The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
Rules and Regulations.
TICKETS

a membership, without which no person
can make an entry for premium.
2. Single women, not being heads of
families, shall be allowed to make en-
tries for premiums at half fare tickets.
8. 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.
4. Single admission tickets ten cents.
To be handed to the Gate or Door
Keeper, and will admit a person but
once.
5. Horses, carriages and stock, other
than that entered for premiums, with
out 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 Grounds.
GENERAL RULES.
6. 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 go at large upon
the grounds.
Z. The Superintendents for the diff
ferent departments will receive the ar
ticles designed for exhibition in their
several departments, arrange them i'm
their places, and exercise the necessary
care over them during the Fair.
8. ~ All articles for exhibition
must be registered on or before 10
o'clock A. NJ, of the second day of the
Fair, and be delivered by IL NJ. of the
same day f; 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 bust
ness, 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 Executive
Committee, describing the same, at any
time previous to six o'clock, p. NJ, of
first day OF the Fair.
e This RULE WILL BE sTRICTLY Y
OBSERVED, AND NO ARTICLE FOR EN-
TRY WILL BE RECEIVED AFTER 10 A. NJ.
OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE FAIR.
9. Exhibitors will be careful to have
their animals and articles arranged in
their appropriate places, and in season,
otherwise they will be overlooked by
the Viewing Committees. ..
10. The examination of the Judges
will commence at IL o'clock M. of the
second day of the Fair, and their de.
, cisions will be made at IL o'clock NJ
of the third day, before which time
no animal OF article shall be taken from
! the ground, without the express per.
mission of the Committee upon that
t animal or article. Any person trans
! crossing this rule forfeits his title to g
premium.
t IL. Exhibitors of horses will take
notice that a sign will be raised in the
e center of the Ring, designating thu
class of horses desired for examination
by the Judges, when all horses of tina
D class must be brought into the rims
3 under the direction of the Superinten
/; dent of Horses, and there remain unit
8 the Judges, shall have decided upol
s their merits. The Superintendent o
d Horses shall prohibit the use of tn
o track to all other horses.
); l2. In the examination or exhibition
n of horses, no riding or driving taste
e than trot shall be allowed. A trans
It gression of this rule will subject tn
IS transgressor TO a forfeiture of premi
II um, or removal from the grounds, a
Is the discretion of the Executive Com
n mittee.
e l3. The awards of the Committee
n will be read at one o'clock, p. NJ, Q
the third day, Immediately after whic
the election of officers for the ensuin
year will be held.
IA. No article or animal entered fc
lie premium, where there is no compel
re ton, shall be entitled to a premium
a. unless considered by the executiv
Of Committee to be of decided merit, an
shall then receive premium in the di
* cretion of said Committee. Nor wi
ar any premium be awarded in any ev
dent case of fraud in the entry Of a
se article or animal.
~ Is. No person will be allowed to az
re as Judge of any class in which he is
Fl, competitor, and no premiums will
n paid to persons violating this rule.
ct 16. All teams are strictly forbidde
of to drive faster than walk within tn
as grounds during the Fair, except in tt
Horse Ring. and are, at all times, whe
rt driving in the ring, required to NOV
C. in the same direction, keeping the eel
lit ter of the grounds on the left. TT
er personal safety of those visiting tt
of Fair requires strict observance of tn
rule.
90 II. Foreign articles owned out
the county shall compete with foreis
es articles only, but will be received al
in entered upon the same terms as tho
owned in the county, and the sever
cir Committees are authorized to -awa
on premiums on such articles in their d
cretion.. ele m