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English Agricultural Society. 



in the absence of the President, the Trustee, or Vice-President of the 

 highest rank shall take the chair, if no Trustee or Vice-President be 

 present. The meeting will elect their chairman. 



15. The first business at each meeting of the committee to be the 

 reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting. 



16. In case of an equalit}^ of votes, the question to be decided by the 

 casting vote of the chairman. 



17. All drafts for money shall be signed by the chairman of the com- 

 mittee and countersigned by one of the Trustees and the Secretary, but 

 only on the recommendation of the Committee of Finance. 



18. The Committee may at any monthly meeting discontinue the 

 weekly meetings of the Committee for any period not exceeding two 

 months. 



19. No prizes shall be allotted except at the monthly meetings in 

 May, June, and July. 



20. No rule or bye-law shall be altered unless due notice of such 

 change shall be given at a meeting of the Committee, and carried at the 

 two subsequent monthly meetings. 



21. Subscriptions are paid in advance, and are due on January 1st; 

 but subscribers elected in December are liable only for the year ensuing. 



22. It is a fundamental rule of the Society, that no question shall be 

 discussed, at any of its meetings, of a political tendency, or which shall 

 refer to any matter to be brought forward or pending in either of the 

 Houses of Parliament. 



RULES OF COMPETITION FOR PRIZES. 



1. That all information contained in prize essays shall be founded on 

 experience or observation, and not on simple reference to books, or other 

 sources. 



2. That drawings, specimens, or models shall accompany writings 

 requiring them. 



3. That all competitors shall transmit a sealed note, containing their 

 names and addresses, with a motto on it to correspond with one inscribed 

 on the essay. 



4. That the Society shall have the power to publish the whole or any 

 part of the essays which gain the prizes, and the other essays will be 

 returned on the application of the writers. 



5. That the Society is not bound to give an award, unless they con- 

 sider one of the essays worthy of a prize. 



6. That, in all reports of experiments, the expenses shall be accu- 

 rately detailed. 



7. That only the imperial weights and measures are those by which 

 calculations are to be made. 



8. That no prize be given for any essay which has been already in 

 print. 



9. That prizes may be taken in money or plate at the option of the 

 successful candidate. 



All Essays must be sent to the Secretary, 5, Cavendish Square. 



