Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER Civ.
An Act to organize and establish a state board
of agriculture.

of agriculture.
| l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That
the directors of the New Jersey state board of
agriculture shall hereafter consist OF the follow
ing, to wit: Two members of the board of
managers Of the Geological Survey, to be chosen
by said board; the professor Of agriculture in
the State Agricultural College, four members
Of the board of visitors Of the State Agricul-
I tural College, to be chosen by said board: the
president Of the board of managers of the New
Jersey Experimental Station and the director
Of said station; tn master of the State Grange
Patrons of Husbandry, one delegate from e
State Agricultural Society, one delegate from
the State Horticultural Society, and one from
each county board Of agriculture, which may
associate itself with the state ard in the man
nsr hereinafter provided; who shall receive
compensation from the state for their person l
expenses when engaged III the duties Of said
board.
2. And be it enacted, That tho members of
all agricultural and horticultural societies.
farmers clubs granges of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, and other agricultural associations shall
constitute the membership OF the state board;
provided, however, that no member created by
this section shall be eligible to any office Of the
board, nor receive any compensation from the
state for their services
g. And be it enacted, That the board shall
meet at the State House, in the city of Trenton,
at least once in each year (and so much ottener
as may be deemed expedien) and shall elect
a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, who with three others to be elected
at the same time, shall constitute the executive
committee of said board; the secretary shall
receive an annual salary not exceeding six
hundred dollars, and may, with the approval of
the board, employ a clerk or clerks at any ex-
pense of not more than one hundred dollars per
year, which salary and expenses shall be paid
out Of the treasury Of the state.
f. And be it enacted, That the directors of
this board shall hold office for the term of two
years, and until their succe ssors are duly ap-
pointed provided, however, that cf the direc-
tors first chosen after the pass ge Of this act
half shall be chosen + ths term Of one year
the remaining one-half for the full term of
two years, except IN cases Of vacancies, when
members shlll be chosen for the unexpired
term only.
5. And be it enacted, That the state board
of agriculture shall have full power to investi.
gate such subjects relating to the improvement
of lands and agriculture IN its various branches
in this state as they may think proper, and may
take, hold in trlst, and exercise control over
donations or bequests made to them for pro
noting scientific education or the general in
terests of agriculture.
6. And be it enacted, That it shall be tho
duty Of the state board Of agriculture to en-
courage and aid as far as practicable, the forna-
ton Of county boards of agriculture in the sew
eral counties Of this state 90 the end that al
the agricultural interests of the stlte may b'
fully represented) in the manner following, u
WIT:
L The membership of such county boards
shall consist Of all the members Of the agricul-
,ural and horticultural associations of said
coungy
II In counties having no agricultural or
horticultural organizations, any number OF eiti-
zens, not less tn IN ten, may organize q couns5
board Of agriculture by electing preside II, a
secretary, a treasurer, and board OF not less
than five directors, adopting the name of "the
county Doard of agriculture" (inserting
in each case the name of the prnper county,)
and filing with the secretary OF the state bard
of agriculture certificate Of such organization;
provided, however, that upon the formation Of
any agricultural or horticultural association in
said county, they shall become members ol
such county board as provided in articles Ill.
and w. Of tins section.
III. In counties having but one agricultural
or horticultural organization (whether known
or designated as a society" 'sclub." OF
"grangeg), such organization may become the
county board Of agriculture for such county BY
Getting the officers and directors prescribed in
the first paragraph OF this section, adopting the
name of ssshe county board Of agriculture"
(inserting the name OF the proper county,, and
fling wi h hesecretary ct the state board GER
tificate Of such organization.
w. In counties haying more than one aGri-
cultural or horticultural organization (whethes
known and designated as Societies. 'clubs,
or oranges such organic atoms 6r 70 many
Of them (not less than two,1 as may elect 40 tt
do, may organise a county board Of agriculture
BY electing presidents 4 secretary, tfeasa
rrr, and board Of directors, to consist Of one
member Of each agricultural OF horncultaR