Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-06
LAW OF OHIO.
Az Acr Tor the encoungemen,of Agriculture,
passed February 81, 1876.

Sac. l. BE IL enacted by INC General Assem-
bly, u tao State ~ Ohio, That wheneyer thiI-
~ or more persons, residents OF any county,
OF district embracing two counties OF this
State. shsli Organize themselves into a society
Tor the Improvement ot Agriculture within
said county or district. aud shall have adopted
a constitution and bylaws, sgrecsbly TO the
rules aud regulations 10 b. furnished by the
Ohio State Board Of Agriculture heeinsfter
created. and shall have appointed the usual
sni proper officers; and when the said society
shall have raised and paid TO the Treasurer, BY
voluntary subscription. on BY fees imposed up
ON its members. any sum of money la each
year. not less than fifty dollars; aud Whenever
the President Of said society sail cerif, to
the respective county A..,,i,ors. the amount
thus paid, attestod 3, the oath OF the Treasure
before q aisGis,faie, il shall DC tbs duty of tie
sa'd cV.anty Auditor embaced Within the dis
net IN which such society shall BE- organized.
To draw AN ortcr on the Treasurer OF the res.
p-ciiye counties. in favor of tho President aud
Treasurer Of sand society. Tor a sum equal 10
the amount thus rais,d Provided. il does not
eSceed half a cent To each inhsbitant OF the
said county. upon the basis of The las, previous
national census. but no; 10 exceed ia any
county he sum of two hundred dollar; aud II
shall b. The duty of tn Treasurer of The said
county to pay the same.
Sac. =. That il shall BE- the duty Of the scy-
ersl county OF district societies which may be
formed under tho provisions ol the proceeding
SECTION, during tho continuance OF this act,
annually To oiivr amt award premiums Tor The
Improvement OF soils, tillage. crops. manurcs.
implements. stock articles of domestic indus
Try. aud sue other articles, productions and
Improvements, as they may deem proper; and
may perform all such acts as they may deem
best calculated To promote the agricultural
and household manufacturing interest OF the
district. ms Of tho STATE; aud ii shall also be
theil duty. 80 to regulate the amount Of prem
iums and the different grades Of the same, a.
that II shall be competent for small as well as
large farmers TO have an opportunity TO com-
pete therefore; aud IN making their awards.
special reference shall be had TO the pruhts
which may accrue or be likely to accrue from
the improved mode OF raising the crop. or Of
improving the soil. or stock, or o( the fabiica-
tion of the articles thus offered. with the IN
tcntion that the premium shall he given Tor
the most economical mode oil improvement:
and oil persons offering to compete Tor prcmi-
unis on improved mcdgs OF tillagc. or of the
productions oi any crops or other articles.
shall b. required before such premiums are
adjudged To deliver 10 the awarding commit
tee q iull and correct statement ol the process
of such mode Of tillsgc ar production. and the
NhIFurT auu Ndtut VI tic Sifnf, WIFI a view q
OF showing accurately the profits derived or
expected TO b. derived therefUm.
Sic. }. IL shall be the duty OF each county )
OF district society, TO publish annually a list
OF awards. aud an abstract Of the Treasures
account. IN a newspaper of the district. and TO
make 9 report of their proceedings, during the
ear, aud a synopsis OF tbc awsnis Tor improve I
ia agriculture. aud household manufac-
lures. together with an abstract of th several
Exemptions OF these Improvements, and also
make a report oi the condition of agriculture
"a their county or district. which reports shall
,c made out in accordance with the rules and
of the Ohio State Board of Aeri.
%'ultue, and shall b. forwarded 60 the STA te
at their annual meeting in December in
ZACH year, and no subsequent payment shall
De- made from the county Treasurer. unless a
n presented 10 the Auditor from
The President OF the State Board, show ins that
such reports have been duly made.
Sec. 4. That NJ. l.. Sullivant and Samuel
OF franklin county; Allen Tnmble,
Highland; Samuel Spanglcr and John CLANCY
oi Fairfield; Darius Lspham, of Hamilton;
John u. Bay less, oi Jefferson; GFeenbury Kern,
Of Portage; Simeon Perkins, OF summit; John
Vanmctre. al Pike; AncheI Watts and Felix
OF Ross. Eliss Florence and William
Gill, oi Pickaway. Jared +. Kirkland. OF Caya-
'|rNp 1' - w ktaANl JWiA WI
EAdery. OF T~uscsnwss, Isaac Moore, OF Lake;
John Fuller, of Ene; George w. Gibbons, OF
Mgskingum; II. y. Gilctt, of Lawrence;
Auton Howard, oi~ Champaign; John Eckels,
ol Hancock, Liba Lindiey. Jr., OF Athens:
Henry T.. Brush. of Seneca: samuel Myer. at
Crawford; DssidStevens. of Richland: John
Martin, OF Columbisua; Gilman e.. Madgett.
Of %Paulding; L.C. Goblv, of Putnam. Isaac
N~eiswanger, oi Belmont: Aaron johnson, OF
Perry Wa. McFaddcn, OF Hsnis N; Frederick
Bonner, OF Greene; Jacob L. Pugsley, of Fay
cite; George w. Cowden. ofTmmbUll; Bilius
hittland. OF Mahonine; Richard Warner. of
Medina John NJ. MIliigan snd Absolom Dcan
ol Butler; o b Johnson, of Miami, Jesse VIII
SON. OF Shelby; Abraham Studdebaker. Of
Darke, Joseph Burns, OF Cosi,octon; James J..
Reynolds, OF Stark; Newton Lar-li, OF Pr,hle
"A. r. StnckieT, otClinton; Benjamin Ruggles,
OF Belmont Henry fatzman, OF Montgomery;
William *. Putnam, JL., al Washington.
James Loudon, OF Brown; Dowty UtcT. OF
Clermont, aud Beatty McFsHand, o fJeIrrson
county, be and they ate hereby created a body
corporsie. with perpetual succession, in the
msnner hereafter described, under the name
and style of the Ohio Stale Board OF Agricul-
ture."
See. b. II shall lie the duty ofsaid board. or
any zen OF them, Ia meet la ihe city of Col
E" hhSN Nc'Wee. al april aver
TIE laaS'ge oi this act. and 10 oIgani1e by APP
Pointng a president, secretary, aud treasurer,
and such other officers as they may deem ne
res.sTy, also, determine By lot the time thai
each member shall serve. 30 that the term of
service OF one half OF the memIbers shalt expire,
annually on the day OF the annual meeting III
December; aud the president shall lave pow.
20 TO call meetings " tie bo,fd whenever lp
may deem II expedient.
Sec. 6. There shall b. held. in lho city o
Columbus. on the hSst "Wednesday alter IA,
first MONDAY la December. an annual meet
mug OF the Ohio State Board OF Agriculture