Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-07-20
CONSTITUTION

| T. OFFICERS Of THE SOCIETY. 5as-
Presidest-THEoDoRE CLApp.: 1
I Tice President-WM. Z. HAYNES. ,l
{ Trsasurer-D. w. KREBs.
Seeretary-O. W. VaLLErrEs f-Tri
MANAGERS FOE ONE YEAR:-E. Tindsll, Jas
| N. Campbell, B. Amsden, Hiram Half. s r
MANAGERS FOR Two YEARs:-O. W. VslIettf,
ID. W. Krebs, J. P. Elderkin, Benz. Innman
s. 8. Rathbun, ID. Belts. A ar7 fr-s @. ri
IS 1iaads CONSTITUTION. ~
ART. This society shall be called Che
SOCIETY. The officers shall consist Of
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
and not less than eight Managers; to be elected
at such time in each year as the society shall
determine, The President and Vice President
shall hold their offices for one year, and The
Managers for two years, and until their sucfes-
sors shall be duly elected. The Managers, al
their first meeting after the first election held IN
pursuance of this rule, shall be divided by lot,
as near as may be, into two classes; the terms
Of office Of the first class, shall expire in one
year, and of the second class in two years, SC
that ohe-half of the Managers may be annually
chosen thereafter. The BOARD Of Directors shall
elect Secretary and Treasurer, who shall hold
their offices for one year, and until their sue.
cessors are elected. r.
ART. Il.-Members of this Society must be
residents of the county, and pay the sum Of one
dollar annually to the Treasurer. 500 Is y1sv.
ART. III.-The competitors for premiums
must be members of the Society. slf
ART. IVA list Of the articles for which
premiums are to be awarded by the Society
must be pubiished in a newspaper, or in hand
bills. at least one month previous to the day Of
exhibition. | ~.
ART. V.-All articles offered for premiums
must be owned by the persons offering the same
or by members of their families; aad pEoduc-
tions Of the soil, or manufactured articles must
be produced or manufactured within the county.
Arr. yL--Awarding committees of three
persons each, shall be annually appointed by
the Directors of the Society, for Judging the
different classes of articles offered in Composition
and awarding premiums for the same sE
Arr. VH.-The awarding committees must
comply with the provisions Of the law requiring
competitors for premiums on craps and other
improvements, TO furnish full apd correct state
ments Of the process aad expense of culture and
production, &c. f-.ev -i-sr4t {
ART. VIlI.-Competitors for premiums ON
crops shall be required to have the ground and
itS ptouuCS dCoui dOcAJ licdSuicu W hu ious NAAp
two disinterested peFsons, whose statements
shall be verified by affidavit. nF t
Arr. &I.-Premiums on grain and grass
crops shall not be awarded for less than one
acre, and on root crops not less than one fourth
OF an acre. the whole quantity produced on the
amount of land specified, shall be measured or
weighed; root erops to be estimated by weight
divested of tops, sixty pounds to be considered
bushel; and grain crops to be measured or
weighed according to the usual standard and
the rules in relation to other props and produc-
tiong 70 be agreed on by the Directors Of the
Society. -V--1a 5f'H
ART. X-The annual exhibition of the So
ciety must be held at some period between the
first day Of September and the first day Of No
vember; premiums on crops may be awarded
at later period if thought necessary 80
ART. XI.-All premiums awarded at any Fair
must ba called for by the first day of January
following, or they viii be forfeited to the So
ciety. w b. ts.I sas rfef. ls-7-Ha7 o
REGULATIONS FOR AWARDING COMMITTEES.
The Committees will hear particularly in
mind that the object of the law is to encourage
profitable production, and although due regard
should be paid to large crops, and neatness, and
permanent fixtures, yet the premium must be
adindged to that farm, or field, or product, &C.,
which shows the largest amount Of profit, DC
that is, the largest net profit whether the largest
crop or not, will be entitled to the premiun.-
Judges ON animals will make proper allowance
for age and other circumstances and will moi
encourage oyer.fed animals w. -. ~ +