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Richmond, January 24 



The following Articles consiifufing tJie Plan of on 

 Ag;;ico!-Tl'Ral Society, ivere agreed to, a feio days 

 pa=,t, bij a number f Gentlemen assembled at the Swan 

 Tavern. 



Considering AG^ricnltnrc as a subject of the df^epest 

 interest to this coiuUry, and believing- that Agricultural 

 Societies, established on proper princijtles, by yfibrrfing 

 a stimulus to exertions, and by diffusing information, 

 tend to increase the national stock of knovvl dsre in 

 that most useful science, a number of gentitmcn as- 

 sembled in the city of llichmoiK), have detei mined to 

 associate themselves togetiier, and to form a Society 

 for the purpose of prom >ting Agiiculture. 



Art, 1. When th^! number of Subscribers to this As- 

 sociation shall amount to twenty , the Society 



shall be considered as formed, und thf^ Chairmun of the 

 Committee appointed to obtaia SubseriptioriS, sh-dl 

 call a meeting for the tuiipose of electing officers, and 

 of forming such oih r and addit oii;d rules as may 

 be deemed conducive to the objects of this A ssoeiatioi\ 

 The Society shall be styled. Tie Richmond Society for 

 promoting Agriculture. 



2. The Society shall have a Presidf^nt. a Vice Presi- 

 dent, a Treasu'-er, and a Secretary, and an assistant Se- 

 cretary, when the increase of business, shall lequire it. 

 All of whom shall be annua-ly eif-cted b}' a majority of 

 the members present at the staied meeting of the Society 

 in January ; the persons so elected to contiiuie in ofifice 

 one year ; and until others shall be chosen in their st; ad. 

 In case of vacancy, by death, resgnation, or otherwise, 

 the same may be suijplied by a new electi(»n to be 

 made at any stated meeting of the Society ; the person 

 thus newly elected to serve the remainder of the year. 



3. A quorum for business sh;dl consist of at least five 

 members, including the President or VicePred-'dent, ox: 



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