Morris tribune., 1883-05-30

SO.
AN ACT to reorganiZe the State Agricultural
society, and to APPROPRIATE money thereto, and tG
other agricultural societies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section l. That hereafter the State Agricultural
society shall be composed of the following mem
bers: The president, secretary, ard treasurer, or
three delegates to be appointed by each Of the
county and district agricultural societies il this
State; life members, who snail pay the sum Ct ten
dollars $50 at payment, and honorary ITO
members, who, by reason Of eminent services IL
agriculture, in the arts and sciences connected
herewith, long and faithful services in tbs
society, or benefits conferred on it, may, by two
thirds ia vote at any Of its annual meetings, be-
elected such. Nothing herein contained shall he
construed annulling any existing life or annual
the president of each Of the following sociecJes az
e1-oficio members, nancy: The state A?-.i-
cultural society, the State Amber Cane society,
the State Dairymans association, th6 state
Forestry association, the Southern Minnesota
Fair association, and, when they shall nave filed tnelT
articles of i0corpa alton with the secretary o. state
the State Wool Growers association, the STATE
Poultry association the State Bee-keepers assoCs-
ton. aud the president OF any soe,etJ within the
state having for its object the promotion Of any
branch of agriculture, STOCK raising or improving
Of mechanics relating to agCcu.tu-a. Provided that
this shall apply only to such societies and associa-
tons as shall maintain an active existence and hoi
annual fair, and have paid out as much Tor
premiums as they receive from the State. anu az
annual membership Of twenty-l go or more
ton Of officers and dpOnany question pending al any
meeting OF SAID society each OF the persons above
meutioned may vote IN person or by pEoxv, pro-
Vlded the proxy Is from the same county, prOvl Ell
they have first paid their annual dues OF el.00
each.
Agricultural society after the year eighteen nun
dred and eightythree uSS3), shall be neld n tie
State House such other place as may be selected
by board of management in the city OF St. Pau. on
the fourth Tuesday OF January OF each year at which
time the following officers shall he elected, namely:
4 president, two vice presidents, a SecTet&Tr. a
treasurer, and two managers that shall serve three
(5) years each and shall take the places Of the two
executive committees their terms expire under
the existing organization, until the present eZecu-
tive board have all retired after which they vi!
succeed the two managers as they retire, so inst
there shall be board Of SIX managers serving
three years each, two to be elected each year.
Sec. 3. The governor OF the State Of Minnesota,
ex-oficio, and three members from the Stats 1t
| large, to be appointed by the governor and ap-
proved by the senate as his other appointments
are approved, shall constitute a board of auditors
examine all the transactions Of the state agrI-
cultural society, and report to the legislature al
each session.
Sec L The president and board of
managers shall control the affairs OF
the state agricultural society; and
be submitted to the board of auditors, aud If APP
proved by them shall be law regulating Its transact
TONS
Sec s. That the sum of four thousand dollars
| (S4, 100000 be annually appropriated out OF any
moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appre~
prated, to aid the State Agricultural society in pay
! ing premiums. The said sum snail be paid by the
state treasurer on the order of the president and
secretary of the State Agricultural society
| Sec. 6. That the sum OF SIX thousand dollars
| (6,000.00l be annually appropriated out o. any
moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priaed, to county agricultural societies ana joint
stock societies holding agricultural! fairs, pro rata
and to be paid out In premiums al the fairs or suCA
societies: Provided, that moneys shall be paid
only to such societies shall have compiled with
the proviso in section one ~. Said moneys shall
| olFTTn IF~ SpZ
societies upon the order OF the president and seCre
tares thereof respectively, upon their fling with
the State auditor sworn statement showing the
holding of their fairs as aforesaid, and payment OF
as much for premiums as they recslve from the
State according to the provisions Of this act; ard
the secretary of the State Agricultural society shall.
on or befors the 10Th day of April in each year,
certify to the State auditor list Of all county agr-
cultural and joint stock societies that have compiled
with section one % of this act
Sec z ChaDter nineteen 90 of the General
Laws of thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight QS6S1, and all acts and parts of noonsis
tent with the provisions of this act, is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be in foros
from and after its passage.
Approved March D, 1888.
90.
AN ACT to provide for the purchase aud distribg-
ton of the General Statutes Of eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight uSTS) and supplements
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section /. That the State Librarian is hereby au-
tnor2ed to purchase of the publishers OF the Gen
sral Statutes of eighteen hundred and seventy
| QS7S) and the supplement thereto containing thS
changes in said statutes effected by the legislation
| of eighteen hundred and seyenty-nine QS19) aud
the regular session of eighteen hundred and eighty
one QSSl, Thousand u,OOOl copies OF sSia
statutes aud supplement, and also one thousand
q ,U0O) copies of an additional supplement to said
statutes containing the changes effected in said
statutes by the legislation OF the extra session or
eighteen hundred and eighty-one lSS1) and the
three, at price not to exceed $500 five dollarS
per copy for the entire work; aud should the State
require more than one thousand 1000 copies OF
! said statutes and supplements for the purposes
hereinafter named in section three ID of this act,
the State Librarian is hereby authorized to further
purchase from time to time of said publishers, in
quantities of not less than hundred 400 copies
| of said statutes and supplements at the
| price above named, sufficient number
| of copies to supply the demand FROM
the counties and towns, but only fast and to such
| an extent as money therefor shall have been ad-
| vanced by said counties and towns A sufficient
amount of money % pay for the same is hereby
appropriated out of any monies in the treasury NOS
| otherwise appropriated.
Sec 2 Two hundred (2O0) copies of said stat
utes and supplements of eighteen hundred and sew
| enty-nine 1S79) aud eighteen hundred and eighty
| one QSSD. to be delivered to the State Librarian
Immediately after the passage aud approval of this
bill and eight hundred $500 copies to be delivered
| eighteen hundred and eighty-three uSS3, said
eight hundred 5000 copies contain, in addition to
| the supplement of eighteen hundred and seventy
| nine $3.50 and eighteen hundred and eighty zone
uSS1), a supplement of the extra session of eiga-
| teen hundred and eighty assn and the reGu-
| lar session of eighteen hundred and eighty-threo
| (1SS5). to be compiled in the same manner and to