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CHITTENDEN COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

At a meeting Of inhabitants Of Chittcnden
County, held at the Court House in Burling-
ton. on the 9Th day Of January, 1874, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, for the purpose Of
organizing an Agricultural Society, under an
ac' "f 'h" legislature. passed November /,
1913, the meeting having been caIIeu u o.
der by U. H. Penniman, Esq.
The Hon. Truman Chit,enden was ap-
pointed President pro tenn, and VIM. Wes-
ton Secretary pro TEN.
On motion of U. H. Penniman Esq. voted
TO appoint o committee to consist Of five
persons, to draft and report a Constitution.
The following persons we're ,hereupon ap.
pointed said committee, viz:
Messrs. DAVID READ,
LUTHER LOOMS,
LUTHER STONE,
HENRY B. STACY,
LAvArER WHITE.
The following persons were then appoint-
ed committee to nominate officers for the
society, viz: Messrs. David Cook of Char
lotte, Rolla Gleason of Richmond, Peter L.
Allen Of Jericho, Nathan Stearns Of Willis
ton, Joseph Wells Of UnderhiIl, Lemuel B.
Plat Of Colchester, VIM. Bowman Of West
ford, John Barstow Of Burlington, Bunyan
Bradley Of Huntington. c. Smith Of Sain.
George, Lyman Hall Of Shelburn, and Eli
jah &. Stanton Of Essex.
The meeting adjourned TO meet At 2 o.
clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Read, from the committee appointed
to draft a constitution, reported the following,
CONSTITUTION
or Chittenden County Agricultural Society.
Article l. This Society shall be denomina,ed,
"CHIrrEsDEN County AGaIcuLruaAL SOCIETY,""
AaT. 2-The object OF this society shall he the i'm.
provemen Of Agriculture and Horticulture in the
Of the Mechanic Arts; according to the provisions
Of Act passed by the Legislature Of this State on
the LIST day of November, A. d. lS43. :.
Art. 3.-Every citizen Of the County, who shall
~ The Treasurer of tho society, shall be member
thereof and such membership shall be ilnued from
year year, on the payment of one dollar annually in
the month OF January Provided, that any person
paying the of twenty dollars shall be life mem
her of the society, and free from any annual con'rbu-
lion thereto.
Art. 4.-The officers of this society shall consis.
Of President, two Vice Presidents Secretary and
Treasurer.
AR 5.-Therc shall also be Board Of Managers,
to consist Of the several officers mentioned IN Article
L. and one member chosen from each Town IN the
County; whose duty il shall be- TO take the general
super Of the aairs OF the society," fix upon such
productions, experiments discoveries, or at.anmens
in Agriculture and Horticulture, and upon such oril'
c.s OF manufacture shall come in competition for
premiums at the annual fairs also upon the number
and amount of the premiums 10 he awarded and the
time and place of holding such fairs, together with the
general direction OF the same. Also. to appoint the
committees 10 award the premiums, md all othar
officers not herein named that may be fonnd neces.
sary or expedien and perform oil other acts needful
to promote the objects Of the society. Provided that
the committees for awarding premiums ishnll, SO far
as practicable BE- selected from persons residing out
Of inc county. Provided also, that any five Of the
Board Of Managers shall constitute a quorum TO
transact business.
ARr. 6.-The officers Of the society named in Arii-
Gle L. together with the Board Of Managers, shall be
chosen annually, by ballot or otherwise, as the meet
ing shall direct by majority of the members present
land the meetings Of the society for the election OF
officers shall he holden at Burlington, on the first
Wednesday of January, IN each year..
ARr, lit shall be the duty Of the President 10
give at least, ten days public notice, OF all annual
meetings and fairs Of the society-and he shall have
power 10 call any special meeting of the society," or Of
the Board Of Managers by giving len days public no.
tice thereof
Aar. cit shall be the duty Of the Secretary to
keep true and fair record of all the proceedings Of
the Society, and ofihe Board Of Managers; TO warn
the annual meetings thereof and oil the special meet
ings directed by the president.
AR 9-It shall be the duty Of the Treasurer to re-
ceive and dishurse all monies belonging to the society
make and sign all contracts, and nix the seal OF the
society thereto under the direction lion Of the sGsId
in January
AR. iO,-On OF before the Is, day Of March annu'