The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18


on application to the Secretary
Emporia, Kansas.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Articles, other than stock, viii
be received on and after the 10Th o.
September, and may be shipped tC
the care of the Secretary; but in III
case will such articles be brought OIL
the grounds and placed on exhibit
ton, except by and at the expense
of the owner or his authorized
agent.
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
II the entry be of 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.
| Ii 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
ticle.
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
| nPn6nrar tho conno
3. Every animal must be entered
for competition by the owner or bis
agent.
6. When an entry is made, the
Secretary will give to the party a
card which will contain the num-
Der of entry, class and lot, which
must be attached 10 the animal or
article.
Z. No animal or article will be
assigned place on the grounds I'M
| til the entry shall have been made as
above.
s. Such statements and copies OF
pedigrees as are required to be ex.
amined by the awarding committee
must be filed with the Secretary
before the books go into the hands
of the superintendent. All perEons
having thoroughbred stock to ex-
hibit, shall appear before the Ex-
ecutiYe Committee, when requested
aud give satisfactory evidence OF
the correctness of the pedigrees OF
their stock.
0. a single animal may also be
exhibited in sweepstakes, provided
su CHI animal shall have been award.
ed first premium in the lot in
which 1t is entered as single ami.
NAL, but shall not otherwise be ell.
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 the
Fair take entire charge of the same
All diligence will DO used by the Off
GERS of the Board to prevent injury
to animals or articles on exhibition
but they will not be responsible fol
any damages or loss that may oc
cur.
IL. No entries will be made aftel
the class books go into the hands o
the Superintendent.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
MITTEEs.
1. Members of awarding com
mittees will report to the Superin
tendcnts of their respective depart
ments at 8 O'Clock a. III. of each ia,
of the Fair, when all vacancies will
be filled, and all necessary arrange
! ments made. e
2. No person can act as Superin
tendent or Judge of any lot il
which he may be an exhibitor.
3. No animal or article deemed
unworthy shah be awarded pre-
MUM.
4. The judges will report only tn
o animals or articles entitled to pre-
4 miums, except that they may spe
cially commend such others as may
be deemed worthy of commenda
ton.
5. Should any doubt arise as t.
the regularity of the entry, or an,
{. other important matter which in
committee feel incompetent to de
eide, they may ut once report tn
same to the Superintendent of tn
proper department.
o. No premiums will he awarded
to barren females shown in breed
! ing classes, and proof of breeding
qualities must be exhibited to tn
, committee. Breeding COWS mus
have produced living calf within
the two years last past.
q 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 thi
reason.
8. Awarding committees will b
selected from the various section
/, of the country, with great care, bu
their names will not be made put
lie until the Fair.
8. The committees of award wi
be nominated by Class Superintend
ents and approved by the ExecutiV
Committee, by whom vacancies wi
be flied. Complaints of inefiicieI
+ cy or improperly, on the part {
the committee, may be made to tn
Executive Committee, and con
4 mittees may be changed by then
/, for cause. t-..,..,
10. L committees are instruete
to render their award by balio
and without consultation with eac
other or with outsiders, but may n
i. ceive necessary Information thrCug
A the Superintendent of The elias
Y No persons are allowed in the rim
L when animals are on exhibition
excepting the superintendent oftf
Fl class, awarding committee and o
4 fieers of the Society.
4 IL. No discretionary premium
shall be awarded but animals I
n articles not included in the regnli
+ list may be commended, and II
commentator entered on the bool
i of the committee for the action
J the Board.
Il AUCTION.
g. Public sales of stock and 9th
y articles may take place every d,
I during the Fair, under the directi.