The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-24

| Wy satisfactory vouchers, snail DC semi
annually made, on the first Monday OF
each April and October. The compen
sation for this service, shall, from time to
time, Re fixed by the Bureau.
ELECTION OF SECRETARY.
The Bureau then proceeded to elect a
Secretary, when E. G. Eastman was
unanimously reelected for the term Of
three years.
It was ordered that Messrs Cockrill and
Rains be appointed committee to audit
and settle the Sccretary's accounts.
1t was ordered that Messrs Cockrill,
Rains and Shelby be appointed com.
mttee to confer with the county society
on the subject Of fair this fall.
Mr. Armstrong offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resoloed By The Tennessee Agriculurl
Bueau, That the propriety of raising the
Cashmere goat, introduced into this State
by the Sumner County Cashmere Compa.
ny, be and is hereby recommended''to the
farmers of this State.
Mr.. Hodsdcn moved that committee
of three be appointed to draft rules, regu
lations, and bylaws for the government
of the Bureau and the management Of its
fairs which motion prevailed; and
Mcssrs. Hodsden, Wales, and Cannon
were appointed 10 constitute said com.
mittcc.
The Bureau then adjourned until to.
morrow morning, at 8 o'clock.
THIRD DAY.
Thursday, May Is.
The Bureau met pursuant to adjourn.
mcnt.
Present, as before.
Mr.. Hodsden, from the Committee on
Rules, Regulations, and By. Laws, made
the following report:
BY LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The committee appointed to report
bylaws for the Agricultural Bureau and
rules and regulations for the government
Of State Fairs, begs leave to report:
That it has had the subj ects referred to
under as due consideration as time would
permit; and recommends, in the first
instance, in reference 10 bylaws that for
the present, and until occasion requires
something more, the general principle of
Parliamentary law, so far as they are
applicable to the deliberations of,he Ag.
ricultural Bureau, govern its proceedings.
And further, in relation to the rules and
regulations aforesaid, the committee
would submit the following, viz:
/. A Board Of Directors consisting of
five members, shall be constituted at the
April session, to hold their office for one
year, whose duty it shall be to exercise
full discretionary powers in all things es.
scntial to preparation of the grounds for
the State Fair, they shall contact for the
enclosing and laying off Of the grounds,
the erection OF suitable buildings, shall
appoint Judges, provide an efficient pol
icy when necessary, and shall have
general supervision Of all matters con.
tomplatcl by the law for the judicious
management of State Fairs, reporting
their action in full to tie Bureau at its
regular meetings, vacancies to be filled
by the remaining Directors.
2. An annual Address to be delivered
by some competent person at each Fair,
shall be provided for at the April scs.
sion of the Bureau.
3. Persons who desire to be present at
the Fair, shall, by the payment of one
dollar, receive a badge and five tickets,
in no case transferable, labclled-'ad,
nit the bearer which will admit them
and members Of their family, on present,
ing the badge and delivering ticket for
each person admitted; single tickets Of
admission to be twenty. five cents. The
Directors shall have power to issue COM
pimentary badages and tickets in their
discretion. The members and officers of
the Bureau shall at all times have free
admission to the grounds and exhibitions.
4. All exhibitors must have paid such
entrance fee, as may be fixed by the Di.
rectors.
5. All animals or articles for exhibi.
ton must be entered in the Secretary's
books by the day previous to exhibition,
with accompanying statements as requlr.
el in the constitution and regulations.
9th. Authentic pedgrees of blooded
stock Of all kinds will be required.
7lh. When there is competition, or
when the articles offered may not be
worthy of premium, the withholding Of
a premium will be at the discretion of the
Directors on the report of the Judges.
9th. Animals that have taken prcmi
ums at previous exhibitions of the Bureau
will not be allowed to compete, except in
a different class.
0. Should any individual enter an an.
imal or article in another name than that
Of the owner, the person making such
entry shall not be allowed a premium,
should one be reported by the Judges,
and shall be precluded from competing at
any future exhibition of the Bureau.
10th. Premiums will not be paid on ar
ticlos or animals removed from the exhi.
bition before its close, unless such re.