Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-02-22
An Act to Establish a Board Of Agricul
ture.


An As, n Fst,blish n B,ard oF Arrieul.
ture.
r. it enacted. &C..
Srg. !. NSute Blarl vt Agriculture r
hereby ssan,.,leI. 90 s.n..,, .goae m.mh.r
from each of che incorporated aSr.sa'uu,
and horticultural ,sru., .a tle state, pro-
,.lgIt.y Grrrs rzregI twenty y-at in
ramr,r,. and thr Governor aud mrml,r, of
.f >,st. shall he member, ,z.r.i. S4I
member. fr.m said societies shall r.I tns.r
ga.-. f.- trr,. y.s-, ,,-.r,a. r.r..r.l-r
r-.,HE
ArIafI .r.f.t.r, shall .I.-, rrmh.r.
fv ballot. at t.r annual mr.t.r-. ur r.-, 90
such .r-.ru.,. .r at any regular meeting
tarr.nl ral..I f- ,rrb rrrrn.r. AMI ,n.y
shall r.r..rra "a certificate .f ;hsir election.
..-r.I Ig ta. pres. ...nI ..ar.,lr, .r such
sr...t
>I..- o. Asus a-.. mr.ur- urhs. Ua-l
r...aI a. a. rr,4.l. aui which i,uerg.y De-
s-rl,.I O.. Pa. Hs.Iar trr State uru,,. In
Augusta. .a ... al-i Wrm.,ayHf Jluua-
ry u.y.. Oh. m.m.r, .-.m tar s....r..,
a.-..a.I. ..a'. .. divided n,n t.rr, equal
..ass... d. u.ar a' mrg ae. and the t.m .f
.".r .' .as l-s .a,s saal expire Goa t.r
-ri "..u.~..g .. January, A. o.. 0.-.-
t.a .ua.-Tiaul .HE,u.nr, aui ,ag tu-i
class, .a .rr n.rl "Wednesday ur January.
3 10. .e-.-..n hanlr.I aaI .H- The
expiration "t each class shall 'r ir.r-u.a.I
.y ..' .E Oh. whole Board, ana 'H' 'a.1n-
..., ,..' 'r.'.'i '.A. .. h..a 'E OH. r.-
'l...'e '..'.'.' H Which such 'araH..,
NAV ..'aT.
80. ". 40 i.c ar,' meeting NJ 'he E1r.
.. Agriculture, aDi a' each ouuna. meeting
.n '.r '.'-l "Wednesday "' January 'ayrrlt
i.-. Che b.ari shall he organized 'y 'hr
choice n. a President, and such o'h'r1.t.sr,
a' they may 0r'" necessary.
So. .. ,'''I. 'r che duty '' tins b'ari
O. investigate "' such suarrs relating O.
tnrr'''nen, i1 a-ri-a.'arraui horticulture
.u ibis state, as ,h1.; proper AMI they are
hereby empowered O. Gkeh'li, in trust, and
exercise control over ANY donations or Is.
quests that may hr made O, th,m fr PRO.
noting agricultural education, ar thc csugr-
al interests 1f hu,hanjry
So. B., 10, Board or Agriculture shall
meet "a; che state House 90 Augusta. once q
wear and they are hereby empowered an
uuaIlv O. rl,g; a suitable per>lu % act A.
>ycrstirv of ,hs BuarI. and 20 r.rr.rri',, anil
1r..rmiue bi. duties. and IN case pr yarlr-
,v. tv death or o,lsrWf.r. the Governor
with che aIyic. and consent Of MI, council.
q. hereby empowered q, an On, am, And
on report. and returns now r-.uir,.l by law
ta IA, mad. by ,,fi .,ri.t... shall D.. mae,
returned q, trr >..rr,ary,itr-.Earl tn.
Governor and Council ,t,u l..rrrir. ri.
..rr.ra,,., which r---,-,-,.,- .r,Ir ,..
-,-...i r,rrr4-.I l.r,-. ,..-,r,n,. AMI
.r.h r--...i-y tr,rrrlr. and Incidental ~.
-.r.r.. .,may arrrr. iB tf, gs..h,--. .l
hi. Bg,..s. and Oh. r.rr.r.,ts., .r m.r.
hyrs ui thg Board of Agriculture shall
Ig tlg samoa "a. ,hc member. Of the Lc-i.
Agarr. lr term NOT g1cviir- frrru
days Aud ,hs said Board shall, annually,
IN ur before che second " s.lrs-lay.r .I,ru,.
rv. Ly their Secretary submit ,, rr,I..l.rs.
tur. a detailed rgrart Of thsfrf,ir-. t,..,r.
srvltr a if-.st OF che return. of IN. several
a-r.-u'rrrir and Horticultural srr.rft-. and
gt.....-......t...-t -t..,l. I
d.. ,..t .... ...........-i.,..r. ,,l ...
r.''.1ns, as in their view the interest. o.
agriculture may esquire, and cause n'imar