Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-06-22
THURSDAY, MAY %. 1853.

THURSDAY, A 20, 1853.
The Society met according to adjourn.
ment at nine o'clock, Thursday morning.
The committees being called on for reports
by the President, DR.. Tompkins stated that
the committee had waited on the Board Of
Commissioners Of the City of Raleigh, and
would submit the following resolution, as
their action in the premises, for the consider
ton Of the Society, 1.-THE Resolutions
are those we have published heretofore.
Mr.. Moore moved that the resolution Of
the City Board be entered on the journal,
which was adopted and he then introduced
the following preamble and resolutions, which
after a discussion between Messrs. Moore,
Tompkins and others. were passed, namely ::
WHEREAS, The City Council of Raleigh
has proposed 10 subscribe the sum Of twenty
five hundred dollars ($2, 5OO) towards the
erection Of the necessary buildings, and pre-
pairing the grounds to hold the annual Fairs of
the North Carolina Agricultural Society, on
the conditions specified in the foregoing reso-
luton and acheredS, strong assurances are
given by the members of the Wake county
Agricultural Society, that a considerable por-
ton of the sum necessary thus to be subscrib-
ed will be raised by the Wake County Agri-
cultural Society:
II is therefore resolved, That the resolutions
Of the City Council be acceded to, and that a
comittee Of three be appointed by the President
as an assistant committee, TO select some suit
able location, within the City of Raleigh, OF
within one mile thereof, to be the permanent
location; and submit the same to the next
meeting of the Society and that in the mean
time 'the Committee of Arrangements ap
pointed under the fifth article of BY Laws shall
make all the necessary arrangements, for the
purposes therein mentioned.
The following three gentlemen constitute
the assistant committee appointed under the
above resolution, namely: Messrs. b. +
Moore, A. NJ. German, and I. j. Lemay.
Mr.. Lomay introduced the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That a committee Of four be ap
pointed by the President to wait on the far
mers and mechanics of Wake and solicit then
to Join the N. c.. Agricultural Society, and pre-
pare stock, &c, for the exhibition.
Messrs Lemay. Root, Fentress and Scot
were placed upon the committee.
Mr.. Elliott, Of Cumberland, moved thu
the Secretary Of each County Society be re
ouested to solicit farmers and mechanics
their respective counties to become membe
of the State Agricultural Society, and to r
ceive the fees, and report to the Secretal
and Treasurer of the n. @. Agricultural S
ciety which, after discussion, b. Mr.. Ellie
and others was passed.
Mr.. Tompkins, from Beaufort, introduce
the following resolution, which, was agree
to, to wit:
Resolvcd, That the Corresponding Secreta
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les of other States, inviting them to exhil
specimens of their skill and enterprise at t
annual Fair to be held or the 18th of Octob
next, at the City of Raleigh.
Mr.. Tompkins likewise introduced a
discussed the annexed resolution, which,
amended, was passed to wit {:
Resolocd, That the Corresponding Secret;
be ordered to open a correspondence with
Presidents and Directors of the various railwa
plank-roads, ect, in this State, asking permi
on to allow all specimens of stock and {
ehanism to pass and repass free of any cha
to and from the State Far.
Mr.. Tompkins then moved thata comm
tee of two members ofthe Committee of
engagements be appointed by Mr.. Ell
chairman ofsaid committee, to visit Baltim
and examine the grounds and buildings u
for holding the State Agricultural Fairs
MARYLAND, and report to the Committee
Arrangements the result of their Observable
including the cost of construction and
ranging the same which resolution wa,
dopted, two members of the committee of
inc their services to 20 at their own expe
MI. Taylor, Of Wake, introduced an
mendment to a resolution introduced by
1N--.-l;nz xuhtob Nyoc anoopfa1 onl n,
ted, to wit,
THAT the Treasurer be authori zed to
chase Fifth Dollars worth of the Farm
Journals containing the proceedings and 10
ais of the N. G. Agricultural Society, and
tribute them generally among all the mem
of the Society,"
Mr.. Smith of Halifax, moved the fol
ing resolutions, which was unanimously a
ted, namely
Reeolred, That the { Farmers Journal
tied by DR.. John F. T'ompkins, be consid
MS the organ Of this Society, through v
its publications be made, and that it be re
mended 10 the Farmers of the State, a
agricultural Journal deserving their patro
and support.
Mr.. Taylor introduced the following
buttons which were adopted:
Rcsotced, That all members of the Co
Agricultural Societies of this State be CT
tuted honorary members of the N. G.
cultural Society, emitting them to al priv
cs except voting, and be considered full
bers, only upon complying with the rec
tons of the Constitution and Bylaws lii
other persons.
Rcsolred, That each county agricul
Society in tkis State, be written TO by tn,
responding Secretary, and requested to