Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-22
THE AGRICUiTCRAL SOSIETY'S
MEETING.


the Agricultural Society was held in the
District Court Room last night. About
twenty-five persons were present, and
the meeting was called to order by Mr..
James Duffy, Chairman of the Board OF
Trustees. Mr.. Adolphus Waltz. acting
Secretary, was also present.
After calling the meeting to order Mr..
Duffy stated that the object for which it
had convened was for the purpose OF
electing a new Board of Trustees. The
question being mooted as to whom the
right OF voting belonged, whether to all
the subscribers or only to those who had
paid up and to whom certificates of stock
had been issued, it was disposed Of, so
far as such a meeting as this could dis
pose of anything, by the carrying of Mr..
WATTS motion that all subscribers be
allowed to vote.
At this point the Chairman made some
statements as to the affairs Of the soci-
ety. asserting it as his opinion that the
present Board were holding only until
their successors could be chosen. In
describing the condition Of tie society's
grounds, he said that the track could lie
finished and things put in readiness for
fair there if 1t were not for the diver
sion Of the waters which naturally lowed
there. He stated that Mike S!evait-ard
Mr. Ferris thus diverted the water, and
that II was done needlessly and with 10
profit 10 the parties themselves. This
IS a serious charge, and. if true. repre-
sents very discreditable and selfish way
of doing things.
Mr.. George kitzmeyer called for
reading, by the Secretary. Of the amounts
subscribed, paid in, disbursed. etc. The
Secretary read from the figures already
published in the APPE.L, showing the
Indebtedness and SO on.
The President stated that all the force
that had been employed at the grounds
was discharged, except the man who was
kept there and who was trying TO get
water into the grounds. He also stated
that there were some six notes, for 800
each, on responsible parties. held by the
Secretary-notes given in satisfaction Of
the amount of subscription.
Mr.. Winston OF the Board Of Trustees
said that he was empowered and request
ed by Mr.. Riorden, Of the Board, to ten
der his resignation.
Here followed . brief but lively and
instructive discussion Of the functions
If the old Board, which resulted in the
general concurrence that as soon as a
new Board was elected according 20 law
the functions Of the old Board would
cease.
Mr.. Tobriner having made q motion
that the meeting proceed to nominate a
new Board Of Trustees. the question Of
the legality OF the meeting WAS discussed
at some length. This question was
raised by Mr.. John G. Fox and further
inquired into by Captain Haynie. Mr..
Tobriner made the very sensible suG-
gestion that inasmuch IS there were Law |
suits on the Trustees hands, it was vital |
that all transactions should hold water.
1t was stated in the course Of the dis |
cussion BY Mr.. Waltz that the Society |
was acting under the General Incorpor-
alton Act OF the State, and that under |
that Act it was indispensable that a
meeting for the purpose of electing |
Board of Trustees could not be legally |
held without thirty day notice first |
having been given; and it was pretty |
generally discovered that last nights
meeting WAS not in any sense legal
meeting, either in point of numbers, in
the amount of stock represented or in
any other sense. So upon the motion
Of Mr.. Waltz, the Chairman was re-
guested to issue q regular legal notice.
publishing the same the prescribed so !
days. The further motion was made by
Mr.. Waltz and carried that this meeting
adjourn until Saturday, October %, for
which day the President is expected to
issue his call by notice duly made and
published. So the meeting adjourned. ,
That what was done was the correct |
thing nobody can doubt. AS to what |
the proposed meeting in October will
result in, time can only tell.