CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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

 idents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be Trus- 

 tees, ex-offi.cio, and one Trustee from each city and town 

 in the county. The President, Vice Presidents, Secretary 

 and one Trustee from each city and town in the county 

 shall be elected at the annual meeting by ballot, and the 

 Treasurer by the Trustees annually at their meeting in 

 November. Nominations for Trustees may be made by 

 any member or members of the Society from the city or 

 town from which he is to be elected for at least one week 

 before said meeting to the Secretary, and he shall prepare 

 ballots for the same. 



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

 ciety, at such times 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. 



Art. 3. 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 application, with the reason assigned therefor, 

 shall be made by any twelve members of the Society to 

 the President and Trustees, they shall call such meeting. 



