New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-03-09
Howard County Agricul-
tural Society.

! W HEREAS, II IS uteusu eNptu'tl,s
that al Agricultural Society should be
II salizs. in Howard {, unity, in such
manuer rs to become y body corporate
under the general law of the state Of
Iowa, relating to the creation Of Corpor
atinus
Therefore be it resolved, this 22nd
| iay Of FeIIuary, One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Sixty Six.
That J Greenleaf, E Gi'lett. " R
Meat a kimhall, I ? Davies, G E
Berry, \ D c k,owlton, II D Noble,
l. Averill. J & Upton, Joseph Cook
Stephen Radiorl, join 0 Niles c c
Hewc,t and W Y Wells with their pres
rnt and future associates and succc $
sors, hereby Constitutes body corpor-
ate to continue fifty years. With right
Of pcrpetua;ion under the following
CONSTITUTION.
| ARTICLE 1st. This Association
shall be styled the Howard County
Agricultural Scsie:y: is ci ject shall
he the iupr, vsmens Of Agriculture
Horticulture, Mechanics, Arts, RuraI
and Domestic Economy.
Art. %. The officers Of this Sooie'
" shall! consist Of residert, Vice
President, Secretary. Treasurer and
ne Director from each Township in tie
County, they together. or nine in their
number. shall constitute a quorum foi
tho TRANSACTION e business.
! AT. Sd. The regular annual meet
Ing o: his Society shall he held at the
inc cf the Annual Fair, which shall
be fixed h7 the Board Of Directors. and
! slaI! take place during the months Of
September or October in each yea,: at
ai,ieh time he officers shall !;c chosen
Ivy ballot, AMI shall serve one year, ana
until their successors are elected and
qualified. Any vacancy which may
occur in any Of the Offices, may lie filed
~ tire board until the mex; annual
meeting.
Art. At'.. Officers elected Al tho an
nual meeting shall tot assume tGei: du-
ties I'll the fret Of January following.
except it be the drss organic sti,a Of
Society,", and it shall be incumbent
upon the retiring Boar! to settle up the
business of their year. and th-y she'll
have till the time shove specified &c
perform hat duty.
Art 9th, The President, Vice Pres
igient ard Secretary shall constitute an
Executive Cvmmi.tc, and with the ad-
vice AMI Consent of majority Of the
Bard stlal! have power to do all acts
necessary for the prosperity II the So-
ciety in he intervals Of the meetings
Of the Board; aud they together With
the Treasurer, ere ex-Yttic;o members Of
the B ard.
Art. Sin. The duties Of the p:esi,
dent and Vice President shall be such
as usually attach to such officers. The
President if required by the Board Of
Directors shall if possible .ttend the
! J.nuar = I'M citing Of the Board Q! D.,
rectors Of the State Society, when his
necessary travelling expe' seq shall be
b'rne by this County society. In case
it should be impossible for him to at
tend said meeting, the Directors or Elk.
ecut!vc Committee may appoint Come
other member Of the Society if deemed
expedient to represent it at that time.
Art. 7.h. I. shall he the duty q
the Secretary to keep carefully the
kecoris Of the Society, and all PAPER
relating thereto; to respond prompt,
to all letters and clrcllars from tn
State society; to make annually: beior'
the first Of December II each year
report to the Secretary Of the Sail
State society; which repor. shall eru
brace such items Of information con
corning the County society, and sucl
statistical and other Facts as may he dc
sired by the State Board, and to per
form all other duties, under the direc
ton Of the Executive Committee, tia
may be necessary Tor the welfare Q