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Three members of any committee consisting of more than that number 

 are authorized to act. 



No member of the Society shall act on any committee of which he is an 

 exhibitor in the same class. 



The Diploma of the Society being considered the highest premium that 

 can be awarded, no committee is authorized to award it, except for ani- 

 mals and articles of special merit, deserviug of endorsement and recom- 

 mendation by the Society. 



No committee is authorized to award gratuities, except the committee 

 on agricultural implements, carriages, bread, honey, and canned fruits, 

 domestic manufactures, fruits, vegetables in Hall, and flowers; or any 

 premium.unless the rules of the Society have been strictly complied with. 

 Neither shall they award premiums or gratuities in excess of the amount 

 appropriated. 

 No gratuity is to be awarded of less than fifty cents. 

 The several committees are requested to affix premium cards, and also 

 on animals, blue, white, and red printed premium ribbons (which may be 

 had of the Secretary or assistant on the grounds and at the hall), for the 

 several animals or articles designating the grade of premium awarded 

 each, and the name of the person to whom awarded, and special care 

 should be taken that the cards issued correspond with the awards in their 

 report to the Society. 



The reports of award of premiums on ploughing and on animals and 

 articles exhibited at the Show, must be delivered promptly to the Secretary 

 for announcement on Wednesday. 



The Society offers liberal premiums for the best reports of committees; 

 and the chairman of the several committees are requested to present to 

 the Secretary a full report explanatory of the opinions of the committee 

 on the matter referred to them, within two weeks after the awards are 

 made at the Show, for publication in the Transactions. * 



Reports on farms, crops, etc., to be presented previous to the meeting 

 of the Trustees in November. 



Any member of a committee who cannot serve on the same is requested 

 to give notice to the Secretary, before the Shoiv, so that the vacancy may 

 be filled. 



Each member of the several committees will receive a ticket of admis- 

 sion to the hall of exhibition, on application to the Secretary. 



♦Chairman of committees will please notice this request, 



