Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-27
Officers OF tho Society.
CONSTITUTION.

we, the Undersigned, deem it expo
dent that an Agricultural Society
should be organized in Floyd County
in such a manner as to become body
corporate under the general law of the
State of Iowa relating to the creation
Of corporations, therefore it is
Resoired, This 18th day of March,
A. ID. 1859, that we, the undersigned,
with our present and future associ-
atcs and successors, are hereby con-
stituted body corporate with perpet-
ual succession, to continue twenty
years; and for this purpose adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE l. This Association shall
be styled the Floyd County Agricultu-
raj Sooiay Its object shall be the
improvement of Agriculture, Horticul
ture, Mechanics, Arts, Sciences, Rural
and Domestic Economy.
ART. 2. The officers Of this Associa-
ton shall consist of President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
one Director from each Township in
the County; and the President, Vice
President, Secretary aud Treasurer
shall be ex-officio Directors and a
majority of this number at any of
their meetings shall form quorum to
do business.
ART. 3. The annual meeting of this
Society shall be held on the first day
of the fall term of the District Court
Of Floyd county, at which time the
officers shall be chosen by ballot, and
shall serve one year and until their
successors are elected and qualified i
and all the officers regular term OF
Office shall expire on the first day of
January Of each year, when the officers
elected at the annual meeting next
prior thereto shall take their seats.
Any vacancy occurring may be filled
by the Board until the next meeting.
ART. 4. The President, Vicc-Prcsi-
dent and Secretary shall constitute an
Executive Committee, and shall have
power to do all acts necessary for the
Society in the intervals of the meet
ings of the Board.
ART 5. The duties Of the President
and Vice President shall be such as
usually attach to such Offices.
ART. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary to keep a record of all mat
tiers transacted by the Society, and all
papers relating thereto, answer prompt
~ all letters and circulars from the
State Agricultural Society, perform
all the duties required of him by law,
and transact all other business usually
pertaining to that Office !; and he shall
receive such compensation for his SER
vices as the Board shall direct.
Art. I. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to receive all moneys due
the Society, and pay them out on the
order of the President, countcrsigned
by the Secretary.
ART. 8. The principal place Of bust
ness shall be at St. Charles City, and
no capital is required other than the
sums annually contributed by mem
bers, the amount received from the
State, and the proceeds of annual cx
hibitions.
ART. g. Tie Society shall hold al
Annual Fair at such time and place as
shall be designated by the Board Of
Directors.
ART. 10. The President shall have
power to call meetings of the Board
whenever he may deem it important
to do SO, and the Board may call
special meetings Of the Society on due
notice.
ART. IL. Any person may become O
member of this Society by signing
these articles, and shall be entitled te
oil the rights and privileges of mem
bcrship, to enter free of other charg,
any thing by him made or produced il
this county, or otherwise, as directet
by the Board of Directors, and hav,
the privilege of attending its Fair'
with his family by paying annually
on or before the first day of the Fair
to the Treasurer, the sum of one dol
lar, said family not to include NAL,
children over 81 years of age.
ART. H. The Board of Directors
shall have power to make all regula'
tions for entry Of articles for COMPETE
ton, admittance to fairs, premiums,
appoint awarding committees, &c,
and make all bylaws and rules which
may be deemed necessary for the good
Of the Society.
ART. Is. These Articles may be
amended or altered by vote of ma
jority Of the members, present ant
voting at any regular or special meet