Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-08-09


no choice has been made. the committee will then
proceed to select from the three articles or animals
receiving the highest number of votes, dropping
the hindmost until the premium article or animal
is chosen and then in the same manner, select the
certificate animal or article. This Bylaw to be
read to each committee when called upon TO make
their awards.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Entries of articles or animals for any day of the
FAIR, will be made by the Recording Secretary, on
the day before the Fair, and on the same day the
Committee of Arrangements will give their atten-
ton to receiving articles for exhibition.
Persons competing for premiums are requested
TO have all their entries for the following day,
made upon the books of the Recording Secretary
at the Circuit Clerks office, the evening after
the exhibition is over; the books viii be kept open
until ten O'Clock at night. Entries can also be
made on the morning of each day previous 10 the
exhibition, but must positively be made before 9
O'Clock
Neither the Secretary, nor any other officer of
the society, will disclose to competitors, what en-
tr1es are made in competition with them before
the exhibition.
The Fair will open precisely at O'Clock.
All harness and saddle horses, 2 years old and
upwards must be exhibited in harness or under
the saddle, as the case may be.
. An entrance fee equal to twenty per cent. on
amount of premiums offered, will be charged on
all entrees under the head of sweepstakes. There
must be at least two entries for each sweepstake
premium.
PRICE OF ADMISSION.
| Members, their wives, and children under 81
years of age, free footmen, 25 cents; horsemen,
30 cents horse and buggy, rs cents carriage, 81.
Public hacks will be permitted to pass the gates
at d cents for each person in them. Two horse
hacks will be charged for the privilege of entering
the gates, 81 90 per day; four horse hacks or
stages, 81 80 per day.
| AWARDING COMMITTEES.
Persons comprising the several Awarding Com
mittees are requested to report themselves at nine
O'Clock in the morning of the day they direct
ed to serve. At half past nine their names wiIlbe
called, and all vacancies supplied, and at ten
O'Clock they will enter upon their duties. Each
committee is requested to make its report to the
Recording Secretary at the business office as ear
| ly as practicable.
No person whatever will be allowed TO inter-
fere with the Awarding Committees during their
| adludications.
| Persons competing for premiums in corn to have
| the ground measured by surveyor, with chain
and compass, who must make affidavit to the cor
rectness of his survey, and two or more persons,
in no wise related to, or interested with, the ex-
hibitors, to make offidavt to the gathering and
measuring of the corn from an average acre. The
corn to be left standing until the Isl day Of No.
vember, to he measured in sealed half bushel
| and the number cf bushels stated TO the Treasu-
rer, and the premium to be awarded to him, who,
from the proof, shall have produced the largest
quantity on the ten acres, or five, as the case
may be.
In ascertaining the quantity of wheat, oats, bar
ley, hemp, or meadow, an average acre shall be
set apart and served as above; and the yield of
this acre, cut and measured, or weighed TO itself,
certificate thereof to be signed by three disinter-
| ested and respectable persons.
All premiums will be paid in Silver Plate of the
best quality.