Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-08-14

CtOby ulCt - ttio OOatt AAOu1C III
Gallipolis, this day, in pursuance
of call made by the President pro
TEN. The meeting was called to OF
der by the President, and the pro-
ceedings of the last meeting were
read by the Secretary.
Messrs. Rodgers. Kerr and Cher
'rington, the COMMITTEES appointed to
report Constitution, submitted one
which was adopted, as follows:
csn.s,tusisn erihe GaIIia CeuniY AgrIeuI-
- tarni Society.
Article 1. The officers Of the So
ciety shall consist of a President,
Vice. President, one Recording and
one Corresponding Secretary, Treas
urer, and Eve Managers, who togeth-
er shall constitute Board of Direc-
tors for the general management of
the affairs OF the Society. They shall
be elected annually by the members
of the Society, and hold their offices
until their successors are appointed.
ART. 2. Members Of this Society
must be residents Of the county Of
GalIia, and pay the sum. Of one dol
lar, annually, to the Treasurer.
ART. 8. Compositions for pre-
miums must be members Of the Socie
ty, by the 4th Of July, or before
premiums are offered.
ART. A. A list OF articles, for
which premiums are to be awarded
by the Society, must be published in
a newspaper, or in handbills, six
weeks previous TO the day Of exhi-
hilton. -re
ART. s. All articles offered for
premiums must be owned by the per-
son offering the same, or by mem
bers Of their families; and products
of the soil, or manufactured articles,
must be produced or manufactured
in the county Of Gallia.
ART. g. Awarding committees, OF
three persons each, shall be annually
by the Directors, for judg- |
ing the different classes Of articles
offered in competition, and awarding
premiums for the same.
ART. 7. The awarding commit |
tees on improvements OF soil, liIlage,
crops, manures, implements, stocks,
articles Of domestic manufacture,
&C., must comply with the Provi-
sions of the law in requiring CON-
petitors for premiums on crops TO
furnish full and complete statements
Of the process and expense Of cul-
lure, production, &C., and shall so
regulate the premiums and the dif-
Terent grades Of the same, that small
as well as large farmers INDY CON-
pete therefor
ART. s. Competitors for prem
ums on crops shall be required TO
have the ground and its products ac-
curateIy measured by not less than
Two disinterested persons, whose
shall be verified by affida-
Wit.
ART. 9. Premiums on grain and
grass crops shall not be awarded for
ess than one acre in one piece, and
On root crops not less than one-lourih
of an acre, under the rules in Tela-
lion 10 all crops and productions, to
be agreed on by the Directors of the
Society.
ART. 10. The annual Exhibition
,f this Society shall be held at Gall
ipolis, or at such other place as the
Directors may appoint, at some Pc
-iod between the first day of Sep
ember and the first day Of Novem-
per; provided, premiums on crops
nay be awarded at a later da:e, if
hought necessary.
The Society then proceeded to the
election Of officers under the Con-
which resulted as follows:
JEHU MCDANIEL, President.
JOHN r. McCoRMIc, V. President.
A. VANCE, Recording Secretary.
]. r. CALoHAN, Cor. Sec'ry.
ALEX. P. RoDGERs, Treasurer. {
JOHN N. KERR, AUGUSTUS S. |
iUTHRIE, ISAAC CARTER, Asa BRAD {
URY and JONATHAN MIDDLE Z
Managers.
The President elect being absent,
he Vice President was conducted TO
be Chair. M n
The Committee on Bylaws re- C
orted, which, after slight amend e
rents, were adopted as follows:
ARTICLE l. The election OF Of r
GERS shall be held annually, on the q
,ird Saturday Of May, OF which r
olice shall be given by the Board at :
asst thirty days previous thereto, in
le newspapers published in the !,
ounty. :
ART. 9. Ii shall be the duty Of c.
,e President to preside over all the n
eetings of the Society. and the j
ice President shall perform bis du- al
Is in the absence OF the President. "
ART. 8. The Treasurer shall re- ia
i've and disburse according TO law m
n the rules Of the Board of Direc- Sc