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belonging to the office that may be vacated, and give receipts for 

 the same ; which books, papers, etc., they may deliver to some per- 

 son whom they may appoint to fill the office until the next meeting 

 of the Society, at which time there shall be a new choice. 



Akt. XI. Any citizen of the county may become a member of 

 the Society, by paying the sum of three dollars to increase the 

 permanent fund of the institution. 



Art. XII. A Committee shall be raised from time to time to 

 solicit and receive subscriptions for raising a fund for encouraging 

 the noblest of pursuits, the Agriculture of our country. The same 

 to be sacredly appropriated to that purpose. 



xVrt, XIII. All ordained ministers of the Gospel who reside 

 within the county, shall be admitted honorary members of the So- 

 ciety. 



Art. XIV. In addition to the usual number of Trustees annual- 

 ly elected, the past Presidents of the Society shall be honorai-y 

 members of the Board of Trustees. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 



ADOPTED SEPT. 29th, 1863, * 



Article i. The officers of the Society shall consist of a Presi- 

 dent, four Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, Secretary, and thirty Trus- 

 tees. 



Art. II. A Committee of one from each city and town in the 

 county, represented in the Society, shall be appointed at each an- 

 nual meeting, by nomination from the floor, to report a list of offi- 

 cers, (with the exception of Treasurer,) at the next succeeding an- 

 nual meeting, which report shall be acted on, and the officers elect- 

 ed at said meeting by the ballots of the members present. 



