The Portland gazette., 1819-03-23
AN ACT
For The encouragement of Agriculture and


Manufactures.
DE IL enacted by the Senate and House Cf
&C., ID Representatives. IN General Court as
sen,bIed, and By The authority Of the same, That
every incorporated Agricultural Society within
this Commonwealth, which shall have raised by
subscription Of individuals, or which may here
after raise by subscription, and put out to inter
est on public or private security, the sum OF one
thousand dollars, as capital stock, appropria
ted for the uses ofsaid Society, shall be entitled
to receive, in the month of October, annually,
out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, the
sum oftwo hundred dollars and also proper
tionable sum, annually, for any greater sum
which they should so subscribe and put out to
interest, as capital stock Prorided ataedys that
no Agricultural Society shall receive, by virtue
of this act. within one year, any greater sum than
six hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Be 1T further enacted, That any Agri-
cultural Society, formed within any county or
counties in this Commonwealth, in which no
incorporated Society at present exists which shall
hereafter be formed, and which shall raise, put
out to interest, and appropriate capital stock,
not less than one thousand dollars, tor the uses OF
said Society, shall be entitled to receive, on ap-
plication to this Legislature, an act of ncorpora
tion in usual form, and with customary rights and
powers and also he entitled to take advantage
Of the privileges hereby secured to the other Ag-
ricultural Societies, on complying with the terms
and provisions ofthis act PrOrlded alWGys, that
no Agricultural Society, hereafter formed as afore-
said shall be entitled to the benefits of this act,
unless the same be formed in a county, or in an
association of counties, including population OF
thirty thousand inhabitants.
Sec. 8. BE al further enacted, That for the pur.
pose of availng themselves Of the advantages OF
this act, it shall be the duty Of every Agricultu-
raj Society, in the month Of October, annually, to
file in the Secretary's Office of this Common
wealth, certificate signed by the President and
Treasurer of such Society, specifying under oath,
the actually subscribed, put out to interest
and appropriated capital stock, conformaby
to the provisions of this act; and the Governor of
the Commonwealth is hereby authorized, upon
the filing of such certificate, to issue his warrant
upon the Treasurer thereof for the sum, to which
such Agricultural Society shall thereupon be en-
titled under this act.
Sec. 4. Be at further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of every incorporated Agricultural So
ciety which shall avail themselves of the bene-
fit of this act, to annually offer, by way of premi-
ums, or apply otherwise, at their discretion, for
the encouragement or improvement of AgriCul-
ture or Manufactures, sum equal to the sum an
nually received out of the Treasury of the Com
monwealth, by virtue of this act, and also shall
transmit to the Secretarys Office Of this Com
monwealth, in the month of January, annually,
an official statement of their proceedings, in re-
lation to the expenditure of such monies, speci-
flying the nature and objects for which such R&e
miums have been offered, and such encourage
ment applied, and to whom they were awarded;
and accompanying the same with such general
observations concerning the state of Agriculture
and Manuia lures in the Commonwealth, as they
may deem important or useful. And all surplus
ses of monies, arising from premiums offered and
not obtained, paid, shall be put out to interest
and added to the capital stock of each Agricul-
tural Society.
Sec. 5. Be IL further enacted, that ii shall be
the the duty of every Incorporated Agricultural
Society, TO offer, annually, such premiums and
encouragement, for the raising and preserving
oaks and other forest trees, in such manner, and
on such terms, as to their discretion shall seem
best adapted to increase and perpetuate an ade-
quate supply of ship timber, within this Common
wealth.
Sec. 6. BE dyftsrtber enGrted, That nothing in
this act shall be considered TO extend to any Ag
rcultural Society, which has been, or which here
after may be Incorporated in any town, or for any
circle of territory less than a county.
Sect. BE it further enacted, That this act shall
continue in force for five years and no longer.
Approved by the Governor, Feb. 90, 1919.
Copy examined by
A. BRADFORD, Secretary of Com.