Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-03-26
OTTAWA COUNTY AGRTcUI
TURAL SOCLETY 1

At meeting of the Executive Board of
the Ottawa County Agricultural Society, du-
" notified and held at the Denton House, at
Eastmanville, in said county, on the Sd day
of March, inst, at ~ o'clock, NJ, the Vice
President assumed the chair, in the absence
of the President, when on request the min
utes of the meeting of organization Of the So
ciety were read by the Secretary.
On motion of Geo. Luther it was
RESOLVED, That the Annual Fair of the So
ciety be held on the oath and 25th days Of
September next, at Steers Landing, provided
suitable grounds, not less than one acre, prop
erly inclosed and convenient building for
the occasion shall be gratuitously provided by
the people of that place in due season to ac-
commodate the exhibition.
On motion of Geo. Baxter,
Resolved, That Timothy Eastman, Geo.
Luther and Allen Stoddard be a committee
to prepare premium list, select the judges,
and to suggest the requisite provisions, ways
and means, regarding the Annual Fair, and
report their doings to the next meeting of
this Board.
On motion,
Resolved, That T. Eastman, Geo. Luther
and Grosvenor Reed, be committee to re-
port bylaws for the society, and the following
being submitted through their chairman were
adopted, to wit:
Art. /. The duties of the President, Vice
President and Secretary shall be such as usu-
ally pertain to their respective offices, and such
duties also as may be from time to time
prescribed by the executive board. rl
Art. 2. The Secretary shall have charge
of all books, papers and other property not
properly belonging to the charge of other Of
ficers; shall keep the records of the society,
and of the executive board shall keep book
of membership, with the articles of associa-
ton and bylaws of the society inscribed there
in, to which persons becoming members may
subscribe their names and post-off1ce address
he shall also keep book of entries in which
he shall briefly describe all articles entered for
premiums, on exhibition, at the Fairs of the
society, with the name of the person and post
office address.
Art. 8. The Treasurer shall receive and
take charge of all moneys belonging to the
society, and pay out the same on the order of
the executive board, signed by the Secretary
and countersigned by the President, and he
shall make full report of his receipts and ex-
pendtures at the annual meeting of the board.
Art. A. The Executive Board shall meet
quarterly for business on the 1st Monday of
March, June, September and December, at
such hour and place as they may direct; the
President and Secretary of the society shall
be Chairman and Secretary of its meetings,
and in case of the absence of either, the board
may appoint Chairman and Secretary pro
tempore. H".3H
Art. s. 1t shall be the special duty of the
corresponding secretaries in their respective
townships to advance the interests of the So
ciety by all laudable means in their power
also to promptly attend the Annual Fairs, adj
wise and assist the other officers in the duties
Of the occasion.
Art. 6. The stockholders, their wives and
the members of their families, under eighteen
years of age, shall be entitled to all the priv
ieges of the society, its shows, &c, without
further fee, and none except stockholders shall
be allowed to compete for premiums at the
Fairs; but any person may enter articles for
exhibition only upon payment of an entrance
fee OF fifty cents. ~ ,..'
Art. T. Entrance tickets to admit specta-
tors to the show grounds, at the Annual Fair,
shall be sold at fifteen cents each, under the
direction of the Treasurer
1t was, on motion,
Resolved, That the penal sum for the
bonds of the Secretary and Treasurer of the
society is hereby fixed at five hundred dollars
each.
On motion of Geo. Luther,
Resolved That the next quarterly meet
ing of the board be held at the Washington
House, at Grand Haven.
On motion. the board voted to adjourn.
limo. EASTMAN, Sec'y of the Board. :.
Eastmanville, MARCH, 8, 1856.
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