CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article 1. There shall be a President, four Vice 

 Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall be 

 Trustees, ex-officio. The President, Vice Presidents and 

 Secretary shall be elected at the annual meeting by ballot, 

 and the Treasurer by the Trustees, annually, at their meet- 

 ing 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 

 Society 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 

 Trustee 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 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, 



*These meetings are held the last Tuesday of October, and the Trustees 

 elected commence their duties at the November meeting of Trustees. 



