CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article 1. This society shall be called the Essex 

 Agricultural Society. 



Art. 2. The officers of this Society shall consist of a 

 President, four Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, 

 who shall be members of the Board of Trustees ex officio, 

 and one Trustee from each town in the county. 



Art. 3. The President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary 

 shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the So- 

 ciety, and the Treasurer shall be elected annually by the 

 Trustees at their meeting in November. 



Art. 4. The Trustees ■ from each town shall be elected 

 by the resident members of the Society, at a meeting 

 called by the Secretary of the Society, at least two weeks 

 previous to the November meeting of the Trustees, at 

 which time the newly elected members shall enter upon 

 the duties of their office. The secretary of the local 

 meeting shall notify the Secretary of the Society of the 

 results of the meeting at his earliest convenience. 



Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the President of the 

 Society to preside at all meetings of the Society and of 

 the Trustees, and to perform such other duties as usually 

 devolves upon a presiding officer, and in his absence one 

 of the Vice-Presidents shall succeed to his office. The 

 President shall, in conjunction with the Secretary, approve 

 all bills against the Society. 



