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Art. 4. The election of all the officers shall be by ballot at 

 the annual meeting of the Society, (after the first election,) and 

 they shall hold their ofiices for one year, and until their succes- 

 sors are elected. 



Art. 5. The President, and in his absence, one of the Vice- 

 Presidents, shall preside at all meetings of the Society. By 

 consent of the Board of Control, he may call special meetings of 

 the Society, giving at least two weeks public notice thereof. He 

 shall draw drafts on the Treasurer for moneys to be j)aid out, 

 which drafts shall be countersigned by the Secretary. 



Art. 6. The Treasurer shall have charge of all moneys of the 

 Society, and shall make a full report of receipts and expendi- 

 tures at each annual meeting of the Society. 



Art. 7. The Secretary shall keep a full record of all the pro- 

 ceedings of the Society, and supervise the publication of them, 

 as may be directed, and shall conduct all the correspondence of 

 the Society, and make a statement thereof at each annu:d meet- 

 ing. 



Art. 8. The Board of Control shall consist of five members, 

 three of whom shall constitute a quorum; they shall recommend 

 all needful by-laws, and make all necessary arrangements for 

 addresses, fairs, exhibitions, &c. ; also recommend and report 

 upon experiments, and perform all the necessary executive du- 

 ties necessary to the purposes of the Society, not specifically as- 

 signed to other officers. 



REPORT 



Of the Board of Control on the first Annual Fair — Winnebago 

 County — held the lOth and 11th of October, 1855, with the 

 amount of premiums awarded : 



CATTLE. 



Judges. — Junia Hicks, of Algoma ; Warren Morely, of Black 

 Wolf; A. G. Lull, of the City of Oshkosh. 



Best bull over 3 years old of any variety — Rich & Weed, of 

 Vinland — Devon — Diploma and $5. 



