The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-01

entries are closed, and he shall delivs, IN
each person making an entry, card for each
article, or Thing bearing the name or class of
at''c'ei with number corresponding with
'he ore on his book of entries. He shall 70.
port FULLY TO the Society at the first regular
meeting on or after 20 days from the clos. of
each Fair. lie shall issue certificate, sion,
by himself officially To each member. who il
or may become member for period not
exceeding one year, which certificate he shall
number from one up, aud record the No..
date, and name, III II book TO be kent as such
record, and he shnll issue certificates to MEM
oers who are, or may become members for
longer time than one year, signed Inv
himself officially, aud countersipned by the
presldent each of which shall be numbered
IN classes according to the number Of years
each class commencing with one and goino
up, and to embraces upon its face the number
OF years OF membership-oI il for life. stat.
II, each class respectively to be registered as
above recltcd. II shall be further, his duty
10 record accurately the pedigree of each
animal TO which a premium is awarded in the
different classes of BloOded horses.
ART. 30. The Chief Marshall will he an
pointed by the Executive Committee and
will be charged with the active duties Of
providing for the wants of the exbibi,ion
usder The direction o the Executive Commit
tee, arranging aud keeping in good order
The arranged plans of the exhibition. To
Keep order wi hin the enclosure, and to nd.
wise the Executive Comhitte of any and all
things affecting the wel-being and interest
of the Society. He shall be aided with such
assistants (by his own appoiniment) as NAV
be necessary, each TO attend specially to the
departmen assigned him.
ART. 81. When majority of the JUDGES
on any class are present they shall constitute
quorum, and be authorized to award pre-
NUNS and The first on the list OF those pres
ent shall be Chairman, but when a Commit.
tee cannot agree, there shall be no award.
ART. %. All foreign manufactured arti
ccs may be exhibited on the Fair grounds
free of entrance fees; and when the Judges
and Executive Committee shal! hc of op;r
ION that such an article possesses superior
merit, n certificate will be awarded to that
effect, and where nrticles-the product of
this Stnte-are exhibited for which no Ere
mlums are offered, the Executive Committee,
may, IN their discretion award complimentary
premiums, but in such case the article must
possess very superior merit.
ART. %. Any person entering stock will
be admitted free of gate fees.
ART. "a. The Judges of stock will have
regard to symmetry, early maturity, size and
general characteristics of the breed they
Judge. They will make proper allowance
tor age and feeding, but will not give encour.
agement to over fed, or over-grown animals
in breeding classes.
ART. 25. No premiums will be awarded
to barren females shown in breeding elias
SEES.
ART. 26. No premium shall be awarded
to mare'ns brood mare, over five years
old, that did not produce fold the year
previous or is with fold at the time of exhi.
bitiUn.
ART. 81. No animal will be allowed to
compete for premium, as blooded stock,
except il be shown that such animal is at
least pure blood.
ART. %. The Judges IL not satisfied
about the regularity of an entry, or about
its coming within the regulations will ap-
ply to the Society, or the Executive Com
mittee for information.
ART. 20. The Judges, as far rs practical
Bile, will give the reasons in writing for their
decisions, embracing the value and desira-
BILE qualities of the article to which the pre-
MUM is awarded.
ART. 80. Persons competing for premi-
ums for the largest yield on specified ananti;
ties of any product whatever, will be required
to have the land correctly measured by n
competent surveyor, from whom an official or
authenticated return or certificate will be re-
quiied, or satisfactory proof Of the surveyor
adduced. And the. alleged Yield must be
measured or weighed BY ut leas! two disinter-
ested and competent persons, and certified
by them, and in addition the competitor tor
n premium will be required to make an At
fidavli, that he believes the estimate and
measurement to be correct. Specimens of
the crop will also be required to be exhibit
ted.
A true copy from the record.
J. K. ROBINSON,
Sec'y. r. C.. A. Society.