ARTICLE VIII. 



The members of this Society shall consist of Ordinary and Honorary Members. 



Anj^ person may become a' member of the Society by paying two dollars to the 

 Treasurer the first j'car, and one dollar yearly, afterwards, payable at the Annual 

 Fair, or previously' thereto if the party so 'desire ; and no membe'r whose dues accru- 

 ing at the next Annual Fair, or any time thereafter, remain unpaid, shall be entitled 

 to the rights and privileges of a member while such delinquencj- continues. (The 

 Treasurer is authorized to withhold the member's ticket or badge from such delinquent 

 until such arrearages be paid.) Or, second, the paying into the Treasury- of the 

 Societv S16.67, securing by such payment perpetual membership, exempt from all 

 future'taxation. Such membership to be transferable only on the books of the Society 

 kept by the Treasurer for that purpose. 



Anv" gentleman paying Sio or ladj- pajdng S5 into the Treasur3% shall be entitled to a 

 certificate of Life membership, which certificate shall secure to the holder thereof all 

 the privileges of any other membership, except that such a certificate is not trans= 

 ferable. 



ARTICLE IX. 



Honorary- Members may be elected by a vote of the Executive Committee at any of 

 its regular meetings, and shall consists "of agriculturalists or eminent advocates of "the 

 agricultural interests, residing out of the County. Such members shall be entitled to 

 the same privileges as Life Members, but not to" vote. 



ARTICLE X. 



Persons who have become members of the Society by the old method of giving their 

 note, and who may wish to withdraw from the same, can do so upon the payment in 

 full of all arrears due to the Society on such note, together with interest for"one vear 

 in advance, in which case their note will be surrendered. 



ARTICLE XI. 



DUTIES OF THE SEVERAL OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE SOCIETY. 

 DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. 



SECTION I. — The President shall exercise the usual duties of that office. He shall 

 superintend the various departments— cause the laws of the Society- and the measures 

 of the Executive Committee to be carried into effect, and see thatthe several officers 

 of the Society discharge their respective duties with fidelity. He niav call special 

 meetings of the Society whenever he shall deem it necessary, by notification to that 

 effect inserted in two of more of the County papers, at least fourteen davs previous to 

 such meetings, excepting meetings for filling vacancies in Committe'es on days of 

 the Fair, and he may also convene, at his pleasure, the Executive Committee, by giv- 

 ing the members eight days' previous notice, either in writing or through the medium 

 of the County papers. In "case of the death, resignation or absence of the President 

 his duties s"hall be performed by the Vice-Presidents in the order in which thev are 

 named in the records. And in case of the death, resignation or absence of the President, 

 and Vice-Presidents, a President pro te?npore may be chosen at any meeting of the 

 Society. 



DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. 



Section 2.— The Treasurer shall collect and receive all the funds of the Society, 

 and he may take such legal measures for the collection thereof as he thinks prope'r, 

 at the exp"ense of the Society, under the direction of the President or the Executive 

 Committee. He shall give bonds to the President in the sum of $3,000 with one or more 

 sureties, as the President may require, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his 

 office. No payment can be "made by the Treasurer but bv the authoritv of the Com- 

 mittee of Accounts. He shall keep the accounts methodically in a book 'kept for the 

 purpose and belonging to the Society, and whenever called upon bv the President, or 

 any member of the Executive Committee, he shall produce the same for inspection. 

 And he shall exhibit to the Society- at its annual meeting, a regular account current of 

 the transactions of the year, and" whenever his office expires he shall give into the 

 hands of the President a" fair and regular account of all receipts and expenditures, to- 

 gether with the books and funds of the Societ}-, to be by him delivered to the Treasurer- 

 elect. At the first meeting of the Executive Commfttee, thereafter, these accounts 

 shall be laid before them by the President, and if found correct, the President shall be 

 . authorized to give a discharge thereon, and to cancel the bond of the Treasurer. 



DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 



Section 3.— The Secretary shall keep the records and archives of the Society, and 

 have in charge all letters and papers relating to the correspondences of the "same. 

 He shall conduct all the correspondence of the Society, keep a record of all important 

 letters written, and keep on file all letters received, p"ertaining to the business of the 

 Societv. He shall be present at all the meetings of the Societv and of the Executive 

 Comm"ittee, and record their proceedings. He shall countersign all diplomas and cer- 

 tificates relative to premiums, when given, and shall notifv the members of the 

 Executive Committee, verballv or in writing, of each of their stated meetings, not less 

 than three, or more than ten days previous to such meeting, designating the time and 

 place of holding the same, and shall give at least fourteen days' notice, by newspaper 

 publication, of the annual meetings of the Society. 



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