The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
Meeting Of the Merino Sheep
Breeders.

The adjourned meeting Of the Spanish
Nerino Sheep Breeders of Vermont con-
vened at the Addison House, Nliddlebury,
Wednesday, March %, 1876, and was
called 10 order by the president, Col. Il.
S. Stowell The records Of the last
meeting were read by &. S. Cutting, Sec
rotary. The report Of the committee to
draft a constitution was called for and
read by A Chapman Of the committee,
which report was accepted and the con.
stitution, after discussion and amendment
was adopted oy articles, as follows:
Art. l. This association shall be called the
Vermont MeriDo Sheep Breeders Association.
Art. z. Tho object Of this association is. in its
own sphere. and in cooperation with other SINH
lar associations in other states, to preserve the
purity Of the Spanish Merino race ol sheep, en-
courage their further Improvement, and US
means to these ends, to provide for the rcgistra-
ton Of tho histories and pedgrees Of the aoeas O..
Spanish merino sheep in VermoAt and elseS hire
Art. g. Breeders Of Merino sheep may become
members of this association by signing this con-
stitution themselves or instructing the secretary
to do the same and paying into the treasury 'ne
sum Of two dollars annually.
Art l. The officers of this association shall DO
elected annually after this year, ut the yearly
meeting Of the association, to be held ON tho Sec
end Wednesday of January in each year, ut such
place the president and executive board shall
determine. said officers shall be II president,
two vco presidents, u secretary aud treasurer
and four directors, and these nine officers shall
constitute tho executive board for the manage
ment Of the affairs Of the association. There
shall also be Il committee Of three on pedigrees.
These officers shall hold their ,fhees for one year
or until their successors are elected.
Art. .. A majority of the executive board
shall constitute quorum for the transaction Of
business at any meeting Of the board.
Art. +. The president aud vice president shall
have the power to call meeting Of tho execu-
tive board by giving every member proper NO
tice, and tho executive boaad shall have the
power to call a meeting OF the association at such
time and place they shall deem proper and
just by giving at least two weeks notice, through
not less than five newspapers published at prom
inent points in the state.
Art. Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the committee
on pedgrees to examive carefully the statements
and evidence presented by persons who desire to
have their sheep registered, and if in their judg-
ment, they shall deem tho evidence sufficient to
warrant, they shall admit their focks to record
but if they deem the statements erroneous or the
evidence insufficient, they shall reject the same
For the timo actually employed in this work of
examining evidence and pedigrees this commit
tee shall be entitled to Il compensation Of two
dollars and fifty cents per day and travelling ex.
penses from those having tho pedigrees of their
sheep examined for record This committee with
tho secretary shall constitute the publishing
committee of tho association, and they shall 10
entitled to like pay for time spent in preparing
tho manuscripts ID pcdigrees and histories of
| foeks for record and publication.
Art. s. Any parties who may feel aggricved
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
| DO final in the matter
Art. $. If at at any time the funds in the
| hands of the treasurer shall be inadequate to
meet the expense incurred in carrying GU the
work of the association, the members and those
having their sheep registered may DO assessed to
meet such deficiency in such manner and under
such regulations may DO determined by the
executive board.
Art 10. The rules that shall govern the COM
mitteo on pedigrees, and the prices by which
sheep may be admitted to record in the Register
shall be established by the executive board.
Art. IL. Bylaws may DO proposed and adopt
ed at any regular meeting Of the association.
| Art. IL. This constitution may be altered OF
amended at any regular meeting Of the associa
ton, provided notification of such amendment
shall have boon given at least three months pre-
vious to such meeting at meeting ID the sseo
citation, or by being published in at least three
newspapers published at prominent plaees in th'
state.
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed by the chair committed
to nominate a list of officers for this asso
citation Albert Chapman, s s. Rock
well, VIM. II. belong, l.. p. Clark
Capt. f. Moore
After retiring and consultation tn
committee reported the following list o
nominations for officers President, N
r. Sprague, Jr.. Brandon vice presi
dents, s. s. Rockwell, Cornwall, Georg
Campbell, Westminster secretary, AL
bert Chapman, Middlebury; treasurer
Charles d. Lane, Cornwall directors, Il
N. Bssell, Shoreham, l.. +. CLARK, Ad
Olson, j. ii. Mead, West Rutland, A. /
Perkins, Pomfret committee on pedl
grees, w. X. Remelo, hliddlebury, j. I
Stickney, Shoreham. }. j. Crane, Bird
port.
On motion tho report Of the commltte
was accepted and the several officers wer
elected by the adoption Of the report
Vice president s. s. Rockwell then too
the chair.
On motion the chair appointed tn
following a committee OF three to COME
with the committee appointed by th
New York Wool Growers Assoeiatio
ITO coufer with the Ohio and Vernon
committee: Albert Chapman, Middle
bury; f. N. Bissell, East Shorehsm
. Frank Moore. Shoreham,
Q At the invitation Of the treasurer an
, secretary more than thirty gentlsms