WHEREAS Samuel Frye, John Strang, Robert Pagan, Christopher Scott, Thomas Wyer, Harris Hatch, Jerome Alley, John Dunn, Daniel MacMaster, John Wilson, Joseph Walton, Lawrence Williams, and others, inhabitants of the County of Charlotte, did in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, form themselves into a Society for the promotion of Agriculture in the said County, which said Society has been ever since in active and useful operation: And whereas the said Society, from not being incorporated, is subject to many inconveniences, and has in consequence thereof been found unable in many instances efficiently to carry out the intentions and promote the objects of the Society ;— Be it therefore enacted, &c.—1. Samuel Frye, Thomas Wyer, Harris Hatch, Joseph Walton, John Wilson, George F. Campbell, Samuel Getty, Thomas Turner, Adam W. Smith, James W. Chandler, William Maclean, Charles R. Hatheway, Wellington Hatch, Alexander T. Paul, Henry O'Neil, and all such other persons as are now or may hereafter be admitted members of the said Society, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby erected into a body corporate, under the name and style of "The Charlotte County Agricultural Society," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging Agriculture, and rural and domestic economy and industry within the said County, and for these purposes shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by the Act of the General Assembly of this Province made and passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of the said Corporation, to be annually holden on the second Tuesday in January in each and every year, at Saint Andrews, in the said County; at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by a majority thereof, one President, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, Secretary, and nine Committee men, who shall continue in office for one year, or until others are chosen in their room; in the choice of which, each member of the said Corporation shall have one vote for each of the aforesaid officers, and every member may vote by proxy, provided such proxy be a member, and previously to voting produce a sufficient authority in writing from his constituent or constituents. 3. And whereas at a general meeting of the members of the Society hereby incorporated, held at Saint Andrews, in the County of Charlotte aforesaid, one President, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, Secretary, and nine Committee men, were elected by the votes of the said members for the current year;— The said officers so elected as aforesaid, are hereby declared to be the officers of the said Corporation until the second Tuesday in January next, or until others be chosen in their stead. 11th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 53. An Act to incorporate the King's County Central Agricultural Society. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. Section. 2. Annual meeting for choice of Direc tors, &c. Passed 30th March 1848. WHEREAS Elias Wetmore, Ebenezer Smith, Allen Otty, Oliver Hallett, George Crawford, Daniel Hatfield, Robert Matthew, Isaac Raymond, Monmouth Fowler, James Fairweather, Sylvester Z. Earle, John Hayes, and others, inhabitants and landowners in the Parishes of Norton and Hampton, in King's County, have formed themselves into a Society for the promotion and improvement of Agriculture in the said Parishes, and it would be more beneficial to the interests of the said Society, and enable them more effectually to carry out the intentions and promote the objects thereof, if the said Society were incorporated ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. Elias Wetmore, Ebenezer Smith, Allen Otty, Oliver Hallett, George Crawford, Daniel Hatfield, Robert Matthew, Isaac Raymond, Monmouth Fowler, James Fairweather, Sylvester Z. Earle, John Hayes, and all such other persons who are now or who may hereafter be admitted members of the said Society, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby erected into a body corporate, under the name and style of "The King's County Central Agricultural Society," for the purposes of promoting and encouraging Agriculture, and rural and domestic economy and industry within the said Parishes, and for these purposes shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by Act of Assembly of this Province. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of the said Corporation to be annually held on the first Monday in September in each and every year, at Hampton Ferry, in the said County; at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by a majority thereof, six Directors from each Parish; which said Directors when so elected as aforesaid shall choose from their own body, one President, and shall also choose a Vice President for each Parish herein before named, and shall also appoint a Secretary and Treasurer from among the members of the said Society; which said officers, when so chosen, elected, and appointed as aforesaid, shall continue in office for one year, or until others are chosen, elected, and appointed in their room; in the choice of which said Directors each member of the said Corporation shall have one vote for each Director, and every member may vote by proxy, provided such proxy be a member, and previously to voting, produce a sufficient authority in writing from his constituent and constituents. 11th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 54. An Act to incorporate the Carleton County Agricultural Section. Society. 1. Incorporation of Society. Section. 3. What officers to continue. Passed 30th March 1848. WHEREAS John Dibblee, Charles Perley, Charles Peabody, James R. Tupper, Charles Emery, Richard English, James Robertson, Henry E. Dibblee, Elisha A. Cunliffe, Gilbert Spurr, James Ketchum, Ralph Ketchum, Joseph Harvey, Benjamin Churchill, and others, inhabitants of the County of Carleton, did in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty, form themselves into a Society for the promotion of Agriculture in the said County, which said Society has been ever since in active and useful operation: And whereas the said Society, from not being incorporated, is subject to many inconveniences, and has in consequence thereof been found unable, in many instances, efficiently to carry out the intentions and promote the object of the Society;— Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. John Dibblee, Charles Perley, Charles Peabody, James R. Tupper, Charles Emery, Richard English, James Robertson, Gilbert Spurr, Henry E. Dibblee, Elisha A. Cunliffe, James Ketchum, Ralph Ketchum, Joseph Harvey, William J. Baird, Benjamin Churchill, and all other such persons as are now or may hereafter be admitted members of the said Society, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby erected into a body corporate, under the name and style of "The Carleton County Agricultural Society," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging Agriculture, and rural and domestic economy and industry within the said County, and for these purposes shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by the Act of the General Assembly of this Province passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of the said Corporation, to be annually holden on [the words here omitted is repealed by 13 V. c. 20, s. 1,] in each and every year, at Woodstock, in the said County; at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by a majority thereof, one President, ten Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, and Secretary, who shall continue in office for one year, or until others are chosen in their room; in the choice of which, each member of the said Corporation shall have one vote for each of the aforesaid officers, and every member may vote by proxy, provided such proxy be a member, and previously to voting, produce a sufficient authority in writing from his constituent or constituents. 3. And whereas at a general meeting of the members of the Society hereby incorporated, held at Woodstock, in the County of Carleton aforesaid, one President, ten Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, and Secretary, were elected by the votes of the said members for the current year;-The said officers so elected as aforesaid, are hereby declared to be the officers of the said Corporation until the Monday next before the last Tuesday in September next, or until others are chosen in their stead. 13th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 13. An Act to incorporate the King's County Union Agricultural Society. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. Section. 2. Annual meeting. Passed 11th April 1850. WHEREAS James Peters, President, Walter B. Scovil and James Dann, Vice Presidents, Nathan Ganong, James Perkins, Jeremiah Mabee, Senior, and Seth Eeb, Directors, and other inhabitants and landowners in the Parishes of Springfield and Kingston, have formed themselves into a Society for the promotion and improvement of Agriculture in said Parishes; and it would be more beneficial to the interests of said Society, and enable them more effectually to carry out the intention and promote the object thereof, if the said Society were incorporated ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. James Peters, and the Directors, and all such other persons who are now or who may hereafter be admitted members of the said Society, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby erected into a body corporate, under the name and style of "The King's County Union Agricultural Society," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging Agriculture, and rural and domestic. economy and industry within the said Parishes, and for these purposes shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by Act of Assembly of this Province. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of said Corporation, to be held annually, at or near Mr. Moses Dru's, in the said County, on the second Tuesday in October; at which annual meeting there shall be chosen thirteen Directors; which said Directors, when so elected, shall choose from their body one President, two Vice Presidents, and shall also appoint a Secretary and Treasurer from among the members of |