The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24

the treasury of this society and sub
scribing to the constitution. lie shall
also be required to pay an annual due
of one dollar.
ART. /. There shall be registering
committee of three, whose term of Of
flee shall be one year, and elected at
the same time and manner as the cleo
ton of other officers.
ART. 3. Any member of the society
who shall desire to have his sheep ex-
amined with view to registering shall
apply to one or more of the registering
committee, giving written statement
of the breeding of the sheep, and If. in
the Judgment of the committee, this
statement shows purity of blood they
shall proceed to an examination of the
flock, and if found worthy place in
the American Merino Sheep Register,
they shall Immediately report TO the
secretary of the society, but no sheep
shall be registered unless the commit
tee are satisfied that they are of pure
Merino blood.
ART. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
registering committee to examine ali
statements, certificates and evidence
presented by any applicant, and if sat
isfled with the same shall proceed &C.
cording to article three.
ART. 5. On written or printed APP
plication to the secretary of the society
signed by five recognized breeders of
pure merino sheep, recommending the
appointment of one or more individu-
ais of their locality as special examin-
ing committee, the president shall up
OH such application appoint the parties
recommended, whose duties shall be
to examine the sheep as prescribed and
forward all statements of the blood and
breeding of the sheep with their rec
ommendation to the registering com.
mittee, who shall inspect tho statements
given, and if approved by them shall be
admitted to register. This article ap-
plies to any locality so far removed from
the registering committee as to make it
so expensive as 10 be impracticable for
them to act.
ART. 6. If any member shall be
found to have misrepresented wilfully
the history of his sheep, or presented
false statements or certificates he shall
be expelled from the society and his
sheep expunged from the register.
ART. Z. The price for registering
shall be ten cents per head unless
changed by vote of the society at any
regular meeting.
ART. s. The owner of any register
ed flock shall keep breeders register,
numbering each sheep with label in
the car and true record of the rams
used, their names and numbers.
ART. 9. Applicants to register shall
pay the examining committee before
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ter, but If the committee shall fail to
obtain compensation for their services
they may draw upon the treasurer for
the same,
ART. 10. The examining committee
shall be entitled to two dollars per day
for services and their necessary eXpen-
ses.
ART. IL. Labels shall be furnished
by the society at cost, but those having
labels on hand and wishing to use
them shall have the privilege by giving
notice to the secretary with the name
and number registered.
ART. ~. All transfers must be re-
ported to the secretary within twenty
days after the transfer, aud deaths
must be reported on or before the first
day of January in each year ensuing.
ART. 10. Lambs bred from dams
and sires that are registered in the
American Merino Sheep Register shall
be recorded by the secretary when the
owner thereof shall apply, giving the
number desired aud statement of
breeding and labeled according to arti-
Gle seven.
ART. IA. If any examining commit
tee shall refuse to recommend the reg
istering of any flock the applicant can
have the privilege OF referring his case
TO any other committee.
ART. 10. Any examining committee
may examine sheep in any other locality
than the one for which he was appoint
ed If requested to do SO by the owner
of any flock.
ART. l6. The Secretary and other
officers may be paid as the society shall
as rec upon.
ART. IL. Vacancies may be filled by
a majority vote of the executive board.
ART. IS. The constitution may be al
tered or amended by a two-thirds vote
of the members present at any annual
meeting.