The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-04-04
AN ACT FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT


trct embracing two counties of this State, shall or
oanize themselves into society for the improve
ment of Agriculture within said county or district
and have adopted constitution and by laws agree.
ably to the rules and regulations to be furnished
by the Ohio State Board of Agriculture herein at.
ter created and shall have appointed the usual and
proper officers; and when the said society shall
ha, raised and paid to the Treasurer, voluntary
subscription, or by fees imposed upon its members,
any sum OF money in each year, not less than nifty
dollars; and whenever the President Of said society
shall certify to the respective county Auditors,ths
amount thus paid, atested by the Treasurer before
Magistrate IT shall be the duty of the said coun-
ty Auditors embraced within the district in which
1 such society shall be organized 10 draw an order
on the Treasurer OF the respective counties, in IA
yor Of the President and Treasurer of said society,
for sum equal to the amount thus raised; provided
il does not exceed half cent to each nhabitant Of
the said county, on the basis of the last previous
national census, but not to exceed in any county
the sum Of two hundred dollars, and it shall be the
duty Of the Treasurer Of the said county to pay the
| same.
| Sec O. That it shall be the duty of the sever
al county DR. district societies which may be formed
under the provisions Of the preceding section, du-
ring the continuance of this act, annually to offer
| and award premiums for REINFORCEMENT of soils,
tillage crops, manures implements, stock, articles
of domestic industry, and such other articles, pro.
ductions and improvements, as they may deem pro-
per, and may perform all such acts as they may
deem best calculated to promote the agricultural
and household manufacturing interests of the dis
trct and of the state; and it shall also be their du
ty SO to regulate the amount of premiums and the
different grades of the same, that II may be com
petent for small well large farmers to have an
opportunity to compete therefor; and in their
awards special reference shall be had to the profits
which may accrue, or be likely to accrue from the
improved mode OF raising the crop, or of imprdv-
ing the soil, stock, of the fabrication OF the
articles thus offered, with the intention that the
premium shall be given for the most economical
mode of Improvement, and all persons offering to
compete for premiums on improved modes of TIL
lage, or the production of any crops or other ar-
cles, shall be required before such premiums are
adiudged TO deliver to the awarding committee
full and correct statement of the process of such
mode of tllage or production, and the expense and
value of the same, with view OF showing accu-
rately the profits derived or expected to be derived
therefrom.
Sec 8. II shall be the duty of each county or
district society, to publish annually list of the
awards and an abstract of the Treasurers account,
in newspaper of the district; and make reportof
their proceedings, during the year, and Synopsis
of the awards for improvements in agriculture and
household manufactures, together with an abstract
of the several descriptions of these improvements,
and also make report of the condition of agricul-
ture in their county district which reports shall
be made out in accordance with the rules and reg
ulations of the Ohio State Board Of Agriculture,
and shall be forwarded to the State Board at their
annual meeting in December each year. And
no subsequent payment shall be made from the
county Treasury unless certificate is presented
to the Auditor from the President Of the State
| Board, showing that such reports have been duly
made
Sec. A. That M. L. Suvant and Samuel Me-
dairy, Of Franklin county; Allen Trimbe, of High
land; Samuel Spanger and John CLANCY, of Fair
field; Darius Lapham, of Hamilton; John b. Bay
less, of Jefferson; Greenbury Keen, of Portage;
Simeon Perkins, of Summit; John /. Vanmetre, of
Pike; Archer Watts and Felix Renick, of Ross;
Elias Florence and William Gill, ofPickaway; Ja-
red P. Kirkland, of Cuyahoga; David Gregory, of
Delaware; John McElderry, of Tuscarawas; Isaac
Moore, OF Lake; John Fuller, of Erie; GeorgeW.
Gibbons, of Muskingum; H. N Gillett, Of Law
renee; Anson Howard, of Champaign; John Eek
els, of Hancock; Liba Lindley, jr, Of Athens;
Henry C. Brfsh, of Seneca; Samuel Myers, Of
Crawford; David Stevens, of Richland John Mar
tin, of Columbiana; Gilman G. Mudgett, of Paul
ding; L. G. Gobe of Putnam: Isaac Neiswanger,
of Belmont; Aaron johnson, of Perry; VIM Nc
Fadden, of Harrison; Frederick Bonner, of Greene;
Jacob T. Pugsley, ofFayette; George w. Cowden,
of Trumbull; Blius Kirkland, Mahoning; Richard
Warner, of Medina; John M. Migan and Abso.
om Dunn, of Butler; John Johnston, of Miami;
Jesse Wilson, of Shelby; Abraham S.uddebakerof
Darke; Joseph Burns, of Cashoton; James L.
Reynolds, of Stark; Newton Larsh. of Preble; A.
E. Strickler, of Clinton; Benjamin Ruggles, Of
Belmont Henry Protzman, of Montgomery; VIII
| liam r. Putnam, IT,, Of Washington; James Lou
don, of Brown; Dowty Utter, Of Clermont; and
Beatty Mcfarland, Of Jefferson county, be and
they are hereby created a body corporate. with
perpetual succession, in the manner hereafter des.
cribed, under the name and style of the "0hio
State Board of Agriculture"
| SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty OF said board, or
any ten of them, to meet in the City of Columbus,
on the first Wednesday in April, after the passage
OF this act and to organize by appointing president
secretary, and treasurer and such other officers
they may deem necessary; also, determine by lot
the time each member shall serve SO that the term
OF service of one half of the members shall expire
annually on the day of the annual meeting in De-
cember; and the president shall have power to call
meetings OF the board whenever he may deem 1t
expedient.
Sec 6. There shall be held, in the city of Co.
umbus, on the first Wednesday after the first Mon
day in December, an annual meeting of the Ohio
State Board ofAgriculture, together with the Pres
ident of each county agricultural society," or other
delegates therefrom duly authorized, who shall,
for the time being, be er-ofieio members of the
state Board OF Agriculture, for the purpose OF de-
liberation and consultation as to the wants, pros
poets, and condition of the agricultural interests
throughout the State; and at such annual meeting,
the several reports from county societies shall be
delivered to the president of the Ohio State Board
of Agriculture, and the said presidents and dele
gates shall, at this meeting, elect suitable persons
to fill all vacancies in the Ohio State Board of Ag-
riculture and the said presidents and delegate SHALL
at this meeting, elect suitable persons to gil va
cancies in the Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Sec z. And 1t shall be the duty of the said
board to make-an annual report to the General As
sembly of the State, embracing the proceedings Of
the board for the past year, and an abstract Of the
proceedings of the several county agricultural So
cieties, as well as general view of the condition
OF agriculture throughout the State, accompanied
by such accommodations as they may deem inter-
eSting and useful
Sec. s. That the act to authorize and encour-
age the establishment of agricultural societies in
this State and for other nurposes therein SET forth