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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1823

Contributi-
ons.

lations, as they shall from time to time deem necessary for carrying
into effect the objects of the institutions.
Art. 8. Every Member on joining this association, shall pay to the
Treasurer, or to the Assistant Treasurer, a sum not less than two dol-
lars, and shall annually thereafter at the time of the annual meeting of
the Society, pay a sum not less than two dollars, so long as he may
continue to be a Member of said Society.

Expences,
premiums,
&c.

, Art. 9. All expenses incurred in the procuring of premiums to be dis-
tributed by the Society at their meeting on the Western Shore, and all
expenses incurred by the Trustees in the preparatory arrangements for
such meeting or otherwise shall be paid by the Treasurer, under an
order signed by the President, and countersigned by the correspond-
ing Secretary, and all expenses incurred on the Eastern Shore for
premiums or otherwise as aforesaid, shall be paid by the Assistant
Treasurer under an order signed by the Vice President, and coun-
tersigned by the assistant Recording Secretary.

Quorum.

Art. 10. At every meeting of the Society, the President or the Vice
President attending, shall with the Members present, form a quorum.

Members.

Art. 11. The Society shall consist of inhabitants of the state of Ma-
ryland, and of the District of Columbia, friendly to Agriculture, and
provision shall be made for the election and admission of honorary
members: And whereas, sundry members of the said Association
have prayed to be incorporated by law—Therefore,

Incorpora-
tion.

Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all and every person or persons who at the time of the passage of this
act may be, or shall hereafter become Members of said Society be,
and are hereby created, a body politic, and corporate by the name,
style and title, of the Maryland Agricultural Society, and by the same
name shall be able to sue, and be sued in all courts of law or equity,
and to make and have a common Seal, and also to ordain, and estab-
lish such bye-laws, and regulations as shall appear necessary for re-
gulating the concerns of the said corporation, and may hold property
real, personal and mixed not being contrary to this act or to the con-

Proviso.

stitution of this state: Provided always, that the same shall not ex-
ceed, exclusive of the sums by this act contemplated, to raise the an-
nual sum of one thousand dollars.

Articles re-
cognised.

2. And be it enacted, That the Rules and Regulations set forth in
the above recited articles of Association shall be, and are hereby de-
clared to be a part of this act of incorporation, and shall be and re-
main the Rules and Regulations of said body corporate until it shall
be found expedient to amend the same: Provided, that the next and
all subsequent meetings of the Society on each Shore, shall be on such
days and at such places as from time to time shall be designated and
notified by the Trustees of such Shore,

Powers.

3. And be it enacted, That the Maryland Agricultural Society shall
be, and is hereby authorised and empowered by its Trustees, or other
Officers by them designated for the purpose, to define and fix bounds
and limits of sufficient extent for the erection of its cattle pens and
yards, and for convenient passage ways, to and about the same, on the
days of its annual Cattle Shows and Exhibitions, and also for its
ploughing matches and trials of working oxen, within which bounds
and limits, no person or persons shall be permitted to enter or pass
unless in conformity with the rules and regulations of the trustees or
other officers of said society, and if any person shall enter or pass
within the bounds and limits, thus fixed and defined as aforesaid con-