Nebraska advertiser., 1869-08-19
EQUATION
PRICE OF ADMISSION.

The Fees of membership are $500,
which constitutes the Contributor a
member of the Society for one year,
and entities all the bona fde family,
under age, to admission to the Fair
during the Exhibition, and, if resi-
dents of Nemaha County, to exhibit
as many articles as may be wished.
The Society retains Is per cent. on
all cash Premiums as entry fee.
Each member will be admitted upon
presentation of his or her ticket.
Single admission, so cents.
Visitors to the Fair are requested to
provide themselves with change. The
Ticket-sellers are instructed not to re-
ceive any bills of a denomination over
five dollars.
Nc checks will be given at the gates.
Parties with single admission tickets,
go out, will have to pay on return.
The Fair is open to the whole world
on these terms. N~on-residents of the
State will be charged, in addition to
membership, or single-admittance fee,
an entrance fee of $1.OO for each article
exhibited, subject to the rules of the
Society. Nc cash Premium awarded
tonOn-residents-Diploma only awar-
ded. But they are allowed to compete
in all classes and respects.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Exhibition will open to the
public on Tuesday, the 21st of Septem-
Der, and will close, positively, on
Thursday, the 23d.
The gates will be opened at s O'Clock
AM, of each day, and at that time
every Ofic e is requiredt TO be at his post.
No ~disorderly conduct of any kind
will be permitted a police force will
be upon the grounds sufficient to pre-
vent the same, and to see that all rules
are observed.
Appropriate Premiums for Lady's
driving and riding matches, will be
made up and announced in due time.
No Premiums are offered for speed
of animals. After the Fair closes each.
| day, the track will be free to persons
who desire to trOt, pace or run their
horses. The Society, as such, will in.
no wise be responsible for these exer-
cises.
ANIMALS.
No animal will be allowed to run at
large On the grounds.
Any animal over five years old,
having taken a first premium during
the Fair of any preceding year, will
not again be permitted to compete for
the prize In the same ring. This rule
will not apply to Sweepstakes.
Every article or animal upon the
Grounds shall, during the Fair, be
under the control of the Board of Di-
r~ectOrs, and whilst every possible pre-
caution will be taken for the safe
keeping of the same, the Association
will in no case be responsible for any
loss or damage that may occur.
EXHIBITION.
No person, except the Awarding
| Committee on duty, and the officers Of
the Society, will be allowed inside of
the arena whilst the Exhibition Is
going on.
At the time of making an entry of
thoroughbred stock of any kind, the
party applying will be required to
furnish the Secretary with authentic
pedigrees, which will be passed upon
by the different Committees.
If it be ascertained that any exhib-
itOr has made or caused to be made,
any false statement in regard to any
animal or article exhibited. or if any
exhibitor shall attempt to interfere
with the Judges in the performance
of their duties, by letter or otherwise,
he shall be excluded from competition.
Circulars are considered interference.
The exhibition of stock will COM
mence at the time and proceed in the
order specified in the programme.
Animals not ready at the proper time
and place will be ruled out of cOmpe-
titiOn.
Apprentices entering articles of
their own production for competition,
must furnish, at the time of entry, a
certificate from their employers, stat
ing their ages and the time they.have
served in business.
Persons desiring space for the-exhi-
bitiOn of articles or machienry, not
entered for competition, must make
the same known to the Secretary at as
early a day as possible, and give the
name of the article, of the exhibitor,
of his place of residence, and specify
the amount of space required.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
21st and 22d days of September, the
Superintendent of the various depart
ments will be on the Fair Grounds for
the purpose of receiving and arrang-
ing articles for exhibition. But heavy
machinery, and even other articles,
may be taken ON to the Grounds sooner
if the parties choose. No article will
be received after the 22d day of Sep
TENDER.
No invention or products of convict
labor will be received for competition.
ENTRIES.
No person whatever will be allowed
to see the entries until after the awards
are made.
Entries can be made at any time be-
fore the Fair by application to the
Secretary, at the Office of the Society.
During the Fair, entries will only be
received at the Office of the Secretary,
on the Fair Grounds.
When an entry is made of any arti-
Gle, the Secretary will give to the party
a card, which will contain the number
of entry and class, and must be at
tached to the article.
Exhibitors will confer a great favor
on the officers of the Society by MAX
ing their entries at as early a day as
possible.
Persons living abroad can make
their entries by letter; but in such
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the applicant must give the name and
age of the animal, the name of the
sire, the name and residence of the
owner, and the class in which he
wishes to enter. If the entry be of
Machinery, Implements, etc., the APP
plicant must give the name and resi-
dehce of the maker, the name of the
p~atentee, and the name or designation
of the article.
No article shall be entered in more
than one department.
AWARDING COMMITTEES.
Committees are particularly request
ed not to give encouragement To over