The Placer herald., 1863-01-17
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
OF THE PLACER COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

OF THE PLACER COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
This Association shall be known and designa
ted by the name and style Of Placer County
Agricultural Society
ART. H.
The territory embraced by this Association
shall be the county Of Placer, but non resident!
of said county may become members of this
Society by paying the sum required by this Con
stitution.
The objects of this Society are the fostering
encouraging and aiding in developing agrcul
ture, horticulture domestic manufactures. min
ing mechanics, household economy and general
domestic industry; stock raising, improvement
Of domestic animals, trial of speed of horses and
for the dissemination of useful infOrmat ton on
these subjects.
The officers of this Society shall be Presi
dent, two Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treas.
urer. and two Directors.
ART. V,
The President, Vice Presidents, Secretary,
Treasurer and Directors shall constitute the
Board of Managers, all of whom shall be mem.
bers OF this Society and citizens OF this county
at the time of their election. The said officers
shall form a Board for the government Of this
Society, and in said Board shall be vested Eek
cept as otherwise hereinafter provided) all the
powers and duties of this Society,
A majority of said Board of managers shall
form quorum to do and transact business, pro-
vidcd, that nine members of the Society in all
meetings OF the Society be quorum.
ART. VI,
SEC. l. The said officers shall be elected an
nually by the members Of this Society, and shall
hold their Office for one year. and until their
Successors are elected and assume the duties of
their Office AT all elections the voting shall be
by ballot and lie decided by the number of votes
cast.
SEC. 2. A public meeting Of this Society
shall be held on the second day OF the annual
exhibition in each year for the purpose of elect
ing officers and for such other business as may
come before it.
The President shall preside at all meetings of
this Society or Of the Board of Managers; shall
have power when in his Judgement necessary,
at the written request OF ten members, to call
special meetings; shall put all motions and de
clare the result and in the event of tie give
the casting vote; shall appoint all committees
not otherwise ordered, ana shasl sign all financial
and official documents not otherwise provided
for.
In the absence Of the President, one of the
Vice Presidents shall preside, and in the absence
of the President and both Vice Presidents Il
President pro tenn shall be appointed by the
members present
ARTICLE VIII
The Secretary shall attend the meetings of this
Society and of the Board of Managers, and shall
keep record of the proceedings thereof; he
shall register in books kept for that purpose the
life and annual members OF the Society," he shall
conduct the correspondence OF the Society, and
shall also receive and file all letters addressed to
the Society, holding the same subject to the
Board OF Managers.
He shall prepare and publish all notices of
meetings, shall keep roll of III Committees
and call the same whenever desired to do so by
the Chair; shall sign all certificates Of member
ships, and forward the same to those entitled to
receive them, together with IL copy of the Con
stituton of the Society. He shall keep book
prepared for that special purpose, the name and
address of every members shall prepare and
sign all 9ratuitous or complimentary cards or
tickets OF admission; shall countersign all d-
plomas, certificates of merit, etc., awarded by
the Society, and forward the same to their re-
spective claimants. He shall be eX-of1cio libra
ran, shall keep the seal and all the plates, dies,
engravings. etc, belonging to the Society, and
shall cause to be struck therelrom such models
and impressions as may from time to time be re-
quired, He shall have charge Of all specimens,
models, plants, seeds, books ETC., and arrange,
prepare. or distribute the same under the drec
tion of tide Board. He shall at any animal fair
der its appropriate department Of the name of
the animal or article object exhibited for
pl emium, and the name of the person exhibiting
it, and shall in the same book record the award
of the committee. He shall receive all moneys
paid to the Society and ply the same, unless
otherwise ordered by the Board of Managers, to
the Treasurer, taking receipt therefor. He
shall countersgn all drafts ordered by the Board
and all certificates of annual and life member
ships, and keep an account of the same. At any
fair or other exhibition of the Society he may
appoint such assistants as he may deem necessary
to aid him in the discharge Of his duties. He
shall be entitled to receive for his services such
compensation as the Board of Managers may
award. If the Secretary be absent from any
meeting Of the Society, or OF the Board OF Man
ayers, a Secretary pro tenn shall be appointed by
the Board or by the Society
ART. TX.
The Treasurer shall give Bonds (and security if
the Board require it, to the acceptance OF the Board
of Managers) to the Society il such sum as ma
jority Of said Board may determine, conditioned
that he will receive and pay over on their order,
all moneys and other articles, the property of
the Society, that may come into his hands as
Treasurer, which bond shall be deposited with the
Secretary He shall receipt for all funds at the
hands of the Secretary and shall disburse the
same only on the order of the Board, attested by
the President and Secretary. He shall also hold
in trust all certificates of stock, bonds, notes,
deeds, or other evidence of debt or possession
belonging to the Society, and shall transfer
invest or dispose of the same only by direction
of the Society. or by written order of the Board.
He shall keep accurate accounts of all moneys
and otherarticles by him received as Treasurer,
and from whom received and to whom and for
what paid out; and shall make report on the
financial operations of the Treasury as often as
may be required by the Board Of Managers and
he Shall make an annual settlement Of his ac
counts with the Board of Managers which will
be submitted to the Society at the first annual
meeting of the Society. He shall deliver to his
successor in office all moneys, papers and other
property of the Society in his possession.
ART. x.
Sec. l. annual Membership. Any white
person, by paying to the Society the sum Of five
dollars shall receive certificate of membership
for the current year; such certificate shall be
ila4,