The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-23


The society has on hand u Scraper and
lot Of lumber estimated at s3j 90
Which report was accepted.
On motion of Geo. Hammond ESQ.,,
james NJ. Slade, 7. Bailey and Albert
Chapman were appointed committee to
revise the constitution and report to this
meeting. The committee reported such
revision and such amendments to the
constitution as would add five directors to
the officers of the Society, and would
make the constitution as amended read as
follows
ARTICLE !, The Society shall be dc.
nominated the Addison County Agricul.
tural Society.
ARTICLE 2, The object Of tho society
shall be improvement ofagricultural pro.
auctions, useful domestic animals, domes.
tic manufactures and the mechanic arts
80 far as they concern the interests of ag-
riculture, according to the provisions Of
an act passed by the Legislature of this
State, on the first of November, A. ID.
1S43, entitled an act to encourage and
promote Agriculture.
ARTICLE 8. Every citizen of the
county, who shall sign the Constitution
and pay the sum Of one dollar to tho
Treasurer of the society shall be men,
Der thereof; and such membership shall
be continued from year to year, or the
payment Of one dollar annually in the
month Of January; Provided, that any
person paying the sum of fifteen dollars
shall be life member Of the society, and
free from annual contribution thereto.
ARTICLE A. The officers Of this socic.
ty shall consist of a President, two Vice
Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE s. There shall also be an
Executive Board, to consist of the sever
al officers named in Article and five d.
rectors, whose duty it shall be to take
the general supervision Of tho affairs of
the society, fix upon such productions, OK.
perimcnts, discoveries, or attainments in
Agriculture and Horticulture, and upon
such articles Of manufacture a shall come
in competition for premiums at the annual
fairs, also upon the number and amount
OF the premiums to be awarded, and the
time and place Of holding such fairs, to-
gether with tho general direction Of the
same. Also, to appoint the committees
to award the premiums and all other
officers not herein named that may he
found necessary or expcdient, and per-
form all other acts nccdful to promote the
objects Of tho society, Provided also that
any five Of this board shall constitute a
quorum to transact business,
ARTICLE 6. The officers Of the soci.
ETY. named in Article 4, with the five di-
rectors shall be chosen annually, by bal
lot or otherwise, as the meeting shall d.
rect by majority Of the members pres
ent-and the meetings of the society for
the election of officers, shall be holden at
Middlebury, on the third Wednesday of
January, in each year, aud by a two
thirds vote of the members present, have
power to adjourn from time to time, as
the interests of the society may demand
ARTICLE I. 1t shall be the duty of
the President to give at least ten days
public notice Of all annual meetings and
fairs Of the socioty-and he shall have
power to call any special meeting of the
society, or Of the Executive Board by
giving ten days public notice thereof.
ARTICLE S. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Secretary to keep true and fair re-
cord of all the proceedings of the society,
and Of the Executive Board TO warn the
annual meeting directed by the Prcsi.
dent.
ARTICLE Q. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to receive and dsburse all mon.
les belonging to the society, under the di.
rection ofthe Executive Board, and make
report to the annual meeting in Janu.
AIRY.
ARTICLE 10. On or before the first
day of April, annually, the President Of
the society shall give public notice Of the
premiums to be awarded n, the succeed.
ing fair, and also give motto, OF the evil
dence necessary to secure such premiums.
Provided that no premium shall be
awarded to any person who j. not a mcm-
Der fthe society.
ARTICLE IL, There shall also be elect
ed at the annual meeting one manager
from each town in the County, whose
duty shall be to solicit subscriptions, col.
lect monies, pay over the same TO the
Treasurer Of the society, and .upcrintcnd
the general interests of the society in
their respective towns.
ARTICLE II. The society at any an.
nual meeting, shall have hover by vote
Of two.thirds Of the members present to
alter or amend the Constitution as shall
be thought proper,
ARTICLE 49, Tho first meeting Of the
society shall be holden at the Court
House, in Middebury on the 22d day
Of January, 1874, at o'clock, 2. NJ.
ARTICLE II. In case Of any vacancy
or vacancies occurring in the Executive
Board or the Board Of managers from
any cause, the President aud Vice Pres
idents shall have power to appoint such
member or members of the society as
they may select to All such vacancy or
vacancies.
ARTICLE 10. 1t shall be in the power
of the Executive Board, at any regular
meeting, to appoint subcommittee of
three members, subject 10 their regula.
tions, for the purpose of performing ex-
ecutive duties belonging to the Board
ARTICLE 16. The society shall, at
their annual meeting, be allowed to pass
such bye.laws and regulations as may be
necessary for the well.being and govern
ment of the society.
Which report was accepted and the
amendments as recommended By ths
committee were adopted,