The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-08-27
Proceedings Of the Agricultural Nee

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According to previous notice in THE En-
PoRIA News. large number of farmers,
mechanics and others. met to organize an
Agricultural Society
On motion the Society was organized
temporarily, by the appointment of s. G.
Brown Chairman, and M. Miller Secretary.
On motion committee of five was APP
pointed by the chair to draw up a constitu-
ton for the Society.
The commi.te, consisted of the following
gentlemen: Noah Bixler, L. D. Bailey, G..
Perkins, j. r. Swallow and Daniel Roe.
While the committee was out remarks
were made by w. B. Davis, L. Crandall,
Mr.. Rankin and others, on the subject OF
Agriculture, and the best modes of condct-
ing fairs, dc.
The committee on constitution returned
and reported the following which was dis
cussed and adopted article by article:
PREAMBLE. tt
The undersigned citizens of Kansas, be-
lieying that general prosperity and welfare
are in great measure dependent upon the
knowledge and practice of the best meth
DDS of agriculture in its various branches,
do hereby associate ourselves together for
the improvement of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts, and agree to be governed by
such constitution and bylaws as may here
after be agreed upon; and in the meantime
by the following articles of association:
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
Art. /. This Society shall be known as
the Breckenridge; County Agricultural So
ciety.
Art. 2. The Officers of this society
shall be President, Vice President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer and Board of Directors.
Art. 8. The Board of Directors shall
consist of FIVE members, and all officers
chosen in pursuance of these articles shall
hold their Offices until their successors are
chosen.
Art. 4. Amy person may become a
member of this Society by subscribing his
name to the articles of association and pay
ing the sum of one dollar to the Treasurer.
Art. s. The Treasurer of the society
shall give bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars for the faithful discharge of his
duties.
Next the articles of association were pre-
sented to those present for Signatures
They were signed by about fifty persons.
Next proceeded to the election of perma
nent officers of the Society, which resulted
as follows: Solomon G. Brown, President;
G. H. Wilmington. Vice President; l.
Crandall, Secretary; Noah Bixler, Treasur-
er; and w. B. Davis, J R. Swallow, T
F. Little, H. w Flick and Daniel Roe,
Board of Directors.
On motion it was voted that the same
committee appointed to draft a constitution,
be requested to complete the same and re-
port at the next meeting.
S. G.. Elliott of Fremont, Mr.. Leroy Of
Agnes city, r. w. Cloud of Waterloo, D
Roe of Forest Hill, A. R. Bancroft of EN-
poria. E. B. Kirkendall of Cottonwood
E. w. Denison of Americas, and E. God
dard of Cahola, were appointed a commit
tee to solicit signatures to the articles Of
association.
1t was voted that THE EMPoRIA News
and the Americas Sentinel, be requested to
publish the proceedings of this meeting.
On motion adjourned to meet at Emporia,
at 2 O'Clock, Monday Sept. 10Th. 1859.
S. G.. BROWN, President.
j. M. MILLER, Secretary.
Americas Sentinel please copy from Thu
News. j. NJ. M.