Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-08
County Fair.

We have already advised our readers that
the Fifth Annual Fair Of the Muscatinc coun-
ty Agricultural Society is to be held on the
Fair Grounds near this city on the Odd and
23d Of next month. Below will be found
the regulations and names of officers Of the
Society. Next week we will endeavor to
find room for the list Of premiums:
REGULATIONS.
l.: The boundary of the Society is fixed
| by the constitution at twenty-five miles
from the city of Muscatine. Persons resi-
ding hey ond that boundary iiiust enter their
stock in the Foreign Glasses.
2. Members of the Society will be fur
nished with badges Of membership at the
time they pay their fee, which will admit
them, the ladies of their families, aud their
children under eighteen years of age. during
the exhibition, aid entitle them to make any
entry of goods or stock in Its appropriate
class, except matchshorses or geldings; for
the ntry Of sacl! of which one dollar addi-
tional shall be paid. Every member will be
| required to wear his badge on The lett lapel
of his coats
8. Badges for each day 1T twenty lhve cents
each, admitting single person; will be sold
| at the Treasurer's Office; and every person
entering the grounds either on a member
ship or twenty-five cent badge, will be re.
! qllred to wear it as prescribed above; and a
failure to do SO will subject the offender to
| arrest by any of the officers or police In the
employ of the Society. The object of this
rule is to prevent frauds, which are con-
stantly practiced on such occasions.
4. Entries bp persons living in the city, or
in Bloomington township, must be made
prior to the first day of exhibition and on
entry will be received after y o'clock A.
NJ, of the first; and all stock and goods
must be on the grounds and in their appro-
pirate places, by that hour. This regulation
will be strictly enforced in every instance.
5. Premiums will not be awarded on any
animal OF article removed from exhibition
] before the close of the Fair, unless special
permission be given by the President or
! Vice President to do so. The regulation
will not prevent persons from removing
their animals1or goods after five o'clock z
NJ, provided they be return to their place
| by s o'clock next morning,
g. Forage and water will be Supplied free
Of charge by the Society; and careful watch
men will be in attendance over night, Sc
| that stock need not be removed at any time
7. Premiums awarded, but not claimed
within thirty days, will be considered Us do
nations to the Society.
| s. Judges will he furnished with lists OF
entries, according to their Letter and number,
at the Secretary's office at half-pa one
O'Clock on the first day; and they will be
required to hand in their reports by the same
hour ON the second day; and if, in the opin-
ion of the judges, in any class there is moth
ing worthy of premium, they will be per-
mitted to decline awarding one.
g. Stations kept during the season within
the limits of the Society, shall be considered
in the home class.
10. 1t is made the duty Of every member
of the Society, and every officer especially,
to have any or all persons arrested who shall
create any disturbance, or make, or offer to
make any wager upon any animal or article
exhibited, and so much of the funds of the
Society as may be necessary are hereby APP
proprated for the prosecution of all such
cases to the utmost extent Of the law. And
in addition to the legal penalty incurred, if
the owner of any animal is a party to any
wager, or is cognizant of any other person
laying wager either tor or against his ami
NAL, and does not inform the officers of the
Society of the fact, his animal shall be ruled
ont and the reason therefor publicly pro-
claimed
IL. Each officer and judge will wear
badge on his hat, designating his office Or
class.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY.
GAM :MEL OLDs, President;
G.. II. WooD, V. President;
j. H. WALLACE, Secretary;
P Jackson, Treasurer.
I Directors.-G. W. kincaid, Bloomington;
J. B. Henniker, Saceetlas,d; Elijah Younk n,
Pike; VIM: Keys, Wapsin noe; R. II. Pat
terson, Montpelier; Aristarchus Cone, Ce-
dar; j. II. Bryant Moscov; John Riggs,
Serenity Sir; VIM. Lundy, Goshen; j. j:
Rider, Wilton; Levi Cunningham, Felton,;
j. A. Green, LIST Wt1rd; Capt. Cummins, I'd
Ward; Anderson Chambers, Sd Ward.
WV. LUNDY, Marshal.