The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-23
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

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of September. aI a.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. aa
1st. Articles intended for exhibition must
be entered on the Secretary's books before
they are admitted within the enclosure.
On the entry of articles, cards will be
furnished, with the department, class, sec
ton, and the owners name thereon, as en-
tered at the ofice, which are to be attached
to the article to be exhibited. No article
shall be removed from the enclosure
without permission of the Board until the
Superintendent gives public notice that all
articles may be taken away.
Cd. No article can be entered to compete
for more than one premium, except as a
part Of collection in the same class, or
among sweepstakes.
ADMISSION.
Tickets which will admit the proper own
er with his wife land children under TWEEN
ty years of age) to the Fair ground, one
dollar-good during the Fair. r..
Cd. Tickets of admission, price twenty
five cents each, can be had at the Treasur-
er's Office, near the entrance of the enclos-
ure-good for one admission only.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
1st. The Awarding Committees, or
Judges, viii be called at 10 O'Clock on
Thursday morning, in front of the office of
the Board, where vacancies if any will be
filled. They will be furnished at the same
time with list of the articles to be exam
ined, and they will report their awards to
the Secretary in writing, on or before two
o'clock on Friday.
Cd. The Society will carefully preserve
all articles while on exhibition during the
Fair, but they will not be responsible for
for any losses or accidents that may occur.
Sd. The office of the Secretary and Treas
urer. Will be kept near the entrance to the
Fair ground, during the Fair, and be ready
to do business at all reasonable hours.
INsTRU CTIoNs TO JUDGES.
lst When majority of the Judges on
any section are present, they shall consti
tute quorum, and be authorized to award
premiums, and the first on the list of those
present shall be Chairman, but when
committee cannot agree there shall be no
award.
Cd. A premium will not be awarded
when the article is not worthy, though there
be no competition.
Sd. The Judges Of animals will have re-
gard to symmetry, early maturity, size and
general characteristics Of the breed which
they Judge; they will make proper allow
ance for age, feeding, etc., but will give no
to over feeding of animals
for breeding classes.
4th. No premiums will be awarded to
barren females shown in breeding classes.
9th. all premiums will be paid in cash.
Competitors for premiums on breeding
are required to exhibit them in
breeding condition, not fatted; and evidence
must be produced that they are breeders
and not barren animals.
No person other than the Judges will be
permitted to 60 into the ring, where stock
is exhibiting, except the officers Of the So
ciety or Marshal.
No stock will be permitted to enter the
ring, unless under halter and n the care of
a groom.
Animals will be exhibited in the rings
prepared for that purpose. and the premium
ribbons attached by the Judges before leav-
ing the enclosure. First premium, red
second premium, blue.
Breeding cows must have produced liv-
ing calf.
LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT.