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Departments of Live Stock and Poultry, excepting the recommendation to strike 

 out the words "open to the world" be taken up. 



The report of the committee relating to Division F was, on motion, adopted. 



Mr. Gilbert moved to strike out so much of the report as refers to freight 

 rates of Division 0. 



Carried. 



Moved to adojit the balance of the report. 



Carried. 



Mr. Gilbert moved to adopt that part of the report recommending the strik- 

 ing out of the words "open to the world.'' 



Mr. Gilbert then offered an amendment, which was lost. 



A yea and nay vote was then taken on Mr. Gilbert's motion, and the motion 

 adopted by the following vote: 



Yeas — Messrs. Rising, Hauford, Ball, I^ssiter, Cobb, Sharp, Hyde, Reed, Gard, 

 Burriugton, Shoemaker, J. P., Angel, Butterfield, Wells, Phillips — 15. 



Ways — President Chamberlain, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Howard, Young, 

 Gilbert, Baxter, Humphrey, Fralick, Parsons — It. 



On niotion of Mr. Gilbert it was 



Resolved, That all cattle which have been exhibited at any show or Fair outside of 

 Michigan within a year shall be excluded from competition. 



The Committee on Rules reported through their Chairman, Mr. Ball, recom- 

 mend ng the adoption of last year's rules, with the following changes and ad- 

 ditions: 



Sec. 8. Article III. — Strike out all relative to messengers. 



Article IV., Booths and Shows— Substitute "All persons renting booths or stands or 

 pri%-ileges to sell goods or articles on the grounds of the Society shall be entitled to one 

 admission ticket for every two dollars paid for rental." 



Strike out Section 1 of Article IX.; substitute for paragraph 1, Sec. 15. Article IX., 

 the following: 



Sec. 15. C^l. The printing of complimentary tickets is hereby authorized in such 

 numbers as the President may think advisable for the best management of the Society; 

 regard being had to strict economy. The President shall be the custodian of such tick- 

 ets, and shall, at the winter meeting of the Society following, report how many were 

 printed and how many were used. Paragraph 1 to be paragraph 2: paragraph 2 changed 

 to paragraph 3; and the following added to paragraph 3. " The President shall be the 

 custodian of these tickets, and shall keep an accurate account of all such tickets given 

 out, and to whom." 



Substitute for paragraph 4. '"A separate gate shall be located near the main entrance 

 to the grounds, at which gate all attendants' tickets must be presented to be of value; 

 such tickets being of no value at any other gate except tickets for teams with supplies. 



" The color of attendants' tickets for gentlemen must be yellow, and if presented by a 

 lady, will not be accepted at any gate. The color of attendants' tickets for ladies must 

 be red, and if presented by any gentleman, will not be accepted at any gate." 



On special rules on cattle, strike out the words, "Competition open to the world.'" 



The committee also recommended the apjDoiutment of one Superintendent to 

 allot all space to exhibitors in Divisions F, G, H, K, ,L M, N, 0, P, Q. 



After some discussion, Mr. Ball moved that the recommendation be not con- 

 curred in. 



Carried. 



The report of the Committee on Rules was then on motion adopted as 

 amended. 



Mr. Daau moved that the next annual Fair commence on Monday, September 

 20, to continue five days. 

 . Carried. 



