CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGEICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



Article 1. There shall be a President, four Vice-Presi- 

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

 ex-ojjicio. The President, Yice Presidents and Secretary 

 shall be elected at the annual meeting by ballot and the 

 Treasurer by the Trustees, annually, at their meeting in 

 November. In addition to these, one Trustee shall be 

 elected annually for each town in the County, and the 

 Trustee for each town shall be elected by the members of 

 the Society in said town, at a meeting called for that pur- 

 pose, in accordance with notice issued by the Secretary, 

 and shall continue in office until another is elected in his 

 stead ; and such election shall be final, and shall constitute 

 the Trustee so elected a member of the Board of Trustees 

 of the Society ; and the result of the election in each town 

 shall be communicated as early as possible to the Secretary. 



Art. 2. There shall be an Annual Meeting of the So- 

 ciety, 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 tlie tiansaction of 

 burliness. 



Art 8. 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 

 preside at such meeting. 



Art. 4. 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 



