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etc.. entered in their books correctly, <aud 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 when satisfied as to its correctness 

 will deliver it to the secretary, who shall report to the Executive Committee during 

 the week of the fair. " 



Sec. 7. Awarding Committees are especially requested to do impartial justice both 

 to exhibitors and to the society. 



Sec. 8. No person or persons will be allowed to interfere with Awarding Com- 

 mittees in discharge of their duties. 



Sec. 9. A\varding Committees on cattle and horses will please have the prize 

 ribbon tied upon the animals before sending them from the rings. 



Sec. 10. Islo person shall act as superintendent of any department in which he is an 

 exhibitor, nor shall any exhibitor act as a member of any Viewing Committee in 

 any class in which he is a competitor. 



Sec. 11. Any person who shall attempt to interfere with the judges while in the 

 discharge of their duty, or who shall afterwards on the premises of the society, use 

 any disrespectful or abusive language to any judge or judges with reference to any of 

 their decisions or awards, or shall make any changes in the arrangement of the stalls 

 or pens without the consent of the superintendent in charge thereof, shall forfeit his 

 right to any premium to which he might otherwise be entitled, and shall be excluded 

 from exhibiting for one year thereafter. 



VIII.— ADMISSION. 



Section 1. The gate will be opened at 8 o'clock A. m. of each day, at which time 

 every officer and employe is expected to be at his post of duty. 



Sec. 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. Child- 

 ren under eight years of age, free. 



Sec. 3. 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. 



Sec. 4. Admission to the grand stand will be 25 cents for each admission. Chil- 

 dren under eight years free. The grand stand will be cleared by the police, and 

 swept during the recess from 12:30 to 1 :30 p. m. each day. 



Sec. 5. Editors and reporters will obtain tickets of admission from the president 



IX. — exhibitors. 



Section 1. Competition is open to all, regardless of locality, unless otherwise 

 specially provided. 



Sec. 2. Exhibitors must be members of the societj\ Those making their entries 

 by letter will i-emit the amount of the membership fee with their entries to the 

 secretary. 



Sec. 3. As the fair opens on 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. 



Sec. 4. All entries in Divisions A, B, C, and D, shall be made on or before Tuesday 

 evening of the week preceding the fair, and all entries of machinery and articles in 

 Division E, and in Classes 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 of Division I, and Classes 46 and 47 

 in Division K, must be made on or before Thursday evening of tlie week preceding 

 the fair. All other articles must be entered and in their proper places on or before 

 Tuesday, the second day of the fair, at 2 o'clock p. M. 



Sec. 5. 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, 

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

 case of thorough-bred, full pedigrees, duly certified, must be filed at the same time. 



[Note,— An authenticated pedigree or statement of breeding should contain an affidavit of the 

 breedei-, stating description of the animal, ■with the date of its birth, and the date of its sale, if 

 out of liis hands, and the names or description of the sire and dam.] 



Sec. 6. Copies of the premium list and blank forms for entries will be furnished on 

 application 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 exhi- 



