The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-24
Rules and Regulations.

Rules and Regulations
/. One dollar entities any person tc
membership, without which no per
son can make an entry for premiums.
2. individuals who desire to become
members will be required to purchase {
membership ticket, with which they
will receive eight admission tickets
The membership ticket is not itself 6
ticket Of admission to the grounds dur
ing the Fair; but entities the person
who owns it to all the privileges Of
membership under the Constitution and
Bylaws.
8. Admission tickets to the Fail
Ground will be sold at fifteen cents fol
each person, for each admittance,
4. All exhibitors of articles are re.
quired to become members by the pur.
chase Of membership tickets, which
must be exhibited TO the Secretary pre-
vious to making an entry on the books.
5. All exhibitors of horses and cat
tie will be required to pay twenty five
cents as an entry fee, on each addition
al entry over the first; and all exhibi-
tors of other articles will be required
to pay fifteen cents as an entry fee, on
each additional entry over the first
Provided no person shall be required
pay an additional entry fee on any ar
ticle, in case the premium offered for
said article should be one dollar or less.
Such entrance fee must be paid at the
Secretary's office at the time of entry.
6. No checks or tickets will be given
at the entrance gates. All tickets
must be purchased at the ticket office.
Cards will also be furnished by the
Secretary, at the business Office on the
Ground, for each and every article or
animal entered for exhibition, designa-
ting thereon the class and number of
the article or animal. and the owner
thereof will place the same on such ar
ticle or animal, safely secured, for the
benefit of the Judges. The name of
the owner must in no instance be added
thereto or otherwise attached to the
article or animal.
7. All persons acting as Judges, will
be presented with special tickets of ad-
mission to the Grounds, and badges,
on reporting themselves at the office OF
the Secretary and entering their names
Oh the Committee book.
8. Carriages drawn by single horse,
or by two horses shall be charged
twenty cents admission, and each per-
son in such carriage must have an en-
trance ticket, which will be taken up
by the gate keeper.
9. All animals, when entered for
premiums, shall be subject to the con-
troll of the Superintendents having the
management of their respective depart
meDts; and shall not be allowed to 90
at large upon the Grounds.
10. The Superintendents for the diff
ferent departments will receive the ar
ticles designed for exhibition in their
several departments, arrange them in
their places, exercise the necessary
care over them during the Fair.
IL. 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 o'clock M. of the
same day and the exhibitors should
see that they are properly labeled, in
order to secure the attention of the
Judges, and for the purpose of facilitat-
ing business. Persons wishing to en-
ter articles for premiums, can do so by
application to the Secretary.
IL. The examination of the Judges
will commence at II o'clock M. of the
second day of the Fair, and their de-
cisions will be made at ] 2 o'clock M. of
the third day of the Fair, and before
which time no animal or article shall
be taken from the Ground, without the
express permission of the committee
upon that animal or article. Any per-
son transgressing this rule forfeits his
title to premium.
13. Exhibitors of horses will take
notice that a sign will be rais,d in the
centre 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,
under the direction of the Superinted-
ent of horses, and there remain until
the Judges shall have decided upon
their merits.
is. In the examination of horses no
riding or driving, faster than a trot
will be allowed. A transgression of
this rule will subject the transgressor
to forfeiture of premium, or remov
al from the Grounds, at the discretion
of the Executive Committee.
Is. The General Superintendent will
have full possession and command of
the track during the Fair, and proper
persons will be at his command for all
purposes of order aud enforcement of
the rules. And no riding or driving on
the track will be allowed during the
time of examination (for which see
Rule l2), except when called on the
track by the General Superintendent
for examination.
l6. All teams are strictly forbidden
to drive within the Grounds during the
Fair, except in passing to and from
places of hitching horses, or in bring
ing persons or articles within the
Grounds, and are, under such circum-