The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-10-23
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lie Agricultural S0ciety-Meetini
Stockholders.

The stated meeting of the stockholders of
The Hartford county Agricultural and Me
chanical society took place at the Court
House on Tuesday, The attendance was
quite large and much interest was manifested
The meeting was organized by calling Cheney
Hoskins, ESD, to the chair, and appointing
George L. Van Bibber, Esq, Secretary.
The report of the board of directors, which
was read congratulated the stockholders on
the success of the exhibition, and the hope
was expressed that they would be enabled to
pay the entire Indebtedness in another year.
A vote of thanks to the board of Directors
for their energy and efficiency was then pass.
cd
The following statement will show the
present financial condition otthe association
Total No of shares paid up 702, amt'g
10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TiUzO.OU
Receipts from stock partially paid. 5l9.7j
Amount received from State. 800 90
Amount received from EXhibiton... ,G49, 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50, 1S9. IS
Expenditures. Observation-Disclosures. 1,i96. II
Balance on hand ................. 1892 81
aud other bills yet unsettled.
a The meeting next proceeded to an election
,f officers for the ensuing year. which result
id in The reelection ofthe old board, with
@snly one change, Mr.. VIM. p. Trmble, of the
rst district, having been substituted for
-a3 YIN. f. PANEL, who declined. The board
constituted as follows
@saaA1st Distric,-Wm r. Sawyer, VIM. p.
Trimb,e; I'd Dslict-Jamcs W. McGaw, S
Griffith Davis 3D. Dislrict--R Harris Archer
Garrett Amos 4th District-John r. Street,
James A. Amos; 9TH District Andrew Boyle
G. G. kinsey; 9th Disrict-A. Nosbury
William r. Martin
The total number of shares voted was SOB
The Dog L,w-The Attorney Generals
Opinion.
A gentleman Of Charles counly having
written to Mr.. Syester, the Attorney Gencral
of Maryland, for his opinion in reference to
the Dog Law, Mr.. S. sent the following reply
which the Port Tobacco TINES publishes rs
an answer to a correspondent:
do not consider the Act of 1874 CHI. SOC
imperative or unconstitutional. There are
Irregularities, uncertainties and marks of
haste, and want of due precision, and con
sderation in the law; but the act is sufii
GENTLY plain and explicit to be caraied into
effect in the several counties not exempt.
do not, of course know the points of OBJ
lection in the minds Of those Directing to the
validity of this act, and therefore may not be
able to answer all the objections. But may
. say here that this is in the nature of a police
regulation, and many of the requirements es.
sential to make revenue law operative are
unnecessary here. The uniformity of the
tax, for instance the uniform rate, which is
necessary to make good all general revenue
laws, is not required here, for this is not a
revenue law at all, it is n police regulation
and the Legislature may lay a tax on dogs
at one rate in one county, at different rate
in another, and exempt them entirely in 9th,
ers. The law is valid, constitutional and can
be enforced.
THE STATE s. s. CONVENTION will be held
at Frederick city, Nd, November nth, 18th
and 10Th, 1874 All delegates appointed by
county district conventions, will notify FL.
A. Smelz, s North Charles Street, Baltimore
Immediately, so that all arrangements may be
completed for their entertainment.