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and minor children of their familiefi ; but anything deserving of especial notice may be pre- 

 sented by any one for exhibition. 



7. No bills for expenses will be audited or paid during a fair. All parties having accoxints 

 against the Sociei;y for premiums or otherwise, must present them to the Secretary within one 

 month after the fair of that year, or they will not be deemed payable. 



S. Entries in any department or class can be made before a fair, by application or letter to 

 the Secretary. During a fair onl_y entries of live stock will be received at the office of the 

 Clerk, on the fair gi'ounds, and for Pavilion exhibits, at the Secretarj^'s office. 



9. Exhibitors must see to the delivery of their articles upon the ground or at the Hall to the 

 Superintendent of the approjariate department, and that the entries are properly made. 



10. The Society will not be responsible for the omission to exhibit any article or animal not 

 entered strictly in accordance with its rules. 



11. No article or animal entered for premiums can be removed or taken away before the 

 close of that exhibition, without special permission of the Board of Managers. No premium 

 ■will be paid on articles or animals removed in violation of tliis rule. 



12. Parties exhibiting animals must have them on parade as often as ordered out; the same 

 to be led or shown by the exhibitors at such times as may be appointed. And parties exhibiting 

 animals or articles must remain with or leave a responsible agent in charge of such exhibit at 

 all times durii:)g a fair — all under penalty of forfeiture of all right to contest for premiums or 

 to any premiums awarded. 



13. No diseased stock will be admitted within the grounds, and if found by Judges, they 

 shall rejDort the same and not award a premium,- no premium awarded to any diseased stock 

 will be paid. 



14. Exhibitors of all animals must place the name of the animal, and the particular breed 

 to which the animal belongs, and also their own name and address^ in a conspicuous place on 

 their respective stalls. 



15. No animal to be entered in the name of any other than the bona fide owner. Should 

 any be entered otherwise, they will not be allowed to receive a premium, although awarded by 

 the Judges. Any other articles exhibited shall be entered in the name of the producer, manu- 

 facturer, or inventor thereof, or in the name of the person under whose supervision the same 

 was produced, manufactured, or invented. 



16. No premium shall be allowed to any animal or article, whether there be competition or 

 not, unless the same be worthy of a premium. No article or animal shall be allowed to com- . 

 pete for a premium in more than one class at the same fair, unless exception is made in the 

 schedule. 



17. Awarding committees will only award premiums to articles regularly entered in their 

 respective classes; but they are requested to examine all articles entered in the Miscellaneous 

 Class, and recommend those deemed meritorious for mention in the coming report for special 

 premiums,. which will only be paiil upon special order of the Board. 



18. No person other than the Judges will be permitted to go into the ring where stock is 

 exhibited, except the officers of the Society or Marshals. No stock will be permitted to enter 

 the ring unless under halter and in care of a groom. 



19. No person will be allowed to interfere with the Judges during their adjudications, and, 

 any person who shall attempt to interfere with them, whether verbally or otherwise, shall be 

 excluded from competition. 



20. The right is hereby reserved by the Board of Managers to revise the awards of premiums 

 by conamittees, and no j^remiums shall be paj'able until the awards are passed upon by the 

 Board. 



21. No one will be allowed to see the entries until after the awards are made. 



22. Animals, when duly entered, will be furnished witli hay for food and straw for bedding, 

 free of charge; but all grain must be paid for by exhibitors, except grain for poultrj^. 



23. Superintendents at the Fair Grounds and Hall will see that all animals and articles are 

 placed in proper position, attend each set of Judges in their respective departments, and point 

 out the different animals and articles to be examined. 



24. The Board of Managers may annually select some person to deliver, during a fair, an 

 address, connected with the objects of the Society. 



25. No person shall be allowed to ride, drive, speed, or exercise an animal to the right around 

 the speed ring, but all animals ridden, driven, or exercised, or speeded on the track must be 

 in the same direction, to wit : to the left, keeping the Judges' stand on their left, or in the 

 direction in which speed contests are had during the progress of a race. 



26. This code may be altered or amended at any meeting of the Board of Managers, by the 

 concurring votes of two-thirds of all its members. 



27. This code shall take effect from and after its adoption. 



J. A. LOUTTIT. ) 



H. W. WEAVER. \ Committee. 



FRED. ARNOLD, J 



I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of the code of By-Laws 

 and Rules of the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society, as adopted by its Board of Managers 

 on the 4th day of January, A. D. 1879. 



Attest: J. M. LaRUE, Secretary. 



