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UTILES AND GENERAL EEMAUKS. 



It is understood that all premiums ^vill be restricted to articles of 

 the growth and manufacture of the County, unless otherwise specified 

 in connection with it. Essays and agricultural implements being 

 excepted from this rule, are open to general competition. 



Any gentleman, not a member of the Society, entitled to a premium 

 of five dollars, or upwards, shall receive the amount exceeding the 

 sum of five dollars, and shall thereafter become a member. 



The stock and articles intended for exhibition and premium, butter 

 excepted, must be on the ground at or before 12 o'clock on Tuesday, 

 the first day of the Exhibition. Animals will not be allowed to be 

 removed from the pens before 3 o'clock on Wednesday, the second 

 day, and all other articles not until 5 o'clock, without the permission 

 of the Committee. 



The animals while on the ground will be fed at the expense of the 

 Society. 



No person serving on any of the Committees shall have a vote in 

 any case, when he shall be personally interested as a competitor. 



All other Entries for premiums must be made in writing, and shall 

 be jilaced in the hands of the Recording Secretary, on or before the 

 15th of November. 



Premiums awarded, and not called for within six montJis, will be 

 considered as given to the Society, in aid of its funds. 



After the objects for Exhibition are arranged, they will be under 

 the care of the Committees, and cannot be removed without their 

 consent. 



No object or article will be entitled to a premium, unless it possesses 

 points of superiority ; and the Committees have the discretionary 

 power of withholding premiums, if, in their opinion, the articles or 

 objects are not deemed worthy to receive the same. 



The Trustees have carefully revised and approved of the foregoing 

 proposals for Premiums. The respective Committees, appointed to 

 award the same, are required to enforce a strict Conformity to all of 

 the rules in relation to Entries and Certificates. 



