The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-08-07
Rules and Regulations.


son to a membership, without which no
person can make an entry for Pre-.
miua 9. ~ Eee
2. Single women, not being heads of
families, shall be allowed to make en-
tries of their own manufacture for pre-
miums at half fare tickets.
8. All members with their families
under 8 years of age, can have free
access to the fairs grounds at all times
during the hours of exhibition, and
any person being upon the grounds,
not being a member, nor having pnr-
chased a ticket, shall be required to
pay twenty five cents.
4. Single admission tickets ten cents,
To be handed to the gate or door keep
er, and will admit person but once.
5. All animals when entered for
Premiums shall be subject to the CON
trol of the General Snperintendcnts
having the management of the grounds,
and shall not be allowed to go at large
upon the grounds.
6. The Superintendent for the diff
itrent departments will receive the ar
ticles designed for exhibition i'm their
several departments, arrange them in
their places, and exercise the necessar,
care over them during the fair.
7. .B 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 II o'clock, NJ
of the same day, and the exhibitor
should see that they are properly Ia
belled in order to iusnre the attention
of the Judges, and for the purpose of
facilitating business. Persons wishing
to enter articles for premiums can do
SO by application to the Secretary.
~ This Rule will be strictly OBJ
served aud no entry can be made after
10 O'clock A. NJ. of the second day of
the fair.
s. Exhibitors will be careful to have
their animals aud articles arranged In
their appropriate places, and in season,
otherwise they will be overlooked by
the Judges.
9. The examination of the Judges
will commence at IL o'clock, NJ. of the
second day of the fair and their drcis
ion will he made at IL O'clock, NJ. of
the third day of the fair, and
before which time no animal or article
shall be taken from the gronnd without
the express permission OF the commit
tee upon that animal or article.
Any person iransgressin the rule
fOrteits his title to premium.
10. Exhibitors of Horses will take
notice that sign will he 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 dur
Ing such examination.
IL. In the examination Of Horses no
riding or driving faster than trot shall
be allowed. a transgression of this
rule will subject the transgressor to IA
forfeiture OF premium, or removal
from the grounds, at the discretion of
the executive committee.
II. The awards of the committee
will De read at O'clock Z. Nj. of the
third day Immediately after which the
Election of Officers fer the ensueing
y ear will be held.
Is. No article or animal entered for
premium where there is no culnpetion
shall be entitled to premium unless con-
>i.iered by the Judges 10 be of decided
merit and shall then receive premium
III thediscretion of said Judges. Nor will
any premium be awarded in any evi
dent case OF fraud in the entry of an
article or animal.
IA. No person will be allowed to act
as Judge u any class in which he is
competitor, and NJ pl eminm will be paid
to persous violating this rule.
Is. All teams are strictly forbidden
to drive faster than 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
ter of the grounds on the left. The
personal safety of those visiting the
fair requires a strict observance of this
rule.
Is. Foreign article owned ont of the
county shall compete with foreign ar
ticIes only. but will be received and en-
tered npon the same terms as those
owned in this County, and the several
committees are authorized to award
premiums on such articles i'm their dis
cretion. Henf
II. Citizens of the adjoining conn
ties in Michigan and Indiana are ex-
empt from the operation of the above
rule and are allowed to make entries
upon the same terms as citizens OF
Cass County.
Is. Cards will he furnished bv the
Secretary at the business office on the
grounds for each and every article or
animal entered for exhibition, desig-
mating thereon the class and number of
the article or animal, and the owner
thereof will place the same on such ar.
ticIe or animal, safely secured, for the
benefit of the Judges. Th> name of