Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-08-22
Proceedings of the Agricultural Society
Pursuant to adjournment, the Columbia

PURSUANT TO nulournmeDt, the Columb1a
County Agricultural Society, met in the
Court House, at Bloomsbury, on Saturday
the 18th of August, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
The President-Dr, =. JoHN-in the
chair. L. p. Lutz, having sent in his
resignation as Recording Secretary of tho
Society, his present engagements making
it impossible for him to attend to its
duties, j. G. STOKES, was appointed to
serve in that capacity.
The minutes of last meeting were read,
approved and adopted,
The next business in order being the
election of new members, Several came
forward, signed the CONSTITUTE and paid
in their initiation fee of fifty cents.
The President having called attention to
the 4th Article of the Constitution, reading
as follows -
Annual members shall pay to the
Treasurer at the time OF signing the Con.
stituion, the sum of FIFTY CENTs. and tho
same sum annually thereafter: But if apv
such member shall neglect to pay his annual
contribution for one whole year he shall
therefore cease to be q member until pav-
ment of his omitted contribution :"
And the Society being informed by the
Treasurer that as yet but few of the men,
bers had complied with this requisition of
the Constitution, doubtless through forget
fulness and want of proper opportunity the
following Resolutions we're offered, and
after general discussion adopted, to wit -
LIST, That the Vice Presidents of this
Society, representing as they do, each
township in the County, be authorised to
solicit aud receive annual initiation fees,
and graft Certificates If Membership
(Which shall be furnished by the Secretary
ot and to such, in their respective townships
as may be induced to become members of
the Association, and feel willing to contri.
butte in the objects contemplated in its
organization.
I'd. That the Secretary be ordered to
procure some twenty-tiv or thirty printed
certificates, countersigned by the President
and Secretary, authorizing the Vice Presi-
dents aforesaid to receive and recent a.
above, and place copy in tho hands of
each. And
That |. W. HARTMAN, be appointed
to aid the Vice President Of Bloom town
ship in the duties designated in the lst
resolution.
Then after further discussion, both pro.
and con. it was
ReSo(0ea, That all persons that have
paid their regular annual initiation fee. and
those being bona fde members of this
Society, shall be entitled the privilege of
attending the coming Fair, (their wives
and children included) free Of charge aud
further, that they shall be PERMITTED to
exhibit all articles they may bring on ex.
hibition without the payment OF the usual
entrance fee.
On motion, Elias Hicks and DR.. II. C,
Hover, were appointed to assist the Presi.
dent in arranging and making o1t list of
premiums. They were authorized to pub
lish them in all the papers of Bloomsburg
and it was
ResolOed, That oil persons entering
articles for premiums at the Annual Fair
be required strictly to adhere to the rules
and regulations adopted and published by
the Committee of Arrangements.
1t was agreed to hold the next Annual
Fair of the Columbia County agricultural
Society, on Thursday and Friday, the 22G
and 23d days of October next. And Caleb
Barton, ,jr, j. W.Henderstot, and Conrad
Bittenbender, were appointed by the Chair
as a Committee to select suitable grounds
and report at the next meeting of the
Society.
On motion, the Secretary was instruc'e
to furnish a copy of the proceedings of this
meeting to the editors of each paper in the
County, for publication.
On motion, adjourned to meet 10 the
Court House at Bloomsbury, on Monday
evening the 7th of September next, (Court
Week.
PALEMON JOHN, President.
&c, Stokes, Secretary.