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Sec. 2. No persons, but sucli as are members of the Society, shall 

 be allowed to compete for premiums, except ladies, for domestic manu- 

 factures, floral and horticultural productions. 



Sec. 3. Tde reasons for awarding premiums shall accompany all 

 .reports. 



Sec. 4. Any person who shall attempt to impose upon the Society, 

 by offering any animal or article for competition at any Friir, in viola- 

 . tion of any of its rules, shall not be entitled to any premium at such 

 Fair. 



ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP. 



Section 1. Any person may become a member by paying one 

 dollar into the Treasury. 



article v. — amendment of constitution. 



Section 1. This Constitution may be amended at any Annual 

 Meeting, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. 



On. motion of Wells R. Martin, 



The report of the committee was accepted and committee discharged. 



On motion of J. W. Hickok, 



The Constitution was then adopted. 



On motion, 



The meeting then proceeded to elect their ofiBcers for the ensuing 

 year. 



Whereupon, a motion was then made by M. S. Brackett, that all 

 present at this meeting shall have the privilege of voting to elect public 

 officers : 



Which motion was adopted. 



The report of the Corresponding Secretaries from each town was 

 then called for, whereupon J. P. Hall, of Eaton, Reuben Fitzgerald, of 

 Bellevue, and D. Griswold, of Vermontville, were found present and 

 reported favorable. 



On motion of T. D. Green, 



Resolved, To elect viva voce. 



Which motion was sustained, and the following oflBcers duly elected: 



W. U. Benedict, of Vermontville, President. 



