The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-08-09
Rules and Regulations
TICKETS.

Rules anu kegulaC1OnS.
TICKETS.
1. One dollar entities any person to
membership, without which no person
can make all entry for premium.
.. Every Member of the Society
shall be entitled to enter one animal or
article free, and for entries after that,
ten per cent, of the amount of. the first
premium in the Class for which such
animal or article will compete, shall be
charged provided, that in case of a
less premium than one dollar, no such
charge shall be made.
8. Single women, not being heads of
families, shall be allowed to make en-
tries for premiums at half fare tickets
4. All Members with their families,
under eighteen years of age, can have
free access to the Fair Grounds at all
times during the hours Of exhibition,
and any person being upon the grounds,
not being member, nor having pur-
chased ticket, shall be required to pay
twenty-five cents.
5. Single admission tickets ten cents.
To be handed to the Gate or Door
Keeper, and will admit a person but
once.
6. Horses, carriages and stock, other
than that entered for premiums, with
ont the payment of twenty-five cents
for every single horse or other animal,
and fifty cents for every pair of horses,
shall not be allowed to enter upon the
Fair Ground
GENERAL RULES.
Z. All animals when entered for pre-
miums, shall be subject to the control
of the General Superintendents having
the management of the grounds, and
shall not be allowed to 90 at large up
on the grounds.
8. The Superintendents for the diff
ferent departments will receive the ar
ticles designed for exhibition in their
several departments, arrange them in
their places, and exercise the necessa-
ry care over them during the Fair.
9. .W All articles for exhibition mast
be registered on or before 10 O'clock
A. NJ, of the second day of the Fair,
and be delivered by II nj. of the same
day; and the exhibitor should see that
they are properly labelled in order to
insure the attention of the Judges :;
and for the purpose of facilitating bus,
mess, persons wishing to enter articles
for premiums can do so by application
to the Secretary Of the Society, or to
either of the members of the Execu-
tive Committee, describing the same,
at any time previous to six o'clock, p.
Al. of the first day of the Fair.
THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY
OBSERVED, AND NO ARTICLE FOR EN-
TRY WILL BE RECEIVED AFTER 10 A. NJ.
OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE FAIR.
10. Exhibitors will be careful to
have their animals and articles ar
ranged in their appropriate places, and
in season, otherwise they will be over
looked by the Viewing Committees.
IL. The examination of the Judges
will commence at IL o'clock M. of the
second day of the Fair, and their de-
cisions viii be made at II o'clock NJ
of the third day, before which time
no animal or article shall be taken from
the ground, without the express per-
mission of the Committee upon that
animal or article. Any person trans
crossing this rule forfeits his title to a
premium. 9aza -
IL. Exhibitors Of horses will take
notice that sign will be raised in the
center of the Ring, designating the
class of horses desired for examination
by the Judges, when all horses of that
class must be brought into the ring un-
der the direction of the Superintendent
of Horses, and there remain until the
Judges shall have decided upon their
merits. The Superintendent Of Horses
shall prohibit the use of the track to
all other horses.
Is. In the examination or exhibition
Of horses, no riding or driving faster
than trot shall be allowed. A trans
gression of this rule will subject the
transgressor TO forfeiture OF premi-
um, or removal from the grounds, at
the discretion of the Executive Com
mittee.
IA. The awards of the Committee
will be read at one O'Clock, p. M. of
the third day, Immediately after which
Inc election of officers for the ensuing
year will be held.
To-. No article or animal entered for
premium, where there is no competi-
ton, shall be entitled to a premium,
unless considered Ly the Executive
Committee to be of decided merit. and
shall then receive a premium in the dis
cretion of said Committee. Nor will
any premium be awarded in anv evil
dent case of fraud in the entry of an
article or animal. sh Il
16. No person will be allowed to act
as Judge of any class in which he is
and no premiums will be
paid to persons violating this rule.
IL. All teams are strictly forbidden
to drive faster than a walk within the
grounds during the Fair, except in the !
Horse Ring, and are, at all times, when
driving in the ring, required to move
IN the same direction, keeping the CEN J