BY-LAWS 
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OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 
As Adopted February 7th, 1860. 
SECTION I. 
OF THE OFFICERS. 
The officers of the Society shall, ex-officio , fill the correspond¬ 
ing offices in the Executive Committee. 
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SECTION II. 
OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS. 
The duties of the President , in addition to those defined by 
the Constitution and the By-Laws regulating the duties of the 
Permanent Committees, shall be as follows, to-wit : 
1. To inspect the Fair Grounds, after they shall have been 
prepared for the Annual Exhibition by the Special Committee of 
Arrangements appointed for that purpose, and suggest such 
modifications or further preparations as he may deem necessary. 
2. To formally open the Annual Fair of the Society, at such 
time as the Executive Committee may prescribe, with an appro¬ 
priate address. 
3. As the executive head of the Society, to have a general 
supervision and control of the entire Exhibition, subject only to 
the authority of the Executive Committee. 
The duties of the Secretary , more specifically defined than 
in the Constitution, shall be as follows : 
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