The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-05-06
CHAPTER cCCv1II.
An act promoting the Agricultural Interests
IM aof the State of New Jersey.


An act promoting the Agricultural Interests
of the State of New Jersey.
Whereas, the agricultural and horticultural
interests of this state need and deserve more
public recognition and support and hence
are entitled to such material aid as will tend
to stimulate and encourage the same and
whereas, in consideration of the Importance
Of such aid it is expedient to legislate by
malicious care to foster this branch of our
domestic economy by a system of proHered
! rewards that win incite a tine spirit of gem
erous and profitable rivalry among the till
\ eel!s and producers of the soil therefore.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State Of New Jersey, That
the Stare Board Of Agriculture shall annual
Ely appoint from its board three persons, and
the directors of the New dorsey State Agrl-
cultural Society shall also Mike manner APP
point three persons from its board, who, to-
gether with the governor OF this state, shall
constitute a colnmitteeto be designated and
known as the Estate Premium Committee. !"
2. And be it enacted, That this shall be the
duty of the said state premium committee,
upon its appointments annually, to meet and
organize, and thereupon proceed to make up
and arrange Il list Of premiums, which SHALL
in, the discretion of the said committee, be
most conducive to the development of the best
agricultural and horticultural interests of the
state such premiums to be awarded to ex-
hibitors at thenext ensuing annual fair of the
New Jersey State Agricultural Society, and
designated special state premiums.
8. And be it enacted, That the said commit
tee shall appoint competent judges from diff
ferent parts of the state, whose duty it shall
be to carefully examine the articles or pro-
ducts exhibited under the provisions OF this
act and to adjudge and award the premiums
specified in the aforesaid list upon the merits
thereof, according to the classes or depart
ments in said list prescribed ; and in such &C
tion to be guided by the general rules and reg
ulations of the said New Jersey State Agri-
cultural Society and upon the conclusion OF
such award said judges shall make and sub
nit full and complete written report of all
of their said doings to said state premium conf
mittee.
A. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the said committee upon the receipt
of the report of the said judges as aforesaid,
to make up and submit the amount of the
awards so reported to the comptroller of the
state, who shall thereupon draw his warrant
therefor upon the state treasurer, and said
state treasurer shall pay the same out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated to the said committee, upon such war
rant provided that the said amount shall
not in any one year exceed the sum of three
thousand dollars.
5. And be it enacted, That all costs of adj
vertising, and all expenses incurred in carry
ing into effect the provisions of this act shall
be paid by the New Jersey State Agricultural
Society, excepting only the amounts of the
award for premium herein provided.
g. And be it enacted, That the appropri-
alton for the purpose of carrying out the pro
visions of this act, shall not exceed the afore-
said sum as designated in section four herein
and this act shall take effect immediately.
| Approved March 20, 1874.