Telegram-herald., 1890-10-04
HKRE's MORE OF IT,
fes Fair Gresaa Dlrsesors Rspls And
E4Rtaln 1helf Cserss


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70 NeSSrs Asrfn L. Sweet. SlamAu r hai
les. Laaaan 4. At~aseF ana Neses !. Aeerx
Your communication te
tAe pErsl4eat and secretary q thc Kent
Coaniy Agricultural Sc. esy. request
INK as 70 csllaa election pursuant -
tAe bylaws of the sociess, and .'ai tie
earliest time that such slection Gao es
held under such isy-lsws." nas hsea re.
eslvea.
Ne shall take great pleasure in com.
plying nltE your request A bs l3s ~
tue society provides ihAt -lhe annual
election u the officers slil lske place
GA Thursday the week OF tie tar, ana
that ''ihe polls OF such election shall ne
open 81 = o'clock .. m. a0Q snail te
closed al 5 O'Clock =. an. on Thursday
of the week IT the annual ialf
A bylaw of the society alec provides
that "dae notice Of such election sh2ii
annually be gwen by the secretary IA
the advertisements of the far, AID con
spieuous notices Of the place where
such polls shal! be held shall also b.
posted on the ounds."
Under the bylaws. therefore. the
society cannot hold al e.ecnon untl i
snail hold an annual far. Inis bylaw
has been in force sinoe March, 1879.
The litigation in regard 10 the old
grounds Was not finally disposed OF ~
tie Supreme court untli J ally :, 1890.
As soon as possible alter The decision
OF tle Supreme court, lhe offlces and
directors OF the society closed up the
contract with Mr. Honseman.
Tie officers and directors next pro-
ccedec, under local act No. SO Of tire
local acts OF 1855, 10 provide other ahd
more comDIodlOcs grounds, and % al
them up for holding = ialr. They ex-
ammed various sites, and August 20,
1870, selected aud agreed TO purchase
the LaraNay- Hoffman site (Otherw 81
known as the NanderpOoi site). Iney
concluded the purchase August -,
1890, and met ou the new ground :
August 2S, 1890, % examine them with
= view 10 hitting them up.
August p. 1890, you filed bill in toe
Kent circuit court, and obtained, with.
out notice 10 Us, an order OF the court
restraining us from expendlng any
money IN fitting up the new grounds OF
tire society, AMI from taking any fur
ther action committing the soclety 10
the purchase OF these grounds.
This restraining order WAS not DIS
solved until September 24, 1890, and
compelled the officers and directors OF
the society, during the latter part Of
August and almost the entire month OF
September. to employ their time IN de.
Tending against an expensive and use
less litigation. All the desirable date,
for holding an annual fair had been
taken up by surrounding agricultural
societies at the time the society pur.
chased it's new grounds, and the ofiic.r.
and directors OF the society then doubt.
ed the advisability of holding an an
nua fair this fall; but your action IN
tying their hands in the matter tor one
month has made il an impossibllity 10
hold an annual far this fail.
The officers and directors of the co
clety are now diligently employed in
fitting up the new grounds, anc as soon
as they are fitted up SO that fair can
be held, we will take great pleasure in
holding an election lat the earliest
time that such an election can be
held under SAID bylaw" namely, "ou
Thursday of the week of the fair"
am, very respectfully, your obedi.
ent servant. JAMES Cox.
Secretary.