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On motion, 



Resolved, That an Executive Committee of three be appointed at 

 the county seat, to facihtate business operations. 



Resolved, That Erastus Yeomans, W. S. Brown, and Cyrus Lovell, 

 be said Executive Committee. 



Resolved, That Willard L. Brooks of Danby, Jas. L. Newman of 

 Portland, A. L. Roof of Lyons, Myron King of Orange, Joseph Brown 

 of Ionia, Alonzo Sessions of Berlin, Edson English of Boston, Mr. 

 Nash of Campbell, G. "W. Germain of North Plains, Wm. Freeman of 

 Ronald, Almon Charles of Orleans, R. R. Cook of Otisco, D. S. Brow- 

 nell of Easton, Jas. Baird of Keene, Geo. Richmond of Odessa, and B. 

 D. Weld of Sebewa, be a corresponding committee for the towns. 



HENRY BARTOW, Chairman. 



H. F. Baker, Secretary. 



CONSTITUTION. 



The Agricultural Committee of the diflferent towns of Ionia County, 

 convened at the National Hotel, pursuant to public notice, on Saturday, 

 the 20th August, at 1 o'clock P. M., and organized by appointing E. 

 Yeomans, Chairman, and W. 8. Brown, Secretary. 



The following Constitution was submitted, discussed, and adopt- 

 ed: 



Sec. 1. This Society shall be called the Ionia County Agricultural 

 Society, and its object shall be to promote agriculture, horticulture, 

 household and mechanical arts, in the County of Ionia. 



Sec. 2. Any person being a resident of this county, by signing this 

 Constitution, and paying fifty cents to the Treasurer, shall become a 

 member, and the annual payment of fifty cents on or before the first 

 day of September, shall continue his membership. 



Sec. 3. The oflBcers of this Society shall consist of a President, one 

 Vice President in each town in the County, a Recording and a Corres- 

 ponding Secretary, and a Treasurer; and an Executive Committee, to 

 consist of five persons, including the President and Recording Secre- 

 tary — all to be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting of the Society 

 for the election of ofiicers, on the second Wednesday in January in 

 each year, and are to hold their offices for one year, or until others are 



