confetlerated with
the State Society: Now, therefore, we,
the undersigned, highly approaching the
utility of associations for The improve
ment OF agriculture, the encouragement
of domestic manufactures, aud promo
ton oil rural economy, and in an especial
manner being impressed with the adj
vantages TO be derived from ajuticious
confederation Of local societies under
general board or society of the state, do
hereby agree 10 associate together and to
constitute county society, and declare
that the following shall be the rules and
regulations for the government of the
same:
l. TIE society shall be styled 6 The
Agricultural Society Of the County of
Madison )" and its objects arc hereby
declared to be the promotion and i'm
provement of agriculture, rural econo-
my, and domestic manufactures, and in
every respect 10 be similar to those Of
the state society, to which this is design
ed to be an auxiliary society.
2. The society shall meet semi annual,
ly in the town of Edwardsville, on the
fourth Monday in November and ON the
fourth Monday in April. The Board O.
Managers may call special meetings o..
the society whenever majority Of the
whole board deem it proper, by a notice
published, at least two weeks previous 10
the meeting, in newspaper printed in
the county.
8. A quorum for business shall consis,
ofseven members, including the pre-
siding officer; but a less number Shall
have power to adjourn the meeting from
day TO day for any number Of days not
exceeding three.
4. The officers cf,he society shall be
president, FIRST and second vice presi
dents, secretary, and treasurer.
S. The officers of the society shall be
elected atthe November meeting of each
year, and shall hold their Offices from the
close OF. the meeting at which they were
elected until the termination Of the next
November meeting, and until others shall
be chosen in their stead. And in case of
any vacancy, by death, resignation, or
otherwise, the same may be filled at the
Oh.