The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-07-24
Election Of Secretary
and Treasurer,
Appointment Of Committees
Time for Holding the
First Fair.
Drinking + Gambling
Prohibited on the
Fair Grounds.
Proposed Consolidation Of
the two Agricultural
Societies.

At meeting held last Saturday i,
the Court House, West Wilson il
the Chair, the following Director
were pr esont J. s. Townsend, w
H. Stivers, Ed. Taplin, Nathan HUFF
Peter Lichty, ID. T. Moore, and Abe
Child.
Messrs. w. II. Stivers and L. 3
Nelson were duly elected Secretar,
and Treasurer respectively, of th,
Association, until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
A motion was adopted requiring
the Secretary and Treasurer each t,
execute bonds TO the Association i,
the sum of two thousand dollars
with approved security, for the faith
tul performance of the duties of theil
respective offices.
The President of the Association
was, on motion, authorized to ap
prove all bonds of the officers of the
Association, and it was further or
,!ered that all bonds be filed will
him for the use Of the Association.
On motion of Peter Lichty, the
Secretary was empowered to procure
from +. Davis and the Foster heirs,
deeds and lease for Fair Grounds on
section Is, 50. Is, and the President
was authorized to draw his order on
the Treasury to pay for the same,
the price to be paid for such land
not to exceed sixty five dollars per
acre.
Peter LIGHTLY, J. S. Townsend and
d. F. Bruner were appointed a COM
mittee to fence and prepare the
grounds, except the track, which lat
ter work was trusted to Nathan
Huff, Ed. Taplin and ia = es O'Neil.
A motion prevailed, providing that
the first annual exhibition OF this As.
ISOLATION be held on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the LIST, End
and 81 days Of October, 1873
West Wilson, d. +. Bruner and
G. E. Hays were appointed commit
tee to prepare premium list for the
first annual exhibition, with instruc
tons to have the same printed.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted
Resozrca-That intoxicating liquors
and gambling devices of whatever
kind or nature, shall not be kept or
used, or permitted to be kept or
used within 81 rods of said Fair
Grounds during any annual exhibition
OF such Association.
Tho resignation of Thomas Barlow
as Director, was rendered and accep.
ted, aud c. E. Hayes elected in his
stead.
J. S. Townsend offered the follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted
without a dissenting voice:
Reso1red-That West Wilson, ia
cob Recdy and G. E. Hayes be con.
stituted committee for the purpose
Of comforting with the officers Of the
:Tama County Agricultural Society
for the purpose Of consolidating the
said Society with this Association,
to the end that County Fair may
be held in said County, equal to the
wants Of said county; and that said
committee be empowered and auth.
orized to agree upon terms of consol-
idation, upon the condition that the
fair grounds be located north Of TIC.
ledo, on the ground selected by the
Directors Of said Tama county Ag.
r,cultural Society; and that the ef-
fects Of said Society be transferred to
this Association, and the halt or full
paid up bona fds stock Of said Socie-
~ be received by this Association,
and be equal to the same amount Of
hal or full paid up stock Of this As
ISOLATION.
The Commute were, by motion,
required to report their doings at the
next meeting of this Board, to be
held in the Court House, in Toledo,
at l o'clock, p. M, the last Saturday
IN August.
Meeting adjourned to the day
above named.
CoRREcrIoN.-1n publishing the
Articles OF incorporation Of THE
Agricultural Association Of lama
~ u1oat wnek a aeri0ua error &C.