The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-12
Annual Meeting of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society.
Election acknowledgement mend-
ments to the Condition.

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aG ahnna rt meeting OF 0 mG
Association was held in the Court House, on
Monday. Mr.. VIM. M. Edelin, was called to the
chair, and +. w. Baker appointed Secretary.
In the absence of the Treasurer his statement
of the financial condition of the society was read
by Mr.. J. NJ Street, Secretary. From this it APP
pears that the excess of the Societys liabilities
over its resources is $l4S6G The spring fan
brought into the treasury ST000l, the expenses
being $50. IS. it was an experiment which will
probably not be repeated soon.
On motion of Mr. Street, COMMITTEES consist
ing of Messrs. Stevenson Archer, g. Smith Nor
rs. Henry w. Archer, u. II. Rutledge and VIM
Munnikhuysen was appointed to examine the
books and accounts of the society.
Mr. Thomas A. Hays offered resolution pro
yiding for an amendment to the Constitution, by
which one new director from each district shall
be elected annually.
Mr. Street, moved that the resolution be re-
ferred 10 the next meeting of stockholders.
Mr. Geo. l.. NanBbber asked for information
in regard to the proper method of amending the
constitution, and thought the stockholders should
know what they were doing, so as not to conflict
with the general incorporation law of the State
MIR. Hays asked for vote on his resolution by
the ground that every member has Il right to vote
| in person or by proxy.
| Mr.. X. Harris Archer said he thought Mr.. Hays
| resolution mistake, because 1t might result in
HI was in favor of keeping good man in office
when we get him there. He therefore moved tc
| lay Mr. Hays resolution on the table, which was
done
| Hon. Stevenson Archer offered the following
resolution, which he said would perhaps accom-.
| pish the object sought by Mr.. Hays. He believed
that new life should from time to time be brought
| into the association, for the purpose of keeping
| up what has been Il most remarkable success in
| tm history of agricultural societies.
| ReSOiCed. That Il committee of three StockhOld-
| es be appointed who shall report to the stock
holders such an amendment to the Constitution
as will render ineligible onc-thrd of the old
Board of Directors.
Mr.. Johns ii. Janney thought the amendment
too sweeping, and that the stockholders nigh,
not be able TO find six new men for directors
every year. Hethought II the names of candidates
| tordirectors were published before the election
as IS done in other joint stock associations, the
stockholders would turn out ut the annual meet
| ing and new life would be put into the society.
Ar. VanI}ibber offered the following substitute
ReSOtced, That committee OF three be appoint
cd by the chair, who are authorized 10 receive
| irtm any stakeholder such suggestions fOr
| amendments to the constitution as such stock
| hddcr may desire to have noted on by the stock
holders, and that said committee put such amend
| sane TO the next annual meeting for action of III,
| company
adopted and the chair appointed as the commit.
tee Messrs Geo. l.. Van iIibber, q. Smith Norris
| AM Joseph t. Bateman
| Mr. G. Smith Norris offered the following Icso.
mion
| whereas at the last meeting of the Hartford
Contv Agrieultural Society. great indgnatioT
was expressed by a large number of stockholders
Mt ttr bringing Of Baltimore police officers to said
fair grounds for the pretended purpose of pre-.
serving order; therefore,
| "RSOiped That at no future meeting of said so.
cietJ shall any police force other than the sheriff
of lie county and such deputies from the citizens
as siall he considered necessary for the preserya.
tol of order be employed.