The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-08
Vermont State Agricultural Society.


At a meeting Of Farmers and others intercs-
ted in the organization Of State Agricultural
Society, held during the Fair, ut Mddlchury,
on the 10th and 18th Of September, it was re-
solved to form State Agricultural Society,
and the following Constitution reported by
J. A. BEcKwirn, OF Middlebury from com
mittec appointed for the purpose, by the Com
mittee of Arrangements OF the Fair was, af-
ter discussion, unanimously adopted;
SEC |. This Society shall be called THE
VERMONT STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
and its object is improvement in Agriculture
Horticulture, and the Arts.
SEC. 2. The Society shall consist of such
citizens of the State as shall signify, in writing
their wish TO become members, and shall pay
on subs, riding not less than one dollar, and
Annually thereafter one dollar and also Of
honorary and corresponding members.
The Presidents of County Agricultural So
ccties, or n delegate from each, shall err
o6icio DO members Of this Society.
The payment Of % dollars or more shall
constitute member for life, and shall exempt
the donor from annual contributions.
SEC. O. The officers of this Society shall
consist of President, four Vice Presidents.
one to be located in each Judicial Circuit n
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secrc-
tary n Treasurer, and Directors, TO consist Of
the officers above named, and five additional
members, md five of the eX-Presidenis whose
Term of office has last expired, shall be err
o6icio Directors md also a General Commit
toe,-membcrs of which shall be located in the
several counties, and be equal 10 the reprcsen-
tations in the State Senate.
SEC. 4. The Recording md Correspond
ing Secretaries shall perform the duties usual
to such officers.
The Treasurer shall keep the funds, md
shall dsbursc them on order Of the President,
or Vice President, countcrsgneG by tho Re-
cordng Secretary, and shall make report of
the receipts and expenditures at every annual
meeting.
The Directors shall take charge Of and dis
tribute or preserve all seeds, plants, books,
models, &c. which may be transmitted TO the
Society; shall have charge Of all publications !;
shall appoint the General Committees 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 pertains
ing to the interests of the Society, not spec
tally acted upon by the Society at large.
The General Committee arc charged with
the interests of the Soriciy in the Counties in
which they shall respectively reside, and will
constitute a medium of communication between
the Directors and the other members of the
Society
SEC. 3. There shall be an annual meeting
of the Society Mt such time and place rs the
Directors shall designate, at which all the offs
ccrs--save the General Committee shall be
elected by plurality of votes and by ballot.
Extra meetings may be convened 10y tho Dir
reclors and at such meetings, twenty-five mem
bers shall be quorum.
SEC. g. The Society shall hold nm Annual
Cattle Show and Fair, at such time and place
as shall be designated by the Directors.
SIC. 7. This Constitution may DO amend.
cd by vote of two thirds Of the members
attending amy Annual Meeting.
A committee of one gentleman from each
county was then raised to nominate officers Of
the Society for the year ensuing. The Com.
mittoe consisted of J w. Vail, Geo. Camp.
bell, i. L. Ormsbce j. W. Coiburn. J. II. Bar.
rctt, }. p. Kiddcr, Harry Bradley, John Spaud-
ing, |. b. Bowdish, Henry Stevens, Stllman
Churchill, Isaac McClcary, a. Kimball, and
Giles Harrington.
The meeting then adjourned to the afternoon
Of the next day, when the committee reported
the following nominations, and the persons.
nominated were duly elected:
President, Frederick IIolbrook, of Windham.
Vice Presidents, William Nash, of the first Ju.
dc;al Circuit,
Joseph w. Colburn, ofthe second,
Harry Bradley, of the third,
Erastus Fairbanks, of the fourth.
Corresponding Secretary, j. a. Bcckwith, oil
Addison.
Recording Secretary, c. S Noyes, of Lamoillc,
Treasurer, John Spaulding, Of Washington.
Additional Directors, j. S. Pettibone, ofBen
nington, J. X. Parish, of Orange, George T
Hodges, of Rutland, p. Baxter, Of Orleans
and l.. Brainerd, Of Franklin.
The meeting then adjourned sine die
+. llOLBROOK, Presid
L. II. WRGHT, Secretary.