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 Botsford, in the County of Westmorland aforesaid, one President, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and nine Directors, 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 October next, or until others are chosen in their stead. 15th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 83. An Act to incorporate the Wakefield and Brighton Agricultural Society. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. 2. Annual meeting. Section. 3. Officers, how long to continue. Passed 7th April 1852. WHEREAS certain inhabitants of the Parishes of Wakefield and Brighton, in the County of Carleton, have formed themselves into a Society for the promotion of Agriculture in the said County: 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 enacted, &c.-1. George Stickney, Josiah S. Brown, Junior, John F. Shaw, George R. Bowyer, William McGee, Amos Dickinson, Junior, James Jones, Charles M'Mullin, Samuel Hayden, Adam Tedlie, James Rideout, John Bubar, 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 Wakefield and Brighton 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 Act of Assembly in this Province. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of the said Corporation, to be annually holden on the [the word here omitted is repealed by 16 V. c. 57, s. 1,] Tuesday in October in each and every year, at or near the mouth of the Begaguimick Stream, in the Parish of Brighton, in the said County, at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by a majority thereof, a President, five Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall continue in office 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 previous 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 Simonds, in the County of Carleton aforesaid, a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, 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 first Tuesday in October next, or until others are chosen in their stead. 15th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 84. An Act to incorporate the Queen's County Agricultural Society. Section 1.--Incorporation of Society. Passed 7th April 1852. WHEREAS Leonard Slip, Senior, William Foshay, Esquire, James Slip, Senior, James Slip, Junior, William Reed, Samuel L. Peters, William J. Caldwell, George Clark, Leveret Smith, George L. Slip, Gilbert R. Merrit, and other inhabitants and land owners in the said County, have formed themselves into a Society for the promotion and improvement of Agriculture in said County, and it would be more beneficial to the interests of said Society, and enable them more effectually to carry out the intentions and promote the object thereof, if the said Society were incorporated;— Be it therefore enacted, &c.--1. Leonard Slip, Senior, William Foshay, James Slip, Senior, James Slip, Junior, William Reed, Samuel L. Peters, William J. Caldwell, George Clark, Leveret Smith, George L. Slip, Gilbert R. Merrit, and the Directors, and all other persons who 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 Queen's County Agricultural Society," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging Agriculture and domestic economy, and for this purpose shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by Act of Assembly of this Province. 16th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 57. An Act to alter and amend the Act incorporating the Wakefield and Brighton Agricultural Society. Section. Section. 2. Officers, how long to continue. Passed 3rd May 1853. WHEREAS in and by the Act of the General Assembly fifteenth Victoria, Chapter eighty three, incorporating "The Wakefield and Brighton Agricultural Society," it is provided by the second Section of the said Act, that the general meeting of the members of the said Corporation for the election of officers be held on the first Tuesday in October in each and every year, which period is found to be inconvenient: And whereas it is deemed advisable that such election should be held at a later period of the year, to enable the Board of Officers to close the business of such Society for the past year before others are appointed in their stead ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.—1. From and after the passing of this Act, the general meeting of the members of said Corporation, for the election of officers, as provided by the second Section of the said Act, shall be held on the last Tuesday in October in each and every year. 2. And whereas at a general meeting of the members of said Corporation held at or near the mouth of the Begaguimick Stream, in the Parish of Brighton, in the said County, on the first Tuesday in October last, one President, five Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, were elected by the votes of the said members for the current year;-The said officers so elected as aforesaid shall continue in office until the last Tuesday in October next, or until others are chosen in their stead, any thing in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding. 16th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 60. An Act to incorporate the Gloucester County Agricultural Society. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. 2. Annual meeting. Section. 3. Officers, how long to continue. Passed 3rd May 1853. WHEREAS certain inhabitants of the County of Gloucester have formed themselves into a Society for promoting the improvement of Agriculture in the said County, and they are desirous of being incorporated, to enable them to carry out more effectually the objects of the said Society ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. Samuel L. Bishop, John Woolner, John Chalmers, William Molloy, Hugh A. Caie, and William Napier, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, under the name and style of "The Gloucester County Agricultural Society," for the improvement and encouragement of Agriculture, and for this purpose shall have and enjoy all the powers made incident to Corporations by Act of Assembly of this Province. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the said Corporation annually holden on the last Tuesday in December in each and every year, at Bathurst, in the said County, at which meeting there shall be chosen by a majority of the members, one President, two or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and Secretary, and nine Directors, who shall continue in office one year, or until others are chosen in their stead; in the choice of which, each member of the Corporation shall have one vote for each of the aforesaid officers. 3. The officers chosen at a general meeting of the said Society holden at Bathurst aforesaid, on the second Tuesday in February last, are hereby declared to be the officers of the said Society until the last Tuesday in December next, or until others are chosen in their stead. 16th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 61. An Act to incorporate the District Agricultural Society for the Parishes of Blackville, Blissfield, and Ludlow, in the County of Northumberland. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. 2. Annual meeting. Section. 3. Officers, how long to continue. Passed 3rd May 1853. Be it enacted, &c.-1. Alexander M'Laggan, John Bergan, Thomas Ward Underhill, Thomas Dunphey, John DeCantillon, James Sangster Mitchell, Hiram Freeze, Moses Hovey, Miles M'Millan, Walter Richard Price, William M'Kay, James Lechmere Price, 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 District Agricultural Society for the Parishes of Blackville, Blissfield, and Ludlow, in the County of Northumberland," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging Agriculture, and rural and domestic economy and industry within the said Parishes, and for this purpose shall have and enjoy all general powers made incident to Corporations by Act of Assembly in this Province. 2. There shall be a general meeting of the members of the said Corporation, to be annually holden on the first Wednesday in January in each and every year, in the Parish of Blissfield, at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by a majority thereof, one President, three Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and nine Directors, who shall continue in office 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. 3. The officers chosen at a general meeting of the said Society held at Blissfield, in the said County of Northumberland, for the current year, are hereby declared to be the officers of the said Corporation until the first Wednesday in January next, or until others are chosen in their stead. |