CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY. 
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3 o’clock, P. M., in each year, and twenty days’ notice thereof 
shall be given in one or more papers printed in the city of 
Madison. 
The election of all the officers of this Society shall be held 
each year during and at the State Fair, and the exact time and 
place of election shall be notified by the Secretary, in the pub¬ 
lic newspapers, at least twenty days before such election, and 
the Life Members of the Society shall be the legal voters there¬ 
at : Provided , That the conditions of this section shall not 
control the called meeting of the Society now in session, this 
the eighth day of December, A. D. 1858 ; but all the officers 
of this Society whose offices become vacant December 31st, 
1858, in accordance with the Constitution as amended Febru¬ 
ary 14th, 1855, shall be elected at this the said meeting ; and 
any members of this Society who became such previous to the 
commencement of this the said meeting, and no other person 
may vote for such officers ; and all the elections shall be by 
ballot. 
The General Committee shall be appointed by the Executive 
Committee. The Executive Committee shall also have power 
to fill any vacancies which may occur in the offices of the 
Society. 
Special meetings may be called by the Executive Committee, 
on giving twenty days notice in the public papers ; which no¬ 
tice shall state the day, hour, and place of said meeting. Ten 
members shall form a quorum for the transaction of business. 
ARTICLE VI. ‘ 
OF THE ANNUAL FAIR. 
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The Society shall hold an Annual Cattle Show and Fair at 
such time and place as shall be designated by the Executive 
Committee, who shall prepare a Premium List, appoint the 
Viewing Committees, and award the Premiums at the same. 
It shall be the duty of all the officers to attend the Annual 
Cattle Show and Fair. 
