The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10
Rules and Regulations.
ADOPTED JULY 4TII, 1857.

ARTICLE1
Competitors for premiums be owners Of the ar
tcles exhibited, residents ofthe county and members
OF this society.
ARTICLE H.
There shall be but one individual from the same
town or ward on any committee for awarding premi-
urns, except it be necessary In filling vacancies and
no person shah act In any where he is directly
ARTICLE III.
Stock and articles competing for premium must be
entered In the name of the JOnd-f1e ocners there
W and all gran fruit, vegetables dairy products and
or caused to have been made by the exhibitors there
OF, or some member Of his or her family.
ARTICLE w.
Animals and articles that have taken first premiums
at previous exhibitions will not be allowed to compete
except for diploma.
All animals entitled to compete for premiums shall
have been kept and owned In the county by the
presenting the same, at least two months pre- vous to
the annual fair in each year.
ARTICLE VI
All animals and articles intended for exhibition must
be recorded in the book KEPT for that purpose by the
Clerk OF the Fair on or before two o'clock of the
day of the fair who will deliver the necessary
with the and place of residence Of the exhibitor
attached, to each article.
ARTICLE VII.
Premiums will not be awarded, or paid on animals
or articles of inferior merit although there may be no
competition.
ARTICLE Will
Persons, who are named a. Judges to award premi.
ums, and who do not intend to as SUCH are 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 IRE
vious to the delivery of any premium which may have
been awarded deliver the Secretary of the Society
an accurate description of the process in preparing
the SOIL ncuding quantity and quality of ap
Piled in raising the crops feeding the animal will
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 Boart
of Managers shall have power and IL shall be their u
~ to make all necessary arrangements for holding the
same and to procure some distinguished person to de
hver the annual address, such day shall be desig
mated II shall also be their duty to that the fail
grounds properly protected and the various shad,
and ornamental trees adjoining SAID grounds SAVE &c
| from all undue trespass or rude Dolestation.
| ARTICLE XII
Any person who shall knowingly violate the regula
lions of the Society, or shall seek to obtain premium
by false pretences or by improper interference witt
| the Judges, shall be excluded from competition.
ARTICLE XII
Premiums awarded and not called for on or before
the annual meeting in January will be considered al
donations to the society.
ARTICLE Kill
Each member of the Society shall receive members
card of admission, with his name written thereon
which shall admit person except himself and mem
bers of his family under eighteen years of age and
which shall be exhibited to the doorkeeper each
cason OF entrance to the fair grounds lie shall also
be entitled to enter stock article for exhibition
ARTICLE XIV.
Cattle and horses may be at the close of the
second day, by permission Of the executive commit
tee, but all other articles must be left till the concu
sion Of the fair.
~ Competitors for the premiums for trotting and
pacing VIII be expected to be the groand and pre-
pared for the trial each day OF the fair
PR The ladies riding match ke nlace ~.