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CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article i. There shall be a President, four Vice Presi- 

 dents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be Trustees, 

 ■€X~oficio ; in addition to these, thirty (originally twelve) other 

 Trustees shall be cliosen from the members at large, all of 

 whom shall continue in office until others are elected in their 

 stead. 



Article ii. There shall be an Annual Meeting of the 

 Society, at such time as the Trustees shall determine ; at 

 which all officers shall be elected. Twenty members at least 

 shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction 

 of business. 



Art. III. If at any meeting of the Society, or the Trus- 

 tees, the President and Vice Presidents shall be absent, the 

 members present may appoint one from among them to pre- 

 side at such meeting. 



Art. IV. The President, or in case of his absence, either 

 of the Vice Presidents, with the advice of the Trustees, may 

 call a special meeting of the Society ; or whenever a written 



