Washington telegraph., 1852-08-04
CONSTITUTION.
SECTION |


SECTION l.
No. |. The permanent committees of this AS
sociation shall be the following, to wit:
committee on agriculture, to consist of five
members
A committee on Internal improvement and Roads,
Of five members.
A committee on Masufafuies. three members
committee on StatiS.i~S, and Resources: of three
members
A committee on Geology, of three members.
a committee Reuisiou and Publication, of
three members:
A committee of Correspondence, Of three mem
bers.
A committee of Ways and Means, Of three MEM
bers.
No p Each Of said committees shall be ap-
pointed by the President in the chair. at the meet
ing at which this Constitution is adopted; and af
forwards. at the regular meeting in January in
each year. and vacancies In any wise occurring
shall be filed by appointment at the first meeting
after they occur.
No. 3. The objects and duties of the committee
on Agriculture shall be to collect and embody valu-
able information in regard to improved modes of
cultivation, improvement of lands the science Of
manuring, valuable implements and machines and
other matters OF interest to the farmer and planter:
and to procure by exchange or otherwise. models,
books and publications. which will afford such in
formations and to prepare for publication the in-
fOrmatIo received
No. 4. The duties of the committee on Internal
improvement, shall be to collect and embody va!u-
able information as to plank and railroads, their
cost mode OF construction. advantages effects and
history; to collect books and publications on these
Subjects to procure information as to important
and practicable routes for such roads, the nature
and resources for the support of such roads of the
country to be tributary to them and its capacity
for production, and for maintenance of population,
and to prepare for publication the information SO
received.
No. s. The duties of the committee on Manu-
fact,res, shall be, to collect and embody valuable
information in regard to such branches of manu.
tactures can be proftaby engaged in.n the South
to the cost and processes OF such manufactures.
as to improvements and inventions in machinery
therefor; as to the advantages possessed by the
South and Arkansas in particular, for such mai,u-
factures to procure information to tee localities
and extent of mines of coal, IRON and other miner
ais important to the manufac turing interest of this
State and as to water power; to procure books and
publications on these and kindred subjects and
prepare for publication the Information so received
No. 6. The duties of the committee on Statistics
and Resources shall be to collect and embody vall-
able information as to the Statistics and Resources
of the State in general, and the county of Lafayette
in particular the extent of arabic land and its ca
pacity for cultivation, the population, wealth and
development of the country; the mines and mineral
resources, timber and water power; and all other
useful information of the same nature; and to di-
gest the same and prepare it for publication
No. 7. The duties of the committee on Geologu
shall be, to procure accurate geological history
OF the State and particularly of this county; of its
rocks earths and minerals; to endeavor to procure
a geological survey of the State by the State or
general government; to procure books and publca-
tions which will give valuable information as to
the science of geology, and to collect and preserve
specimens of minerals. rocks fossils and other
matters of interest in this department; and to di-
gest such information and prepare it for publication
No. 8. The duties of the committee on Revisio,
and publication shall be to revise all matter pre-
pared for publication by the other committees and
properly arrange the same.
No. 9. The duties of the committee on CORES
podence shall be, to aid and direct the correspond
ing Secretary; to open correspondence with in
dividuas and similar associations in other counties
cooperating with those formed, and furtherine
the formation of others; and. also to correspond
with persons and associations beyond the limits Of
the State, from whom aid and information can be
obtained.
No. 10. The duties of the committee on Wan,
and Means, shall be, to consider the most proper
and efectual means OF raising the funds necessary
to construct the important Rail, plank or other