Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-07
Agricultural societ,.

Pursuant TO ad ournment, a meeting
was held in the Court house for the pur-
pose of organizing an Agricultural Sc
ciety John Montgomery, Esq, being
called to the chair, the committee APP
pointed at a previous meeting TO draft a
Constitution, reported the following
through their chairman, which was
adopted article by article, after having
undergone few verbal alterations.
PREA MBLE.
Whereas it has been most amply de-
monstrated by experience, that the
science of agriculture, together with all
its collateral branches, has advanced
more rapidly towards perfection under
the Influence of Agricultural Societies,
than from any other cause. We do
Hereford form ourselves into an associa-
ton for the encouragement of Agrcnl-
lure and all its legitimate apPendages,
by the adoption and ratification of the
following Constitution, with such rule s
and regulations as may hereafter be an
ne xed.
ARTICLE /. This Society shall be call
led the Madison County agricultural
Society.
ART 2 The officers of this Society
shall be President, two Vice Presi-
dents, a Treasurer. Recording Secre-
tary, a Corresponding Secretary, and
nine Directors; all of whom shall be
elected by ballot, and shall remain in
office one year.
ART. 3. The President shall preside
at meetings of the Society, appoint com
mittees, judges, &C., and shall at the ex-
piration of his term of office, read or de-
liver an address on any subject connect
ed with Agriculture.
ART. 4. The Vice Presidents shall as
sist the President in the discharge of his
duties when necessary, and in his alb
sence all his duies shall dcvolve upon
the 1st Vice President.
ART. 5. The Treasurer shall collect
all dues and funds of the society, and
exhibit a detailed account of the same
at each annual meeting. 1t shall be his
further duty to disburse all monies be-
longing to the society, by order of the
proper authority; aud for the faithful
performance of these duties, shall give
TO the President and his successors in
office, bond and security.
Art. 6. The Recording Secretary shall
keep faithful record of all proceedings
and transactions of the Society, and
shall publish all schedules furnished him
by the proper officers.
ART. z. The Corresponding Secretary
shall be charged with the correspon-
dence of the Society, and with giving
public notice Of all its meetings.
AR. 8.-SEc. 1. The Directors shall
have The general supervision of the con-
Germs of the Society; and in all cases
wherein the judges hereinafter provided
tor, cannot agree in awarding premi-
nm, j, shall be left TO the Directors. a
majority of whom being present, shall
decide
Sec z. Three months be fore each fair
the President and not less than five oil
the Directors shall unite and make out
schedule Of all such live stock, veqeta-
bic productions, domestic manufactures,
ETC, as they may deem worthy Of pre-.
miums. with the premiums annexed TO |
eich article, and shall furnish copy OIL
the same 10 the Secretary for publication.
AIR. 9--SEc. I. As soon as the sche-
dule = published, the President shall APP
point from among the members of the
society," as many sets of judges as there