Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31


The adjourned meeting Of the Spanish
Aerino Sheep Breeders of Vermont con
yened at the Addison House, Middlebury
Wednesday. March 22i, 1876. and was call
ed to order by the president. Col s
StOwell. The report Of the committee to
draft constitution was read snd adopted
The principle articles are as follows
Art. /. This association shall be called TIE Yer
moat Merino Sheep Breeder Association
Art. 2. The object Of this association IS in lts Own
sphere, and n cooperation with other similar as
soeauons In other states 10 preserve the purity Of
the spanish Herino race Of sheep, encourage their
further Improvement, and as a means to these ends
10 provide Tor the registration Of tie histories and
ped srees Of the hoeks 0. Spanish Msflno sheep IN
Vermont and elsewhere.
Art. .. Breeders Of Merno sheep may become
members OF this association BY signing this consti
tuition themselves or instructing the Secretary 10
DO the same, and paying into the treasury the sum
Of two dollars annually.
Art. :. IL shall be the duty Of the Committee On
pedlsrees 10 examine carefully the statements and
evidence presented by persons who desire 10 have
their sheep registered and Il in their iud yrneut
they shall deem the evidence sufficient To warrant
they shall admit their nocks to record but II thew
deem tie statements erroneous or the evidence IN
sufficient, they shall reject the sane For the time
actually employed in this work OF examining evi
tied TO compensation o; two dollars and MY cents
per day and travelling expenses from those having
the pecigrees Of their sheep examined or record.
This comm ttee with the secretary shall Constitute
the publishing committee Of the association and
they snail De entitled 10 Ike pay for time spent in
ries OF nocks Tor record and publ, alton.
Art. s. Any parties who may feel ssgrieved at
the decisions OF the committee on pedigrees shall
have the right to appeal to the executive board
within sixty days, and their decision shall be anal
N the matter
The following gentlemen we've appointed
by the chair a committee to nominate list
Of officers for this ASSOCIATION Albert
Chapman. 5. 5. Rockwell. VIM. Il. Delong
L. P. Clark. Capt. f. Moore
After retiring and consultation the com
mittee reported the following list of nomi-
nations for officers President n. T.
Sprague. Jr.. Brandon vice presidents, S.
s. Rockwell, Cornwall. George Campbell,
Westminster secretary, Albert Chapman,
Mlddlebury treasurer. Charles D. Lane,
Cornwall (; directors, E. n. Bisse.l. Shore
ham. L. p. Clark, Addison, J II. Mead,
West Rutland. A. E. Perkins. Pomfret
committee on pedigrees, r Remele,
Middlebu ~, } t. stickney. Shoreham. j
J. Crane. Bridport
On motion the report VI the committee
was accepted and the several oGcers were
elected BY the adoption of the report Vice
President s. : Rockwell then took the
chair
On molten the chair appointed the iol.
lowing q committee to confer with the
committee appointed by the New York
Wool Growers Association to confer with
the Ohio and Vermont committees" Albert
Chapman. Middlebury E. N. Bissell, East
shoreham Frank Moore. shorshsm
At the invitation of the treasurer ana
secretary more than thirty gentlemen join-
ed the association BY signing the oonstitu-
ton and paying the fee required
On motion the meeting adjourned. sub
jeet to the call Of the executive board
) 5. ROCKWELL, Vice Presiden,
u, CuTTIso. A. Cha PNAS, Secretaries