Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-11-10

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Constitution Of the s4tato Agricultural
Society ct Virginia.
ihe amended Constitution which has
osen accepted by the Virginia Agricultural
secretly, contains eleven sections Section
SETS forth the nanle and object Of the So
ciety. Section Z directs TIE hoidipe OF an
annual Fair. Section 3 declares that the
Society shall CONSIST Of persons paving an
initiation fee Of two dollars (and one dollar
each succeeding year) Of Ale members,
who are mode such~ith outfashe eontrlbu-
ton by the payment Of twenty d.ilats, and
oil such as shall Or elected Honorary Mem.
befs by the Farmers Assembly. Section
4 directs that The Society shall annually
elect President, eight Vice Presidents.
and ten other persons. TO constitute tegeth-
er the Executive Conmitle; and Scc.e-
sary and Treasurer, who shall be one pet
son. The same person shall noi be Fresl-
dent for more than three successive years.
section provides for tlc aenual election.
by the qualified voters OF the Society, of II
representative body 10 be called the Far
mers Assembly. The Executive Commit.
Lee shall arrange all tue counties cities. and
towns OF Virginia, ELECTORAL dlst.icts.-
Each oil them having moie than fifty mem
bers resident therein shall make an cleo
torial district. Ceuaties, cities and towns
having separately fewer than Fifty men,
5rrs resident the:ein, shah be arranged
together, SO as TO furnish as nearly as ~.
be, that number, aod thus arranged sbais
constitute c'eetoriai districts. The voters
OF each county, city, and tom, shall he emil
ed together by proper putiie notice. to.
meet on the days Other respective eoup.
ty or corporation csnrts, in September or
October Of each year, and at such hour and
place as nay be prescribed By the Execu-
tive Committee, and s!Ial; elect for eac,..
District, BY plurality OF votes east, for ey-
cry fifty members OF the 5ociety therein.
one Representative TO tbs Farmers As
sembly, and for every additional hundred
members, an additional representatives.
In case OF failure to bold an election in
any District, it shall then be competent
for such voters thereof as may be in at,ea-
dance at the ensuing annual Fair at a
time and place, and before Commissioners
to BE- appointed by the Executive Commit
Zee, V elect representative FOR such Dis
,rlct and such elections shall have the
same force as those held ~ the District
Elections TO the FarGaers' Assembly shall
be conducted by Commissioner or Com
missloners appointed by the Executive.
Committee toI each Electoral District, and
shall be determined by plurality oil votes
given by the lille msebers aud by every
such adult male member Of the Society.
according TO lists to be furnished them by
said Comm,iee. as shall satisfy said Com.
missieaer that lie has paid his,eInual dues.
OF who Shall Thea pay The sane TO aa,d
Commissioner, Or by any adult uaie per-.
sen alio bf paying the prescribed fee, shah
become a meai5er ol tAe Society. In ease
.! lie. the Commissioner, Or Il majority,
where nofe than one shall have The cast
ing vote The certificates Of The commas
sioness, OF elections shall cattle 10 a seat
in the Farmers ASSEMBLY. Section pre-
seiibes the powers and duties oil the Far
,ners' Assembly,. Holds lis FIST meeting Oh
the fist day OF the negt ailnua. lair, there
alter likes lis own time, and; eles IS its own
Speaker and other officers; and annually
ei4cts President, Wee. Presidents, Secreta-
y aad honurary members OF The Society,"
Sections Z. q. g. and l0give The power
anu ouots VI thE tNaiious oidSels. lie Ex-
eeutive Committee, among their other
powers, may remove, by a majority vo.,,
the Secretary and Treasurer, and appoint
another i'll his stead, till the next meeting
OF the farmefs' Assembly, oad ill his SUE
cessor be appointed. Section II contsius
general provisions, one OF which declares
tina, all capital ofihe Society shall be held
a inad sacred to the''cause OF Agricultural
Improvements, OF which the income only
shall be suejs ct 10 appropriation. No men,
Der OF oiilce:, except the Secretary and
Treasurer, shall receive compensation for
ms services, or any allowance for his
travelling or other expenses --RicA, Dis
0c.rs.