Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-04-05


animals to DO exhibited
ART. Cd Said grounds aud building shall he
open for exhibition Of tho animals produced,
and manufactures Of any person or persons with
J in the limits Of said Association, as well afier
as beforc the exhibition ofihe same in any other
Society.
/ AR. 2. Persons not residing within the lin
! its of said Association may compete for premi-
ums on Foreign Stuck and an articles in the
Floral Department or The Mechanics and Man
afaelnreis' Halls.
Am. L. Such persons may also upon the APP
proval Of the Board Of Managers, make entry Of
animals or articles Of any class for exhibition
merely.
AR1. s. Any person resident within the lin
its Of the Spcieiy may make entry ofariicles or
animals for exhibition only, fthey So prefer,l
and the same shall be exhibited for that purpose
upon the approval Of The Boaid Of Managers.
I ARr. 6. All articles or animals on exhibition
for premiums shall be labeled with the names
and residence Of the owners thereof, and such
seasonabe notice as the Boardo Of Managers shall
require shall be given oflhe said owners intcn-
ton to exhibit the same.
ART. 7. Animals requiring extraordinary
care shall in all cases be furnished by their own
ers, with a special keeper aud all animals on
exhibition shall be suitably secured 10 pens.
stalls, or yard. or provided With sufficient ties
for their safe keeping.
Aar. 3. Premiums shall be odsred aud paid
in the ordinary way. Tor The best specimens of
the different kinds of domestic animals and the
various classes of articles of produce. domestic
manufactures and flowers, as well as for the best
essays or other literary productions upon sub
jecis connected with the objects Of this society,
exhibited or produced aereeahly to the regula-
tons Of the same, provided that said specimens
shall not be removed by the owners thereof with
out the consent Of the Board Of Managers, until
the close Of the Fair al which they shall have
been so exhibited and provided, also, that pre-
miums not claimed within three months next
succeeding the publication oitheir awards shall
be considered donations TO said Society.
/ ! TT. o The descriptions and statements 1e-
quired from competitors for premiums of Field
: Crops not on exhibition, at said Fairs. and the
manuscripts of competitors OF premiums on Sci
eniiic Esslys or uthef literary productions, shall
be forwarded to the President or other proper
officer Of the Association duly authorized to re-
ceye the same, at least thirty days before the
annual meeting Of said Society.
ARr. 10. All premiums awarded for articles
or animals on exhibition shall be declared from
the speakers stand or other convenient place
during The said Fair, at such time as the mana
gers shall direct.
AEr. f. Pleasure carriages, teams, and yc-
hicles shall only be admitted to the grounds of
exhibition on the days OF the Fair, upon such
terms as the Managers shall prescribe
ART. l2. All irotting courses and blowing
matches shall be under the direction Of The board
Of Managers, and shall be conducted in accor-
dance with such principles as they shall from
time TO time determine.
Arr. 10. List Of premiums, the names of
Judges, and the permanent, and all special reg
ulaIions shall be published and distributed By
the managers long enough before the Fair in
each year to advise exhibitions and all others Of
the requirements Of the Society.
Voted, that Article ll,h in the Constitution
be amended by substituting one-fourlh as consii-
iuIing a.qnorum Of hoard of Managers, instead
of one-haf.
communication having been received from
lioa- Reuben Davis. declining The Office OF Pres
ldent Of the Association, ii was voted to excuse
him.
Voted, that committee Of Eve be appointed
to present candidate for President, who re-
ported, Thos. b. Mann, Esq, of Oxford, who
was unanimously elected, and signi6ed his ac-
cepiance.
The organizing OF the Association having
been completed under favorable auspices, voted
10 adjourn without day.
A. B. CLoSsoN, President.
GEO. PRicHARD, Secretary.
bradford, March 30. 1856.