Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22
Buchanan County Agricultural societ,

Buchanan County Agricultural Society.
Pursuant to call Of a number of citi-a
zens, a meeting was held at the Cours
House, on Saturday, March 90, for the
purpose Of organizing County Agricul-
tural Society. AT II o'clock a. m. the
meeting was called to order by choosing
DR.. II. S. CHASE as chairman, and L. w.
HART secretary. A committee of we was
then appointed by the Chair for the pur-
pose of drafting constitution for such
Society. The committee consisted of l..
w. Cook, d. S. Lee, M. Harter, H. s.
Chase, Samuel Braden and John Merrill.
The meeting then adjourned till o'clock
same day, at the same place to hear the
report of such committee. At O'Clock
the committee came in and reported the
following Constitution:
ART. I. The name Of the Society shall
be the Buchanan County Agricultural
Society. a qst ~. . s8e
ARr2. The object shall be the pro-
motion of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts.
ART. 3. The officers shall be Presi-
dent, three Vice Presidents. Secretary,
a Treasurer, FIVE Directors, all of which
shall constitute an Executive Committee,
and scuh other officers as may be appoint
ed by the Society
ART. 4. The President shall preside
over all meetings of the Society and meet
ings of the Executive Committee, and in
his absence one of the Vice-Presidents
shall preside. ihaaRs Z
ART. 5. The Secretary shall keep re-
cord Of the proceedings of the Society
and Executive Committee, and made re-
port thereof at the annual netting, and
when requested by the Sociey. rgs.r,.r
ART. 6. The Treasurer shall keep all
money belonging to the Society, and pay
out the same on warrant Of the Presi-
dent and countersigned By the Secretary,
and make an annual report to the Society
Of the finances thereof. -
ART. 7. The Executive Committee shall
superintend and direct the affairs of the
Society from one meeting to another, and
such other duties as the bylaws, shall
direct. s8 .b
ART. s. The officers shall hereafter be
elected at the annual meeting of the Soci-
ETY., by ballot, and shall hold office for one
year, and until their successors are elect
ed.
ART. 9. The annual meeting of said So
ciety shall be held on the first Tuesday
in January of each year.
ART. 10. Any citizen Of the county
may become member Of this Society
upon the payment of one dollar into the
treasury annually, and having his name
registered by the Secretary.
ART. II. The Society shall have power
to adopt such bylaws as they may deem
necessary to carry cut the objects of this
Constitution, and TO change the Constitu-
ton and bylaws at any annual meeting
of the Society. a aaa as54s go a1T IS
L. w. Cook, JOHN MERRILL.
HENRY S. CHASE, SAN BRADES, Il.
MATTHIAS HARrER, D.. S. LEE.
This report was received and the Com
mittee discharged. A motion was then
made and carried unanimously to adopt
the Constitution as reported
The following named persons were then
appointed a Committee to report names
for officers of the Society: b
w. o. Smith, o. H. p. Roszell, d. s.
Lee, VIM. Logan, H. H. Hunt, who after
short session, reported the following
named persons to hold the various Offices
of the Society, to.wit: H. s. Chase. Pres.
ident, Abiatha Richardson David Merrill
and Newman Curtis, Vice President; L.
W. Hart, Secretary; O. II. p. Roszell,
Treasurer John Smyzer, VIM. Logan,
Rufus Conable, VIM. Elliot and Charles
Hoover, Directors. $. f's.
This report was received and tho Com
mittee discharged a 'asiqe /
The motion to adopt the report was
then put. and carried without dissent.
10 The following named persons were then
appointed Committee to draft bylaws
for the Society, to-wit ]. B.. Thomas, S.
S. Allen, Charles Knickerbocker. who
are to make report at the next meeting.
w. O. Smith, D. s. Lee and c. F.
Leavitt were appointed a Compittee to
inquire into aud report what should be
done by this Society in order to entitle it
to share in the State Agricultural Fund.
The Secretary was instructed to notify
absent officers Of their election, by mail,
or otherwise. ,hfsA
A motion was then carried to publish
the proceedings of the meeting in the In
dependence Civilian and the Quasqueton
Guardian. as5.tfeFs 4a.a HoiseaHo as stu af