CONSTITUTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



ARTICLE I. 



NAIIK. 



Skctio.v 1. This Association shall be called the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society, 



ARTICLE II. 



OBJKCT. 



Section 1. The objects of this Society are the encouraging and aiding the development of 

 the soil, domestic manutacUires, noehauic^, geu.3!'al domestic industry, stociv raising, trial of 

 speed of horses, etc., and the dissemination of useful information on these subjects. 



ARTICLE III. 



DISTRICT. 



Section 1. This Agricultural District shall enibr;ice the Counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, 

 Tuolumne, Mariposa, JMerced, Tulare, Stanislaus, Fresno, and Kern, jjrovided such counties 

 shall voluntarily unite in forwarding the objects for which this Society organized. 



ARTICLE IV. 



MEMRKRSHIP — ANNUAL MKMBKRS. 



Skction 1. Any person, by paying to the Secretary the sum of five dollars, may become a 

 member (or the current year, and all annual memberships shall expire on the thii-ty-first day 

 ■of December of that year. 



I.IFK MEMBERS. 



Skc. 2. Any j)erson may become a member for life by paying to the Secretary the sum of 

 fifty dollars. 



HONORARY MEMBERS. 



Sec. 3. The Societ}', or its Board of Managers, may elect two or more honorary or corre- 

 sponding members from each county in the district, who shall enjoy all the privileges of the 

 Society, except voting and holding office. 



PRIVILEGES 01'" members. 



Sec. 4. Any citizen of this district, being a member of this Society, shall be entitled to one 

 vote and no more, and it shall not be admissible fir any member to vote by f)roxy in any meet- 

 ing of the Society, or its Board of Managers; shall be eligible to (ifTice; shall have free admis- 

 sion, accompanied by his wife and minf)r children, to all the exhibitions of the Society ; shall 

 be permitted to compete for premiums in any or all dei)artnients — all under the rules of the 

 Society, or its Board of Managers. 



EXPULSION OF members. 



Sec. 5. Any member who shall present for exhibition any article or animal which he is not 

 entitled by the rules' of the Society to exhibit, or who shall attempt to deceive, or be guilty of a 

 breach of good faith toward the Societ3'', may be expelled by a vote of two-thirds ol the mem- 

 bers i)resent at any meeting of the Society; provided, that no member shall be expelled unless 

 written notice of the alleged oflense shall have been in person served on, or left at the usual 

 jilace of business of such member, at least twenty days previous to the action. 



ARTICLE V. 



OFJ'-ICERS. 



Section 1. The officers of this Society sliall consist of a President and six (fi) Directors (to be 

 elected in accordance with the law), all of whom shall be members of the Society and residents 



