Clark County Agricultural Society
Constitution
As
Adopted at the First Meeting of the Society, at Neillsville, Wis., March 15th
1873, and Subsequently Amended.
ARTICLE I.
Name of Society. – This Society shall be known as the “Clark
County Agricultural Society.”
Its object shall be to promote the advertisement of Agriculture,
Horticulture, Domestic Manufactures and Mechanical and Household Arts.
ART. II.
Membership.
Its members shall consist of Annual Members, paying a fee of two
dollars per year, and Life Member, paying a fee of ten dollars at one time.
The wives of all members shall be Honorary Members, and entitled to all
privileges of members, except the right to vote.
ART. III.
Officers. – Its officers shall consist of a President, one
Vice President from each organized town in the County, a Secretary, an
Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Board, which shall consist of
all the officers above named, all of whom shall be elected at the annual
meeting, and serve from the first day of January to the thirty first day of
December, and until their successors are elected.
ART. IV.
Meeting, Elections and Fairs. – It shall hold annual meetings
and other meeting, and an Annual Fair as the Society or Executive Board my
direct, and all officers shall be elected, and all questions pertaining to the
business of the Society shall be decided, by a majority vote of the male
members present, except in the case of amending the Constitution, which shall
be effected as prescribed by Article VI of the Constitution.
ART. V.
Power and duties of Officers. – The officers shall perform
such duties as are common to such officers in like associations, and as may be
required by the Executive Board or by the By-Laws of this Society
ART. VI. Amendments. – This Constitution may be amended at any general meeting of the Society by a two-thirds vote of the members present.
By-Laws
- The
President shall preside at all meetings of the Society, call meetings of
the Executive Board, and under its direction have general superintendency
of the affaires of the Society, and direction of the expenditure of money.
He shall deliver an annual address upon some subject connected with
agriculture, and shall appoint all committees, unless otherwise provided.
- The
Vice President’s duties shall be, in the absence or disability of the
President, to act in his place, and by personal observation and
intercourse with the farmers of their respective towns endeavor to awaken
an interest in the Society, obtain accurate information of the condition
and progress of all departments of agriculture therein, and report the
same in writing annually to the Society.
- The
Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of the proceedings; shall have
charge of the books, papers and reports of the Society, and prepare its
report for publication.
- The
Assistant Secretary shall aid the Secretary to perform the duties of his
office, and in the absence or disability of the Secretary, to act in his
place.
- The
Treasurer shall receive and keep an accurate account of all moneys
belonging to the Society, and disburse the same only upon the written
order of the President, countersigned by the Secretary, which he shall
file and return as vouchers, and shall make a report of all receipts and
expenditures annually, and oftener, when required by the Executive Board.
Before entering upon his duties he shall give a bond to the Society
in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his
duties, such bond to be approved by the Executive Board.
- The
Executive Board shall, subject to the direction of the Society, manage his
affairs.
It shall require at least seven of the Executive Board to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
- These
By-Laws may be altered or amended by a majority vote at any general
meeting of the Society.
Pages 3-5 of the List of Premiums and Rules and Regulations of the
Clark County Agricultural Society, for the Fair of 1887.
Web page by James W. Sternitzky PhD, June 29, 2007.
Return to Index for the 1887 Fair.
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