Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-03

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members, - ihat ths 1Tssasary Ina " ~
better supplied With funds y tsrfy ous
its objects. Let every farmer jim Il !
you will more thang get yolr money bacl
the first year from tho distribation IN
seeds notice Of which will IN tbunH
1 ia this issue The officers for the spfe..
sent year, are s ID ID
Hor. s..fB: oLMsTEAD, President,
Fort Ripley
REV. FRED. AYREs, Vice Pressi-
| dent, Belle Prairie. IVA 4 A A
! WV. r. KELLEY. Vice President,
INorthwood. s5'sfs sss.#s
GEO. w. SWEET, Recording Sec
retary. Sank Rapids. s5s78sssfi
/ Cot. Q. HI KELLEY, Corresponds
ing Secretary, Northwood.
Hon. WIN. n. WOOD. Treasurer,
Sank Rapids. M
CONSTITUTION. \
. The style Of this Association shall BE
The Benton County Agricultural So
ciety.' n It's object shalt be, TO improve
and advance the condition Of Agricul-
ture, mechanical and household arts
within the limits Of sad County. N.
| ART1ccE l. The Society shall con
sist Of such residents Of the county as
shall signify in writing their desire to
become members, and shall pay on sub
scribing not less than one dollar, and
annually thereafter fifty cents, and also
Of Honorary and Corresponding mem
bers. III ss'
SEC. 2. The payment Of ten dollars
or more shall constitute a member for
life and exempt the donor from annual
/ contribution. III HUI ~ sks,
SEC. 8. Ex-Presidents Of this So
ciety shall become. Honorary and Life
members.
ARTICLE 9 The Officers of the So
ciety shall consist Of a President, two
Vice Presidents, q Corresponding Sec
retary, 4 Recording Secretary, d Tesa-
|snrer, and a General or Precinct Com
mittee, to consist of three members from
each election precinct in the County.
ART. 5. The Recording Secretary
shall keep the minutes Of the Society.
The Corresponding Secretary shall car
ry on the correspondence i with other
societies, with individuals and with the
general committee in the furtherance Of
the objects Of the Society He shall
also have charge Of and distribute and
Epreserye all seeds, plants, books, etc,
which may be transmitted to the Sccie-
i y, and shall also have the charge of all
communications assigned or calculated
for publication, and SO far as they d may sf
be deemed expedient, shall arrange and
publish the same annually in the name
of the Society, with the proceedings If
the annual and semi-annual meetings.
Such publications not TO exceed an ex-
pense Of thirty dollars per annnm.
| SEC. Q The Secretaries shall have
power to draw upon the Treasurer who
shall pay for the same with the approval
of the Presidency for stationery and
postage for the business attached to
their respective Offices.
Sec. s. In the absence Of the Re
cording Secretary, the Corresponding
Secretary shall act in his stead.
ART. 4. The Treasurer shall collect
and receive all funds belonging to the
Society and take such measures for the
collection thereof as may be allowed ID
the charter Of the Society, and recon
mended BY the President. He shall
give bonds to the President for tie bene-
1 fit Of the Society for the sum Of Ave
hundred dollars, with two Or more Sc
curities, for the faithful discharge of'
the duties Of his Office. 81 No payipent
can be made by the Treasurer except
on the joint authority of the President