Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-25
CONSTITUTION
Of the State Agricutin4t Society Of 5.
C.nlina.

Or the State :agricu1ia4t Society Of s.
C.rolina.
We the undrrsigr' i io herthy form our
selves inio an Association, 10 be devoted
T." The III nNntrl "I lr Agriculture
and Agricultural Economy Of rhe Slate.
1sl. The association shall he s'ylr'f,
The State Agricultural Society Of South
Canlina.
2nI. Its objects shall be strictly Agricul-
Iural anh rural.
3rd. All persons subscribing and paying
10 the Treasurer the sum Of five dollars,
shall he eligible As members.
4Ih The Sucicty will receive, AS mem.
hers, (aI its annual mcering.) one delegate
from District, or Neiehorhnd S"cieiy.
9TH There shall be President, Five
Vice Presidents, Corresponding Srcre
Iary and TrtGSurer, aud an Ami, ersary
Orator; wi;o shall lie elected annually 10y
tie SOric'y.
Gt. Tue Society shall meet annually
in the Town Of Columbia during he first
week of the Scssinn of the Legislature /;
al which time there (shall he an exhibition
and Cattle show for priuiunlS.)
7th Il quorum of the Sucie,y shall con-
si,t Of not less Than twenty mrm,crs, in
cludins President or a Vice President.
SIh, The President shall preside al all
meetings, and i'll his absence u Vice prcsi-
'ienl.
9th. The President with majority nf
the Vice Presidents shall have pnwer 10
call special meetings Of the Society, bnt
srch meeting shall he announced in onc
Of The Agricultural Papers Of Tie State, al
least thirty days before the time at which
it is 10 be held.
lulIr the Committees shall be appointed
by The President.
1l,h. There shall bc Committee on
CnlIon, whose province ii shall hr TO col
lect all fact, relative TO 'he growing Crop
the amount produced, the kind most profit
sable. together With such observations
thereto relating as may liz useful to The
;Sncrly. an'l to award such premiums as
may hc provided for by IIie Society.
l2,h. There shall he similar connnltlers
on Rice, Corn and snail grain, with siIni
lar pnwerS and duties.
13lh. There shall he y committee on
stock. whose ,lu,y il shsl he 10 repor, the
lest mode Of rearing, the best variety, and
to examine and award a, the show the
premiums for The same.
l4rh. Ii shall he the duty Of THE Presi-
denl To publish. six months bclorc the
meeting. The kind md age of the stock To
he shown, also ofIhe products to be ex
hihrcd, and 10 specify in said nnticc The
respective premiums,
l5h. The Society in prescribing pre-
miuus iur stock, shall have reference to
inrrnvcn'cnr in the stock Of The country.
10Th The President shall sign such or
der, or The Treasury as majority of ca' h
con.nrilcr shall have drawn in The per-
lGnrancc Of their dnIieS.
l7lh. The Treasurer shall collect all
monies due to rbe Snrirrv, iay.orrIcrs
drawn in due lnrnr. and keep the ;lrconnts
regularly stated in The buuhs Of The So
cicly.
18th. II shall he the duty of the CORES
pnnding Secretary 10 revise all communi-
cations h fire they shall m made pablic,
ny authority Of the Society.
l9rh. |, shall be ;he drIy nf'Iie Record
ing Secretary, 10 keep and preserve The
Bunks and Papers of The Society, and to
prepare its proceedings for publication.
(Hcrc jolloO the signuturcs.a