Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-05-03
THE SEN TIN Ell.
Meeting Of the Executive Board Of the
Montgomery County Agricultural So
ciety.
ROCKVILLE, Mo-, |
Trrentv Anrii Igfh 1877. (

Tuesday, Aprh ION, 1917.
Pursuant to a call Of the President the Ex-
ecu,ive Board met at ii O'Clock, the President
Of The Society in the chair.
The Secretary read the proceedings Of the
last meeting Of the Board present, Messrs.
Clarke. Owen. Isafley, OGuu, Snter and Brook.
r. ". williams, chnirman Of committee ap-
pointed prior to the last Fair, 10 visit the Dis
lrict Of Columbia to solicit subscriptions in aid
Of The Society, made verbal report stating
that The committee were highly pleased with
the liberaIity with which they were generally
received by the people Of the District and par
ticularly Of Washington and that c0nirit'u-
tions were freely given that several gentle
men contributed SI00 90 each; several $50. 90;
Others $500 aud that their total receipts
Amounted to S6O2 IS, which bad been paid
over 10 The Treasurer.
The committee recommended that the So
eiefy ut some general meeting mark their APP
/ probation Of this Iiberaity BY vote OF thanks
10 the people Of Washington generally, and
/ that contributors Of the larger amounts named
ne niade honorary members Of this Society.
/ He stated also that the services of Phil. q.
/ Riley, ESQ, formerly Of Washington, but now
a farmer Of the county, and the other member
I Of the committee were Of the greatest etficien-
cy and value, and thut the President OF the
Society rendered the committee great assistance
by joiniag them frequently in the progress OF
their work.
The Treasurer made his report Of financial
operations Of the late Fair, the receipts and
Disbursements Of which, were carefully exam
med and read over, and on motion the report
was adopted 10 shows the balance in the
Treasury after payment OF all expenses to be
1 Sf0I 49, On motion the sum OF T26.05 were
ordered to be reserved by the Treasurer FOR
L cleaning The grounds, &c, and the remainder
/ 10 be equally distributed amongst the holders
I,,F faga far he sfriUIuai
/ purchase money for The grounds.
The President sfated that he had been in
L formed that The Legislature Of Maryland at its
[ last session Had passed an act making APP
/ preparation q S500o.00 To The State AgricuI-
ruFaI and Mechanical Society, and S5000.00 TO
be equally divided amongst all organized
County Societies ia the State. Vice President
Clarke, who is a member Of the House Of Dele
Eates, stated chat he thought that the law also
provided that each Of the County Societies
should receive from the State s 90 per annum,
for each OF its members, not however exceed
ing $4,000.
Therenpon on motion the President, Secre-
tary and Treasurer Of the Society were APP
pointed q committee 70 investigate the subject
II the passage OF this act and to take such
steps once may be necessary TO obtain
for the Society its portion Of said appropria-
tiosE-
The following resolutions were then also.
presenter hnd unanimously paSsPu
RsSoteef, That the Secretary give notice that
the question Of The expedieuey Of incorporat-
ing the sociesy will be presented for eonside-
nation on The first Monday Of June next imme-
dirteIg after the annual election 81 officers to
take plaee on that day and that Joseph II.
BradIeyp Esq, President, Judges Richard j.
Bowie, w. v Boaie, and Joseph T. Bailey,
ESQ., be aHd they are hereby appointed a COM
mHltee to prepare Suitable articles Of ineorpo-
ration 70 be presented AT that time.
ReSolos9 That each member of the Execu-
tive Board be aad he IL hereby directed to
provide himself With blank book wherewith
10 pr8ceets at once 70 solicit membership to the
Society in all parts Of the county; and that
1he Secretary and Treasurer be and they are
hereby Instructed To prepare a list Of all the
present men1bers Of the Society SO far as they
eaa ascertain.fhe same, from documents in
their possession
Reso6eed- That Joseph T. Bailey, ". ID.
OfHrrs aad Capt r. w Owen, are requested
to eitII upon persons owning lands adjoining
those Of tie Society to ascertain whether an
additional entrance to the ground Of the So
eierF caH be procured. and upon what terms,
and 70 report at the next meeting.
On motion the Secretary was ordered TO
have The proceedings Of this meeting published
ia the Sentinel.
BICHD ". WILLIAMS,
Recording Sec.