Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
C O n S TIT U T / Q N.
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County Fair Association, with fair
grounds located at Bruce, Rusk coun-
tv, state Of Wisconsin.
ARTICLE II. Object.
The object of the society shall be to
promote and advance the agricultural
interests of Rusk county and vicinity
and to encourage and assist in the de-
velopment of farming, stock raising,
mechanics and household economy.
ARTICLE III. Membership.
Any person. copartnership or corpor-
alton subscribing to one or more shares
of stock of said association, shall be a
member thereof, but no member the
holder of less than five shares shall be
entitled to vote in said association,
and all holders Of five or more shares
shall be entitled to one vote for each
five shares thereof actually held and
owned by them.
ARTICLE IV.-Officers.
The officers of the Association shall
consist of a Board of Directors of
nine stockholders, one of whom shall
be elected as president, one as vice
president and one as treasurer, for one
year, said directors to select from
among their number, or from the stock
holders, secretary who shall be eX-
officio the secretary of said Associa ton
and member of the Board. At the
first annual election there shall be
elected nine directors, three for one
year, three for two years and three for
three years, and annually thereafter
three for three years, and said stock
holders shall further select each year
from said directors a president, vice
president and treasurer, as mentioned
above, to hold such offices for one year
or until their successors are elected and
qualified No stakeholder to be eligible
for election as director, the holder Of
less than five shares Of stock.
ARTICLE V.-EXecutive Board.
The president, secretary and treas
urer shall constitute an Executive
Board and shall have entire charge of
the Association, except as provided
herein, or in accordance with the by
laws of the Association.
ARTICLE VI.-Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockholm
erS of this Association shall be held on
the second Wednesday in February at
such place as the executive board upon
not less than two weeks notice in at
least two county papers, specifying
time, place and purpose for which CALI |
ed. No notice, however, shall be re-
CURED for the annual meeting, and
nine voting stockholders shall consti
tute quorum for the transaction of
all business at any regular or special
meeting.
ARTICLE VII. -Amendments.
This constitution may be amended,
revised or repealed at any special or
regular meeting of the stockholders
thereof on a two-thirds vote of mem
bers present
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE I.-Duties of Officers. Pres
1t shall be the duty of the president
to preside at all meetings of the AS
ISOLATION, exercise a general supervis
ion of it's exhibits, countersign all or
ders drawn on the treasurer and to
perform all the duties usually perform
ed by such officer 1t shall further be
his duty to appoint committee of
three of the directors or stockholders
to examine and audit the books of the
secretary and treasurer, and to see that
said examination and audit is satisfac
torily performed, and report to be sub
mitted tc the annual meeting. Said
books shall be ready for examination
before February first of each year. In
the absence of or disqualification of
the president, his duties shall devolve
on the vice president.
ARTICLE Secretary.
1t shall be the duty of the secretary
to record and keep the minutes of all
proceedings of the Association and have
charge of the books and papers per-
tanning to such office, conduct the cor
respondence, keep an alphabetical list
of all stockholders of the Association,
draw and countersign all orders drawn
on the treasurer, make and superin-
tend the publication of the premium
list, and perform such other duties as
the executive board may require.
ARTICLE III. Treasurer.
It shall be the duty of the treasurer
to receive and receipt for all money
paid into the funds of the Association,
to disburse same on the order of the
president countersigned by the secre-
tary, attend all fairs, collect all money
due the Association for admittance,
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