Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-24

arising from failure 20 cleo officers at the annual
meeting, or on account of the election having
tahen place al q meeting other than the annual
meeting are cuted by the provisions of tbs rev sed
satu cs, ella 46, section 1. The existence OF the
corporation Is not thereby minated, as seem TO
have b, en- sumed by tn Z n La the one case
the old officers hold ov r; in the other the cleo
ton Of ueS cihce is legai.z ii.
Mr.. lam on of Bid eloId said that from The
recor' he should judge the society TO be dead ;
we have had from Mr.. Libby au eloquent funt raj
sermon. and now we Lad better bury the corpse,
in hopes of n better resurrection.
Acting on the report of the committee on mem
BET ship, all those present who were not members
rose. Three persons only, rose.
motion was made to adjourn, but /: WAS de-
featcd
c. b. Lakin was fearful that if too much an
tagOnsm should he manifested, we should find
ourselves without a State Agricultural Society.
IL seemed to him thsLwe might reorgsnize, and
combine IN working order all the elements of sue
cess.
Mr.. Libby Offered resolution that the proceed
lngs OF the meeting ave entirely illegal
Cen Brown of Portland, thought there was
great doubt in regard TO the matter.
After further debate, the resolution of Mr.. Lib
by's was defeated.
Mr.. Homan made a motion to appoint com
mIttce TO cODsult EN- ut nj counsel the disputed
legal points, which was defeated.
Before proceeding to the election Of officers,
Hon. Rufus Prince of Turner, declined being a
Candidate for reelection, having held the place
four years.
The meeting then procec lei to vote for Sccre-
tarv, with the following result:
Whole number of votes, Is.
All Of which were fol Samuel WATSON, who was
declared elected
Proceeded to the election Of pres ident, objection
having been made by Mr.. Libby, who appealed to
the chair, but was not sustained.
Whole number of votes q
Necessary to a choice 10
j. NJ. Brown had "a
Z. A. Gilbert
Rufus Prince
Mr.. Shaw
And Gen. Brown was declared elected
Gen. Brown said he old not know his name was
TO be used in connection with the Office. lie OBJ
served two hostile elements at work, and was
placed, by accepting the office, a very delicate
POSITION. He had no part whatever in the contro-
very. lie would accept aud pledge to do what
ever it is Ia hi, power 10 do.
MI. Libby warmly welcomed the new President
to his place. He had presented the legal points
against the meeting, but al the same time he re.
JOiced in The election Of Portland man to the
place, and won Id do all in mis- power to make his
adnnistI alon of the aiIrs of the office success
full lie wanted TO see the Maine State Agrcul-
tulal Society established upon a and firm
basis
the following result:
Whole number, IS
Necessary to a choice, ~
Ill. Z. urleIgh had 6
W. L. Hubbard, IL
Scattering,
And W.P. Hubbard was declared elected
On notion voted that five trustees be chosen
one from each congressional district, the Presi-
dent to be Il member, ex-oficio from his district
1 he following Trustees were elected
VIM. +. Garcelon, Lewiston, Ii. NJ. Hight
Skowhegan, Trad Henderson. Stetson, Daniel L.
Pitcher, Belfast.
Member Of Board of Agriculture for three
years: Hall c. Burleigh, of Fairfield.
The following committee was appointed to re.
wise code of by laws, to be reported at the even
ing meeting The President and Secretary,
Libby, Homan and ID Inham.
Mr.. North presented the following resolution:
Rssoiued, That all debts aud liabilities heretofore
duly contracted and incurred in behalf of the So
cieiy, by any officer officers thereof, are hereby
declared to be just and legal debts and liabilities
of this Society, and as such hereby assumed
by the Society.
The resolution was laid on the table for the
present, and the meeting adjourned to evening.
AT the evening session the committee on by
laws reported through Mr.. Holman, a set of by
laws, which are about the same as the former
CODE with the exception that the Trustees shall
have the entire management of the affairs of the
Society; sboshins the Office of auditor fixing
the annual meeting on the evening of the 81 day
of the FAR, for the election OF officers and that
they shall serve from January to January; that
the publication of the proceedings, entries, ETC.,
at fairs, be left at the discretion and judgment of
the Trustees; and providing that the bylaws shall
be amended by two-thirds vote.
The resolution offered in the afternoon, assum-
ing the debts Of the Society, was indefinitely post
poned.
Ii was voted that a certain note for 5000, Civ.
en- by the late executive officers is just debt and
1t was assumed; and that the Trustees adjust all
other debts in an equitable manner.
wa h.ll n a t.fa hNt tha nr;,
cpa discussion being upon the severa sections of
the by laws.