Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-10
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


Its Proposed Reorganization Full Text of
the Bill as Agreed Upon by the Commit
tee.
The following is the full text of the bill
for the reorganization of the Minnesota
State Agricultural association as agreed
upon by the committee appointed at the
recent meeting of the association, and yes
terday submitted to the governor:
A bill for an act to reorganize the State
Agricultural society. Be it enacted by
the Legislature of the state of Minnesota.
Sec. L. That hereafter the State Agricul-
tural society shall be composed of the fol-
lowing members:
1. The governor of the state of Mime
sofa, as member ex officio and six mem
bers from the state at large to be ap-
pointed by the governor, for terms of three
years, provided that the first two shall be
appointed for one year, the second two for
two years and the third two for three years,
and that the first year shall be construed as
ending at the close of the annual meeting
in 1884.
2. The president, two vice presidents,
secretary and treasurer of each of the fol-
lowing societies as ex-officio members,
namely: The State Horticultural society,
the State Amber Cane society, the State
Dairymen's association, the State
Forestry association, the Southern
Minnesota Fair association and, when
they shall have filed their articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state,
the State Wool Growers association, the
Gtnfn pn7Itru association o-,H tho Gtofa
Beekeepers' associations; provided that
associations as shall maintain an &C
tive existence and an annual or life mem
bership of twenty five or more members;
and provided further that in the election
of officers and upon any question pending
at any meeting of said society, no person
shall be entitled to more than one vote,
and there shall be no voting by proxy.
3. The president and secretary of each
regularly organized and duly incorporated
county agricultural society in the state as
ex ofic:o memb rs, provide that this shall
apply only to such county agricultural So
cieties as shall have held in the preceding
year county fair and paid out for pre-
NUNS of such fair the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100) or more exclusive of any
moneys paid for amusements or horse
racing, and shall have filed with the secre
tary of the State Agricultural society the
lists and abstracts provided for in section
four az of this act.
4. The professor of agriculture in the
University of Minnesota as e1 oficio mem
Der.
Annual members paying membership
fee of two dollars, their membership to ex-
pire unless renewed on the first day of
each annual meeting; life members who
shall pay the sum of ten dollars at one
payment, and honorary life members, who
by reason of eminent services in agricul-
ture or in the arts and sciences connected
Herewith, or long and faithful services in
the society, or benefits conferred on it,may
by two-thirds vote at any of its annual
meetings be elected as such, but nothing
herein contained shall be construed as an
nulling any existing life or annual mem
bership in the State Agricultural society.
Sec. 2. The annual meetings of the State
Agricultural society after the year 1883
shall be held at the college of agriculture,
University of Minnesota, or such other
place as may be selected by the executive
committee, on the fourth Tuesday in jan
uary of each year. at ewhich time the fol-
lowing officers shall be elected, who shall
hold their Offices one year, or till the close
of the next annual meeting: A president,
two vice presidents, secretary and treas
urer, who, together with the governor and
the members from the state at large ap-
pointed by the governor as provided for in
section one (1) of this act, the presidents
of the several state societies having the ex-
oficio memberships provided for in section
one of this act, the president of the South
ern Minnesota Fair association, and the
professor of agriculture in the University
of Minnesota, shall constitute the execu-
tive committee of 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 the society and the manage
ment of its fairs as may be in conformity
with law and in its judgment necessary for
the purpose specified. It may hold fairs
at such times and places as it may deem
expedient, and at its annual meeting there
shall be public convention for addresses,
essays, papers and discussions upon agri-
culture, and said society shall publish an
nually a report of its transactions, COM
piled by it's secretary and transmitted to
the governor, which report may contain
not over 600 printed pages, and 5000
copies of the same shall be printed and
bound at the expense of the state, as other
public documents, and distributed by the
society as follows: One copy to each of
the state officers and members of the
legislature, judges and clerks of the su-
preme and district courts, county auditors,
members of the board of regents and of the
faculty of the state university, editors of
newspapers and the public libraries of the
state; fifty copies to the State Historical
society and the University of Minnesota
for the libraries and exchanges; 500 copies
to the state board of immigration, and the
remaining copies shall be distributed by
the State Agricultural society in such man
uer as it shall deem best after retaining
a sufficient number of copies for its
library and to supply future members and
exchanges; provided that each society
having the ex-oficio memberships herein
before provided for shall be entitled to
sufficient number of copies of said annual
report to supply one to each of its mem
bers and ten copies for its library; and
provided further that the annual report of
the State Agricultural society when trans
Y,,ittad RI tho cy0varnor shall cOntq in full and