Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-02
Vermont State Agricultural So
cietV.

At a meeting of Farmers and others interest
ed in the organization Of State Agricultural
Society, held during the Far, at Middlebury, on
the 10th and 18th of September, it was resolved
to form a State Agricultural Society. and the
following Constitution reported by J. A. BECK
WITH. of Middlebury, from committee ap.
pointed for the purpose, by the Committee o.
Arrangements of the Fairl was, after discussion,
unanimously adopted
SEC. l, This Society shall be called The
Vermont State agricultural Society, and its OBJ
iect is improvement in Agriculture, HOrticul-
SEC 3. The Society shall consist of such
citizens of the Stale as shall signify in writing
their wish 10 become members, and shall pay
on subscribing not less than one dollar, and an
nnallv thereafter one dollar; and also of hon
orarv and corresponding members.
The Presidents Of County Agricultural So
cieties. or delegate from each, shall en.o6Vcio
be members Of this Society.
The payment of twenty-five dollars or more
shall constitute member for life, and shall ex-
empt the donor from annual contributions.
SIC 2. The officers of this Society shall
consist of President, four Vice Presidents one
to be located in each Judicial Circuit, Recor-
ding Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, a
Treasures and Directors, TO consist OF the OIL
GERS above naAntsd, and FIVE of the exPresldents
whose term Of office has last expired, shall be
er oAfcio Directors and also General Commit.
tee~members of which shall be located in the
several counties, and be equal to the representa-
ton in the State Senate.
SEC. 4. The Recording and Corresponding
Secretaries shall perform the duties usual to
such officers.
The Treasurer shall keep the funds, and shall
disbnrse them OH order of the President, or a
Vice President, countersigned by the Recording
Secretary. and shall make a report of the re-
ceipts and expenditures at every annual meet
ing.
The Directors shall take charge of and dis.
tribute or preserve all seeds, plants, books, mod
els. &C.. which may be transmitted to the So.
ciety: shall have charge of all publications
shall appoint the General Committee shall have
power TO fill any vacancies which may occur in
the officers during the year, and shall have the
general control of all matters pertaining to the
interests Of the Society, not specially acted upon
by the Society at large.
The General Committee are charged with the
interests of the Society in the Counties in which
thew shall respectively reside, and will const
tute a medium of communication between the
Directors and the other members of the Society
SEC. s. There shall be an annual meeting
of the Society at such time and place as the
Directors shall designate, at which all the off
cers-save the General Commttee-shall BE-
elected by plurality of votes and by ballot
n he oopuonnd hu tho niraa
tors, and at such meetings, twenty-five member
shall be quorum.
SEC. G. The Society shall hold an Annua
Cattle Show and Fair, at such time and place a
shall be designated by the Directors.
Sec. I. This Constitution may be amende,
by vote of two-thirds Of the members attend
ing any Annual Meeting.
committee of one gentleman from eac
county was then raised to nominate officers G
the Society for the year ensuing. The Commit
tee consisted of ]. Y. Vail, George Campbell
D. +. Ormsbee, ]. W. Colburn, J. H. Barret
J. p. Kidder, Harry Bradley, John Spaulding,
B. Bowdsh, Henry Stevens, Stillman Churchill
Isaac McCleary, A. Kimball, and Giles Harring
ton.
The meeting then adjourned to the a|ternoc
of the next day, when the committee reporte
the following nominations, and the persons nc
niR1ted Et7sre duly oleeteds
President,
FREDERICK HoLBRoOK, of Windham.
Vice Presidents,
William Nash, of the first Judicial Circuit.
Joseph w. Colburn, of the second.
Harry Bradley, of the third.
Erastus Fairbanks, of the fourth.
Corresponding Secretary,
]. A. Be;kwith, of Addison.
Recording Secretary
C. s. Noyes, of Lamollle.
Treasurer,
John Spaulding, of Washington.
additional Directors,
]. s. Pettibone, of Bennington ]. K. Parisi
of Orange; George T, Hodges, of Rutland
P. Baxter,o Orleans l.. Brainerd, of FrankliI
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
F. HOLBROOK, President.
E. R. WRIGHT, Secretary.