The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-06
RULES & REGULATIONS
LIST OF PREMIUMS
OF THE
Monroe County Agricultural Society,
TO Be HELD AT
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Thursday and Friday, Oct. Is & l6,

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Thursday and Friday, Oct. Is & l6.
H. r. MASON, Prest.
DIR. j. WAY, IIicc Prcst.
DANIEL WALTON, Scc'y.
III. b. HILL. Ireds
DIRECTORS.
WILLIAM READ, BENJAMIN HUGHES,
JACOB c. YoHo, MARX ALBERTs, DR.. A.
j. COVERT, o. T. FLINT and JACOB n.
MITCHELL.
|. |. Upon the payment of One Dollar,
any person can become member of the
Monroe County Agricultural Society for
one year. Said membership will admit
all members and their families under
twenty-one years Of age, during the con
tinuance Of the Fair, and none but mem
bers or their families shall he allowed
to compete for premiums,
2. All kinds of stock, mechanic arts,
farming utensils, dairy products, paint
ing, needle or other fancy work of other
counties, are allowed to compete for
premiums ON an equal footing with Mon
roe County.
3. Any article offered for competition
or premium must be owned at the time
or manufactured by the person so offer
ing, or member of his family under
twenty-one years of age.
4. All articles are eligible to compete
for premiums.
5. Discretionary premiums will be
awarded on meritorious articles.
6. Exhibitors are required to have their
stock or other articles, intended for com
petition or exhibition, entered upon the
Sccretary's book, and placed within the
enclosure by II o'clock NJ, on the first
day of the Fair r,and remain until clock
on the last day, unless otherwise per-
mitted by petition to the President and
| Secretary.
Z. Upon the entry of stock or other
article, cards with the number and class
Of said stock or article will be furnished
by the Secretary, which card must be
placed on or attached to the stock or
article to be exhibited for premium.
s. Any person may present specimens
of fruit and vegetables for a premium,
whether cultivated by themselves or not,
provided they establish to the satisfaction
of the committee that the same was pro
duced within Monroe county.
9. The Awarding Committees are so
licited to be present in due time, that the
Board may not be under the necessity
of filling vacancies.
10. The Judges are respectfully re-
quested to report. themselves at the
Judges stand on the Fair Ground, by12
o'clock NJ. on the first day of the Fair, if
possible, when they will be furnished with
appropriate badges.
IL. Premiums must be called for within
fifteen days after their award, or they
will be forfeited to the Society.
70. Premiums will be paid by the
Treasurer, upon the order of the Presi-
dent and Secretary, at his office in
Woodsfeld.
13. There will be a charge of twenty
five cents for admission within the ell
closure, to persons who are not members
of the Society. Children under u years
of age ten cents.
/ IA. No horse or other animal shall be
exhibited in but one class unless q sep
arate entrance fee be paid for each
class.
Is. There shall be no riding or driv-
ing allowed within the ring, by any per-
son, faster than a trot, pace or rack, un-
der the penalty of being expelled from
the ring and forfeiting their chance for a
premium.
16 There shall not be allowed within
the Fair Ground enclosure or within the
limits prescribed by law, any wagon, tent,
booth or saloon, for the sale of ale, beer,
wine, cider, or other Intoxicating liquors,
without special permit from the Presi-
dent and Secretary, i'll writing.
II. No person will'be allowed in the
horse ring, during the exhibition Of
stock except the Judges and exhibitors.
Is. The President will be designated by
q White Rosette; Vice President, Blue !;
Secretary, Yellow; Treasurer, Pink !;
Directors, Red.
49, A well-regulated police force will
be in attendance to enforce the rules Of
the Society.
90. No article or animal to be entered
in the name of any other than the bona
tide owner, either by himself or agent.
No person who is an exhibitor can act
as Judge in the class which he exhib-
its.
81. When there is but one exhibitor,
though he may show several animals in
a class, only one premium will be awar-
ded; that to be the first, or otherwise,
as the merit of the animal or article may
be adjudged.
%. If any objection is made to any
of the Judges, it must be done in writing,
addressed to the President, stating reas-
ons, which he alone shall decide upon.
23 The Marshals will receive the ami
mails or articles for exhibition, and place
them in their proper divisions.
"a. No premiums will be awarded un-
less the articles merit them.
20. The necessary expenses of the
Fair will be paid first, and if there is not
money enough to pay the premiums
in full, dividend will be made.
Entrance fee ten per cent, on the first
premium, when the premium amounts
to two dollars or more if less than two
dollars, nothing
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
CLASS A-IST DEPARTMENT.