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removal out of the County, of the Secretary or of the Treasurer, 

 the Trustees shall take charge of the official books, papers, and 

 other effects, belonging to the office that may be vacated, and 

 give receipts for the same ; which books, papers, etc., they may 

 deliver to some person whom they may appoint to fill the office 

 until the next meeting of the Society, at which time there shall 

 be a new choice. 



Art. 11. * Any citizen of the County may become a mem- 

 ber of the Society, by paying the sum of three dollars to in- 

 crease the permanent fund of the institution. 



Art. 12. A committee shall be raised from time to time, to 

 solicit and receive subscriptions for raising a fund for encour- 

 aging the noblest of pursuits, the Agriculture of our country ; 

 the same to be sacredly appropriated to that purpose. 



Art. 13. All ordained ministers of the Gospel who reside 

 within the County, shall be admitted honorary members of the 

 Society. 



Art. 14. In addition to the usual number of Trustees 

 annually elected, the past Presidents of the Society shall be 

 honorary members of the Board of Trustees. 



Art. 15. The foregoing constitution may be amended by a 

 proposition of the amendment in writing by a member at a reg- 

 ular meeting ; the same to lie over for the action at the next 

 annual meeting of the Society. 



* Members will receive from the Secretary a "certificate of membership.'' 

 No fines or assessments are ever imposed. Members are entitled to vote in all 

 its transactions, with free use of the Library and a copy of the printed "Trans- 

 actions" each year. 



A premium of six dollars is now offered to the resident of the County ob- 

 taining the largest number of new members during the year ending Nov. 1st. 



