Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
An Act to Incorporate the New Hanovt
Agricultural Society,

agricultural society,
WHEREAS, The development Of the agricultural
resources OF this state will secure to her people
certain and lasting prosperity, and ID therefore
worthy of public well private cOuntenancu
and support, and whereas, great good is accom-
| p lshed by agricultural societies by improving the
methods of cultivatiug and enricLing the soil and
| by disseminating practical and scientific know
| ledge upon the subject of agriculture end
| these desirable results can be best attained by
giving to private societies corporate existence
| so as to secure to them permsnency as bodies
| polite, and the legal right such hold and
use property for Carrying out successfully the OBJ
! jects of their organization; therefore,
Section l. The General ASSEMBLY Of NOrth Car
DINA do enact, That Dugald Mcmillan, Solomon
) satchwell, James Garrison, Robert Il. Bryan,
| Charles ". McClammy, Archibald r. Black, John
| d. Powers, Owen Fennell, Sen Lewis Higt smith,
| Joel L. Moore, Owen Alderman, Herman ii. Rob
inson. Dawson T. Durham and James s. Zines,
their associates and successors are hereby incor-
porated, and made a body polite under the name
| and etye of :" The New Hanover Agricultural So
ciety," and by that name shall sue and be sued,
purchase and hold real and personal property,
and use the same in promoting the general Oh
jects Of the society, and have all the powers,
rights and authority incident to such bodies cor
porate, and as are contained in chapter twenty
| sixth OF the Revised Code entitled Corporations
Sec. 2 The Society shall Annually elect q Pre-
sident and five Directors, who shall have the gen
eral management Of the affairs Of the Society
Board of Directors. of which the President shall
be Chairman eE 0tciO, also, five Vice Presidents
Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, ana all SUCH other officers as may be
deemed necessary, all of whom shall hold their
offices until their successors are elected. The So
ciety may change the number Of Vice. Presidents
and Directors when it shall be expedient to do
&c.
Sec. 8. The society shall have power to estab-
lish and hold fairs and award premiums for the
encouragement of agricultural manufactures, the
mechanic and fine arts, and the industrial pur-
suits of the country generally, to have and main
tain model farm, and to found and conduct one
or more schools, in which practical and scientific
agriculture and the usual branches Of liberal
education may be taught, but with special refer
ence to the interests of agriculture and shall
tinue in existence for ninJy-nine years.
Sec 4. Nothing in this act shall be go construed
as to prevent the citizens of other Counties,
whether in an individual or associated capacity,
from uniting with the citizens OF New Hanover
County, under the name and style OF the New
Hanover Agricultural society for the purposes
herein stated, and with all the rights and priv
leges herein granted.
zee. 8. This act shall take effect from aud after
its ratification.
Ratified the Sd day of March, 4. D. 1869.
(Signed,) 10: W. HOLDEN,
Speaker House of Representatives.
(Signed,J TOD u CALDWELL.
President of the Senate.