The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-06-11
Dough-. County Agricultural s.sl.,r.

AAWnHNCh, Juno 4, 1853
Pursuant to the published call the iii;
gems of Douglas county met in the COM,
house at Lawrence, and organized BY tho
election Of E, D. .Ladd as president ana
LYMAN Allen secretary.
Messrs Joseph Gardner, VIM. Yate,
Josiah Miller. S. j. Willis, and Henry
Hiatt, were appointed to report copst;
tuition whereupon, the assembly ad.
iourned to meet at two O'Clock P. NJ. a,
which time the committee, through their
chairman, Joseph Gardner, reported a
constitution, which, after sundry amend.
ments, was adopted as follows
CONSTITUTION OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY
sagt AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Article /. This association shall Ia
known as the Douglas County Agricul.
tural Society," Gil
Art. 2. The object of the association
shall be the. development of our agricul.
tural resources, domestic manufactures
and the general Improvement of our
homes.
I Art. 8. The officers of the society shah
be a President, Vice President, Secretary
Treasurer, and two Directors from each
township-all of whom shall be chosen
by the society, at their annual meetings
on the first Saturday of January. Said
officers shall hold their Offices for the
term of one year, and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified. They
shall constitute the Board Of Directors for
the Society, and shall have power to gil
vacancies that may occur in their body
during the year. 1t shall be their duty
to superintend the general interests ofthe
society; to take efficient measures for
getting up an annual exhibition or fair,
by offering such premiums as the means
at their disposal will justify; to make all
the rules and regulations that may bs
necessary for conducting such exhibition
or fair; and 10 note and report, annually,
any superiority in domestic animals, crops
and modes of culture, that they may
deem of Importance to the society.
Art. 4. Seven members of the Board
of Directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business; but less
number may meet and adjourn from time
to time. stQ9
| Art. 5. The President shall exercise
the functions common to that officer, both
at the meetings of the board and Of the
society and shall have power to call
special meetings of the board whonever
he may deem it necessary.
Art. 6. It shall be the duty Of the
| Treasurer to receive all moneys from the
Secretary, and pay the same over upon
the order of the President, countersigned
by the Secretary. Before entering upon
the duties o! his Office, he shall executea
bond, with at least three securities, ap-
proved by the board, for the faithful per-
Torrance of all the duties Of his Office.
Art. z. The Secretary shall exercise all
the functions and perform all the duties
commonly assigned to that Office. lie
shall be ex-officio Secretary Of the Board
of Directors, and shall make and present
report of the annual meeting OF tho
society.
Art. 8. The regular meetings Of tho
Board Of Directors shall be on the first
Saturday of March and September.
Art 8. Any resident of this county may
become member of this society by sign.
ing the constitution and paying one dol
lar as matriculating fee, and annually
thereafter, on or before tho first Saturday
in January, an assessment of one dollar
Art. 10. Any person may become life
member of this society, by signing this
constitution and paying the sum OF ten
dollars. @
Art. IL. Every member of the society
shall be entitled to vote on the election
of the officers thereof, and upon the de-
termination of all questions that may
arise in the deliberations of the society
Art. IL. The Board of Directors may
at their discretion, require any person con
tending for any premium offered by them
to pay upon entry any sum not exceedin:
twenty per cent. of such premium.
,, Art, ID. This constitution may be al
tered or amended at any annual meeting
of the society, by the concurrence oil
, majority of the members present, proyldi
ed said alteration or amendment shal
have been advertised in any paper o
general circulation in the county, for thre'
successive weeks prior to such meeting.
> SCHEDULE. ..-.....
: The members of said society shall, Of
: the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1859, cleo
the officers provided for in the constiln
: ton, who shall tbereupon qualify accord
ing to the provisions Of the precedin
article; and they shall hold their office
until the first Saturday in January, A. D
|, 1860, and until their successors are elect
, ed and qualified.
On motion, it was Resolved, That whe
this society adjourn, they adjourn ;
meet in the court house in Lawrence, o
the 18th day of June, at 10 O'Clock A
NJ; and that in the interim, the followln
persons be authorized to circulate tn
constitution for signatures and to recelV
:. the matriculatipg fee, and report at to
! adjourned meeting on the 18th inst +; 70
2 Lawrence Township. E. ID. Ladd Gin
ton Township, Joseph Gardner Palmyr
Township, j. 7. Starr Eudora Town
ship, Levi Woodward ; Willow Spring
: Township, E. s. Scudder; Mario
Township, j. w. Evans.
P.so1,,e1, That the Secretary be in
structed to publish the proceedings {
this meeting in ell the papers in To
countv which will publish the same gratis