Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
Judge of Probate.


! AN ACT to reorganize the State Agricultural
society, and to appropriate money thereto, and to
other agricultural societies.
Be 1t 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, and treasurer, or
/ three delegates to be appointed by each of the
county and district agricultural societies in this
! State; life members, who snail pay the sum Of ten
! dollars (S1Ol at one payment, and honorary life
| members, who, by reason Of eminent services in
agriculture, or in the arts and sciences connected
| Herewith, or long and faithful services in the
society, or benefits conferred it. may, by two
thirds t5h vote at any Of its annual meetings, be-
elected as Such Nothing herein contained shall be
construed as annulling any existing life annual
membership in the State Agricultural society, aud
the president of each of the following societies as
| ex-oticio members, namely: The State Horti-
| cultural society, the State Amber Cane society,
| the State Dairyman's association, the State
! Forestry association, the Southern Minnesota
tar ASSOCIATION, and when they shall have filed their
articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state
| the State Wool Growers association, the State
Poultry association, the State Bee-keepers associa-
| ton, aud the president of any society within the
! state having for its object the promotion of any
branch of agriculture, stock raising or improving
of mechanics relating to agriculture Provided that
this shall apply only to such societies and assOcia
lions as shall maintain an active existence and hold
/ an annual fair, and have paid out as much for
/ premiums as they receive from the State and an
! annual membership of twenty-five (25) or more
mem berS and provided further, that in the cleo
ton of officers and dponauy question pending any
meeting OF society each OF the persons above
mentioned may vote IN person or by proxy, pro-
vded the proxy is from the county, provid ed
! they have first paid their annual dues of SI.OO
each.
Sec. 2. The annual meeting of the State
Agricultural society after the year eighteen nun
dred and eighty-three (1SS3), shall be held in the
State House or such other place may be selected
by board of management in the city of st. Paul on
the fourth Tuesday January of each year. which
time the following officers shall he elected, namely:
president, two vice presidents, a secretary,
/
(3 years each, and shall take the places of the
executive committees as their terms expire under
the existing organization, until the present execu
tive board have all retired, after which they viii
/ succeed the two managers as they retire. so that
there shall be board of sig managers serving
| three years EACH two to be elected each year.
| Sec 3 The governor of the State of Minnesota,
! ex-Otdcio. and three members from the State at
( large, to be appointed by the governor and APP
! proved by the senate his other appointments
approved, shall constitute board of auditors
to examine all the transactions of the state agri-
cultural society, and report to the legislature at
Sec. 1. The, president and board of
| managers shall control the affairs of
! the state agricultural society, aud
shall make bylaws for Its government which shall
be submitted to the board of auditors, aud if APP
proved by them shall be law regulating its TRANSACT
! tons.
| Sec. 5. That the sum of four thousand dollars
/ (S4,OO0.00) be annually appropriated out of any
moneys IN the state treasury not Otherwise appro-
priated, TO aid the State Agricultural society i'll pay
| ing premiums. The said sum shall 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,OOO00) be annually appropriated out of any
moneys 10 the state treasury not otherwise appro-
Driated, to county agricultural societies ana Joint
stock societies holding agricultural fairs, pro rata,
and TO be paid out in premiums the fairs of such
societies. Provided, that such moneys shall be paid
| only to sach societies shall have compiled with
the proyiSO in section one ~. Said moneys shall
be paid to such county agricultural and joint stock
societies upon the order of the president and secre
| taries thereof respectively, upon their fling with
! the State auditor sworn statement showing the
| holding Of their fairs aforesaid, aud payment of
! as much for premiums they receive from the
State according to the provisions of this act; and
the secretary of the State Agricultural society SHALL
! on or before the 10Th day of April in each year.
certify the State auditor list of all county agri
cultural and joint stock societies thai have complied
| with section one o. of this act.
| Sec. z. Chapter nineteen J9l of the General
! Laws of one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight QS6S), and all acts and parts of acts inconss-
tent with the provisions of this act, is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in force
! from and after its passage
| Approved March ., 1888