Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-09-03
c O N STIT U TION

The style Of this Society shall be "THE iowa COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Its object shall be to improve the condition Of Agr
culture Horticulture and the Mechanical and Household
Arts.
SECTION This Society shall consist of such citizens Of
the County shall signify by writing their wish to become
members and shall pay subscribing no less than one
dollar dollar annually thereafter also OF honorary
and corresponding members The pa ment Of ten dollars
shall constitute aie membership and shall exempt the donor
from annual contributions
SECTION The officers of the Society shall consist of
President three Vice Presidents Secretary, Treasurer
and an Executive Committee The Executive Committee
shall consist President Fix Presidents Vice Presidents
Secretary Treasurer General Committee Of whom
shall be located in each Of the several towns of the County
Three shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Com
mittee.
SECTION The President shall preside at all meetings
of either the Society Executive Committee if present.
and in his ABSENCE his duties shall deyoye Of the
Vice Presidents.
SECTION The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the
Society and trancrbe the in the Record Book of the
Society carry the correspondence with other societies.
with individuals and with the General Committee, in the
furrherance of the general interests of the Society
SECTION The Treasurer shall keep the funds OF the
Society and dsburse them order of the President
Executive Committee attesed by the Secretary, and shall
make report of all his receipts and expenditures at each
annual meeting of the Society.
Section s The Executive Committee shall make out a
premium list and have the published in ali the County
napers at least three weeks previous to the holding OF the
annual Fairs They shall take charge of and distribute or
nreserve all Seeds plants books models &c. which may be
transmitted the Society," and shall also have charge of all
communications designed calculated for publication and
shall collect arrange and publish the same in such form
rs thew shall deem best promote the objects of the So
cety.
SEcTIoN The General Committee shall be charged with
the interests of the Society the towns in which they
orally reside and will constitute medium of communication
between the Executive Committee and the remote mem
bers of the Society
sEcrIoN s There shall be annual meeting of the So
cety ON the evening Of the second day of the Fair the
Fair Grounds in Dodgevile, at which time all the officers
shall be chosen by ballot majority vote necessary to
choice with the exception OF the General Committee who
may be elected viva voce appointed by the Executive
Communities who may also fill any vacancy which may
in the officers of the Society during the interval
SECTION Special meetings may be convened by the
Executive Committee whenever the interests OF the Society
may REQUIRE by notice being published in all the papers IN
the county Nine members shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business.
SECTION 10 The Society shall hold Annual Show and
Fair at such time and place as shall be designated by the
Executive Committee.
SECTION II No person shall be officer OF this society
uness he shall be- at the time of his elections for period
not less than three years time previous actively en-
gagged in some of the pursuits whose interest is the great
object of this Society aid and foster and as tar as rac
cable in the opinion of the Executive Committee the same
restrictions shall apply the selection OF the orator 10 de
liver the Annual Address.
SECTION u 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary to
transmit the Corresponding Secretary OF the State Agr-
cultural Society by the first of january in each year an OH
cial report Of the doings Of the Society.
SECTION ID This Constitution may be altered amended
any regular meeting by vote OF twothrds OF the mem
bers present thereat