The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-08-27
Rules and gegu,a.ioas.
ADOPTED JULY 4TH, 1857.

ARTICLE l.
Competitors for premiums must be owners OF tho ar.
ieles exhibited residents Of the county ana tneat
OF this society.
z"@ @'* ARTICLE H.
There shall be but one Individual from the Same
town Onward on any committee for awarding p7emi-
unls, except II be necessary Ia filing vacancies and
shall act in any case where he is directly or
indirectly Interested.
ARTICLE III.
Stock and articles competing for premium must b
entered ia the name Of the Goad,de osoaers there.
q. and all grain fruit, vegetables dairy proucs and
domestic manufactures nlust lave been raised, made
or caused to have been made by the exhibitors tsre
OIL, or souie member OF his or her family.
3.--- ARTieLEIr $50 ~
Animals and articles that have taken first preiums
at previous exhibitions viii not be allowed to compess
All animals entitled to compete for premiums shsi
have been kept and owned ia county by the persa
presenting the same, at least mouths previous 10
the annual fair In each yea:. ASH ~ I'd
ARTICLE VI
All suinais and articles intended for exhibition must
be recorded in the book kept for chat purpose by the
Clerk OF the Fair on before two clock of the first
day Of the fair who viii deliver the necessary labels
attached, to each article.
@sA6 as ARTICLE VIZ
Premiums will not be awarded OF paid on snlinals
or articles ofinferior merit, attic h may e no
competition.
Iae e. h4sr3 b ARTICLE yIiI 4cEa H@
Persons, who are named as judges, to award premi
ans ana who DO not intend 70 serve such, cx-
pected TO notify the Secretary in writing at their earl
lest convenience, that their places may be filled
s., efn .. ARTICLE TX. ,5...,.,.s 3. =
Competitors for premiums in Agriculture shall pre-
yious 10 the delivery of any premium which may have
been awarded deliver to the Secretary Of the Society
an accurate description Of the process in preparing
the soil Qnclndng quantity and quality Of manure APP
h.
view Of actually exhibiting the net profits thereof
apd shah make afidayitto the same.
> .z.#.-g ARTICLE K rr
Previous to the annual Fair In each year. the Board
OF managers shall have power, and II shall be their @
70 maSe al necessary arrangements for holding the
same and to procure some distinguished person 10 de-
liver the nnaai address, on such day shall be des
mated 1t shall also be their duty see that the fair
grounds are property protected and the various shade
aud ornamentsl trees adorning said gronads saved
rom all uadue trespass or rude moiestation.
ts'S 1E.Hs 81 ARTICLE XII
tions Of the Society shall seek TO obtain premium
ny lse pretences, or by Improper interference with
the Judges, shall be excluded from. comp tition
ARTICLE XII.
Pr miums awarded and not calied'for on or before
the annual meeting In alualry will be considpred as
donations TO The society. .E 50
ARTICLE XIII
Each member Of the Society shah receive members
card Of admission, with his. name written thereon,
winch shall admit no person except himself and mem
bers OF his family under eighteen years of age and
which shah be exhibited 70 the doorkeeper on each oc
casion OF entrance to the fair grounds He shall also
be entitled to enter any stock or article for exhibition
,s4 8 s4 ARTICLE XIV $50
Cattle and horses may be removed at the close of the
second day, By permission Of the executive Commit.
tee, but all other articles must be lef till the couolu
sion Of the fair.
~ Competitors for the premiums for trottng and
pacing viii De expected to be on the gro ind and pre-
pared for the trial each day Of the fair. - ~
W The ladies riding match viii take place at 8 o.
clock an the afternoon Of both the second and third
days Of the fair. .
gay- Anaddress win be delivered by some distin.
galshed person, Gov Crimes, probably on such day
Iar as may hereafter be the Board
1As-Annni tickets, emitting members and their
families to admission during the fair $lfor sale at
the secretarys office, Richards old store ottmnwa
Office, on the day Of the fair. !
20 ,lstg 80 gicHAs. DUDLEY, Prest
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