The St. Landry whig., 1845-06-05
1arirntaral.
ANNUAL MEETING@SF LOUISIANA

AGRICULTURAL AND MECH MICS ASSOCIATION,
This association held its anrtial meeting THU
day, May 18th, 1s45, Col. Hickey presiding.
+. ID. Conrad, Esq, moved that the Society
take Up the subject Of appointing q day for the
next fair.
After considerable discussion, Ia which the
disadvantages Of holding the Fair At the present
season was fully shown, it was decided by i
large majority, that tho next fair DO hold on the
first Monday in Jenaary, 1876.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That a committee to consist Of ele.
ven members be appointed by fhe President Ia
solicit subscriptions fnr the psrFmse nf obtaining
a site and erecting thereon d building, ios ina
use ofthe association.
That when the amount obtained from this
source, aud Whit can be, spared from the amount
ofthe standing subscriptions, added to the ansuutt
appropriated by the state, shall produce the to-
tel sum Of four thousand dollars. then the raid
committee shall decide upon the said site and the
plan OF said building, and shall make estimates
and publish for propositions to be made b the
lowest bidder for building, furnishing and dcliy.
ering said building-together with their terms
and the delays, and the surety offered for the
performance Of the contract-the walls Of said
building to be of brick. The said building to
be spacious enough TO receive conveniently the
members of the association, when assembled at
their annual fair, and to afford a suitable room
for a select library Of such works Us relate 10
the various subjects the most Interesting 10 the
association, together with such other small
apartments as may be necessary.
Resolced, That when said committee shat
have performed the duty above specified, and
obtained the information required h~bove--they
shall inform the Preridept thereof--swhose duty
IT shall thereupon be to call i taoeiing of the
members Of the association, he giving 4 notice
to thate effect ~ thirty days in one Of The new
papers Of Baton Rouge, al which meeting the
said COMMITTEES shall make d report Of what
they have done in the pFeinkEla s aforesaid, or II
they be unable previously Ii lFeport 10 the asso.
citation, at their next aanaal meeting.
The following committee WAS appointed, pur.
suant TO the above resolution.
Joseph Menard, DR. Hereford, %. ID. Avery,
james McVay, Wnh Il. lnnnard, Of East Ba.
ton Rouge, James McCafop, West Baton Rouge,
Destours Foucher, ST. Charles, ID. J. Fluker,
Fast Feliciana, ID. Chambers, Iberville, Dir. j.
q. Williams, 4. 8B. Tiiorp, Concordia.
RfSolped, That The sum of five hundred dol.
r saately appropriated by The State, shall not
be applied in any other. manner than towards
contributing for the erection Of u building fol
the association.
ReSolrsd, That in future the TreasuIes make
every six1ln0nths, a statement az the amonnl
received esy him on account Of subscriptions
donatte4gh or othe rWise, IN which he shall give
the nalfsB ~ Of the subscribers and donors, AM
OPPOSITE their respective names shall place th,
amaltnfFsceived from them, and this statemen
he s~halAp,blish in one of the papers of Batot
Rouge, and request the publication Of the SANE
in the different papers throughout the State ia
vorable TO the association.
Resolved, unanimously, Thata Committee b.
forthwith named by the President TO wait on tn,
Hon. n. a. Root, and tender to him the thank
Of the Association for the able, interesting mn,
instructive address lately delivered by him Il
that body.
Resolrea, further, That the said commute,
reqnestthe favor of tho Judge to furnish a cop,
Of the address for publication.
Mcssgs. ID. y. Avery, i. d. Conrad and d
]. Fluker. were iained on said committee.
Reso}Ded, That the communication of MI
Jacob Olty on the subject Of astronomy, DO re
ferred TO the committee on fine arts, to report a
the next meeting Of the Association.
The meeting then took a recess, to give a
opportunity to the different committees to pre-
pare their reports.
The Association being assembled. the subjet
of the election Of officers; Twas taken up, whe
Col. pr. HtoKpv was Ihaan,woucJv re.,Ioctc
President. {or I'M presens vear. TRe followin
officers we're tben duly ELECTED:
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