Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25

so as TO make complete report at tn
, meeting, for which your President an
Treasurer have spent many days in a
0 endeavor to complete and make full r,
t port of the same For the names an
? residence of the Life Members that hav
been received by the Treasurer, l woul
refer you to the book Of the Constitution
where each name is recorded, togethe
; with the number of the certificate c
membership, belonging to the same, unde
the name of the town of which they ar
residents. A. ID. SMITH,
Treasurer
Rutland, Vt, Jan. Goth, 1869.
THE REVISED CONSTITUTION OF TIL
; RUTLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL. SO
Getty ADOPTED FEB. II, 1869
Article /. This Society shall be de
nominated g The Rutland County Agri
cultural Society"
Article 2. The objects Of the Societ,
shall be the improvement of Agriculture
productions, useful Domestic. Animals
methods of production, Domestic Manu-
features. and the Mechanic Arts 1t shall
| ilso be the object of the Society to aid il
Ill practical ways, and according to it,
means, such investigations as will help t.
solve the various questions which may
arise in the progress Of the art Of AgriGul
+ ture.
Article 3 Any person who shall pay tc
the Treasurer OF the Society ten dollars
III one payment, for the use of the Society
shall receive from the Treasurer a certif-
cate which shah constitute such person a
life member of the Society.
Article /. Life-members shall have the
privilege OF making entries of animals o.
articles, free III any class for exhibition
and premium, and free admission to the
lair grounds ON all occasions, under such
regulations as the Board Of Directors MAY
prescribe Provided, however, that ami
mails or articles not owned in, or the pro
duce or manufacture of Rutland Co
shall not be allowed to compete for pre-
niums unless specially provided for BY
the Board Of Directors
Article .. Any person who shall pay to
the Treasurer OF the Society one dollar
before or during any fair, shall have the
privilege OF making entries to compete for
premiums, and admission to the fan
grounds for the fair then pending.
Article d. Any person holding a certifi
cate of membership, may assign his ~
her certlhc it to any person not a member
and such assignment shall convey to the
assignee all the rights and privileges con.
ferred by such certificate upon the assign
or, and such assignment shall dissolve the
assignor's connection with the Society
Provided, also, the assignee shall submit
the certificate so assigned to the Treasurer
of the Society for his approval before such
certificate shall be available.
AFtIrln 2 Tho ,t;.,r,
shall be a President, two Vice Presidents
a Secretary, a Treasurer, three Trustees
three Auditors, and a Board of Directors.
to consist OF the officers above named, and
one member from each town in the county
having one resident member, whose duty
1t shall be to fix upon such productions,
discoveries and attainmentS in Agricul-
ture and Horticulture, and upon such
articles Of manufacture as shall come in
for premiums and designate
one or more days for a Fair which shall /.
he held on the Fair ground in Rutland. T
between the first day of September and .
The first day of November annually, and .
upon the number and amount of premiums
10 be offered at such Fair. together with
the general directions of the same Also.
TO appoint Judges to award premiums and .
perform all other acts necessary to pro-
mote the objects of the Society not other
wise specially delegated. Provided also,
that any seven OF the directors shall CON
'tItute quorum to transact business No
person shall be eligible 0 office unless he
oe life member OF the Society.
Article 5. The officers shall be chosen
annually by ballot or nomination, as the
meeting shall direct by majority of the
members present, and hold their respect
We offices till others are elected and the
meetings of the Secretly for the election OF
Ulcers shall be holden at Rutland on the
hird Wednesday CT January in each
fear.
Article 0. 1t shall be the duty Of the
President to give at least eight days pub
&c notice of all meetings OF the Society
nd on or before the first wee III July an
lually, he shall give public notice OF the,
ime OF holding, and the premiums offered
It the succeeding Fair, also the conditions
lpon which premiums will be awarded,
nd he shall have power to call special
meetings. OF the Society, or Of the Board
# Directors, by giving eight days public
.nticc thereof, III one or More I newspapers
In the county
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+ al S n " ~ of th " sn 'a[ leG apI
+ the Bard of Director. and +, var, an
nsafin~- Jirrrfn8 hv tho Pre-,5nrt hI-a
o give certificates ii premiums awarJpd
pecifying the amount Of the award. and
he animal or article upon which it was
ntde.
Article T. 1t shall ba the duty of the
}oard OF Trustees, to take charse Of. and
:eep in repair, the grounds and premises
i the Society. to make all contracts for
or renting all or any part or
,riyilo2e on said srounds,to provide means
on collectingand securing such fees for
Omission to the grounds ms tic Board OF
Directors may prescribe, and for euItivat-
NJ, managing and d'spo~lng 81 all eror i
,roWn on the grounds. And thy .oaIl.
-eap "H account embracing I'll e. ;,",,,-
i receipts and expenses IN tn ,'.,,,.rr.
nee OF their duty, and rePu- =