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only be Withdrawn upon the requisi,ion Of the Pres
dent or acting President, countersigned by the Sc
cretary and Treasurer.
Art. 20. This Constitution shall be amended only
by vote Of two thirds Of all the members present
nm annual meeting of the Seciety-but the Board OF
Control may by the aid Of the President, establish
any nocdfu bylaws for the better order of the So
cietv not incompatible with thi. Consuon-which
bylaws may Mt any time be amended by maJor'y
Of the Society present.
Art 81. Elections for all officers of the Society
shall be held by ballot q. every general meeting mere
of-but until an election at the general meeting IN
May next, the following persons shall be committee
to appoint the officers herein before mentioned and
to make rublicaono Of the in ten days from this
time.
On motion, J. S. Skinner, ESQ.,, Hon.
d. II. Lewis, and Hon. II. L. Ellsworth
were appointed committee to wait upon
the chairman and solicit a copy Of his address
for publication.
On motion Of Mr.. Tory, of Mass, it was
Resolred That the Boaid of Control Of the Society
be instructed to present petition TO the present Con
gress OF the United State to apart the smithsonian
Request for the purpose Of carrying out the objects OF
the Society.
The Hon. Levi Woodbury., Of New
Hampshire, Hon. Lewis F. Linn, of Mis-
souri,, Hon. VIM. C. Rives, of Virginia,
Hon. VIM. C. Johnson, of Maryland, Hon.
D. II. Lewis, Of Alabama, Hon. John
Hastings, of OHIO, Hon. II. l.. Ellsworth,
Of the District of Columbia, John S. Skin
ner, ESQ, Of the District Of Columbia, and
J. F. Callan, of the District of Columbia,
were appointed committee TO select the
officers of the Society provided for in the
Constitution, to serve until the regular cleo
ton in May next
| On motion. il was
Ordered, That subscription papers be left with the
Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk of tho House OF
Repre- entatives The Librarian of Congre s. and will,
| the Secretaries of this meeting, where persons des.
rous OF becoming members may enrol their names
! Ordered, That the proceedings of this meeting be
| published in all the newspapers of the District.
And the Convention adjourned.
J. + C.LLAs, s.erso,ios
X. +. HoRSER, '
The Committee, appointed by the A gri.
cultural Society Of the United States to Sc.
Iect the Officers Of the Society to serve unit
the first general meeting and exhibition or
VIC VI Ai"y HCA's uuNS Nhct, avn CT
hereby recommend and report she following
gentlemen to fill the Offices annexed to theil
respective names. The Recording Secreta.
ry is requested TO publish the list, and give
special information to each individual of hi,
selection. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Chairman, for the Committee.
| President-JAMEs NJ GARsrTr.
| Correspondent Secretary- John +. Caan.
| Trsas,trer-E Edward Dyer.
| Board Of Controi-Ievi Woodbury., Elisha Whit
tlesey, Alexander Hunter, John A. Smith, w. j.
Stone.
Vice Prcsdcn.s-Mnine, George Evans; New
| Hampshire, Isaac ll; Massachusetts, r.. "
French; Connecticut, Eli Ives r. Island Gov
Fenner; Vermont VIM Jarvis; New York, c. n.
| Bemenr New Jersey, G.. $. Green Pennsy lvania
Geo. f.. Keim Delaware, J. w. Thomson; Mary.
land, 1hos. Emory Virginia, Edmund Ruffin; N
Carolina, Edmund Deberry; :. Carolina Wade
Hampton; Georgia, W. I.umpkin; Alabama, Dixon
| II. Lewis; Louisiana Alex. Me,,on Arkansas
I Archibald Yell; Tennessee, +. H. Gordon; Mis-
sissrpi NJ. w. Philips; Kent .cliy, Chiffon Allen
Missouri Lewis F. Linn; Illinois, A. W. SNYDER
Indiana, Scion Robinson Michigan, Isaac f.. Cary
Ohio John Hastings; District of Col nbia H. |.
Ellsworth; Florida, II. w. Williams; Iowa, Thmo
{ thy Davis; Wisconsin, Henry Dodge.
{ The Vice Presidents of Virginia Maryland Dis
f trit Of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Delaware ar
, cx-otico members of the Board of Control