Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-03-28
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Pursuant to adjournment the STATE AGRIcuLr
URAL SOCIETY of the State of Wisconsin me
at the Assembly Hall, at the Capitol in Madi
son, on the evening Wednesday, March 18th
! 1851.
The chair was taken by Hon. w. F. Tomp
kins, chairman of the last meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were Their
read and approved.
Hon. II. Johnson. from the committee previ
ously appointed on that subject reported the fol
lowing Constitution, which was read and adop
ted section by section.
! CONSTITUTION OF THE WISCONSIN STATE
| AGRICULTURAL Society.
The style of this Society shall be "The Wis.
consin State Agricultural Society," Its objec,
shall be TO improve the condition of agriculture
horticulture, and the mechanical and household
arts.
| Art. l. The Society," shall consists of such
citizens of the State as shall signify in writing
| their wish to become members, and shall nav on
subscribing not less than one dollar and annual
ly thereafter one dollar, and also of honorary
and corresponding members.
The President of County Agricultural Socic-
ties, or a delegate from EACH shall be er-ofcio
members of this Society.
IH6 Ol ten UOlldrS, or more, shall
constitute a member for life, and shall exempt
the donor from annual contribution
Art. .. Thel Officers of the Society shall
consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents
Zone to be located in.each congressional district
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secre-
tary, Treasurerean Executive Committee TO
consist of the officers above named and FIVE ad-
dtional members, majority of whom shall form
a quorum-and General Committee, to consist
of one member from each county, organized for
Judicial purposes.
Art. 3. The Recording Secretary shall keep
the minutes of the Society. The Corresponding
Secretary shall carry on the correspondence with
other Societies, with individuals, and with the
General Committee, in the furtherance of the OBJ
ject of the Society
The Treasurer shall keep the funds,of the So
ciety and disburse them on the order of the Pres
dent or Vice-President, countersigned by the
Recording Secretary, and shall make report of
the eip,s and expenditures at the annual meet
inc in January.
The Executive Committee shall take charge
of, and distribute o preserve all seeds, plants,
books, models, &c, which may be transmitted
to the Society and shall have also the charge
of all communications assigned or calculated for
publication, and so far as they may deem expe-
same in such manner and form they shall
deem best calculated to promote the object of the
Society
The General Committee are charged with the
interests of the Society in the counties in which
they shall respectfully reside, and will constitute
a medium of communication between the Exc
cutive Committee and the remote members of
the Society
Art. t. There shall be an annual meeting of
the Society on the third Wednesday of Janu-
airy, in the village of Madison, at which time all
the Officers shall be elected by plurality of
votes and by ballot, with the exception of the
General Committee for the counties, which NAV
be appointed by the Executive Committee, fiji
teen members shall be quorum for the trans
action of business.
Art 5. The Society shall hold an annual
Cattle Show and Fair, at such time and place as
shall be designated by the Executive Committee,
at which it shall be the duty of all the Officers OF
the Society to be present.
Art. 6. This Constitution NAV be amended
by a vote of two thirds of the members attend
ing any annual meeting.
The Society then proceeded to the election of
Officers with the following result:
President.
w bIuIy, Esq. Vi L OnQ Gu Lac. VICE.
President
LIST Congressional District, Roswell C. Otis of
Kenosha.
I'd ditto, Horny NJ. Billings, of Iowa.
Sd ditto, William F. Tompkins, of Rock
Recording Secretary, a. G. Ingham, of Dane
Corresponding Secret. Royal Buck, of Dane.
Treasurer, Chauncey Abbot, of Dane.
Executive Committee
III. johnson, of Kenosha
Timothy Burns, of La Crosse.
Adam E. Ray, of Walworth.
Andrew Palmer, of Rock.
John H. Rountree, of Grant.
The Society then listened to an Address from
Robert w. Lansing, ESQ. of Dane, after which,
on motion of Hon. NJ. S. Barnett,
ReS0Ired That the thanks of this Society be
tended to Mr. Lansing for the Address delivered
this evening, and that he be requested to place
copy of the same on the files of the Society
Mr.. ii. Johnson offered the following Resolu-
tons which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved That the Secretary be authorized to
procure the necessary Books and Stationery
for the use ofthe Secretary and Treasurer, and
also TO procure the necessary Blank Certificates
of membership for the use of the Society, and to
draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for the
necessary funds to defray the expenses Of the
same.
Resolred That the proceedings Of this meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
and published in the several papers printed at
Madison, and that the Editors of the various
newspapers of this state be requested to copy
the same.
The Society then adjourned.
w. F. TOMPKINS,
President
ALBERT C. IyGHAM