Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-03-31
Meeting of the Merino Sheep Breed


The adjourned meeting Of the Spanish
Merino Sheep Breeders of Vermont,
convened at the Addison House, Mid
dlebury, Wednesday, March %, 1876,
and was called to order by the president,
Col. E. S. Stowell.
A consultation was reported and
adopted. The usual rules governing or
CARNATIONS were included, the name
being Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders
Association, and object being stated as
follows:
Art. 2. The object of this association
is, in its own sphere, and in cooperation
with other similar associations in other
states, to preserve the purity of the
Spanish Merino race of sheep, encour-
age their further improvement, and as
means to these ends, to provide for the
registration of the histories and pedi-
grees of the focks of Spanish merino
in Vermont and elsewhere.
We copy the following articles:
Art. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the
committee on pedigrees to examine care
fully the statements and evidence pre-
sented by persons who desire to have
their sheep registered, and if in their
Judgment, they shall deem the 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 time actually employed in
. this work of examining evidence and
pedigrees this committee shall be enti-
tied to a compensation of two dollars
and fifty cents per day and travelling ex-
penses from those having the pedigrees
of their sheep examined for record.
This committee with the secretary shall
constitute the publishing committee Of
the association, and they shall be entitled
to like pay for time spent in preparing
the manuscripts of pedigrees and his
tories of focks for record and publica.
ton.
Art. 5. Any parties who may feel ag
grieved at the decisions of the commit.
tee on pedigrees, shall have the right tc
appeal to the executive board within six
ty days, and their decision shall be fina
in the matter.
Art. 8. If at any time the funds in
the hands of the treasurer shall be mad
, equate to meet the expenses incurred in
| carrying ON the work of the association
, the members and those having theil
sheep registered may be assessed to meet
such deficiency in such manner and un
der such regulations as may be deter
, mined by the executive board.
, Art. 10. The rules that shall govern
the committee on pedigrees, and The
prices by which sheep may be admitted
to record in the register shall be estab
lished by the executive board.
The officers elected are as follows:
President, N. 7. Sprague, jr., Bran
don; vice presidents, S. S. Rockwell
Cornwall, George Campbell, Westmin
ster; secretary, Albert Chapman, Mid
dlebury; treasurer, Charles D. Lane
Cornwall directors, E. n Bissell, Shore
. ham, L. P. Clark, Addison, j. H. Mead
West Rutland, A. E. Perkins, Pomfret
committee on pedigrees, W. R. Remele
e Middlebury, ]. t. Stickney, Shorehrm
s j. j. Crane, Bridport.
t On motion the chair appointed tn,
+ following committee of three to confe
K with the committee appointed by tn
IS New York Wool Growers Association
il to confer with the Ohio and Vernon
II committees -: Albert Chapman, Mid
e dlebury, E. N. Bissell. East Shorehan
, Frank Moore, Shoreham.
n At the invitation of the treasurer an
D. secretary more than thirty gentleme
d joined the association by signing the COZ
IS stitutiOn and paying the fee required
a On motion the meeting adjourned
1t subject to the call of the exeeutiv
,e board.
d S. S. ROCKWELL, Vice President.
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