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A committee of three, consisting of Harvey Williams, J. C. Spencer, 

 ami L. H. Iod-, were appointed to draft a Constitution for the Society. 

 On molion, 



Meeting adjourned until the second Monday in February next, at the 

 Court House in Charlotte. 



WILLARD DAVIS, 

 L. H. Ion, Chairman. 



Secretary. 



At an adjourned meeting of the Eaton County Agricultural Society, 

 convened agreeably to notice, at the Court House in Charlotte, this 12th 

 day of February, A. D. 1855: 



Wiilard Davis being called to the Chair, and L. H. Ion oflBciating as 

 Secretary pro. tern. 



The proceedings of the last meeting being called for, were read by 

 the Secretary. 



The report of the committee appointed to draft a Constitution, was 

 then called for; whereupon the committee reported the following Con- 

 stitution, requesting that the same be adopted, and committee dis- 

 charged. 



CONSTITUTION, 



Of the Eaton County Agricidlural Society, adopted February \2th, 



A. D. 1855. 



ARTICLE I. — NAME AND OBJECT. 



Section 1. The name of this association shall be the Eaton 

 County Agricultural Society; and its object shall be to promote the im- 

 provement of agriculture and its kii.dred aits, throughout the county, 

 and shall be auxiliary to the Michigan State Agricultural Society. 



article II. — OFFICERS, THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES. 



Section 1. The cflScers of this Society shall be a President, one 

 Vice President in each organized township in the county, a Recording 

 Secretary, a TreHsurer, a Corre.'^ponding Secretary in each organized 

 township in the county, and an Executive Committee, consisting of the 

 President, Vice Presidents, and Recording Secretary, and also the Ex- 



