Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-08
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T,nDor,oR6 Committee 1-eetjnJ.
At the last meeting of the agricultural
society Prof. Porter offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
PssoIced That q committee of five be
appointed by the society to prepare such
amendments and alterations to the existing
constitution and bylaws as shall be deem
ed advisable to secure a close articulation
with existing societies and to increase its
efficacy.
The following committee was appointed:
SanI Il. Adams, G. McHinch, Q. q. Whit
ney, J. F. Norri5h, F, J. WhitIock.
In accordance with the above, delegates
from other societies embracing the wool
growers, the dairymen, the amber cane
people. the horticultural society and 9th
ers. met at noon at the Metropolitan after
tie agricultural society adjourned, with
the committee above named, for the pur-
pose Of considering what action should be
taken to carry out the purpose and object
Of the above resolution. The matter was
opened By Prof. Porter who offered the
following bill to be presented to the legis-
Iature for adoption:
A bill for an act to reorganize the State
Agricultural society. Be it enacted by
the legislature of the state of Minnesota.
Sec. 1. That hereafter the State Agricul-
tural society shall be composed of the fol-
loving members: Annual members paying
a membership fee of two dollars, their
membership to expire, unless renewed on
the first day of each annual meeting; life
members who shall pay the sum of ten
dollars at one payment; honorary life mem
bars. who by reason of eminent services IN
agriculture or in the arts and sciences con-
ngcted Herewith, or long and faithful ser
vices in the society, or benefits conferred
on it, may, by a twO-thirds vote at any OF
its annual meetings, be selected as SUCH
the president and secretary of each
county agricultural society Ia
this state as ex-oficers, members,
provided that this shall apply only to such
county agricultural societies as shall have
held in the preceding year county fair
and paid out for premiums of such far the
sum of 800 or more exclusive Of any
moneys paid for amusements or horse
racing. and shall have fled with the secre-
tarv of the State Agricultural society the
lists and abstracts provided for in section
four (4) of this act,-the president two ~
vice presidents, secretary and treasurer
of each of the following named
societies as ex-oficiO members,
to-wit: the State Butter and
Cheese association, the State horticultural
society, the State Amber Cane society, the
Southern Minnesota Fair association, and
the State Wool Growers association;
provided that this shall apply only to such
societies as shall maintain an active exls-
tence and an annual or life membership of
TWENTY-FIVE or more members and be duly
Incorporated; and the professor of agricul
ture and horticulture in the University Of
Minnesota as esc- O6iciO members.
Sec. ,. The annual meetings of the
State Agricultural society after the year
1883. shall be held at the college of agri-
culture, University of Minnesota, on the
fourth Tuesday in January of each year,
at which time the following officers shall
lie elected. who shall hold their offices one
year, or till the close of the next annual
meeting. A president two vice
presidents a secretary and trea-
surer. who, together with the presidents
of the several state societies having the
ex-of1ici0 memberships provided for in sec
ton one of this act, the president of the
southern Minnesota Fire association, and
the professor of agriculture in the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, shall constitute the
State Agricultural society.
Sec. 3. The State Agricultural society
may at any of its annual meetings by a
two-thirds vote of the members present
make or amend all such rules for the gov
eminent of iBs fairs as may be in conform
ity with law and in its Judgment necessary
for the purpose specified. 1t shall
hold an annual fair in the fall of the year
and at its annual winter meeting there
shall be a public convention for addresses
essays. papers and discussions upon agri-
culture, aud said society shall publish an
nually a report of its transactions, com
piled by its secretary and transmitted to
the governor, which report may contain
not over 800 printed pages, and 5000
copies of the same shall be printed anG
bound at the expense of the state, as Other
public documents, and distributed by The
society as follows One copy to each o.
the state officers and members of the
legislature, judges and clerks o.
the supreme and district courts
county auditors, members of tht
board of regents and of the faculty of the
state university, editors of newspaper
and public libraries of the state; lift!
COPIES to the State Historical society TO
lis library and exchanges; 500 copies t.
the state board of immigration, and thu
remaining copies shall be distributed b!
the State Agricultural society in such man
ner as It shall deem best after retaining
q sufficient number of copies for it:
library and to supply future members an(
exchanges; provided that each societ.
having the ex-oficio memberships herein
before provided for shall be entitled to
sufficient number of copies of said annua
report to supply one TO each of its mem
bers and ten copies for its library.
Sec. 4. The secretaries of the state ant
county societies having the ex-officio mem
bership mentioned in the preceding sec
ton and Il other state and county so
cieties organized and incorporated for tn
improvement of any special branches o
agriculture and in active existence, shall
furnish to the secretary of the state agri
cultural society, on or before the first da