Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-08

ton, it shall be held at the next meeting
of the Society.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERS
Sec. l. The members of this Society
shall consist of such persons as shall be
present at the adoption of this Constitu-
ton, and who shall enroll their names and
pay their initiation fee, and of such other
members as shall thereafter be admitted.
Sec. 2. New members may be admitted
by two-thirds vote of the members pres
ent, and upon the payment of the initia-
ton fee shall be entitled to the privileges
of membership.
ARTICLE ".
MEETINGS.
Sec. l. The regular meetings of this So
ciety shall be held in the city of Whining
ton, at such times as may be designated
in the Bylaws.
Sec. 2. One-tifth of the members enrolled
shall constitute quorum for the transac-
ton Of business.
ARTICLE V.
All elections of officers shall be by ballot,
and majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to choice.
ARTICLE VI.
FUNDS.
Whenever it shall be necessary funds for
defraying the current expenses of the So
ciety shall be raised by assessments on the
members But assessments for premiums
for the purchase or improvement of real
estate or other extraordinary expenses,
shall be binding only ON those who SHALL
in writing, signify their consent to be thus
assessed. Members dissenting from an as
sessment shall thereby be debarred from
any of the benefits thence arising.
ARTICLE VII.
BYLAWS
Bylaws for the government Of the So
ciety and for advancing its purposes, not
inconsistent with thu, Constitution, may,
from time to time, be made, altered or
amended or abolished by majority of the
members present.
ARTICLE VIII.
AMENDMENTS.
Every proposal to alter this Constitution
must be submitted in writing, and may be
adopted by universal consent of those pres
ent. But should objection be made, it
shall lie over until the next meeting of the
Society, when it shall require for it's adop-
ton two-thirds vote of those present.
ARTICLE TX.
EXPERIMENTS.
Each member of the Society engaged in
agriculture or the mechanic arts, shall
make annually one experiment at least. cal
culated to throw light on some important
question in agriculture and mechanism,
and report the same to the Society, under
the penalty of censure for agricultural or
mechanical inertness, and each member not
SO engaged shall contribute to Il fund
which shall be awarded by the Executive
committee to those who excel in the ex-
periments provided for in this Article.
BYLAWS.
1. The initiation fee is hereby fixed at
one dollar.
2. The regular meetings of this Society
shall be held semi-annualy, the time to be
designated by the Executive committee.
3. The Executive committee are hereby
required to secure annually, if practicable,
an address before the Society by some
suitable person.
4. The following Standing committees
shall be appointed by the President. which
shall continue during his term Of office
First-A committee on Agricultural I'm
plements and Machinery.
Secopd-A committee on Fair and
Grounds.
Third-A committee On Premiums.
Fourth-A committee on Manures.
Fifth-A committee on Ways and Means.
Sixth-A committee on Experiments and
Investigations.
Seventh-A committee on Agricultural
and General Education.
Eighth-A committee on Labor and Emil
grafton.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
AND MACHINERY.
DR.. A. E. Wright, Thos. Colville and
Col. B. +. Moore.
COMMITTEE ON FAIR AND FAIR GROUNDS.
Henry Mutt DR.. 81. II. Robinson and L.
A. Hart.
COMMITTEE ON PREMIUMS.
Hon. S. J. Person, Hon. r. S. French
and 0. G. Parsley, Esq.
COMMITTEE ON MANUREs.
Hon. r. r. Bridgers, Donald MacRae
and Dougald Mcmillan, Esq.