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the Recording Secretary sliall notify each individual of his appointment, 

 and obtain and report his answer thereto. Vacancies may be supplied 

 by the Executive Committee, on or preceding the day of the Fair. 



Art. 6. No member of any viewing committee shall, prior to their 

 awards, ask or receive from any person information touching animals or 

 products exhibited, except from the Marshal or his assistants; nor shall 

 the Marshal or his assistants, prior to such awards, communicate to the 

 committees in any case, the names of the owners of such animal or 

 products. 



Art. v. The viewing committees shall be attended to the pens by 

 the Marshal or one of his assistants, and any owner of stock or pro- 

 duct', who shall communicate or cause to be communicated his owner- 

 ship, or in any way attempt to influence the decision of the committees, 

 shall forft'it all claim to a premium. Any member of the Society who 

 shall be guilty in like manner, even though not interested in the decision 

 of the committees, shall be expelled from the Society. Any Member 

 who shall refuse to obey the Marshal, when he, the said Marshal, is act- 

 ing within the sphere of his duty, or shall resist him in the execution of 

 Lis duties, shall be expelled from the Society. 



Art. 8. All reports of viewing committees, shall be made in writ- 

 ing, and signed by the members of the committees assenting thereto, 

 and premiums shall be conferred on the award of the majority of any 

 such committee. All awards of money shall be accompanied by a cer- 

 tificate signed by the President and Recording Secretary. 



Art. 9. It shall be the duty of the viewing committee on different 

 kinds of live stock, to give the preference to animals possessing the 

 greatest combination of those points or properties which constitute the 

 most profitable animals, regard not being had to color, nor exclusively 

 to size and condition. 



Art. 10. No premium shall be awarded without a competition, un- 

 less the viewing committee shall deem the animal or product exhibited 

 highly meritorious; nor shall premiums be given in cases where there 

 is competition, unless the viewing committee shall consider the animals 

 or products worthy of the same. 



Art. 11. No animal or other product presented for competition, 

 shall be entitled to receive more than one premium annually. 



Art. 12. It shall be the duty of the viewing committees to deposit 



