CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article i. There shall be a President, four Vice Presi- 

 dents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be Trustees, ex 

 officio : in addition to these, thirty (originally twelve) other 

 Trustees shall be chosen from the members at large, all of 

 whom shall continue in office until others are elected in their 

 stead. 



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Art. II. There shall be an Annual Meeting of the Society, 



at such time 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. hi. If at any meeting of the Society, or the Trustees, 

 the President and Vice Presidents shall be absent, the mem- 

 bers present may appoint one from among them to preside at 

 such meeting. 



Art. IV. The President, or,vin case of his absence, either 

 of the Vice Presidents, with the advice of the Trustees, may 

 call a special meeting of the Society ; or whenever a written 

 application, with the reasons assigned therefor, shall be made 



