The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-22

A Further Act to amend the act entitled "An act to
organize and establish a state board OF agricul-
tine" approved April first, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-scven.
l. BE IL enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF the State Of New Jersey. That the second
section of the act of which this is amendatory be
amended TO read as follows:
= And be 1t enacted, That the board of directors
shall hereafter consist of the executive committee
Of the state board OF agriculture with the following
persons, to wit:
Glass A,-Two members OF the board Of mana.
gers of the geological survey to be appointed by
said board, and two members Of the board of visi.
tors Of the state agricultural college to be appointed
by said board;
Class B-The professor of agriculture in the
state agricultural college. the presidensand director
the state experiment station, and the master ana
secretary of the state grange. patrons OF hus-
bandry;
~ClassC.-Twp delegates from the state agricultu.
raj society two delegates from the state horticultural
society, two delegates from the cranberry growers
association, two delegates from the state poultry as
sociation, one delegate from each pomona grange,
and two delegates from each county board Of agrf.
culture, which may associate itself with the state
board in the manner hereinafter provided.
>. And be II enacted. That the third section OF the
act of which this is amcndatory be amended to read
as follows:
8. And be il enacted, That the officers. board of
director and committees appointed by the state
board Ior by the board OF directors or the executive
committee thereof. shall receive compensation from
the state for their personal expenses when engaged
in the duties of said board the secretary of the
state board shall receive an annual salary OF twelve
hundred dollars. and may, with the approval of the
executive committee, employ q clerk or clerks at an
expense OF not over two hundred dollars a year
the treasurer shall receive an annual salary OF one
hundred dollars and shall give bonds for the faith
full performance Of the duties of his Office in such
sum as the executive m may require; the
salaries OF said secretary and treasurer shall be
paid monthly by the treasurer of the state On the
warrant of the comptroller out of any moneys not
otherwise appropriated.
3. And be it enacted, That the seventh section of
the act or which this is amendatory be amended to
read as follows:
z. And be il enacted, That the board shall meet at
the state house, III the city Of Treaton, at least once
in each year. and as mlch Ofteuer as may be deemed
expedient: they shall annually elect q president,
vice president AID treasurer: they shall also elect a
sccrta.y. who Shall have his o lice IN the state
house, aud who shall be the SECRETARY of the COM
missioner of agriculture, and who shall hold his
ccssoy is duly elected AMI qualified the present
secretary shall hold his office for the term of 1--WE
years from the date of his last election; the said
president. vice president, treasurer and secretary.
with three Others to be elected annually Mt the same
time that the president. vice president and treasurer
are elected, shall constitute the executive mittec
of said board. and they shall appoint two members
who shall constitute a committee to examine the
vouchers and audit the account OF the treasurer
of the said board.
4. And be it enacted. That the eighth section of
the act OF which tn 8 Is amendatOry be amended to
read ms follows:
8. And be it enacted, That the members of the
board of directors other than the executive COM
mittee shall hold office for the following terms:
Glass A, one wear: Class B, one year; Glass G, two
years; one representative of each association re-
firing each year.
s. And be it enacted, That the ninth section of
the act of which this is amendatory DC amended to
read 10 follows:
o. And be it enacted, That the expenses of the
officers. board of directors and committees as pro-
vided in section three of this act (other than the sal
aries of said treasurer and secretary, shall be for
warded to the executive of the state
board. who shall make uD the same from time to
time, which account when approved by the presl-
dent of the board and attestcd by the secretary,
shall he presented to the comptroller of the state,
who shall thereup0n draw his warrant therefor upon
the state treasurer, who shall pay the same out of
any moneys not otherwise appropriated to the treas
urer of the state board OF agriculture upon such
warrant. which amount, with the salaries paid to
said treasurer and secretary, shall be considered
part of the annual appropriation as provided in sec
ton ten of this act.
O. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March Q, 1891.