Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-05
An ACT TO INCORPORATES STATE
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ANU
PROVIDE FOR THE EMANAGEMENT
THEREOF.

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AM
PROVIDE FOR THE EMANAGEMEN.
THEREOF.
We herewith present our readers wit
= copy of the Act of the last Legislator
establishing q State Agricultural Society
The People of the State of Ne,uda. rep
resented IN Senate aud .issen.bly do en-
act as follo,cs %
SECTION l. There is hereby establish
ed and Incorporated Society to b
known and designated by the name ana
style OF the Nevada State Agricultural
Society, and by that name and styie shal
havr perpetual succ tsSIou and shall have
power to contract and be contracted
with to sue and be sued, and shall have
authority to Use ii common seal, to make.
ordaln and establish al.d put in cxecu-
ton, such bylaws, ordinances. raIes
and regniitIons as shall be necessary for
the good government of S nd Society.
and the prUd-nt and efficient mall,,--
ment OF its afII.,: iFori}5d. thtt said
bylaws. OF tttlnaHces. rules and regEla-
tlous sLall NOT be contrary to lny provi-
sion of this charter, or the Laws AMI
Constitution OF this State or the United
States. ..
Sic. ,. In addition 10 the powers
above enumerated, the Society al, br
Its n;lne, haye power to purchase. ho.d
and lease any q lsnti;y ot land not tx-
ceeding III the aggregate, six hundred
and forty acres. with such bindings and
inlpr 'yenients as may be erected ihtrs-
on, and may sell. lease ana dispose Of
the same NJ pleasure. the said real es-
tate shall i'a held bv surh : .,ci-;v for the
purpose Of erecting bindings and Other
Improvements designed for the meeting
of said Society aud calcHlaled t. pro-
m9te and encu..T.l.c the interests Il a2.ri-
culture, horticuI;uge, succhanc, tllDa-
Src. 8. In. offers Of such SiSttiIiaitt,F5
shall cons:s, .f IL President, three Vice
Presidents. five Directors, 1. Se>ret-r.',
and a Treasurer, all Of whom saal! De
members Of such S1ci-ty, and a!l.si, nave
the ulanagrlni ut Of the fiscal. prudt nElal !
and other concerns of slch Society and |
shall D. STYLED the Board Of Managers. |
The said officers, with the exception OF
two Of s. Directors, who shall be an |
nually appointed by thg GJvel no. Of this /
State, shall be elected annually 10y the !
members of the Society, 1t sach time, |
and IN such manner. as, in the bylaws |
Of said Society may be prescribed. and
shall hold their Offices foI the term of
one wear and until their successors enter |
upon their duties. And said Board of /
Manogers shall have power to fill v'tcan-
cies, in said Board. that may happen !
during their continuance Ill Office. except |
a vacancy caused by the death, resisna-
ton or removal from the State, Of either |
of the said Directors, appointed by the
Governor, in which event such vacancy |
shall be filled by appointment of such |
Governor.
SEC. T. Such Society may provide by |
its bylaws, for memberships of such |
Society. and for the prices OF such MEM
bership, and the terms of duration there
of: and the members OF such Society |
shall determine by vote the place where |
the annual meeting and exhibition of |
such Society shall be held; which !
vote shall be taken annually, and the
members shall vote either in person or
by proxy.
SEC. 5. Such Society. by the unani-
nous vote of the Board of Managers,
for the purpose of purchasing or leasing
property, as provided for by section two
of this Act, or for the purpose of paying
for property, may create debts and liabi-
ities, not exceeding twenty-five thou
sand dollars, which they may secure by
mortgage upon the property of said So
ciety.
SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying
into effect this Act, Isaac L. Requa, of
Storey County, is hereby appointed
President of said Society; W. W.
Mccoy of Lander county, P. H. Clay
ton of Douglas county. r. N. Graves Of
Storey county, Vice Presidents; c. W.
Pegg of Washoe county, j. Winnie of
Ormsby county. William Kennedy Of
Elko county, Directors: I. D. Parkin-
son of Storey, Secretary: II. W. Put
nam Of Storey county. Treasurer; and
the Governor of this State shall appoint
two other persons to act as Directors;
aud said Governor is hereby authorized
to fill any vacancies by the failure or in
ability of any OF the above mentioned
persons TO serve; and the aforesaid per-
sons shall constitute the first Board of
Managers of said Society, and shall hold
their offices until the first annual cleo
ton thereof. L.
Src. Z. The first annual meeting of
said Society shall be held in the city OF
Virginia, in The county Of Storey, on the
first Monday Of July, A. D. 1873.