The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-02-17

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cultusal and Mechanical improvement met in
the Hall OF lhe House Of Representatives, on
Friday evening, February Ord, 1854:
The meeting was called to order By Col. J. RI
Elliott, on whose motion Gen. r. GRunTH, Of
The Cts Of Jackson, was called to the Chair !;
and, IN motion Of Geo. Fearn, Esq, Gro. w.
HARPER, Of Kinds. was appointed Secretary.
The object uf the meeting was fully explained
| BY Dr. M. w. Phillips, to Be for the organiza.
ton OF 4 State Agricultural Society.
On motion, the Chair appointed The following
gentlemen as committee to report to The meet
ing Constitution for the organization Of such )
society, and also suitable officers for the same
for the current year: Dr. Philips, Of Kinds !;
Hon. Mr. Johnson. Of Yazoo; Hon. Mr. Reeves,
Of Tishemingo Hon Mr. Chamberlin, Of Adams;
Geo Fearn, Esq Of the city Of Jackson.
| After short absence from the Hall, the COM
mittee returned, and, through DR.. Phillips, re-
ported the following:
CONSTITUTION
OF the State Agricultural Society Of Mississippi
ARTIcLE /. This society shall be styled "The
V1lsS1cSt A10Itclys
have for its object the improvements Of Agricul-
ture Horticulture, Live Stock. aud general do
nestle economy, and Mechanical Industry.
! ART. 2. The Society shall consist of such citi-
zens Of the State as may agree to become mem
bers thereof. and viii pay five dollars annually ;
also honorary and corresponding members. The
President of county and district societies, and
two delegates from EACH shall be &C o6fcto mem
bers.
ART. 3. The officers of this Society shall be a
President, l0Vice Presidents, a Recording Secre-
tary, a corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and
Executive Committee, to consist of the officers
above named. and seven Others members of whom
five members shall constitute quorum, and a
general committee to consist of two members
residing In each county in the State.
The payment of $50 or more shall constitute
life member and will exempt from annual con-
tributions
ART. A, The President shall preside at all
meetings of this Society when present or if abb
sent, or from inability Vice-P President shall
preside, taking rank BY seniority as elected. The
Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes and
record the proceedings of this Society, The
/ Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the CORE
spondence in furthering the objects Of the socie-
ty, and the better to enable him to do so, shall
be Secretar. of the Executive Board and keep a
due record of all his abors, and report the same
to each meeting Of the board thereafter The
Treasurer shall keep the funds Of the society,
and pay them out BIZ order Gf the society, signed
BY the presiding officer. and countersigned by
the secretary, and shall make report of all re-
ceipts and disbursements of the society at each
annual meeting. He shall have in keeping all
property belonging to the society, subject to the
control Of the same.
The executive Boarp shall take charge of all
seeds, plants, books, models or other articles oil
The society, and shalt preserve, or distribute
them as thevmay deem necessary to promote the
objects the society,"
The General Committee shall be charged with
the general interests of the sciety in the coun-
ties where they respectively reside; and will
constituse a medium of communication be,
tween the executive COMMITTEES and the remote
members of the society.
AIR. 5. There shall be an annual Meeting Of
the society IN the Capital OF the State on the Sd
Wednesday of jan, at which time all The officers
the votes present, and said Offices until others be
elected. Extra meetings of the Society may be
called By the executive committee. Fifteen
members shall be quorum for the transaction
of business
ART. g. The executive committee may make
such bylaws as NAV be necessary to further
them in the discharge the objects of the society
in holding Fairs, &c, &c.
Said committee shall have power TO fill up al
vacancies in board, or otherwise, whether caused
DO death, removal, or otherwise.
Arr. z. This Constitution may be altered O.
Iamended By vote oftwo thirds Of the members
J attending aey annual meeting.
On motion Of Geo. W. Harper, the repor
was received and agreed to; and, on motion 0
Mr.. Johnston, of Yazoo. the Constitution wa
unanimously adopted
The committee then reported the following
list Of officers for the current year.
VIM. Melville, President.
vIcE-PREsIDEET.
B. L. G. Wales, Adams 3. + Montgomery
q Madison, W. r. Cannon, Oktibbeha; jacob
. Thomson, Lafayette; III. w Wick, Warren
J. S. Yerger. Washington, ]. NJ. Hands, Clarke
Il c. L. Thomas. Marshall, T. 2. Stubs. Sr. Tippah
Il RECORDING SECRETARY Richard Griffith.
CoRREsPoNDING SEcRETARY-M. w. Phillips
TREAsURER-F. S. Hunt.
j, Executive Committees. c. Farar. Kinds
J. B. Peyton, N. nj. Taylor. Robert Shotwell
Kinds; Benjamin Kicks. Madison; Jahn Heb
ron, Warren John Robinson, Madison.
On motion Of g. Fearn, the officers reported b
thecommittee. were declared unanimously elec'd
No other business presenting itself, it was or
dered that The proceedings Of the meeting be pub
lished ia the. Mississppian and Flag, and tina
the pagers of the State, generally. Be requested