STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 485^ 



11. Poll lists shall be made to agree with the count of ballots ; votes folded together, 

 and fraudulent and duplicate votes shall be governed by the rule prescribed by law 

 for the government of township elections; 



III. — ADMISSION. 



1. The gates will be opened at eight o'clock A. M. of each day, at which time every 

 officer and employe is expected to be at his post of dut5% 



2. Single tickets of admission at 50 cents each, and tickets for children under sixteen 

 years of age, at 25 cents each, will be for sale at the Treasurer's office. All tickets 

 will be taken up at the gate, as they are good for one admission only. Children under 

 eight years of age free. 



I?. One horse and rider must have two tickets; one horse, carriage and driver, two 

 tickets; two horse vehicle and driver, three tickets. For each person other than 

 driver, in any vehicle, one ticket will be required. 



4. Admission to the grand stand will be 25 cents for each admission. Children 

 vmder eight years free. The grand stand will be cleared by the police and swept dur- 

 ing the recess from 12 :30 to 1 : 30 P. M., each day. 



5. Editors and reporters will obtain tickets of admission trom the President. Those 

 Mdio are strangers will please present a written introduction from the proprietors or 

 editors of the city papers. 



IV. — EXHIBITORS, 



1. Competition is open to all, regardless of locality, unless otherwise specially pro- 

 vided. , 



2. Exhibitors must be members of the Society. Those making their entries by let- 

 ter will remit the amount of the membership fee, $1.00, with their entries to the 

 Secretary. 



3. Entries made by letter in advance of the fair should be addressed to the Secretary 

 at Pontlac up to September 1st, 187G, after that at the Secretai-y's office up to twelve 

 o'clock on the second day of the fair, at the place of holding the fair. 



4. As the fair opens upon Monday, officers of the Society will be in their respective 

 places at the fair grounds on Friday and Saturday of the week previous to the fair, 

 to receive entries and arrange articles. To avoid hurry and confusion the entries 

 should, as far as possible, be made the week before the fair. 



5. Each exhibitor will be expected to have each animal or article entered and in its 

 proper place on the grounds by the close of the first day of the fair. Xo animal or 

 article will be examined for a premium which shall not be duly entered by twelve 

 o'clock on Tuesday, the second day of the fair, and on the grounds by the evening of 

 said day. This rule shall not be varied, except it is shown that an unavoidable delay 

 has been caused by accident, or circumstances beyond control of exhibitor. 



6. Persons entering live stock must at the time of entry give a list of the stock, 

 stating the age and breed of the animals, the breeder's name and residence, if known, 

 and the particular class and division in which the animal is to be entered : and in case 

 of thorough-bred, cross-blooded, or half-breed animals, full pedigrees, duly certified, 

 must be filed at the same time. 



[Note. — An authenticated pedigree or statement of breeding should contain an affi- 

 davit of the breeder, stating the description of the animal, with the date of its birth, 

 and the date of its sale, if out of his hands, and the names or description of its sire or 

 dam.] 



7. Copies of the premium list and blank forms for entries will be furnished on appli- 

 cation to the Secretary. Exhibitors should make themselves acquainted with the 

 premium list and requirements, and be sure in what class and division their entries 

 properly belong, as it will be the duty of the judges to rule out any animal or article 

 not answering to the entry. No change or alteration is permitted after the books 

 are placed in the hands of the committees. Entries may be made for exhibition with- 

 out competition, and viewing committees in the several classes may notice such as 

 they shall deem worthy in their reports. But all entries must be made by members 

 of the Society. Except for the herd and sweepstake premiums, no animal or article 

 can be entered in more than one class, or compete for more than one premium. 



8. Tiie Society reserves the right to refuse any entries offered, particularly such as 

 require an unreasonable amount of room. All exhibitors must (except in the case of 

 live stock) state at the time of entry the space required by them, in order that proper 

 quantity of space may be reserved. 



9. Goods and stock must be delivered on the grounds and put in place by exhibitors 

 and removed by them at the close of the fair. No animal or article may be removed 



