The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-03
Rules and Regulations.

ADOPTED JULY 4TH, 1857
ARTICLE1.
Competitors for premiums must be owners Of the ar.
teles exhibited residents of the county and members
of this society. -es ,s .s
There shall be but one individual from the same
town or ward on any committee for awarding preni-
ums, except II be necessary in filing vacancies, and
no shall act In any where he is directly or
Indirectly Interested. st eaa
ARTICLE III
Stock and articles competing for premium must be
entered Ina the name of the bona: de ouners there
81 and all grain fruit, vegetables dairy products and
domestic manufactures, must have been raised made
or caused to have been made by the exhibitors there
OF, or some member Of his or her family.
ARTICLE Nv.
Animals and articles that have taken first premiums
at previous exhibitions, will not be allowed compete
except for diploma ga-@a.
ARTICLE v.
All animals entitled to compete for premiums shall
have been kept and owned in the county by the person
presenting the same at least two months pre- to
the annual fair ia each year. a
ARTICLE vi.
All animals and articles intended for exhibition must
be recorded in the book kept for that purpose by the
day of the fair who win deliver the necessary labels
with the name and place Of residence of the exhibitor
attached, to each article. Ga ~
ARTICLE VII
premiums VIII not be awarded, paid, animals
or articles of inferior merit although there may
competition.
ARTICLE VIII.
Persons, who are named as judges TO award premi-
ums and who do not intend to serve as SUCH ex-
pected TO notify the Secretary in writing their earl
lest convenience, that their places may be filed.
ARTICLE TX.
Competitors for premiums in Agriculture shall pre-
yious TO the delivery of any premium which may have
been awarded deliver to THE Secretary OF the Society
/ uescriptiOu of I'm rino
the soil Including quantity and quality of ap.
Piled in raising the crops or feeding the animal with
view of actually exhibiting the net profits thereof
| and shall make affidavit to the same.
ARTICLE x.
Previous to the annual Fair in each year the Board
OF Managers shall have power and it shall be their du
same and to procure some distinguished person de-
liver the annual address, such day shah be desig
mated 1t shall also be their duty thatthe fair
grounds are properly protected and the various shade
| and ornamental trees adjoining said grounds saved
from all undue trespass Or rude molestation. 81
ARTICLE XII
Any person who shall knowingly violate the regula
tions Of the Society, shall seek obtain premium
by false pretences by improper interference witt
the Judges, shall be excluded from competition.
! ARTICLE XIII
| Premiums awarded and not called for on or befor,
the annual meeting in January, viii be considered
I donations to the society
ARTICLE XIII
| Each member Of the Society shall receive amember
card OF admission, with his written thereon
which shall admit no person except himself and mem
bers OF his family under eighteen years of age, and
which shall be exhibited to the doorkeeper each oc
easion Of the fair grounds He shall alss
be entitled to enter any stock article for exhibition
/ ARTICLE XIV.
Cattle and horses be gemoved at the close of tn,
second day, by permission Of the executive commit
tee but all other articles must be left till the concl
| sion Of the fair.
I ca Competitors for the premiums for trotting and
pacing Will be expected to be on the ground and pre-
| pared for the trial each day Of the fair
~ The ladies riding match will take place at o.
clock In the afternoon Of both the second and third
/ days of the fair.
1 ~ An address win be delivered by some distin
guished person. Gov Grimes, probably such day
fair as may hereafter be determined the Board
/ ~ Annual tickets, emitting members and theil
families TO admission during the fair $l-for sale al
the secrctarys office, Richards old store, Ottumwa
single admission tickets 25cts for sale at the ticket
| ofhce, on the day of the fair.
CHAs DUDLEY, Prest
II. ID. MORSE, Sec y. no25-5w.