The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-04-21
AN ACT TO incorporate the
Agricultural Society of Mainc.


assembled and ty he authority IF the same, That
Jesse Appleton, lsaac Adains John Abbot
William Abbot phinehas Ashman, William H.
Bosdman James bridge. Thomas Bond, Beoj
Brown, Il Brown, John Blake, j. Black, j..
Beanock. G. Bixby, b. Bryant, n. Blackwell,
supply Relcher, D. Burnhaul, Oliver Bray, Dan.
icl Cony, John Chandler Daniel Cobb, X. Cobb
Thomas Cobb, Nathan Cutler, Parker McCobb,
WIN. Crosby, Ffancis Carr. Philip Coombs
/ leazer Coburn. Henry Dearborn, John Davis,
Pitt Dillingham; S z Dutton, H. Dodge, ). Dore,
j. Dane, Williams Emtnons, Nicholas Emery,
Thomas Eldred, II. IT. Fuller, b +. Field A.
Fletcher. VIM Gray, X. III. Gardiner. Benja
Green. A Gilman, Ezekiel Goodae, NJ. Green
leaf. ]. Godfrey Jr.Z Gilman, NJ. L. Hill, ].
flock, jan. A Howard, q. Herbert, {. II. Hall,
jed Herrick. w. a. Hayes ID Harding, Jun. X.
nauson, Richard Isrnden, Isaac Iisley l.. Jarvis,
Caleb Jewett, Al. Jones, ID. Johnson, Vim. King,
Nj. Kinsley. James IL " Stephen Longfeiow, ).
Longtelow, Jr Sam'l f.sngfellow, Joseph Lam
son, Lothrop Lewis, j. Loring, Cyrus Libby,
Richard Lord John Low, II. Leavitt, Thomas
Leigh, .'rentiss Mellen, A. Mann, John Merrick,
b. Mcclellan, Jacob McGaw, j. Mouiton,sWm.
Moody, John May, j. Nielsen, j. &. Neal, Joseph
North, j. Parker, VIM. Pescott, S. M. Pond,
j. Peiree, Nath,l Pierce, A. Pierce, Chandler
Robbins, John Richards, Jesse Robinson, SAM l..
Redington, VIM. Sullivan. David Sears, Calvin
Seden, Richard sawtell James Starr, Jr. ILos.
W. smith, Daniel sewall, J. W. Seaser, ]. Sibley,
Bena Shaw, WIN. Sylvester, 5. Stephenson, Israel
Thorffdlke Israel Thorndike, Jun. Samuel Ihatch-
er, S. Taayer, I. Tucker, Benjamin Vaughan,
Charles Vaughan, VIM. O. Vaughan, Samuel ).
Wilde Thos. L. Winthrop, Joshua Wingate, Jun.
John Ware, Nathan Weston Jr e. L. Warren,
Peieg Wadsworth, Reuel Williams, Lelnuel
Williams, George w. Wallingford, ID. Wool,
Jas L. Wood, Abie Wood S. a.. Whitney, John
Wilson. George Watson, p. II. Washanrn, james
Waugh, WIN. ID. williamson =, Williamson,
Ephraim Whitney, James Bowen, Renja. Butman,
John Brewer John Balkan, james Bailey, Noes
Carlton, Nath'l Coihn Wm Chamberlain, John
Cooper, james Campbell, John Dole, Erastus
Foots. Eben, Farley, Benja. Hasey, james ".
Head, Joshua Head Josiah Harris Eben. Ingiee,
Stephen Jones, Theodore Lincoln. James Malcolm
Benz. Orr. VIM. H. Page, Renj. Riggs, James
Rogers, Thos. Ruggies, Drummer sewall, Josiah
Stebbns, Peleg Tallman, Eben Thatcher, Jacob
rownsley, Joshua Wingate, David Wash, together
with such Others as shall become Members thereof,
be- and they are hereby Incorporated into and made
body polite aud corporate forever. by the name
Of The AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF
MAINE for the purpose Of promoting useful i'm
provements in Agriculture AMI Manufactures
Sec. 2. Be Il further enacted, Thatth said Cor
poration be, and they gre hereby declared capable
in law Of purchasing taking and holding in fee
simple, or any less estareby sih grant, devise, or
otherwise, any lands, tenements, or other estate.
real and ptrsonul Provided, the annual ancon'e
Of the said real and personal estate shall not ex
coed the sum Of thirty thousand dollars and also
to cell alien devise, OF dispose of the same estate
real and personal, NOT using The same IN trade or
commerce.
Sec g. BE II further enocted That said corporation
shall have full power ard authority TO have and
use common seal, and the same 20 break, renew,
and alter al pleasure that il shall he capable 10
law TO sue and he sued, plead and be Implicated
answer and be answered unto, defend add DC deen'
ded in all Conrts of record in all actions, real
PERSONAL and mixed and 70 DO and execute all
and singular such other matters and things, that
20 them shall and'may appertain to do.
Sec. l. BE il further enacted, That tbe said Cor
poratou may make, establish, and put IN execu-
ton such l0gCs and regulations, as may be necessa-
ry 70 the government OF said Corporation PROM
ded the same shall In no cese be repugnant 10 the
laws aud constitution of this Commonwealth : and
for the well governing of said Corporation, they
shall have such officers they shall hereafter from
time TO time elect and appoint. and such officers as
shall be designated by The laws and regulations OF
said Corporation for The purpose, shall be capable
of exercising such potger for the well governing
and ordering the affairs ofthe said Corporation anu
calling and holding such occasional meetings Tor the
purpose, as shall be fixed aud determined by tht
said laws and regulations
Sec. 5. he Il further enacted, That the place q
holding the first meeting of said Society, shall be
in the town of HalIoaceH and that the Hon. Sanlu-
Ell S. Wilde be, and he hereby is authorized to Tx
the time for holding said meeting and to notify the
same TO the members of the said Society, by causing
The same to be published in such newspapers as be
may think expedent, ihirty days before the time
appointed for holding said meeting.
j. BROOKS.
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