Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-04-13
The Convention OH Saturday.

The Convention to estab sh a County Asri
cultural and Horticultural Society, met at the
Court House on Saturday The 9th, pursuant to
call. and organized by nominating S. II. BON.
HAM, President, and DR.. ". II. WHITE, Sec
rotary.
The following preamble and constitution
were then adopted:
We whose names are harrunto subscribed
have associated ourselves together, and with
such as may become hereafter associated, as
body corporate and polite, With perpetual sue
cesson, by the style Of the johnson County
Agricultural and Horticultural Society,"" in
subordination to the laws o. Iowa. and to the
Articles of Association VIII ca are hcreunto at
tached.
Witness our hands at Iowa City. April 9th
1853. ) -.
S. H. Bonham, lie Grand Byington,
Easton Morris, Isaac Dennis,
IN. Coleman, EzrkirI CLARK,
J. McCaddon, Joseph Beuter,
W. II. White. L. ". Lucas,
W. IL, Wooas, +. II Lee.
Edward Connolly, Robert Walker,
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE l. This Association shall be called
the johnson County Agricultural and Horti,
cultural Society Its object shalt be the ad.
vancement of the interests Of Agricultu and
Horticulture in all their departments.
ART. I'd. The payment of one dollar annu.
ally shall entltle any person to all the privil.
eyes of membership. and the payment Of five
dollars to an honorary membership for life.
ART. Sd. The officers of the society shall
consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, an
executive committee of eight, 4 Secretary and
Treasurer, all of whom Shall be elected at on
annual meeting to be held on the TUESDAY
rext succeeding the second Monday in Octo,
Der of each year.
The above named officers shall form a Board
of Managers of whom four shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. They
shall have power to enact by laws, appoint
committees, hold exhibitions, award prem.
ums, call meetings of the society. publish its
proceedings IN such form as they Shall deem
proper, and do generally what they shall re-
gard essential to the interests of the society,
ART. 4th The Secretary shall keep rec
ord OF the proceedings of the society and of
the Board of Managers
ART. 9th. The Treasurer shalt receive and
have charge of all monies belonging to the So
ciety. and only pay out the same on order of
the President,and shall annually render an &C.
count to the society oil all receipts and dis
bursements, and before entering upon the du-
ties OF his office, shall give bond and security
be approved by the Board of Managers.
ART. 9th. Vacancies in thebDard may be filed
by the remaining officers.
ART. th. EX-PresidentS of the society shall
be members of the Board of Managers for one
year after the expiration of their term of office.
ART, 9Th. This constitution may be amen
ded at am annual meeting by majority vote
OF members present,
The following officers Of the society, as re.
quired by the said constitution, were then cleo
ted, to hold until the first annual meeting,
viz:
S. II. BONHAM. President.
S. II. MoCRonY, JosErn BETTER, Vice Pres
idents.
Edtcdrd Connolly, Secretary.
John NJ Coleman, Treasurer.
lie Grand Byington, Ezrkiel Clark, Elisha
Pearson, Richard Burge, James Cavanaugh,
Nv Denis. Easton Morris and DR.. White,
Board Of Managers.
The warmest imaginable interest in the sue
cess of the society was felt by all present, and
a fixed determination t. see it pushed on to
a triumphant result. All that is needful to
carry it out to the satisfaction of It's most zeal
Gus friends and to the astoni.hment Of the
luke warm and doubling, is an active interest
on the part of the farming community gene
rally.
On motion the proceedings of the conven-
ton were ordered to be printed in the Iowa
Republican and Iowa Capital Reporter.
On motion the convention adjourned to meet
at the Court House on the last Saturday Of
May at clock P. NJ.
WILLIAM II. WHITE, Secretary.