Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-02
Of the State of Worth Carolina, passed by til
General assembly, at The Session Of 1852.
CHAPTER /.
1V ACT to Incorporate tie North CAROLYN

X secretary and such other officers as the society
W from ue time find necessary all of whom sha
in hold their Offices until successors appointed.
y SEC. g. Be IL further enocfed Tha: the Mort
IS Carolina Agricultural Society, organized'by vo
IS untary association the 9th of October, 1882
Raleigh, be and the is hereby incorporated,
l. the rules and bylaws adopted by said association
and the election of officers made by them, shall be
C continue in force until the altered or super
seeded by the corporation hereby created and that III
S North Carolina State Agricultural Society herein in
e eyes of said society.
e Read three times and ratified in General Assem-
= bly,, this 9th day of December, A. D., 1852
/ CHAPTER IL.
a An ACT to Encourage Agriculture, Domesta
Manufactures, and tile Mechanic l4rts.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General .4eSemb!y Q
the State Of North Carolina, and it is hereby elacte
by tie authority Of the same, That it shall be Lawful
Tor any number of PERSONS not less than ten in an
county in this State, 10 associate together and form
county society TO encourage and promote agriculture
domestic manufactures, and the mechanic arts there
in, and any such society, when organized according
TO the provisions of this act, shall have all the pow
ers of corporation body polite, and may
be sued, mplead and be impleaded prosecute and de
tend to final judgment and execution, in any court
law or equity, other tribunal having jurisdiction
the sum In dispute, and may purchase and h Id all
the real and personal estate, which shall be necessary
10 hest promote the objects of said association, and
which estate shall be exclusively devoted TO sach
object.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That such society
shall be formed by written articles of association sub
scrbed by the members thereof, specifying the OBJ
ecs of said society, and the condition which the
shall become members thereof, and the first
meeting shati be notified and held In the pre-
Scrlbed in the articles of association They may a.
dept corporate either in the original article CT
association, or by vote at the first meeting thereof in
which snch society shall be organized, and may at any
meeting adopt corporate seal, and alter the
pleasure.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That such socie-
ties, not exceeding in each county, shall be organ
Ized by appointing PRESIDENT two vice presidents,
secretary and treasurer and such other officers
they may deem proper, to be chosen annually and to
hold their places until others are appointed.
Sec. 4. Be IL further enacied That when any
such societies organized aforesaid, they shall
have power to adopt all such bylaws rules and reg.
uiaions as they shall u3 &C necessary and expedient
TO promote the objects thereof, nconsis with
the laws OF this State or of the United States.
Sec. 5. Be it fun ther enacted That it sh all be the
duty of the secretary clerk of such society, to
keep fair records of the proceedings of the in
book provided Tor that purpose, and such books may
be read In evidence in any suit in Which the said
Poratlcn is concerned
SEC. 6. Be further enacied, That, when it shall
be made to appear the satisfaction of the treasurer
OF this State. by the certificate under seal, of the
clerk CT the Of pleas and quarter sessions that
any such society is duly organized in any county
cordIng to the provisions OF this it shall be the
duty of the treasurer oforesad pay annually the
treasurer of every such society organized afore
said, to his ORDER on application made therefor the
Of fifty dollars: Pr0uided, nevertheless that no
such society shall draw out of the treasury of The
State, as aforesaid In any year, until it shall be made
further 10 appear to the satisfaction of the treasurer
thereof, that there shall have been subscribed and
paid into the treasury of such society, for the sole
use and benefit thereof TO: the year in question: the
like sum of fifty dollars.
SEC. 7. Be IL further enocted, That all moneys so
subscribed, well that received from the State
treasuTyas herein provided, shall, after paying the
Incidental expenses Of society, respective
ly, be annually paid out for premiums awarded by
such societies, in such sums and in such way and
manner they scveralIy, under their bylaws, rules
and regulations shall direct, such live animals
ticles of production, and agricultural implements and
tools, domestic manufactures, mechanical implements
aHd tools, domestic manu- features, mechanical imp!e-
ments and productions, of the growth and
ufacture of the county, and also such experiments
discoveries, attainments in scientific practical
agriculture, made within the county where
such societies respectively organized.
Sec. 8. Be IT, further enacted, That each agrcul-
tura society, entitled TO receive money from the State
treasury, shall, through its treasurer, transmit to the
Treasurer of the State, in the month of December
before, statement of the money so received from
the members Of the society for the preceding year,
statement of the expenditures of all such sums and
the number of the members Of said society.
Sec. 9. Be it, further enacted, That each agricul-
turd society, receiving money from the State aore
said shall, in each year, publish at their expense
a full statement of their experiments and improve
ments and reports of their committees, in at least
newspaper published in this State and evidence
that the requirements of this have been complied
wn shall be furnished the State treasurer, before
he shall pay over to such society the said of
fifty dollars for the benefit of such society for the
next year.
Tread three times and ratified in General Assembly
his 9th day of December, A. D., 1852.
CHAPTER LXXII.