CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGEICULTUEAL 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 meeting in November. In addi- 

 tion to these, one Trustee shall be elected annually for each 

 town in the County, and the Trustee for each town shall be 

 e'ected 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 Society, 

 at such time as the Trustees shall determine ; at which all offi- 

 cers shall be elected. Twenty members at least shall be neces- 

 sary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 



Art. 3. If at any meeting of the Society, or the Trustees, 

 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 



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

 elected, commence their duties at the November meeting of Trustees. 



