Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-27
WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
CONVENTION

CONVENTION.
Agreeably to previous notice, a respectable nun
Der of the citizens of Washington county friendly
to the promotion of Agriculture met at the Court
House on the 22d instant and were called to order
BY Roderick Rich rClson, ESQ., and organized by
choosing Nathaniel Eaton Chairman, and Addison
Peck Secretary.
On motion Of J. P. Miller, Esq, the convention
chose committee Of FIVE consisting of Samuel
Denny, Hiram Jones, Roderck Richardson, Jacob
Scott and Josiah Douglass, to draft constitution
for an Agricultural Society, and report in the at
ternoon.
On motion of j. P. Miller the Convention ad-
iourned to meet at the Free Church ut one o'clock
in the afternoon.
AFTFRNooN.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and
Mr.. Richarcson from the committee to draft Con
stituhon, reported the following
CONSTITUTION.
We the subscribers, inhabitants of the County
Of Washington and State Of Vermont, hereby as
socate ourselves together under the Act Of the Lee
gslature of the State Of Vermont entitled ian act
to encourage and promote agriculture" approved
Nov. |, S43, and hereby subscribe to the following
Constitution and Bylaws, and agree to be bound
thereby.
ART. |. This Society shall be denominated the
WAsHINGToN County AGHIcUITt RAJ SoCIETY.
ART. 2. The object of this Society sh llI be the
improvement of Agriculture and Horticulture IN
It's various branches, both practical AMI scientific,
and also of the Mech mic Arts, according to The
provisions OF act OF the Legislature Of this State
approved Nov ], 1913
ART. 3. Every citizen of the county who shall
sign this Constitution and pay the sum of one dol
lar to the Treasurer of the Society shall be Il mem
Der thereof, and each member shall pay into the
Treasury one dollar annually on or before the fl st
day OF February, AMI every person having once be
come member shall be considered Until he or
she shall give written notice to the Treasurer of
their withdrawal from the Socety, until other
wise ordered by the Society; Provided that any
pers paying the of fifteen dollars, at any one
time, shall be life member of the Society and
free from any annual contribution.
ART. j. The officers ot this society shall con-
sist of President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary
and Treasurer
ART. 5 There shall also be 30 lrd of Mana
gers to consist of the several officers mentioned in
Art H. and one member chosen from each town IN
the county, whose duty it shall be TO take the gen
eral supervision of the atfIrs OF the Society, fix
upon such productions experiments, discoveries, or
attalnments, in Agrcul IRE and Horticulture, and
upon such articles OF Manufacture and Mechanic
Arts, as shall come in competition for premiums at
the annual fairs also upon the number and amount
of the premiums to be awarded, and the time and
place of hol ing suah fairs, together with the gen
era direction Of the same; also to appoint the
mittees to award the premiums and all other Off
GERS not herein named Tint may be found necessa-
ry eXpedient, and perform all other acts needu
to promote the objects of the Society; provided
that the committee for awarding premiums shall so
far as practicable be selected from persons residing
ont of the county; provided also that any five Of
the Board of Managers shall constitute quorum
to transact business.
ART. g. The officers of the Society named in
Art A, together with the Board of Managers, shall
be chosen annually, by ballot or otherwise, the
meeting shall diiect, by m,jorty OF the members
present; and the meeting Of the Society for the
election of officers shall be holden at the time and
place of the annual fair, and shall hold their offices
until others are chosen.
ART. z. 1t shall be the duty of the President to
give at least ten days public notice of all annual
meetings of the Society, and he shall have power
to call any special meeting of the Society Of the
Board of Managers by giving ten days public no.
tice thereof. He shll also together with the Sec
retary audit all claims and demands against the
Society, and draw orders on the Treasurer for the
same.
ART, s. 1t shall be the duty of The Secretary to
keep true and fair record OF all The proceedings
of the Society and of the Board of Managers, to
warn the annual meetings thereof and all the spe
cial meetings directed by the President.
ART. 8. 1t shall be the duty OF the Treasurer
to receive and dIsburse all monies belonging to the
Society, to pay out of said monies all orders drawn
by the President and Secretary, make and sign all
contracts and affx the seal of the Society thereto
under the direction of the Board OF Managers, and
make report TO The annual meeting.
ART. TO- On or before the first day of March,
annually, the President of the Society shall give
public notice of the time and place of holding each
annual fair, and of the premiums to be awarded at
such fair, and also give notice Of the evidence me-
cessary to secure such premiums; provided that no
premium shall be awarded to any person who is not
member of the Society, nor shall any premium
be awarded without competition, unless the coiu-
mittee TO whom the claim is submitted shall adJudge
the same to be highly merltorlous.
ART. l. 1t shall be the duty of those members
of the Board of Managers selected from the sever
al towns, to solicit subscriptions, collect monies
and superintend the general interests of the Soci-
ETY. IN their respective towns.
ART H. The Society, at any annual meeting
shall have power, by vote of two-thirds of The
members present, to alter or amend their Constltu-
ton or Bylaws as shall be thought proper.
ART. 3D. In case of any vacancy or vacancies
occurring in the Board of Managers from any cluse
the President or Vice Presidents shall have power
to appoint such member or members OF the Society
as they may select to fill such vacancy vacancies
ART. IA. 1t shall be in the pc yer of the Board
of Managers, at any regular meeting, to appoint
subcommittee of three MEMBERS subject to their
regulations, for the purpose of performing execu-
tive duties belonging to The Board,
Arr. 10. The first meeting of the Ssclety shall
be holden at Montpelier Oh the. second "Wednesday
of January. A. d 1916, at which time the officers
of the Society shall be elected
ART. i6 In the absence of the President, one
of the Vice Presidents shall perform any duty re-
quired of the President.
On motion of J. p. Miller, the report of the com
mitteo accepted, and large number Of the