The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-23
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

| lst-The Society, believing that there Is a
| greater benefit to be derived from holding Fairs,
than The money paid in permiums, have decided.
this year, TO invite competition from abroad, and
consequently withdraw that portion OF Rule Isl
that restricts competitors TO residence in Lee
County.
| 2d-Any person may beeowe member If the
Society, by paying into the treasury one dollar,
and receive a ticket
| 3d.--Membcrs OF the Society their wives and
all their family under the age of Is years. are fres
| 20 enter the grounds ut any time, upon preseniA-
tion Of their tickets; others will be required TO
| pay fec OF twenty ave cents for each days At
| tendance.
4th.--In classes /, ., 5, 4. and s, an entrance
| fee of twenty-five cents will be charged for each
! animal entered.
5th.- No article will be admitted which is not
on the ground by o'clock Of the first day OF tho
Pair, unless by special order of the President.
6th.--No stock, or other article exhibited, will
be allowed TO be removed from the grounds with
| oat special permission from the President, until
| the announcement Of the premiums, the third
day of the Fair otherwise, their premiums will be
forfeited
Tth.-No premiums will be awarded for an y thing
which is not superior of its kind, and in the opin
ion of ths judges, fairly worthy Of premium.
sth.-The same article, ANIMAL shall, not be
entered for more than one premium.
sth.-Compctitors for crop premiums must have
the land accurately measured with Il surveyors
chain, or regular measuring tape line, and the
whole crop measured, weighed by the standard
weights and measures of the State. The land upon
which the crop raised, must be in one contigu-
GUS piece and the facts and results sworn to by
themselves, and ut least one disnterested witness
which, together with written statement of the
mode Of culture, times of blowing, kinds and guam
titles Of seed, cost Of cultivation, times Of plant
ing aud harvesting, must be filed with the Secreta-
ry, and premium will be awarded unless tho
above regulations be complied with in every PAR
ticulsr
10th. Premiums on corn and potato crops will
be awarded by the Secretary the lst day Of
January 1864, and declarations and proof must be
filed with him by the 18th of December previous.
Premiums on other field crops will be awarded ut
the time of the Fair.
18th. The Awarding Committees will hand in
their reports to the Secretary as pra .icable
and at the farthest by o'clock of the second day
of the Fair.
18th The chairman of each committee will
when handing in his report, assist the clerk in
making correct copy of It, 30 that there can be
no mistake as to the meaning and intention of the
committee. Committees viii be ESPECIALLY care
full IN making their reports that they get the cor
rect number of the entry card attached to the art
Gle or animal
18th. No person will be allowed in any manner
to interfere with the judges while in the discharge
of their duties. Any interference by com petitor
shall work forfeiture of all his entries. And any
person Offering bribe TO judge will DO expelled
from the grounds, and debarred ever after from ex
hibiting any article or animal upon the Fair
grounds during the existence Of this society.
l4th. No animal will be allowed TO run at large in
the Fair grounds. A violation of this rule will
subject the stock to expulsion from the grounds
10th. Every precauton will be taken for the safe
keeping of every article animal but in no case
will the society be responsible for any loss, damage
accident
10th. Exhibitors Of stock win be careful to have
the entry cards upon their animals that the com
mittee may not be delayed in making their awards
18th. All persons furnishing refreshments will be
required to lay in their supplies before clock of
zach day.
18th. Particular attention is invited to the laws
of Iowa. in regard to Fairs and Fair grounds,
which win he rigidly enforced.
LAWS OF lS57.-Chaptsr 1873, Section lI--"No
person or persons shall be permitted TO sell intoxi
eating liquors Of any kind. exhibit any animal or
other curiosity, for money. or hold auction for the
sale of goodsor sell by lottery or chance any srti
eles of property within tho enclosure, or within
eighty rods Vt said enclosure, where any State or
County Agricultural Fair is being held, without
written permit from the executive officer Of the as
soeiation holding raid exhibition, and regular liz
cense from the proper authorities