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 Trustees, 

 eX'Offi.cio. The President, Vice 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 members of the 

 Societ}'' in said town, at a meeting called for that purpose,* 

 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 Trus- 

 tee 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 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 Pi-esidents shall be absent, 

 the membeis present may appoint one from among them to 

 preside at such meeting. 



"These meeting are held the last Tuesday of October, and the Trustees 

 elected commence their duties at the November meeting of Trustees. 



