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15 Y - L A W S 



HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Akticle 1. The officers of this Society shall be oue President, a 

 Vice-President, a Secretary and Treasurer, and an Executive Com- 

 mittee of five, to be chosen by ballot, at the annual meeting, and to 

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



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

 Society, and in his absence the Vice-President. 



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

 of the Executive Committee and the Society. 



Akt. 4. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys 

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

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

 shaU 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 towns they shall call 

 such meetings ; to designate the time und 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 gener<al supervision over the funds and affairs of the Society. 

 The President, Vice-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. 



Art. 7. Notices for all meetings of the Society shall be signed 



