Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-31
AGRICULTURE.
Asrrr 70 ApvARcEIrs INTERESTS IN
VIRGINIA.
xset,nr TO be- Held In Richmond on the
goth Of October to Per-
feet II.

Springs on the llth and l2th oil Au-
gust, 1856, the following bill for the
advancement Of the agricultural inte-
tests Of the State was unanimously
recommended
Whereas the encouragement OF prac-
teal ard scientific agriculture is mat
ter Of vital importance 10 the Common
wealth therefore
/, Bea enacted By The General As
ssm6ly Of Virginia, That there shall
he established Department OF Agrl-
ealtore for the State of Virginia, to he
composed Of all the fegulsrly-incor-
poratsd societies and associations now
or hereafter to be incorporated within
the State, whose cash capital invested
ia lands owned by the Society or
others and used for exhibition pur-
poses, permanent improvements. or
othe- investments devoted TO the i'm
pioyement Of agriculture, shall not be
less than $1,000. The term agricul-
,ufe shall include all horticultural or
fruit-gfowibg associations organized for
the encouragement OF the growth Oh
grapes or other fruits.
2. The Department Of Agriculture
shall be under the control aud manage
ment OF a board Of directors, which shall
be corporation under tbename snds'yle
Of The State Board Of Agriculture for
the State Of Virginia. The said board
shall consist Of the Executive Commit
tee of the State Agricultural Society,
ard of the presidents Of eli the agficul-
turAl societies or associations belonging
70 the Department OF Agriculture.
The President Of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society shall DO er-of-
mao president Of the Board of Direc-
Tors. and the Commissioner of Agricul-
tine shall be er.o9icio member Of the
board. and also secretary and treasurer
Of he State Board OF Agriculture for
the State Of Virginia.
3. The president Of the Board OF d.
rsctore, the Commissioner Of Agricul-
tuIe, and four Of the directors, TO be
appointed by the Board from the four
grand divisions Of the State-namely,
TideWsier, Piedmont, the Valley, aud
Southwest Virginis--shall constitute
the Executive Committee Of the said
Board Of Directors.
4. For the purpose Of practically car
Ivirg out the designs for which the De-
par,ment of Agriculture is established
in this State an appropriation OF $780,
OO0 for each and every year is hereby
made for the support and maintenance
Of said Department, said SUN to DO
placed 20 the credit Of the treasurer Of
The State Board Of Agriculture, TO be
Paid out, as hereinafter directed, on the
warrants Of said treasurer, counter
signed By the president Of the Board.
3. OF the said sum there shall be an
pually employed by the Commissioner
Of Agriculture the sum Of 10000 for
the purposes mentioned in the act OF
Assembly approved March -, lo7b
chapter 249, entitled "An act to es-
tablish Department Of Agriculture
Mining, and Manufacturing for the
State" and acts amendatory thereof
aud fox such other purposes as are spe-
cited IN this act aud not otherwise spe-
cially provided for.
6. Got Of the said sum there shall
be annually paid 10 tho agricultural
societies and associations belonging 10
the Department Of Agriculture the sum
of $4,000, to be distributed among
these societies and associations ratably
in proportion to the amount of pre-
minms offered and actually paid oy
each society or association the pre-
cediDg year ; and, in ascerEaining the
amount Of premiums, special pre-
miums offered By private indi-
yiduals through the society or asso-
citation shall not be estimated: pro
yided, however, that in estimating the
premiums which regulate the dist'ibu-
ton, military premiums shall not be 10
cluded. and that the sums thus paid snail
be used exclusively for the payment oil
premiums awarded by said societies OF
associations and provided, further
that no association or society shall re-
ceiye from said fund sum exceeding
one third Of the amount actually col
lected and expended for premiums ati's
lsst preceding annual fair. a detailed
statement Of the amount thus collected
and expended for premiums shall hI
furnished the State Board by the treas
urer Of each Of said societies or associa'
tons. such statement 10 be verified by
the oath of the treasurer Of each sOcie'
~ or association, counteTsig0ed by it,
p,esideut, and delivered 10 the secretary
Of the State Board on or before the Isl
day of December Of each year. Eact
society shall also be required to furnish
list Of all premiums awarded at II:
last annual fair, either for animals, im
PIGMENTS, fruits, vegetables, cereals, Of
other exhibits, giving the peculiar ex
eellepce Of the exhibit as wriites by ar
expert IN each department, with tbs
name and address Of each ex
hibitor. ANY agricultural society
or association which shall make an!
false OF fraudulent return OF the amour
Of its capital as defined by the first sec
ton OF this act, or Of the amount &C
tually collected and expended in pre-
miums, shall be deprived Of member
ship in the Department Of Agriculture
ard shall be debarred from all th
rights and privileges arising from sue
;nenbership for such time as the Boar
Of Directors shall direct; but no eS
pulsion shall take place except OF
regular meeting Of the State Board 0
Agriculture, aud after thirty days nc
tice to such offending member.
Z. The State Board OF AgsicultuI
shall meet Annuslly in the city Of Ric'
mond for the transaction OF bushes
on the second Tuesday in January
each year, but called meetings of So
Board may be had at any time, up'
he call Of the Executive Committee.
s. There shall be established by Il
State Board Of Agriculture three g
pertinent stations, said stations 20
under the management Of general {
rector 10 be appointed BY said Boar
Ore Of these stations shall be osta
lished at or near the College at Black
burg, one at or near the University
Vnginis, and the third a. or ne
Hamusou Norrrsi school Vhare chs