Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-15


ably. and for this they deserve the unquali-
fed votes Of the farmers throughout the
State. We publish the bill, and to it
we direct the attention of all who are in
terested in the material development of the
State:
Al act to establish Bureau of Agriculture.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Tennessee, That
the Governor be, and he is hereby authoriz-
ed, and directed to appoint and commission
two citizens from each Grand Division Of
the State, as Commissioners of Agriculture,
who shall together constitute Bureau OF
Agriculture.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said
Commissioners shall met in the Capitol at
Nashville, on the fourth Wednesday follow
ing the day of their appointment, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, and then and
there organize a Bureau of Agriculture,
by the election of one of their number
President and another Secretary.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said
Bureau shall meet orce each year, in Nash
vile, on such day as may be designated by
them, and as much oftener as may be
deemed necessary.
Sec 4. Be It further enacted, That said
Bureau Of Agriculture shall appoint COM
petent chemist, who shall, from time to
time, make such analysis Of soils, minerals,
manures and agricultural products as may
be ordered by the Bureau, and report the
results to the Secretary of said Bureau for
the use of the Bureau.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
chemist appointed by the Bureau shall, as
soon as practicable, call on the secretaries
of the various county societies and associa-
tons to furnish him with samples of the
commercial fertilizers offered for sale in their
respective counties, in order that he may
make analysesof the same, with view to
detect and guard against imposition in the
sale of the same.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
Bureau of Agriculture may prescribe forms
and regulate the returns that may be fur
nished by the different Agricultural Societies
in the State, and furnish the Secretary of
each society with such blanks as may be
needed to secure uniform and satisfactory
statistics.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary to publish
annually such statistical and other informa-
ton as the Bureau may deem necessary to
advance the general interests of Agriculture
and the material development of the State;
proUided, that the whole number of such
reports shall not exceed fifteen hundred
copies-three hundred for the use of the
General Assembly, and the remainder to be
distributed by the Burea in such manner
as in their judgment will best advertise the
resources of the State. Such reports to be
published by authority of the State and be
printed by the Public Printers at the rates
fixed by law.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That for
the purpose of procuring such information,
the Secretary of the Bureau shall visit the
different sections of the State; and also in
clude in his reports the methods of farming
in use, the variety of crops and stock grown,
the special capacities and aptitudes Of the
soil to the various products of the latitude
and climate; the needs of the farmers, and
such other matters as will convey proper
idea of the resources of the State to practi- |
cal men.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
members ofthe Bureau of Agriculture shall |
each receive four dollars per day while &C
tually engaged in the performance of the |
duties of the Bureau, and the rates of
mileage allowed TO the members Of the |
Legislature; prOrided, that the term of SER
vice for which they are paid shall not ex-
coed fifteen days for any one year.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
Secretary shall be entitled TO and receive an |
annual salary Of six hundred dollars, and
actual travelling expenses incurred while in
the discharge of his duties as Secretary of |
said Bureau Of Agriculture; the account of
said expenses to be rendered under oath,
subject 10 the approval of the Commission
ers of said Bureau of Agriculture; provided,
that said expenses shall not exceed one
thousand dollars per annum, at the discre-
ton of the Commissioners Of said Bureau
of Agriculture.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, that the
Chemist shall receive a reasonable fee for
each analysis that may be ordered by the
Bureau of Agriculture; provided, that the
sum of such fees shall not exceed five hun
bred dollars per annum.
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, that one
third of the Commissioners first appointed
shall hold office for two years from the day
of their organization; One-third for four
years; and the remaining third for six years;
provided, the President first chosen shall
hold office for four years. In case of va
cancy by death, resignation or otherwise,
the Governor shall make an appointment
for the unexpired term of such member.
After organizing, the respective terms of
Office of the members, shall be determined
by lot.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the
Commissioners ofsaid Bureau of Agriculture
are hereby authorized to order the printing
and publishing of as many additional copies
of the Annual Report of the Secretary of
said Bureau as can, in their judgment, be
sold at a reasonable price, the profit on
which shall 90 to the Treasury Of the State.
Sec. Ii. Be it further enacted, That the
public welfare requires that this act take eff
feet from and after its passage.