CONSTITUTION 



OF THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article 1 . The name of this association shall be " The Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society," and its object shall be to promote the im- 

 provement of agriculture and its kindred arts, throughout the State of 

 Michigan. 



Art. 2. The officers of this Society shall be a President, one Vice 

 President in each organized county in the State, a Recording Secretary 

 and a Treasurer, and the Corresponding Secretary of each organized 

 County Agricultural Society shall be the Corresponding Secretary of 

 this Society for their county ; and any county not having an organized 

 County Agricultural Society shall not be entitled to a Corresponding 

 Secretary of the State Society; and an Executive Committee consist- 

 ing of the President and Recording Secretary, and twelve other mem- 

 bers to be chosen for that purpose, and also the ex-Presidents of the 

 Society. These officers shall be elected by a majority of the votes at 

 the annual meeting of the Society, and shall, except the twelve members 

 of the Executive Committee, hold their offices for one year, and until 

 the annual meetins: of the Executive Committee. The Executive Com- 

 mittee at their annual meeting in December, 1856, shall proceed to 

 elect one half of their number by ballot, to hold for two years, and the 

 other six shall serve only for one year, and at the next annual meeting 

 of the Society, and annually thereafter, six members of the Executive 

 Committee shall be elected to hold for two years, and until the annual 

 meeting of the Executive Committee: Provided, that the officers 

 named upon the organization of the Society shall be deemed members 

 and shall remain officers only until others shall be duly elected at the 



