The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-14

and engraving, 46 80
~ 20
Time and expense of committees 1863 ca
services two years, 30 90
Sundry expenses, stationery, &c, ~ 40
Cash in treasury, 22G6 IS
si5i4 90.
On motion of j. l.. Buttolph the re-
port was accepted and adopted.
j. l.. Buttolph moved the appoint
ment of a nominating committee of five
by the chair. Opposed by II. +. Taylor
and withdrawn.
f.. N. Bissell was then nominated
for president by NJ. b. Williamson and
unanimously elected. On nomination
w. r. Remele was elected lst vice
president. On nomination by A. Chap
man, G. b. Cook was elected I'd vice
president.
A discussion in regard to the salary
of the secretary for the ensuing year
arose. j. J.. Buttolph moved TO make
the salary 81 200 per year. A motion
to amend, making the salary 81 800,
was made by ii. L. Taylor and carried
with one vote in negative. Voted the
salary be 81 800.
A Chapman was then unanimously
eletced secretary for the ensuing year,
as was NJ. b. Williamson treasurer.
The meeting then adjourned until .
o'clock z. NJ.
Meeting called to order at 2:15 =. NJ.
Mr.. Williamson made some remarks in
regard to tho treasurer's salary; consid-
cred it as small enough for the work
and responsibility and was willing any
one else should have the office. The
meeting was unanimous in expressing
their satisfaction with the salary and
the incumbent.
The next business before the meeting
was the election of directors. Nj. Il.
Williamson nominated Judge L. Brook
ms as LIST director. S. ID. Doud nomin-
atcd ii. c. Burwell for I'd director, and
they were unanimously elected. Fol-
Sd director j. l.. Butlolph nominated V.
Rich and Mr.. Wright nominated f. III
harrington; Mr. Wright withdrew the
name of Mr.. Harrington and Mr.. Rich
was elected. Mr. Wright then nomina'
ted +. III. Harrington as 4th director anc
he was elected.
The election of committee on pedi
grees was next in order.
J. j. Crane was elected lst membci
and Franklin Hooke I'd member of thi:
| committee. For Sd member there wert
three nominations, E. G.. Farm ban
ii. S. Brookins and r. Gage. A heat
ed and useless discussion in regard to
the merits of one of the candidates oc
cupied considerable time. Mr.. Mat
thews and NTH. Dclong were appoint
ed tcllers by the chair.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number votes cast, 1888; neces
sary for choice, 67, of which III. S
Brookins had 6S; r. Gage had 81 E
&. Farnham had Z; A. f. Ellsworth haG
/ l, and Mr.. Brookins was declared elect.
ed as the Sd member of the committee
Mr.. Buttolph said that Mr. Rich
wished him, as he made the nomination
to present his resignation as the Sd
director, as he had been in Office fol
some time and he nominated John A.
Sprague in his place. 1t was moved
Mr.. Rich be excused from serving and
Mr.. Sprague was elected in his place.
Judge Brookins then introduced a
discussion in regard to the financial
standing of the association and as there
was an unusually large amount to the
credit of the association, moved that
the annual payment of 81, for all who
wre now members of the association be
RENTED for the ensuing year. A
| lengthy discussion followed upon the
question whether the meeting had the
right 10 pass this motion. Mr.. William.
son thought it better be half RENTED
and the tax be s. this year, and moved
an amendment to this effect which was
seconded by Mr.. belong. The amend
ment was lost and the original question
was carried unanimously.
III. +. Taylor moved that all certilica-
ties of transfer made by members of the
Association be made free of expense,
through the Office of the secretary. A
discussion of some length followed, par
ticipated in by A. Chapman, III. L. Tay-
lor, j. l.. Buttolph, L. ID. Twitchell
and others. 1t was amended TO read,
"members of the Association only" and
Ill this form passed.
The report of the committee on by
laws was called for and Judge Brookins
the chairman, reported and lie secre.
| tary read the report. 1t was voted TO
accepted the report and then moved
that the bylaws be adopted as the by
laws of this Association.
Mr.. Williamson called for reading
of the article in regard to suspension in
case of refusal to testify. Mr.. Sanford
moved that each law be taken up separ-
ately, but after discussion they were
adopted.
Mr.. A. f. Ellsworth called for read
ing of Rule l2,and wished rule could be
changed so that members of this Regis
ter could breed to rams of other Regis
tiers and have the lambs registered in
this Register. Judge Bookins thought
the matter should come before the exc
cutive board. The secretary was of the
same opinion. Mr.. j. A. Childs offered
amendment that the executive board
be instructed to make the change.
George Hammond thought there would
be no trouble in coming to an amicable
understanding between The two Reg
listers.
The motion was finally passed in this
form: Voted, that the executive board
of this Association confer with the exc
cutivc board of the Atwood Register in
regard to Rule IL of this Association in
regard to the registration of lambs sired
by rams in either Association and see if
some mutual arrangements cannot be
made.
The committee on purchasing a safe
was called for and Mr.. Chapman re-
ported the probable cost of good safe.
On motion the report was referred to
the executive board.
On motion of Henry Lane it was vot-
ed that the president be instructed to
appoint committee to confer with
other committees in regard to nation
al sheep show whenever he shall deem
1t advisable.
The meeting then adjourned.