Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
CONSTITUTION OF THE ADDISON
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
sOCIETY

ARTICLE |. The society shall be de-
nominated the Addison County Agri-
cultural Society.
ART. =. The object of the society
stall be improvement of agricultural
productions, domestic animals. domestic
manufactures and the mechanic arts
so far as they concern the interests of
agriculture.
ART. 3. Any person who shall pay
the sum of one dollar to the treasurer
of the society shall be member there
of; and such membership shall be con-
tinued from year to year Oh the pay
ment of one dollar annually, and any
person paying the sum of ten dollars
shall be Il life member of the society
and free from annual contributions
thereto.
ART. 4. The officers of the society
shall consist OF a president, two vice
presidents. secretary, treasurer and five
directors, who shall be chosen at the
annual meeting, and they shall consti-
tute the executive board.
ART. >. 1t shall be the duty of the
executive board to take the general SUI
pervison of the affairs of the society.
the number and amount of the premiums
to be awarded and the time and place of
holding the annual fairs, together with
the general direction If the same; also
to appoint the Judges to award the pre-
miumS, and all the officers not herein
named that may be found necessary or
eNpedient, and perform all other acts
needful to promote the interests of the
society: provided also that any five of
this board shall constitute quorum to
| transact business.
ART. 6, The annual meeting Of the
society for the election of officers shall
be holden at Middlebury on the first
Wednesday of January of each wear
and by "A two-thirds vote of the mem
beers present have power to adjourn
from time to time as the interests of the
society may demand.
ART. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
president to give at least ten days pub
lie notice of all annual meetings and
fairs Of the society, and he shall have
power to call any special meeting of
the society or of the executive board by
giving public notice thereof.
ART. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary to keep IA true and fair record
of all proceedings of the society and
of the executive board and to warn the
annual meetings directed by the presi-
dent.
ART. 0. IL shall be the duty of the
treasurer to receive and disburse
all moneys belonging to the society,
under the direction of the executive
board, and make report to the annual
meeting in January, which report shall
be audited by committee appointed by
the executive board.
ART. 10, On or before the first of
May annually the president of the
society shall give public notice of the
premiums to be awarded at the succeed
ing fair and also give notice of the evil
dence necessary to secure such pre-
miums.
ART. II. There shall also be elected
at the annual meeting one manager
from each town in the county, whose
duty it shall be to solicit subscriptions,
collect moneys, pay over the same to
the treasurer of the society and super
intend the general interests of the So
ciety in their respective towns.
ART. II. The society at any annual
meeting shall have power by vote of
two-thirds of the members present to
alter or amend tine constitution as shall
be thought proper.
ART. ID. In case of any vacancy or
vacancies occurring in the executive
board or board of managers from any
cause, the executive board shall have
power 70 appoint such member or men,
beers of the society as they may select to
nil such vacancy or vacancies.
ART. IA. 1t shall be in the power of
the executive board at any regular meet
ing to appoint a subcommittee Of three
members subject to their regulations
for the purpose of performing executive
duties belonging TO the board.
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