Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

now, since hard times have set in, is reap.
ing his harvest Of tcn-cenl pieces by re.
failing the property of Nebraskians.
sarpy Comfy Agricultural soci.
ety--Permanent Organization
--COnstitution and By-Laws--
Election of Omcers--Adjourn-
ed Meeting--Address by COLI ID.
r. Rankin.
At an adjourned meeting held at Belle.
sue, Saturday. April 10Th, 1858, at l
o'clock P..M., for the purpose of com.
pleting the Organization of the County
Agricultural Society, Mai. Watson was
called 10 the chair, and w. II. Cook cho.
sen secretary,
The Committee appointed at the pre-.
urinary meeting TO draft a Constitution
and bylaws for the government of the
Society, reported the following, which
were received and unanimously adopted:
.ss CONSTITUTION.
Arr. /. This Society shall be called the
Ssrpy County Agricultural Society, which
shall include. Horticulture and the Me-
chanic Arts, and shall be auxiliary to a
Territorial or Stale Agricultural Society,
when organized.
Arr. 2. Any person may become a
member of this society by signing this
Constitution, and paying into the Treasu.
~ one dollar on entrance, and seventy
I'VE cents annually thereafter, and a mem.
Der for life by signing this Constitution
and paying into the Treasury fifteen dol.
lars at one time.
ARr. 3. The Governor. Lieutenent
Governor, Secretary, and all members of
the Legislature Of the Territory or State
shall be considered Honorary members
OF this society, during their continuance
in office.
Aar, 4. There shall be an Annual
Meeting of the Society for the election of
officers, and TO transact such other bust.
ness as may be deemed expediert, on the
first Saturday of April in each year.
AR. s. The Annual Meeting of this
society shall be holden at Bellevue, but
other meetings may DO holden at such
times and places as the Executive CON.
mite shall direct.
Arr. 6. AT the annual meeting pro.
vided for in The fifth article. there shall
be chosen by ballot, or otherwise, one
President, five Vice. Presidents, a Re.
cordihg Secretary, a Corresponding Sec
rotary and a Treasurer, who shall hold
their offices for the term of one year and
until others shall be elected.
Arr. 2. At each annual meeting n
Committee of seven shall he chosen, who
together with the President and Record
ing Secretary shall constitute the Execu.
tive Committee, any five of VIII m shall
be competent 10 transacI business.
Arr. 8. There shall be an Annual
Fair and General Exhibition of Apri.
cultural aad Horticultural products, iuclu.
ding ncw and useful improvements ia i'm.
plements and h~usbandry, at which time
there shall be a distribution of premiums,
also a blowing match, Gin the discretion
OF the Executive Commilee.) Said fair
to be holden at such times aud places as
the Executive CommIuee may direct, they
giving at least eight weeks previous no.
uce.
AR. 8. No premiums shall be award.
ed to any person who is not a member of
this society.
ARr. 10. No person shall be eligible
to any Of the permanent offices in this
society except he be a horticu!lMrist, far.
mer, mechanic or manufacturer by pro.
fession and in fact.
ARr. II. This Constitution may be al.
tered or amended at any annual meeting,
by a vote Of two-shirds Of the members
present.
BYLAWS.
AR. /, The Exeeu,;va romno;v.a