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A lengthy debate ensued on rule twenty-nine of the Articles of 
Association, which required that each member should vote for the 
eleven candidates to be elected on the Council, and the rule was 
ultimately amended, on the motion of Mr. W. Haydon, to read as - 
follows :— 
“29. Three weeks at least before the Annual Meeting a printed 
list containing the names and addresses of the _ selected 
candidates shall be sent to each member of the Club, and each 
member shall then place his initials against one or more, but 
not exceeding eleven of the said names, being the candidates for 
whom he votes to fill one or more of the eleven vacancies, and 
shall thereupon sign and return the said list to the Secretary of 
the Club so as to reach him not later than one week preceding 
the date fixed for the Annual Meeting. The initials of a member 
against the name of a Candidate shall only be counted as one 
vote for that Candidate. 
The resolution providing for the Incorporation of the Club, and 
adopting the Articles of Association and Bye-laws as amended, was 
adopted. 
Attention having been called to the excessive and extravagant 
colouring of some of the sheep exhibited at the late Show, it was 
resolved :— 
“That in the opinion of this Council the excessive artificial 
colouring of exhibits in the sheep classes is undesirable. That 
this resolution be referred to the National Sheep Breeders’ 
Association for their consideration, and that they be asked to 
make suggestions for changes in this direction.” 
Attention was called to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease 
which had occurred on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the 
manner in which it had been dealt with by the Board of Agriculture, 
and it was resolved :— 
“That the Council of the Smithfield Club earnestly request the 
Board of Agriculture to exercise their powers of immediate 
slaughter in the event of any further outbreak of foot-and- 
mouth disease.” 
In accordance with the resolution passed at the last Annual 
General Meeting the Club was, on March 5th, Incorporated under the 
Companies Acts, 1862 to 1898, as the Smithfield Club (Incorporated) 
(the word “Limited” being omitted by Licence of the Board of 
Trade), and that the Company is Limited. 
Sir John Gilmour, Bart., Mr. Hugh Gorringe, and Mr. Howard 
P, ae elected Members of the Council under Article of Association 
No. 26. 
The question of the Club undertaking the Table Poultry Exhibition, 
referred to the Stock Prize Committee by the Council, was considered 
by that Committee, and they recommended, and it was resolved: “That 
as the taking over of the Table Poultry Exhibition would necessitate a 
very serious reduction in the prizes now offered for live stock at the 
Sak Show, the Committee cannot recommend its adoption by the 
ub, 
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