CONSTITUTION 



OF THE- 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article t. There shall be a President, four Vice Presidents, a 

 Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be Trustees, ex-qfficio : in ad- 

 dition to these, thirty (originally twelve) other Trustees, shall be 

 chosen from the members at large, all of whom shall continue in 

 office until others are elected in their stead. 



Art. II. There shall be an Annual Meeting of the Society, at 

 isuch 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. 



Aet. III. If at any meeting of the Society, or the Trustees, the 

 President and Vice Presidents shall be absent, the members pres- 

 ent may appoint one from among them to preside 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 application, 



-with the reasons assigned therefor, shall be made by any twelve 



