The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-07
Proceedings OF North Louisiana Agrlcul'
tural Society,".

Proceedings OF North Louisiana Agrlcul'
tural Society,".
The third regular meeting OF the
North Louisiana Agricultural Society
convened at the Experiment Station,
No. 3, Calhoun, L., on Thursday,
2Sth inst.
President j. NJ. White called the
meeting to order. Minutes of pre-
ceeding meeting read and approved.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Police Jury of Ouachiia par
ish and solicit their aid in the con-
struction of bridge across the Bayou
Choudrant, reported that they had
placed the matter before the Police
Jury, but no action had been taken as
yet. Committee retained.
The committee appointed to solicit
reduced rates on trains transporting
visitors to the monthly meetings of
the Society, reported that the railroad
officials had promised 10 put special
train on the road, from Delhi 10 CAL
noun, and the fare reduced one-half-
the same applying to the regular pas
senger train from the west.
Committee on constitution reported
as follows through Hon. F. P. S!ubbs
We, your committee on constitution
submit the following as the constitution
of this society:
CONSTITUTION.
Article !. This Club shall be known
as the North Louisiana Agricultural
Society.
Art. 2. It's ohjec, shall be the mutual
] Improvement of its members in all
| matters pertaining TO Agriculture and
kindred subjects.
| Art.,3. The officers shall consist OF
n President, one Nlce-President from
each parish in North Louisiana, and
Secretary and Treasurer. They shall
be chosen annually at the January
meeting of the Club, and shall hold
their offices until the meeting next nf-
ter the election of their successors.
| Art. 4. This club shall he composed
of such members as shall desire their
names entered on the roll.
| Art, 5. This Constitution and BY
Laws may be amended or altered at
regular meeting, only by tWo-,hirds
! vote of all the members present ana
voting, due notice of the amendment
having been given at the preceding re-
gu'ar meeting.
! BYLAWS.
Article l. This Club shall hold its
regular meetings punctualiy at 1 a. IN.
on the last Thursday in each month
J at the North Louisiana Experimental
Station.
/ Art. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the
President to preside at all meetings OF
the Club, and maintain order; the Vice.
President assuming the duties of the
President in the absence of the latter.
1t shalt be the duty of the Secretary
to preserve, in book TO be kept for the
purpose, an accurate and careful record
of all tho proceedings of the Club, to
conduct the correspondence of the same,
and to act as Treasurer.
Art. 3. New members may be added
on motion at any meeting of the club,
Art. 4. To avoid discursive and oft
entimes hasty discussion, a COMMITTEES
of three shall be annually appointed by
the chair, TO select subject tor special
discussion OF each meeting, and assign
some member to open the same.
Art. 5. All reports of committees
shall be submitted in writing, and il
shall be the duty OF the Secretary to
preserve these reports, OF such of them
as may be valuable for purposes Of ref
erence, in neat files devoted to the pur'
pose.
Art. 6. The order of business shall
be as follows:
!. Calling the Roll.
.. Reading Minutes.
3. Receiving Members.
4. Receiving Reports.
5. Unfinished Business.
6. Discussions.
7. New Business.
s. Adjournment.
Same adopted as resd.
/ Mr.. S. N. Camp of louisville, Rev
I Jas. M. Griggs of Indian Village, La.
Prof. W. G. STUDIOS, Judge N. NJ. Smith
of Vernon, La, and Mr.. A. Calhoun
of Calhoun, L., in exhaustive and elo'
quent addresses, advocat, the use o.
} fertilizers.
Ga motion, the secretary was author
lied to request and urge each vice prcsi'
dent to use his best efforts TO induce the
farmers of North Louisiana to attend
? the meetings OF the society.
: Committee on subject handed in The
following subject which will be essayed
by a. Nyatt, Cheniere, La, Judge N
NJ. Smith, Vernon La, G. Il. Mcken'
l zie, townsville, La, A, +. Parker
Monroe, La, and JAS. w. Wade, Rom
:, La. Suhjsct-The Rivages of the Cot
ton Worm and how to Prevent Them
On motion the society adjourned ,t