The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-19
VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Extracf from the Procsedinss Of the Erecntiue Com

VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Extract from the Procsedinss Of the Erecntiue Com
miffee.
EXCHANGE HOTEL, Nov 2ath. 1854.
Present, Messrs. Cooke, President; Newton, E.
Rufin, Harvie, Vice Presidents; Irby, Overton,
Barbour, Boulware, Williams and Crenshaw.
The minutes Of the several meetings held during
the fair were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Harvie, the committee of &C
counts was instructed to prepare and publish .
statement Of the financial condition of the society
stating generally the sources from which all funds
have been derived, and particularly what portion
belongs to the contingent and what to the perna-
nent fund of the society; and, motion Of the
same, was also instructed to report to the next
meeting the amount of the contingent Iund neces-
sary for expenditure during the present year; and
the treasurer was instructed to withdraw the funds
invested in the Savings Banks, and reinvest the
samein stock OF the State or City of Richmond,
and hold the same tor the credit of the contingent
fund
On motion of Mr. Williams, a further appropria.
ton of 2300 dollars was made to meet the contingent
expenses Of the late fair to be disbursed under the
orders of the committee of accounts.
The President called the Let Vice-President, Mr..
E. Ruffin to the chair, and proceeded to give bis
views the ch anges he proposes in the organiza-
tion of the committee, after which members gener
ally expressed their views and then, on morton of
Mr. Harvie, it was resolved that the whole subject
be postponed to the next meeting OF the committee,
in order to afford the Preside dent opportunity of
presenting his views more definitely, and In
writing.
On motion of Mr.. Barbour it was resolved that
the preparation of the schedule of premiums for
the next fair be of the subjects before the
utive committee, at Its next meeting.
The late agricultural commissioner, Mr.. E. Ruff
fin, proposed to add to the documents accompany.
ing the report he submitted at the last meeting a
paper on composing, and leave was granted to that
effect
The committee then adjourned to the 10th OF
January.
EXCHANGE HOTEL, Jan. 16, 1855.
The Committee met pursuant to adjournment at
the Exchange Hotel on the 10th inst.
Present :-Messrs f. Ruffin, lst Vice President
Harvie, Edmunds, Christian, and Messrs. Boul.
ware, Overton, Nelson, Irby, Williams and F. G.
Ruffin.
On motion, the committee took recess until l2
o'clock, P. NJ. At that hour, they met as before,
with Mr.. Crenshaw present, In addition, and efter
the transaction OF a good deal of miscellaneous
executive business, OF no particular public interest
adjourned at IL o'clock, TO meet again at the Ex.
change Hotel at 10 o'clock.
EXCHANGE HOTEL Jan. l7-10 A. M.
The committee met pursuant to adjournment -
present, the same as yesterday with the exception
OF MIR. Crenshaw absent and General Richardson
present
The committee en- accounts asked further time
to make their report required under the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Harvie at the last meeting, which was
allowed them.
They then submitted various accounts to the
amounts of $315 Us, which were passed by the
executive committee and ordered to be paid.
On motion OF Mr.. rby, 1t was resolved, that here.
after the permission order of the Executive
Committee to publish in any newspaper auy report
or other writing, except advertisements, shall not
be construed to authorize any pecunisry expense
by the Society, unless such payment shall be au-
thorized specially or BY previous general arrange
ment.
On motion of Mr.. Edmund Ruffin Mr. Edmunds
In the chair, the subject of Premiums was taken
up, and, after discussion, it was resolved that the
Schedule of Premiums of the last year be made a
by Branches to the following committees, with in
structon to report to the next meeting of the Exc
cutive Committee:
Branches Nos. 1, 2 and 4-Messrs z. Rufin. Ed.
munds, Boulware and Newton.
Branch No. 5-Messrs. Christian Preston, Nelson,
Dulany and F. G. Ruffn
Branch No. 6-Messrs. Irby, Boothe, Christian and
Harvie.
Branches Nos 7, g. 12-Gen. Richardson, Messrs.
Overton, Williams Radford and Crenshaw.
Branches Nos. 9, 10, 11-Messrs. Barbour, Jones,
On the motion of Mr. Edmund Ruffin. the commit
mittee publication authorized to contract for
the publishing of three thousand copies of the
actions of the Society for the last years and mo-
tion of Mr.. Boulware report to the next meeting
on what terms the published of the pre-
vious year can be obtained of the publisher.
On motion of Mr.. Harvie, committee was ap
pointed, consisting of Messrs. f. 6 Rufhn, Williams
and Richardson. to consider and report upon the
means best adapted to protect the Society against
frauds at the entrance gates of the fair grounds
On motion of Mr. +. Ruffin, DR.. VIM. Morton, of
the county of Cumberland. was unanimously ap-
pointed the Agricultural Commissioner for that
county.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, it was decided to hold
the next Agricultural Fair of the Society on Tues
day, the 30th of October, 1855.
And then, after the transaction of other business
the COMMITTEES adjourned. to meet again at the Ex-
change Hotel on "Wednesday, the 28th day of Feb
ruary, at 81 o'clock p. nj. h.lt