The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-01
A State Fair Next F@ll-Mmaeri@l
Aid 10 County Agricultural

The Mississippi State Fair Association
having been incorporated under the style
of s.The Planters, Manufacturers and Me-
chanics Association of the State of Mlssls-
! sippi" books are now open for subscription
1 to the capital stock, and viii remain open
at Green's Bank until June 18th, when they
will be closed. On the day following, a
meeting of the Stockholders is to be held at
Angeles Hall, when the Association will be
recognized under the charter, by the cleo
ton of officers. and the adoption of con-
stitution, regulations, etc.
The Act of the Legislature appropriates
nine thousand dollars to the Association.
and provides that at least one-half that sum
shall be expended in the way of premiums.
The balance will assist in preparing the
grounds and charging the buildings for the
next exhibition.
We should like to see at least ten thous-
and dollars offered as premiums by the
next Fair, and to this end we suggest to
present stockholders the propriety of
each one duplicating the number of shares
now held. The investment will be as bread
cast upon the waters, that will promptly
return. A share of stock is now fixed at
twenty-five dollars. The citizens of this
community, especially, should very gener-
ally take one or more shares.
The Premium List for next Fair will be
published some time in July, we presume
In the meantime, let farmers and house
keepers, artisans and artists, manufacturers,
and inventors be getting something ready
for the exhibition.
Section nine of the act of incorporation
provides an appropriation of two hundred
dollars to every County Association organ
lied as auxiliary to the State Association
and it might be well If the papers through
out State would publish this section for the
benefit of whom it may locally concern:
See. 8. Be it further enacted, that when
any number of persons not less than ten
in any county in this State, shall
associate themselves together and form a
county association rs auxiliary to the State
Association hereby incorporated for the
encouragement and promotion of agricul-
culture, manufactures and mechanics arts,
in the State of Mississippi, and shall have
or may hereafter raise by contributions
of individuals and invest the same
a. capital stock of such county Association,
in State or National securities, or in uitable
lands for holding their county fairs, the sum
of four hundred dollars, and shall file In the
office of the Auditor of Public Accounts a
certificate signed by the President and
Treasurer of such county society specifying
under oath the sum actually contributed
and so invested, then the Auditor of Public
Accounts shall issue 10 them his warrant on
the Treasurer for the sum of two hundred
dollars; Provided, That said President and
Treasurer shall first make bond in the
penal sum of four hundred dollars payable
to the State of Mississippi, to be approved
by the Chancery Clerk of such county, and
a certified copy thereof filed with the Audi
tor of Public Accounts conditioned that
said two hundred dollars shall be used by
such county As ISOLATION in the payment of
premiums.