Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-25
FARM DEPARTMENT..
E. L. HUFFMAN, EDITOR.

serve for two years and until his sue
cessor qualities, and each of the APP
pointive members of said board shall
be required to take the constitutional
oath of Office and each OF said mem
bel,s shall receive compensation at the
rate of So per day for attending the
meetings OF said board, but the aggre-
gate number OF days OF the sessions of
said board shall not exceed twenty
days each year, and each member
shall also be entitled 10 travelling eS-
penses paid out III attending said meet
ings.
Sec. 2. The commissioner of agrlcul-
ture shall BIZ ex-oflicio president of the
state board of agriculture, and the ag-
ricultural clerk Of the department SHAH
be ex-Ofilcio secretary of said board ana
shall keep full and complete records of
Its proceedings.
Sec. 3. The annual meeting of said
board shall occur on The third Tuesday
In January of each year and special
meetings may be held at such times
as may be designated in call for
such meetings By the president of the
board, or by three other members in
case the president falls or refuses to
call q meeting of the board at their
request. and there shall be mailed to
each member of the board a notice of
each called meeting at least ten days
before said meeting.
Sec, 4. The state board of agricul-
ture shall be charged with the duty
Of supervising all legallzed depart
ments and institutions OF the state for
the advancement OF agriculture In all
of Its departments. 1t shall be the
duty OF said board, through it's presl-
dent and secretary TO gather crop and
stock statistics and crop reports Tor
different dates through the year, as
may seem to said board 10 be profitable
to the farming, fruit growing, stock
raising, dairy and other agricultural
interests in the state, and said infor-
nation shall be published In bulletins
as frequently as may be deemed eX-
pedient, ana distributed under the di-
recuon oil the commissioner of agri-
culture. The said board Of agriculture
shall have organized and held through
out the state farmers Institutes for the
purpose Of giving instruction in the
various departments of agriculture
and horticulture, and the conductors
OF said institutes shall be appointed by
the state board of agriculture and
rules and regulations for their organ
ization and location shall be formu-
lated by said board. but II for any rea-
sons the said board should fail to per-
form the duties prescribed Ia this sec
ton, the commissioner of agriculture Is
hereby authorized to discharge these
duties. and the said board shall make
an annual report to the governor en-
bracing the proceedings and inevstlga-
lions, and shall submit an extract OF
the reports received during the year.
ana 10000 copies of uhis report with the
report OF the commissioner Of agrlcul-
ture shall be printed for general distri-
button to the farmers OF the state.
sec. b, All appropriations made for
the support of the board and work I'M
der its control shall be expended upon
the order of the board. with The an
proval OF the president OF said board.
Sec o. There shall be set apart and
for the permanent SUD-
port OF the enterprise, under the dlrec-
ti9n of the state board Of agriculture,
100000 acres OF the unappropriated
pubic domain, the same to be located !
by the commissioner Of the general !
lahd ONCE as soon as practicable after |
the passage OF this act, and therea fter |
the said lands shall be under the con- |
troll and infringement of the state |
board OF agriculture, to be by said |
board leased or sold upon terms and at |
prices to be fixed by said board. ali |
payments for leases, interest and sales
10 De made to ting sta.e treasurer, and /
he shall place AL receipts on sales
ana land notes to the credit of the per-
80 ~ w 49, tlA AHAut which shall /
be Invested in bonds OF the state of
IeNas, In county bonds of this state
ana In such other securities as may
be lawful investments for the perrna-
nent school fund Of the state.
All leases on these lands, and all IN
tteerest on land notes or Investments of
.i snid permanent fund shall be by
~. W STATE treasurer placed 10 the credit
oi tHe available agricultural fund. ana
snail be paid out by the state trea.nrer
upon the orders Of the state board OF
agriculture, approved by the cornmls-
sloner OF agriculture.
rms Dill was indorsed by the Farm
ers congress Of Texas. What do Won
mink OF ii? If you approve it write to
! !, "a -, REPRESENTATIVES to pass the bill.
y does not provide for taxing the neo-
pie and gives nothing to the aSric,,i-
, OF the state but what 1t should