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Hampshire Agricultural Society. 



Aeticle 1. The officers of this Society shall be one President, 

 six Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, and an Executive 

 Committee of thirteen, to be chosen by ballot, except the Vice-Presi- 

 dents, who may be chosen by nomination at the annual meeting, 

 and to serve one year, and until others are chosen in their stead. 



Abt. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the 

 Society, and in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents. 



Art. 3. The Secretary shall keep a true record of all the doings 

 of the Executive Committee and the Society. 



Art. 4. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all monies re- 

 received into and paid out of the treasury. ■ His accounts shall al- 

 ways be open to inspection by any member of the Society, and he 

 shall give bonds, in such sum as shall be designated by the Execu- 

 tive Committee, for the faithful discharge of his duties, and he shall 

 make an annual report, previously audited. 



Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to call 

 special meetings of the Society, and upon the request of not less 

 than ten members from each of four different towrife they shall call 

 such meetings ; to designate the time and place of annual exhibi- 

 tions, and make all necessary arrangements therefor ; to appoint 

 sub-committees for examination and to award premiums ; and to 

 have a general supervision over the funds and affairs of the Society. 

 The President and Secretary shall be members of the Executive 

 Committee. 



Art. 6. The annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the 

 last Wednesday of December each year, and twenty members shall 

 constitute a quorum to do business. 



