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wife direfted in the premium book. And that 
fuch claims muft be given in to the Secretary in 
writing, and be by him prefented to the next 
meeting of the Committee to which they relate. 
XII. 
In order that all rewards may be diftributed with 
the utmoft impartiality and juftice, the Society 
fhall, when they think it neceffary, defire the 
affiftance of fuch gentlemen, manufaflurers, artifts, 
or others, (though not members) as fliall be 
deemed belt’ able to judge of and difcover the 
merits of any invention or improvement for which 
a premium is claimed. 
XIII. 
That premiums fhall be both honorary and 
pecuniary; but that no premium or bounty fhall 
be given by this Society to any perfon who fliall 
have obtained a premium or bounty for the fame 
invention, crop, or improvement, from this or any 
other Society. 
XIV. 
That as the principal defign of this inflitution 
is, by exciting a fpirit of induftry and ingenuity, 
to promote the public good, the Premiums offered 
fliall be more immediately direfled to improve- 
ments in agriculture, planting, and fuch manufac- 
tures and arts as are beft adapted to thefe counties. 
XV. That 
