Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-21
Q a STATE FAIR.
HTF. Giark's Bill to Secure Such an
Instltution-Its Important
Passages.

readily recognized and nluch nope
Is expressed in the success of the
measure, Section / of the bill
provides as follows;
For the purpose of encouraging
and developing the agricultural.
horticultural, mechanical, mineral,
stock raising and other material
interests OF the State. there Is here
by established a State Fair 70 h,
held annually in some point in thu
central portion Of the state To b'
hereafter chosen. easy Of access
and we'll suited for such purposes;
and for the purpose Of purchasing
Il tract OF land, wherein to hoI'
he annual exhibitions of saio
Fair, and for the improvement anG
urnamentation'' thereof there l.
hereby appropriated cut Of any
money ia the State Treasury no
otherwise appropriated, the snm al
s"yenty-tivc thousand dollars
Provided. that no part OF said sum
shall be Available until the citizens
of the locality where such grounds
shall be located shall have donated
in cash " property Il sum not less
than ten thousand dollars.
Section , provides that the Mis-
souri State Fair Association shall
have perpetual succession and per.
form al! cts necessary to accom-
plizh the purposes for which 1t l.
created. Section ; provides that
the board Of directors Of the Fair
Association shall consist of one
member from the State AT large and
one from each Congressional dis
trict in the State. These directors
Will receive no compensation
further than their actual expenses
in attending board meetings II
The transaction of other association
business.
Section + provides that the prc>i
dent and vice-presldent shall hold
Office Tor two years and be selected
by the directors from their body
The secretary and treasurer shal.
rot be members OF the board
Section ) provides that the com
~pensation to such officers shall be
decided by the directory and that
the secretary and treasurer shall
live good and sufficient bonds foI
the faithful performance oftheir du-
ties. The b nds shall be deposit
ed with the Secretary OF State,
In section : it is provided thai
- soon rs practicable after the or
sanization Of the board Of directors.
Il donation OF land, IS provided III
section /, shall be selected. The
tract must be suitable for far
purposes and contain not less
than 100 nor more than 400 acres,
The cost OF all necessary improve
ments on this land must not eX-
ceed the amount mentioned IN
section /. The association shall
hold Il fair annually at such a time
as the board of directors shall
determine land at such fair ali the
Important productions and indus,
tries of the State shall be r~ecogniz
ed according to merit by premium,
ar rewards for excellence Offered
by the board of directors out of
fund to be provided therefor by the
), Legislature Of the State at eacE
biennial session thereof"
1t is provided in section 8 tina
no article shall be allowed in com
, petition unless it is a product Of tht
State and no animal shall compete
unless it is owned by a citizen o
Missouri. Provided, that an.
animal entered must he the pro
perty Of Il ~citizel, or citizens Of Mis-
souri,, at least SIX months betor,
being entered.
Catalogues Of the fair will be j
issued three months before tn
holding of the annual fair. n
entrance fee for an article or ANNA
will be charged.
Section II provides that an ad
mission fee Of % cents for adult
:. and Is cents for children be chare
ed ; the money tn be used in i'm
, proving and Identifying tn
grounds and paying the runnin
, expenses. No money small be pal
out Of the treasury except on wal
= rant. The provisions OF sectlo
"A r especially interesting. TIL
section in its entirety is as follows
The board of directors shall hav
power to make all rules and regu
y lations necessary and suitable 70
l. the proper conduct and goven5men
~ of exhibitions aud the sale ofn-iv
d iIeges, They may rent cut " dc
nate the use Of the grounds 70
-tabling and training stock. holdin
" stock sales and other uses not il
'e consistent with the objects to
h which the association is created
and the money arising from sue
sources shall he paid into the gel
eral fund of the association. Pre-
vided, that they shall not direct
p nor indirectly permit and gamblin
T. device, of whatever nature, to /
y opera'ed on the grounds, nor PEI
mit any Intoxicating liquors, win
= or beer, To be sold thereon.
:. SPECIAL policemen may be al
II pointed by the board of director
to be sworn in and he clothed wit
the same power rs a constable. TIL
directors shall make biennial r,
reports of their transactions to tt
legislature.
For the purpose of aifording
fnnd from which N offer prapniuu