Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-03-23
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/ Pursuant to adjournment a meeting
vas held at the sshcs OF B .ldwiu & Dodge,
90 Saturday, the 2osh Of February 1865,
for shs purpose of formiag DistEias
Agricultural Society for Western Iowa.
The committee appointed 10 draft and
present Consultation and By Laws for
tbs consideration of sha meeting. report.
I'd Consultation aud ood4 Of Esy- Laws
which after being carefully examieed and
amended were adopted as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
SrrLx AND osyxeE.--1 he style Of this
Society shall be the " Western lows Ag-
rieul,usal Society" Its objects shall be
she promosioa Of Agricultural, Hartical
ture, Manufactures, Mechanics and
Household Arts.
SEeTioS lazy person who Is eiti,
zen Of this State OF Of the Territory OF
Nebraska, may, at any time, bscoms an
honorary mernber, by paying to the
| Treasurer fifteen dollars when The
| Treasurer SHALL Issue - aueh person
Certificate of honorary membership which
1 shall entitle the boiler 20 sill the privil-
sges of an hono.a-y member so long ~
shis Socisty ahalI remain 10 exi-senee.
SEcTIox 1.-THE oEisgrs of this Socie-
| ty shall consist % President, Vice Prs
ideut, Secretary, Treasurer, and ten Di-
rectors. who together, or quorum OF
| hve Of thir Numbers shall constitute
when regularly convened, the Board Of
Directors for tie general management OF
the business Of thFs Society.
SEerioS ilf.--it shall be The duty Of
the Secretary to keep the Minutes, Books
and papers Of the Society, 10 snperlussnd
The publication of shs Repars of shs
Board OF directors and to rerform sacb
other duties az usually devolve upon such
an otheer, or may be provided BY the BIZ
Laws.
SEcTsoS IV,-The Treasurer shall keep
the funds Of the Society, and dishurse
them on the erder Of the Presidens or
Board Of Directors, aad shall make bis
Report of the receipts and expenditures
at the Annual MeeIing. lie shall give
bond in The penal sum of Ave ihovsand
| doslars, for the faithful performances OF
bis duties and the payment OK all mon-
iea 10 his hands.
/ SECTION V.-Tbe Board oil Directors shall
| take charge of, preserve and distribute
all seeds, plants, books, medals, &C., that
may be transmitted to cha Society. They
shall be required so holi al Annual Far.
L "A t3.a 4 .f
exhibition, and publish them prior to The
Grss day of April iu each year, and IL
shali be obligatory upon tia Board 70
offer y premium each year, Of not less
than ten dullaFs upon the following 6eld
crops, viz Beat iva acres Fail ~ heat !;
beat swo acres Spring Wheat; best tao
| acres Oats; best two acres Uern; beat
| one aers Flax; best half aora Irish Posa-
toes; best fourth acre Sweet Potatoes,
and beat fourth asre Of Unions. IL shaii
slso be the dniy Of the BoaFd Of Direct
ora 10 make an Annual Report to the So
eiety, embracing the proceedings OF the
said Society, and Board OF Directors for
the past VI ar, rs weil as general Eiew of
ths cnndition of Agrioalsars throughout
| the District represented in This S3ciaty,
accompanied wiIh such essays, statements
and Recommendations as they may deem
interesting and useful.
SEcTtoS YL-There shall be held at
Council Bluffs, or at su sh nther place as
/ tbe Boari of Directors shgn seIeet, on
| The thirl Wednesday OF December, in
eaeh ycar, an annual ReeslnR Of the
| the Board OF Directors, together With the
Presidsnt Of each County Society, ela
braced In thu District, ahu shall for sbc
time being, be ex-elheie mer hers Of the
hoard, and entiiied 70 all the rights and
privileges OF any other member and At
auch annual meeting. officers, and Direct
ora shall be chosen, tbs plaza of holding
| she sexs Aaaual gxhiki q. q shail be deter.
mired. psesnians on Essays and Field
erops sball be awarded, and all questions
relating 10 Agricultural development of
the District may be eOnsidereJ.
SrcTsos VIII The nest election ef Of.
hesrs, andvr this Eoastisusisn. shail be
held Al Councll Bluff, cn The thira
Wednesday E December, A. u. IsG5,
at which time and place ,bey shaIl pro
seed 10 elect, By ballot, . President, Vice
President, Secresasy Treasurer and ten
Directors. The PresIaens, Eias Presi-
dent, Secretary and TseasnFsr shaIl serv,.
one year and antfI sheig Successors are
lecssa and qaafissi, The s,.ae each Di
recgoa shall serve. shaii be aeseraained by
h#Ilas, 70 thai ths term Of oIssa pi Eve os
tho Directors shall sxpire sc the end Oh
asas year from their elestion, and ghc re-
| iaainisg ksa as The snd Of kwo years from
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