Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-13
Iowa State Agricultural Convention.

On motion, D. 1nskeep, of Wap.lio county, wa
called to the Char and ID. Steward appointed Score
!. tsy. 4
FOR and presented, and Eve counies Henry, Jefferson
tented.
= Ga mott n, ]. M snafsr was called upon, and read
communications to-wit: One from Scott courty, ons
from Muscstine, and one from Hon. James Grimes
Des MoinsA county.
Tn motion, a committee, consisting of one from
zach Society rel resented, was appointed to draft
Constitution aud Bylaws suitable for the organic.
top of State Agricultural Society, and to report the
saIae TO said Convention. The Chair appone the
following gentlemen taid committee: 1hoe. Sveter
= 1. Huystte, Josiah Hincsie, T. D,y and J. W.
On melton, adj ,urred till o'clock p NJ.
Two CLOCK, r. M
Convention met pursuant to adjournment, d. P
InskSep in the Chair Tee cammittes Constitution
~sd By Laws, reported the following, which, en- mo-
tiVn, was unanimously adopted 'hsE
CONSTITUTIONS
The style of this Society shall be "The Iowa State
motion Of Agriculture, Horti, ulturc, Manufactures,
Mechanics, and Ii usehold A t.
81. The society shall consist OF such cit;zans of
State as shall signify by writing otherwise their
Wing, not less than dollar and one dollar annually
thereafter, which fes shall be paid ON or bsfore the
lat day Of June; also, Of honorary and corresponding
members.
a. The officers shall consist Of President, Vice
President, and thrse Directors from each unity ,oc
w. who, together, shall constitute ard Vt Conirl
FOR the gene al management Of business Of the cy.
S3. The Rscoraing Secretary shall keep the MINI
utes of the Society. Tbs Corresponding Secretary
shalfcarry the crrespondence with othcr ciet.4
With individuals and with the general Committee ID
the fhrthsrance of the OH scts OF the So ie,y.
4. The Treasurer shall keep the funds of the So
cioty and dsburse them the order Of the President
or tse ard Il Control, countersgnod by tie Record
ing Secretary, and shalt AXE their report Of receipts
and expenditures at the annual meeting. He shall
I've bend in the penal of So 900 for the faithful
p tformance of his duties ana the payment OF all
moneys in his hands.
S5. Thc Board Of Control shall take charge Of, dis
tribute snd preserve all Seeds plants books, medals,
g., which may be transmitted to the Ssciety, and
shall have also the charge of all communications de-
sgued calculated fer publication, and SO far as they
may deem expedient, shall collect, arrange, and pub
liSh the samc n such manner as they may deem best
calculated 10 promote the object of this S;ciety.
&c. The Managers are charged with the inter
ots of the Society in tie counties in which they shall
respectively reside, and will constitute medium Of
communication between the Board of Control, and the
remote members Of the Society.
.,S7. There shall be setting of the ciety at the
p!scs for the Fair the 25th day of October, 1854,
and at such time thereafter as the ard of c. rol
may direct; at watch time all the officers shall be
elected by majority of the members present, by ball
lot. Extra meetings may be convened by a call of
the President, at one months notic'. Nine members
shall be quorum for the isarsaction of business.
. s. This Constitution may be amended by o vote
ofswothrds Of the members attending any annual
meeting after two rzpnths notice of such proposed
anne sdueht biqg given, through the public papers of
the State.
ART l.. Tia President stall preSd, at all meetings
Of the B. ard Of Control Of the oety. He shall
Liver all premiums ans diplomas for articles exhibited
ut the Fair of the Society TO persons entitled thereto
and whel the same are to be paid in money, he shall
draw orders theref On the Treasurer. He Shall also
To
0eace. nfrr 8a aF
AEr. 2. Tbs Vie President, shall, in case of the
dosth sckness, absence, resignation Of the presi
dent, perform all the dutiei f the President till the
next annual election.
ART. 8. AL ms mbers Of the Society who have paid
their annual les shall be admitted frs to all sxhibi-
Ion Of the Society, al the Board of Control, shall
each year fix tbs prices vi dmisson to the Exhibition
of all persons not Ainbsrs
AIR. 4. Competitors for crops shall state in wri
ting the ct Of the groundtsc tune and method
of preparing 1.-THE time plant ny or sowirg-the
mode of -cultvation--the kind of seed-the ilne of
reapng Atnering il with the unbsr bush IL TO
the acre, which must be CIT f~d to by at least two
dshterested peuons, he duly sut eutcaed by oath
of the competitor hi~ae"lf; and iron shall come
into ssmpa on, unless thess reeu atoms DO complied
with.
AR-.5. No animal 0. article on exhibition, which
has ken two pre.nirms at piesous FAIRS OF the Be-
eiey ia the class, VIII be allowed to DO entered
Arr. o, Members neglectiHg to pay their annual
hve cen.A in addition to 1t.
The committee suggest that Fair field, Jefferson
county is the most suil bic place for holding tie rst
annual Fair in 1854.
Ca motion the Convention III preceded to the
election of off ,lrs, which res ulted fellows
@@Sg OFFICERS.
Z President, Thomas W. C.aeget, Ice county; Vice
President, ID. P. In,keep, Wapeo county; Recording
Eecrea J. NJ Shaf.r, G,rson county, csrrespon-
ding Secretary, c. w. Slagle J, rsou county Treas
loroF, W. b. Caambslin, Des N ines county.
MANAGERS. =
n LEE CousrY Arthur Bridgman, Reuben Drack
VAS BUaEs-rimothy Day, D.. Ebert and wv
liam Campbell
HEsRY-Thoma. siytsr, Am e Lapham and J. VA
Frazier.
JEFSxRsos p. L. Huyest, John Andrews end
B. futile.
WArrLLo Richard Warden, Gr. Ramsay and
MAnAsxA-wm. NJ. Knley, s :, John White and
NJ. T. Williams.
PoLK.-Dr Books, Thomas Mitchell and VIM.
Mckay.
Nicely.
LOUISA George Hey, Francis springer and Joshua
MArshall
MuscAr,sE-J. II. Wallace, James Weed and John
DuBuoUs-Hon. W. 4. Lsvel. o. Mcoransy and
JoHssos-R q. sylvester, Hon. LIE Grand Bying-
bon and C. Saunders.
6C0rT--J. a. burcnard, y. a. AuoIinSpoh anu ~.
Summers.
Me- Steward thon offered the following:
Resolved That committee of fire be appointed to
memoriali1e the General Assembly of tho State o.
Iowa, praying for the passage Of bill, rendering pc
cunisry aid to tie furthersnce of permanent es'ab
lihent Of state Agricultural spciey in this State
The Chair appointed the following named gentle
men said committee:
George W. McCleary, Gsarga Hampton, lowe
City David Rorer, Burlington; Rsipn r. Live, Lee
oSunry Y Gao. }illispy, Warelio county.
On motion,
Rcsolrrd, That the FIRST annual Fair OF tn, state
Agricultural Society re h:d at .irf:d, on Wednes
day, 25th Of October, 1854
On u1hion, abe papers u Fairfield, the Iowa irmer
and uortidhl urist, ard the papers throughout the
State, were quested to publish the proceedings Of
this Convention.
The updersigned agree to becoms members OF tn,
Iowa state AgIicult ural society.
+ C. Neeus,J .. II. Shafer, D. P. Inskeep, Amos La-
phan, j. w. Frozier, Josiah Kinkle, ]. T. Gishon,
Stephen Frazier, Evan Marshall, Thomas iviter,
Joha Andfews, B, B. Tutle, Eli Williams, p. l..
Huye.t
! Ca alo.an,s j erred SIN. de.
D. P. INsKEEP, Chm.
D.-sakwspp, Soy
FairG.!d, DscembtI 18th. 1855
SEQ Rereiga Stems.
reisia las d. cl.Ied war sgsins. the iurks,
Il ss.fumr-d that Smith O'Brcn hes escaped from
Van Diemap's Land.
THO stlarner Rio Negro, belonging 70 the Ansz
Co, his been totally lost in the Auss.n river.
The Australian Gold Fields continue to yield the
pr, cious cust in extra Ordinary quantities: The Vic