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6. All reports of Viewing Committees shall be in writing, and 

 signed by the members of the committee assenting thereto — and pre- 

 miums shall be conferred on the award of a majority of any such com- 

 mittee. 



7. No premiums shall be awarded without competition, unless the 

 Viewing Committee shall deem the animal or product highly meritori- 

 ous — nor shall premiums be given in cases where there is competition, 

 unless the Viewing Committee shall deem the said animal or product 

 worthy of the same. 



8. No premium shall be delivered but to the person to whom it is 

 awarded, who shall forfeit the same if not present to receive it on the 

 day of exhibition, unless in case of sickness or for other imfavorable 

 occurrences, to be determined by the Board. 



9. No animal presented for competition shall be entitled to receive 

 more than one premium annually. 



10. No domestic, household or other manufacture presented for com- 

 petition, shall be entitled to receive more than one premium annually. 



11. It shall be the duty of the Viewing Committees to deposit with 

 the Secretary, their awards, and the same shall be preserved in the ai- 

 chieves of the Society. 



12. The Board of Directors shall audit the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 and if found correct, shall certify to its submission to the annual meet- 

 ing of the Society. 



13. The Treasurer shall receive and have charge of all the funds of 

 the Society, and shall disburse the same under the direction of the 

 Board, and shall report at each annual meeting. 



14. It shall be the duty of the President, upon the application of 

 five members of the Board of Directors, to call a meeting of the same 

 for the dispatch of business. 



1 5. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and keep all 

 books, pamphlets, papers, &c., designed for the Society, and loan the 

 same to its members, and also to report to the annual meeting, the 

 number of volumes pertaining to the library. 



16. No person shall be entitled to vote unless he has complied with 

 the provisions of the Constitution. 



17. Premiums may be oflfered and awarded for such foreign stock 

 and articles as the Board of Directors shall designate, but such premi- 



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