Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-09
CONSTITUTE on of the Iowa County Agri-
cultural Society.


THE style of his society shall be {. THE
IOWA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY"
/ IL object shall be TO improve the condi-
ton of agriculture, horticulture, and the
mechanical and household arts
SECTION |. This Society shall consist
Of such citizens of the county as shall sig
nify by writing their wish 10 become mem
bers, and shall pay on subscribing moi less
! than one dollar annually thereafter also
of honorary and corresponding members.
| The payment of ten dollars shall constitute
a life membership, and shall exempt the
donor from annual contributions.
SECTION 2. The officers of the Soci-
ETY. shall consist Of President. three Vice
Presidents, Secretary, a Treasurer, and
Executive Committee. The Executive
COMMITTEE shall consist Of the President,
Ex-Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secre-
tary, Treasurer, and General Commit
tee, one of whom shall be located In each
of the several towns of the county. Three
shall constitute quorum of the Executive
Committee.
Section 3. The President shall pre-
side al all meetings of either the Society
or Executive Committee, if present, and
IN his absence, his duties shall devolve on
one of the Vice Presidents.
SECTIoS 4. The Secretary shall keep
the minutes of the Society, and transcribe
the same in the Record Book of the Soci-
e,y, and shall carry on the correspondence
with other societies, with individuals, and
with the General Committee, in further
ance of the general interests of the So
ciety.
SECTION ). The Treasurer shall keep
the funds of the Society, and disburse them
on order Of the President or Executive
Committee, auested by the Secretary, and
shall make a report of all his receipts and
expenditures at each annual meeting of
the Society.
SECTIoN 8. The Executive Committee
shall make out premium list and have
the same published in all the county pa
pers, at least three weeks previous to the
holding of the annual Fair. They shall
take charge Of and distribute or preserve
all seeds, plants, books, models, Sc,
which may be transmitted to the Society,
and shall also have charge of all commun-
icatIons designed or calculated for publi-
cadon, aud shall collect, arrange and pub
Ish the same in such form as they shall
deem best to promote the objects of the
Society.
SECTION T. The General Committee
shall be charged with the interests of the
Society in the towns in which they sever
ally reside, and will constitute medium
of communication between the Executive
Committee and the more remote members
of the Society.
SECTION s. There shall be an annual
meeting of the Society on the second
Thursday of December at the town
Dodgeville, at which time all the officers
shall be chosen by ballot majority vote
necessary to a choice, with the exception
of the General Committee, who may be
elected, viva yoce, or appointed by the EX-
ecullve Committee, who may also fill any
vacancy, which may occur in the officers
of the Society during the interval.
SECTION 9. Special meetings may be
convened by the Executive Committee,
whenever the interests of the Society may
require, by notice being published in all
the papers in the county. Nine members
shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
ton of business.
SECTION 10. The Society shall hold
al Annual Show and Fair at such time
and place as shall be designated by the
Executive Committee, and also meeting
shall be held by said Committee at the
town of Dodgeville, on the first Tuesday
of the months of July, August and Sep
tember, for the purpose of examining such
specimens Of Flowers and Fruits, &C.,
comparing and naming them, as may be
n ffered for such nnrp0Sn
Section II. No person shall be an
officer of this Society unless be shall be
at the time of his election, or for period
not less than three years at some time
previously actively engaged IN some of
the pursuits whose interest i is the great
object of this Society to aid and foster, and
as far practicable IN the opinion of the
Executive Committee, the same restric-
tions shall apply to the selection of the
Orator to deliver the Annual Address.
SECTION II. it shall be the duty of
the Secretary to transmit to the Cores
pondng Secretary of the State Agricul-
tural Society by the first of January in
each year, an official report of the doings
of the Society.
SECTION I3. This Constitution may
be altered or amended at any regular
meeting by vote of two thirds Of the
members preSe mt thereat.