Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-16
RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE ANNUAL FAIRS.

GOVERNING THE ANNUAL FAIRS.
l. Members OF the different awarding
committees will report themselves by 3
O'Clock, p. NJ, OF the frat day Of the
Fair, at the Office OF the Secretary,
that vacancies may be filed by the
Board. ~
2. The grounds will DO open for cn-
tries on Tuesday, the day before the
Fair--and all articles entered for
Premiums, must be entered by IL
o'clock, NJ, OF second day OF the
Fair: except Horsos, which must be
entered for premiums by . o'clock, T.,
NJ, of the FIRST day, when the committee
on Horses shall proceed immediately to
examine them.
3. The different awarding committees
shall enter promptly upon their respcc.
tive duties byI 2 O'Clock, NJ. OF the sec
ond day Of the fart except tho commit
tee on Horses, which must begin as
above.
4. Members will be furnished with
badges which will admit them, and their
wives, and children, under twonsy-one
years OF ago.
b. Persons, not members OF tho So
eloty, will be charged for admittenco 10
cents per day, and children under 10 and
over six years WILDE charged Dots per
day. For family ticket during the fair,
81 will be charged.
O. No person shall DO allowed 70 In
terfere with, or mako any suggestions TO
the Awarding Committees,whilo they arc
adjudieatlng. ht
=. A Committee Of Arrangements shall
be appointed annually, whose duty u
shall be 10 receive oil articles designed
| Tor exhibition, assign to said articles their
places, appoint door-keepers, &c. And
they shall also have exclusive control OF
tho right TO furnish the fair with as many
stands for refreshments as they shall
deem proper; the Directors reserylng the
right Of saying what may or may not be
sold on the fair grounds.
3. All persons who reside out Of tho
county, who present articles for exhi-
bItIon that are meritorious, or that VIII
add TO the interest Of the fair, shall be
entitled 10 the privileges OF the fak,
without the admission fee--and all mem-
bers Of awarding committees residing
out ofthe county. shall have Tho same
privilege. Hl
0. The Awarding Committees ahall
report their awards to the Secretary by
o'clock. p. M, Of the second day OF
the fair.
10. Each article entered, shall be
numbered In its appropriate class,--and
tho number entered In the Secretary's
book, with the owners namo set oppo-
site to II, 80 that neither the public, mol
the awarding committees, shall know
the owners name, until premiums be
awarded. w
IL. All persons who wish to compete
for tho premium on the best cultivated
farm, must report tho same 10 the chair
man of the committee on that subject al
least two weeks before the seginning o.
the fair.
& II. All members are required to pay
their annual fec OF membership, on Of
before the first day Of the fair.
10. The Board Of Managers reserve
the right Of Withholding premiums wher
they think the article offered Is not sul'
iiciently meritorious.
Ia. No person being competitor fol
premiums, shall be permitted to serve as
a member of an awarding committe IL
that class 10 which his or her article be-
longs.
IS. The Board is authorized TO aware
premiums on articles not enumerated
should they be offered. and possess SUI
fcient merit or novelty.
10. Every competitor for premium
must become a member OF the Society
by paying the annual fee.
IL. Exhibitors must have their stock
or other articles entered on the books
of the Secretary, before they are
placed within the enclosure Of the show
grounds.
Is. No articles are to be removed from
the enclosure without permission OF the
managers. 4t
10. Persons living out of the coun y
of Franklin, are invited to bring Their
stock end other articles for exhibition;
the most deserving of which shall bC
entitled to Diplomas from the proper
CON rlttee.
40. All persons applying for premi
ums on grain, grass, seeds, fruits, vege
tables, roots, or on horses, cattle, sheer
and hogs, shall file with the appropri
committee, a written statement Of th'
mode and manner Of producing-thl
MODE Of feeding and raising the stock
and the breed. st
81. Diplomas viii be given with th'
premiums, In all cases, and also on al
articles next in merit to the one takinl
the premium. sfe
~. All agricultural products offere'
for premiums, must be Of the presen
Years growth.
10. No article or animal shall receiv,
a premium more than twice in the sam
class.
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