Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-18
RULES q REGULATIONS

All persons who may become members OF the So
ciety before the time OF the fair by the payment
Of one dollar will be furnished with membership
certificate which will admit him, together with his
wife and minor children, to the fair ground at all
times during the fair and entities him 10 compete Tor
any Of the premiums Of the society.
Tickets admitting to the lar ground, 70 cents -
good for one day Single teams viii be admitted to
the fair ground for 25 cents double 30 cents,
whether members of the society nOn-memOers; but
the inmates OF carriages must be provided with
certificates of membership, or tickets.
Membership certificates, individual tickets and
team tickets may be procured at the Secretarys Of
fee which will be located near the entrance 10 the
fair ground and all must be provided herewith be-
tore entering the ground as no money viii be taken
at the gate.
All animals and articles competing for the pre-
NUNS of the society must be registered the Sec
retarys Office, and tags bearing their respective mum
bers attached thereto before II O'Clock Of The first
day of the fair excepting articles for exhibition ia the
hall which may be registered at the Office OF the sd
perintenden of the hall before II O'Clock Of the first
day of the fair.
All animals and articles entered to compete for
premiums must remain on exhibition until O'Clock
of the second day Of the fair StabOg ana feed dur
ing the night will be furnished 10y the society free
TO the owners, for animals FROM distance. Animals
coming but q short distance be taken nome a"i
returned before o'clock OF the second day; but none
shall be taken from the ground before + O'Clock 7.
NJ of the first day Hay will DE furnished by the So
ciety for feeding animals the ground during the
fair.
NJ, pro aliun1a will De Awarded unit tha second
day OF tho fair vhou All t44opaia. u.,.. nod
ceS will be decorated 10y the awarding committees by
attaching ribbons to them a-.Jtjug she ISL
white the I'd and blue the 81 premiums.
All persons entering animals Or articles Tor pre-
ri.
ceptng ladies competing in the miscellaneous depart
ment
Butter to compete for a premium must have
been manufactured in June; and together with cheese
and sugar, must be accompanied by statement Of
the method of manufacture.
Any animal or article marked with the owners
name, with marx or signs indicating their owner
ship will he excluded from receiving premiums.
Nominal article will be entitled TO q prtml
um unless meritorious though there may be nothing
competing in its class.
In the mechanical department articles to be en-
titled to d premium must be exhibited 10y the manu-
facturer of the same but certificates OF merit may b
awarded on such articles to the owners thereof though
they be not the manufacturers.
All members of committees will report them
selves at the Secretarys Office at | o'clock Of tn
first day Of the fair, when all vacancies will be filled
and the committees receive their instructions and en-
ter at once upon their duties. The committees o.
all classes OF cattle, sheep swine and poultry and al
so on stock horses, breeding mares and colts, ant
committees on mechanical and the miscellaneous dc
partments will report to the Secretary their award
in their several departments, at O'Clock P. NJ. Of
the first day of the fair; but the committees will i
no case make their awards public until the secon
day, when they decorate the premium animals an
articles All other committees viii report thei
awards to the Secretary, at u O'Clock NJ Of the
ond day of the fair.
The directors reserve the right to withhold an
premiums awarded through fraud or improper unfit
ences. Appeals to the directors from the award
and decisions of committees must Oe made betor
the premium list is made up for publication Tn
directors also reserve the right TO pay percentag
of the premiums awarded, in The funds Of the
ciety will not admit OF paying premiums in full