488 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



4. Each superintendent in charge will see that the committee upon each class in his 

 department report fully upon each article or animal in each class. The committee 

 may make such remarks as they may deem proper. This is needed to secure a full 

 report of the exhibition to be published in pamphlet form. 



5. Committees will examine the premium list with care ; they will in no case award 

 a premium where there is no merit, though there be no competition, and in cases of 

 partial merit, 2d or 3d premium may be awarded, though no 1st or 2d premim be 

 given. They are requested to make such recommendations as circumstances or their 

 experience may suggest, and recommend discretionary premiums, of whicli notice 

 shall be given to the exhibitor; but all discretionary or special premiums shall be 

 reported to the Executive Committee, and shall be approved by them before being 

 announced as awarded. 



6. Awarding Committees will be particular to have the number of awards, etc., 

 entered in their books correctly, and when they have made their report they shall 

 sign the same and hand it to the Superintendent in charge as soon as possible. The 

 Superintendent will examine the same, and if any omissions have been made the 

 report will be returned to the committee for further examination and report. 



7. Awarding Committees are specially requested to do full and ample justice (im- 

 partial) both to the exhibitors and to the Society, observing that it is not the pur- 

 pose of the Society to award unmeritorious exhibitions in any department, but to do 

 full and ample justice to the meritorious. 



8. No person or persons will be allowed to interfere with Awarding Committees in 

 discharge of their duties. 



9. Awarding Committees on Cattle and Horses will please have the prize ribbon 

 tied upon the animals before sending them from the rings, and all prize ribbons will 

 be placed upon the animals or articles by the committee, as soon as practicable after 

 the awards are made. 



10. No Executive Superintendent shall fill any vacancy in a committee on a class in 

 which he is an exhibitor, and any vacancy on such a committee shall be reported to 

 the President, and shall be filled'by the President. No exhibitor can act as one of the 

 Viewing Committee in any class in which he is a competitor, or in which he is in any 

 way interested. 



VI. — PREMIUMS. 



1. The award of premiums will be designated as follows : : First premium by a blue 

 ribbon or card; the second premium by a red ribbon or card; and third by a white 

 ribbon or card; a special premium by a yellow ribbon or card; discretionary pre- 

 miums to be by a card prepared for that purpose. 



2. The Society reserves the right to withhold the premiums in every case in which 

 it shall appear to the Executive Committee that the regulations have not been com- 

 plied with, or that fraud or deception has been practiced or attempted. 



3. Premiums are payable in cash. The medals and diplomas will be delivered by 

 the Secretary as soon as possible after the fair. Premiums will be paid by the Treas- 

 urer upon presentation of premium check drawn by the Secretary and countersigned 

 by the President. 



VII. — BOOTHS AND SHOWS. 



When booths or grounds are leased, no admission tickets for lessees or assistants 

 shall be given, nor shall any teams or employes with supplies be admitted between 8 

 A. M. ancl P. M., during the fair, without regular admission tickets. 



VIII. — BILLS AND CLAIMS. 



Persons having claims against the Society must present them to the Secretary be- 

 fore the close of the fair. If there are any claims not then presented they will not be 

 acted upon until the annual meeting in J.xnuary. No claims will be paid unless exam- 

 ined and certified to by the Business Committee, or a majority thereof, whose duty 

 it shall be to keep an accurate book of account, in which shall be entered each claim 

 allowed, with date, amount, what for, and in whose favor drawn, which book of account 

 shall be the property of the Society, and shall be referred to Finance Committee in 

 all settlements with Business Committee. 



On motion, which was adopt<3d, 2 o'clock P. M. was assigned to hear state- 

 ments in regard to location of the fair. 



Mr. Hyde presented a report upon discretionary premiums iu Division B, 

 which report was read and adopted. 



Adjourned to two o'clock. 



