The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

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Minutes OF the Daks1a Cssn1y A-Szic111.r-
- Society.
In convention for organization at Nininger, March
Goth, 1858, it was moved by L.. N. Countryman, that
,Ignatius Donnelly, Esq, be requested to address the
meeting, stating the objects which had brought. them
together. Mr.. Donnelly agreeably to q unanimous vote,
briefly but fully explained the objects Of the meeting,
and the ends to be attained by the organization of an
Agricultural Society.
The Committee appointed at the last meeting, to
draft a Constitution, then reported through Mr.. Coun'
tryman the following Constitution-amcnded in a few
particulars from the original, and endorsed by the gen.
tlemen whose names follow -
CONSTITUTION OF THE DAKOTA COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
SEC. LIST. The style of this Society shall be sTHz
DAKOTA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Its oh.
jects shall be to promote and improve the agriculture,
horticulture, mechanical, household, and fne arts Of
Dakota County. = Z s
SEC. I'd. Any person may become q member by pay.
ing into the treasury one dollar the rights and priv.
leges of members to continue for and during one agri
cultural year; which agricultural year shall be and
continue from the frst day Of January to the 3lst day
of December following.
Sec. Sd. The officers Of this Society shall be a Presi.
dent, six Vice Presidents, a Recording Secretary, two
Corresponding Secretaries, and Treasurer. These of.
6cers shall be elected annually by a majority Of mem.
be rs voting at a meeting of the Society, which shall be
convened by public n%otice, at any time between the first
Day Of January and first day Of April. The officers
shall constitute an Executive Committee, of whom five
members shall constitute a quorum.
Sec. 4th. The Executive Committee shall have power
to fill all vacancies which may occur in the officers OF
the Society: They shall take charge Of, distribute, OF
preserve all seeds, plants, books, or other effects which
may be presented to this Society. They shall exercise
a general supervision over the affairs of the Society, and
shall appropriate its funds in such manner as shall be
in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws. They
shall regulate and award premiums on such articles,
productions, and improvements, as they may deem best
calculated to promote the agricultural. horticultural.
mechanical, household, and artistic manufacturing in.
terests OF Dakota County. They shall cause all neces-
sary preparations to be made for the Annual Fair. and
give good and sufficient notice of the time and place,
and of the premiums to be awarded thereat. They
shall appoint a day, or days, and place for holding a
meeting of the Society, between the first day Of January
and the first day of April in each year, giving public
notice thereof for the election of officers, and for the
transaction of such other business as may be deemed ne
cessary. They shall prepare such Bylaws as NAV be
deemed useful to the Society. In all their labors they
shall have the right to call for assistance. at their dis.
erection, upon a General Committee consisting of one
from each precinct in the County, to elected BY them
selves, and recorded in the minute book of the Society.
SEC. 5th. The President and Secretary may call ex.
ira meetings of the Society at their option.
Sec. 9th. All transactions of the Society, and of its
Executive Committee shall be fully recorded on minute
books to be kept for the purpose.
SEC. 7th. All reports to the Society, or to the Execu.
tive Committee, shall be in writing. signed bv the nartv
presenting the same.
SEC. 9th. Immediately upon the adjournment of the
annual meeting, the Corresponding Secretaries shall
transmit to the Corresponding Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society an official report of the doings of
the Society, properly attested by the signature Of the
President, Secretary, and Treasurer. each to their own
departments.
SEC. 9th. This Constitution may be altered, or amend
ed, at any meeting of the Society, by a two-thirds vote
OF the members present, provided that a notice of the
proposed amendment be given two weeks previous to
the meeting in all the papers of the County.
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly a committee of three was
appointed to nominate oficers-Committee, Donnelly,
FELTON,, and Countryman. On motion of Mr.. Donnelly,
it was proposed that none but those who propose becom.
ing members, be allowed to vote upon the election of
officers. Adjourned to 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. 1gnatius Donnelly read a letter from the Hon.
H.. II. Sibley, accepting the invitation to deliver an ad-
dress before the Fair to be held in September or Octo-
Der next. This letter together with Mr.. Donnelly's
letter of invitation, will be published in a week or two. !
The report of the Committee on nominating officers
was accepted, and the Committee discharged. BY
unanimous votes of the house, the following list of Of
tcers-each separately-was declared elected -
For President, G.. P. COLLINS, of Lewiston.
For Vive Presidents, DANIEL B. TRUAx, THOMAS
HowEs, WILLIAM STkATToN, JR., LEONARD ALDR1cH,
MOSES Cole, ALBERT Pooh.
For Treasurer, WILLIAM HANNA.
For Recording Secretary, L. N. CouNTRYMAN.
For Corresponding Secretaries, A. W. MACDONALD,
COLUMBUS S~TEBBINs.
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly it was,
RESOLVED, That the Society hereby instruct the Exc
cutlve Committee to fix upon that locality in Dakota
County, for holding the first Agricultural Fair, which
shall donate most to ~liquidate the expenses incident to
the said Fair and that no decision be made by the said
Committee, as to the said location, until the first day Of
June next; and that all such localities as shall desire to
compete tor the said Fair are requested to send in, on
or before the first day of May, open statements of the
amounts to be donated by them, with satisfactory vouch-
ers for the payment of the same-reserving, however,
the right to increase their bids on or before the first dav
of June succeeding.
On motion of A. W. Macdonald it was,
Resolced, That a series of meetings be held in diff
fcrent places, and that the first meeting be held in Hast.
on Saturday the 9th inst. at two o'clock.
On motion Of Mr.. D. B. Truax it was,
Resolved, That the next meeting be held at Empire
City, one week after the meeting at Hastings, and that
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meeting, giving good and sufficient notice of such meet |
ings, in the public journals and otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Stebbins, Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly
was invited to deliver an address on agriculture at Hast
on the 9th inst.
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly the following preamble
md resolutions were adopted =
Whereas, A. W. Macdonald, Esq, the editor of the
Aid Journal has donated to us one column
Of his paper for articles referring to the Society or to
agricultural objects,
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of this Society are due to
MIR. Macdonald therefor. and that Mr.. L. N. Country.
is instructed to take charge of the same and BY
original articles, and by contributions selected from the
farming community, render the same as instrumental as
possible in advancing the interests of this Society.
On motion it was resolved to publish the proceedings
Of this meeting in the Hastings Independent, and the
E'"'gr ant AID Journal, of Nininger. Adjourned.
G. F. CoLLINa, President.
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