1889.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 389 



Sect. 13. Whoever contrary to such regulations, Penalty, 

 and after notice thereof, enters or passes within the 

 bounds so fixed, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five 

 dollars. 



Sect. 14. The foregoing provisions shall not author- Limit of 

 ize a society to occupy or include within such bounds 

 the land of any person without his consent, nor to 

 obstruct travel on any public highway. 



Sect. 15. The officers of each society may appoint Marshals to 

 a suflScient number of suitable inhabitants of the county to hTve°'° "^ ' 

 to act as marshals at cattle shows and exhibitions, who constables, 

 shall have the powers of constables in relation to the 

 preservation of the public peace and the service and 

 execution of criminal process within the respective 

 towns where such shows and exhibitions are held, and 

 such pi-ocess may be directed to them accordingly ; and 

 they shall exercise their office from twelve o'clock at 

 noon of the day preceding the commencement of such 

 shows and exhibitions until twelve o'clock at noon of 

 the day succeeding the termination thereof, and no 

 longer. 



Sect. 16. The state board of agriculture may Rules for 

 prescribe rules and regulations to societies for uniform ihe amount^of 

 modes of ascertaining the product of crops entered for crop^'.""* 

 premium. 



Sect. 17. Any agricultural society may offer and ^^'^^^i^Qts'' 

 pay premiums for experiments in the cultivation of 

 crops or in the raising of domestic animals for farm 

 purposes, and no regulation of the board of agriculture 

 to the contrary shall be valid. 



Associations for Encouraging Agriculture, etc. 



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Sect. 18. Ten or more persons in any county, city. Ten or 

 or town, who by agreement in writing associate for the become T**^ 

 purpose of encouraging agriculture or horticulture, or '=°''P°''*^"'°- 

 for improving and ornamenting the streets and public 

 squares of any city or town by planting and cultivating 

 ornamental trees therein, may become a corporation by 

 such name as they assume therefor upon calling their 

 first meeting and organizing in the manner provided in 

 sections twelve and thirteen of chapter forty ; and shall 

 thereupon during the pleasure of the general court have 

 for their pui'poses all the rights, powers, and privileges 



Powers and 

 privileges. 



