The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
Premium List, RIFLES and Regulations
OF THE
WAPELLO COUNTY
Agricultural Society.
FAIR TO BE HELD AT
0TTUMWA, IOWA,
OCTOBER 18th and 14th
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
OFEICFRS

2. All awarded premiums uncalled
for for thirty days after tho close Of
the Fair, shall be deemed donated to
the Society.
3. Awarding committees may re-
commend discretionary premiums for
articles Of morit which may be OK
hibited.
A. Prcmiums shall not DO awarded
when tho animal or article is doomed
unworthy.
| 5. All articles must be marked with
cards, which will be furnished by the
secretary, designating tho class and
number; and these cards must not be
removed until after tho awarding
committee have finished their exam
nations.
6. An entry of ten per cent for oil
premiums will be required, except
where particularly specified.
z. The executive committee will
take every possible precaution for the
safe keeping Of all articles on exhibit
ton after their arrival and arrange
mcnt, but the society will not be re-
sponsiblc for any loss or damage that
may occur. they desire exhibitors
to give personal attention to their
animals and articles, and at the close
of the fair to attend to their removal.
8. Red ribbons will be attached to
the animals and articles receiving the
first premiums, and blue to those OBJ
tanning the second
8. All animals competing for pre-
miums, must be entered in the name
of the bona fde owners. Should
doubts arise, awarding committees
may require affidavits of ownership
from exhibitors.
10. Exhibitors will confer a great
favor on the officers of the associa.
ton, by making their entries at as
early day as possible.
II. Persons renting refreshment
booths will not be permitted to soil
Intoxicating drinks.
IL. Any person found intoxicated
upon the fair grounds, or acting in u
disorderly manner, shall be immedi-
ately elected from the grounds. No
betting will be allowed on the grounds.
The following paragraphs are Ia
ken frot1 the Laws of Iowa., Chapter
! 1873, approved January %, 1857:
"Sec. IL. Noperson or persons shall
be permitted to sell any Intoxicating
liquors OF any kind, or exhibit any
animal or other curiosity, for money,
or hold auction for tho sale Of goods,
or sell by lottery, or chance, any ar
ticles of property, within tho enclo-
sure, or within eighty rods of said
enclosure, where any state or county
agricultural fair is being held, with
out written permit from the exccu-
tive officer of the association holding
such exhibition, and a regular license
from the proper authorities.
"Scc. II. The president of said as
ISOLATION may arrest or cause to be
arrested any person or persons viola
ting the provisions of the eleventh
section of this act, without warrant,
and cause tho same to be sent forth>
with before any justice of the peace
or other magistrate of competent jur
isdiction; and if tho magistrate shall
find the person or persons SO arrested
guilty of the offense charged, he shall
mulct each person SO found guilty in
fine of not less than five dollars nor
over one hundred dollars for each Of
fence. Prouided, That this act shall
not interfere with tho prosecution of
any regular legitimate business, car
ried on in a permanent manner, in an
established business house."