The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-11
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

on application to the Secretary,
Emporia, Kansas.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
l. Articles, other than stock, will
be received on and after the 18th of
September, and may be shipped to
the care of the Secret0ry; but in no
case will such articles be brought on
the grounds and placed OH exhibit
ton, except by and at the expense
of the owner or his authorized
agent.
ENTRIES.
1. Entries may be made at any
time before the Fair, by addressing
the Secretary, at Emporia, or by
application to him at his Office.
Persons making entries by letter,
If the entry be eff live stock, must
give the name and age of the ami
NAL, the name and residence of the
owner, and the class and lot in
which he wishes to enter.
If the entry be machinery, imple-
ments, &C., the applicant must give
the name and residence of the ma
ker, the name of the patentee, and
the name and designation of the ar
Iicle.
2. All entries will be free.
3. Articles which are the result
of mechanical or artistic skill, must
be entered by the artist, manufac.
turer, contriver or his agent.
4. Articles which are the product
of the soil, must be entered by the
producer of the same.
5. Every animal must be entered
for competition by the owner or hi:
agent.
6. When an entry is made, the
Secretary will give to the party &
card which will contain the nuu
Der of entry, class and lot, which
must be attached TO the animal OF
article.
z. No animal or article will b.
assigned a'place on the grounds I'M
til the entry shall have been made a
above.
8. Such statements and copies o
pedigrees as are required to be ex
amined by the awarding committed
must be filed with the Secretary
before the books go into the hand
of the Superintendent. All persons
having thoroughbred stock to ex
hibit, shall appear before the Elk
ecutiVe Committee, when requested
aud give satisfactory evidence O
the correctness of the pedigrees o
their stock.
8. A single animal may also b,
exhibited in sweepstakes, provided
sBch animal shall have been award
! ed a first premium in the lot il
which it is entered as q single ami
NAL, but shall not otherwise be en-
tered in more than one lot.
10. Exhibitors will at all times
give the necessary personal attention
: to whatever they may have on ex
hibition, and at the close Of til,
Fair take entire charge of the same
) All diligence will be used by the off
GERS of the Board to prevent injur.
to animals or articles on exhibition
but they will not be responsible TO
any damages or loss that may &C
cur.
IL. No entries will be made afte
the class books go into the hands o
the Superintendent.
, INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
J MITTEEs.
l. Members of awarding com
mittees will report to the Superin
tendents of their respective depart
ments at O'Clock a. m. of each da!
) of the Fair, when all vacancies will
be filled, and all necessary arrange
ments made.
2. No person can act as Superin
tendent or Judge of any lot il
which he may be an exhibitor.
5. No animal or article deemed
unworthy shall be awarded a pre-
MUM.
4. The judges will report only tn,
animals or articles entitled to pre-
miums, except that they may spe.
cially commend such others as may
be deemed worthy of commenda
ton.
5. Should any doubt arise as to
the regularity of the entry, or any
other important matter which thu
committee feel incompetent to de-
eide, they may at once report the
same to the Superintendent of thu
proper department.
8. No premiums will be awarded
to barren females shown in breed
ing classes, and proof of breeding
qualities must be exhibited to the
committee. Breeding cows mus
have produced q living calf within
the two years last past.
Z. Any improper interference
with the duties of the awarding
committees will be promptly re-
ported to the Secretary, that pre-.
-miums may be withheld for this
reason.
s. Awarding committees will BIZ
selected from the various sections
of the country, with great care, but
their names will not be made pub
& lie until the Fair.
9. The committees of award viii
be nominated by Class Superintend
, ents and approved by the Executive
Committee, by whom vacancies will
be filed. Complaints of ineffieien
cy or improperly, on the part o
the committee, may be made to the
Executive Committee, and com
mttees may be changed by them
for cause.
10. I committees are instructed
TO render their award by ballot
and without consultation with eacl
other or with outsiders, but may re
ceive necessary information through
the superintendent of The class
No persons are allowed in the rins
when animals are on exhibition
excepting the Superintendent oftht
class, awarding committee and of
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