The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-12
Lake County Agricultural
Society.

AS there are many who do no
understand the regulations governin.
Lake County Agricultural Society
we publish the following articles o
association:
l. This Society shall be known a,
Lake County Agricultural Society, ant
shall consist of every citizen of said
county who shall pay the sum of one
dollar into the treasury of said Society
and sign these articles.
2. The officers of this Society shall
consist of President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary, Treasurer, and at least
five Directors.
3. 1t shall be the duty Of the Prcsi-
dent to preside ut all meetings of the
Society; and he shall, also, be the Pres
ident of the Board of Directors, and
shall i'm no case vote, except casting
vote when tic occurs.
4. 1t shall he the duty of the Vice
President.to perform all the duties of
the President, in case of his absence.
5. 1t snail bc the duty of the Sccrc-
tary to keep all the records of the
Society, and keep an account between
the Treasurer and the Society; also be-
tween the Society and its members.
@. 1t shall be the duty of the Treas
urer to faithfully keep all the funds of
the Society, and pay over the same OH
orders drawn by the Secretary, coun-
tersigned by the President; and he
shall, also, give bond, with two good
sureties, in twice the amount Of money
likely to come into his hands by virtue
of his office.
Z. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of Directors to audit all accounts; APP
point all Judges, and make all needful
rules and regulations; but shall always
preserve the prerogativc of this Con-
stitution and the Bylaws hereuntO
attached.
s. The annual meeting of this So
cicty shall he held on the first Thursday
of January i'm each and every year;
but the election of officers shall take
place by ballot, the box to he in the
hands of tcllers appointed for the pur-
pose by the Board of Directors, on the
Fair Ground, between the hours of two
and four O'clock p. M, of the second
day of the Fair, the term Of each Off
Ger to date from the annual meeting.
o. The officers shall hold for the
term of one year, except the Directors,
who shall he elected rs follows. One
third of the number, as near as may
be, for one year; One-third for two
years; One-third for three years, and if
there Is an odd number of Directors,
such shall hold four years; and Mt the
first election, the term of Office for each
shall be decided 10y lot.
10. No citizen of Lake county shall
bc dcbarrcd from exhibiting his or her
produce or wares ut the annual show,
after paying tho fees adopted by the
Association; but it shall he optional
with the Society as to whether it will
admit exhibitors from other counties.
II. These Articles of Association
may he altered or amended when the
eXigenciCS of the Society shall so dc-
mand, by two-thirds vote of mem
bcrs.
The following arc lifc-mcmbcrs of
the Society; having become so by pay
ing the sum of ten dollars: y. III. Me-
Kcc, Aug. Towncr, Emmett Coon,
Wm.A. Dcurcss, VIM. Davenport, VIM.
Baker, G. X. Radcliffe, Isaac Grant,
II. ii. llollistcr, Geo. y. Jones, JAS.
ID. Carpenter, l.. a. Carpenter, Geo.
w. Clark, y. I. Kline, f.. B. Kinnc,
y. Il. Kline, Morrison Sandborl,,
ii. \. Bray, Porter Yates, +. l..
IIargcr, Ice $. Cobb, G. G. Townsend.
The following arc members by rea-
son of having paid the sum of one dol
lar: John Baker, w. Baumann, ii.
:. jerks, G. II. Carr, Harley Hazcn,
Oliver Davenport, Geo. =. Pool, Geo.
w. Irving, Il. McMastcrs, l.. Bovcc,
byron Grant, l.. Hedges, John J.
Robertson, III. Saunders, Andrew Craig,
q. Clement, VIM Case, John Howell,
Joshua Howell, l. ID. Blood, Chas.
Brott, III. Lamunyan, A. y. Becbc,
\. Bccbc, Alonzo Smith, j. ID. Car
land, ii. III. Mccullough, VIM Kill
l.. Campbell, III. Rudd, ii.
Isbcll.
The hardest part Of the struggle i'm
tile Socicty Is over, VIC
think; and flour citizens will but show
a proper amount ofintcrest and appre-
citation, the institution will flourish and
prove a lasting and permanent benefit
to the entire county. If we correctly
the matter, Lake county is
olrpodv i'm advance of Mason aud Os-
ccOla counties i'm the matter of Fair
Ground; neither of the latter yet poss-
cssing one. Credit Lake county with
one more step in the direction of pro-
grcss and development.