Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-01-26
THE STATE FAIR.
Rough Draft Of the Bin as Prepared
By Hon. G. 7. clark-The
Provisions Made.


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Through the kindness Of our repre-
sentative, Hon. W. A. Wight, we have
received a rough draught OF the bill,
prepared by Mr.. Clark, of AudrAin
County, creating q State Fair. The
bin provides that the members OF the
Board Of Agriculture, the Adjatant
General and his successors in once
shall be made q body corporate under
The name Of the Missouri State Fair
Association and under such nane shah
have perpetual succession, may adopt
bylaws and q seal, acquire property,
sue and be sned and perform all acts
necessary to accomplish the purpose
for which It was created
The State Board Of Agriculture, a.
Il is from time to Time constituted,
shall, with the Adjutant General and
ex-oficers, constitute the Board Of
Directors Of the Missouri State Pair
Association, and they shall, as soon a.
practical after the taking effect Of this
bin, assemble ct q call meeting In the
usual way and proceed 70 elect spres-
ident and v1ce-president, who shall BIZ
chosen by the directors from among
their own number, and q secretary
and treasurer, neither OF whom shall
be q member OF said board.
The officers 80 elected shall hold
their Offices for q term OF two year,
and until their ccessor shall have
been chosen and qualified, unless
ksooner removed by the board or other
wise disqualified. The president and
vice-president shall receive no salary
shove actual expenses and the othei
officers shall not receive more than
$4,000, which shall be divided by the
board according to services rendered,
The secretary and treasurer shall give
bond In such q sum as lie deemed sufi-
Gent by the Board OF Directors.
Section 8. Within ten days aftert the
passage Of this act any town or city,
easy Of access, wishing to compete fol
the location OF this fair can do 80 BY
Offering to the board, created in sec-
ton two OF this act, an agreement
signed in writing by not less than
fifteen responsible men, to furnish to
the state donation, a tract Of land con-
tsining not less than one hundred and
fifty acres, suitable for holding q fair
thereon, and the above named beard
shall examine each and every site &C
offered and select the one which, in
their Judgment, viii inure to the best
interest Of the fair and the State in
general, providing that before such
selection shall be made final there
shall be furnished to the State a war
ranty deed to the said land and an
abstract Of the title thereto, which
shall be examined by the Attorney
General Of the State, and when BID
written opinion that the title to the
land is clear and perfect lie received
by the board making the selection
the said deed shall be duly recorded
and the location made permanent.
Section z. The Association shall
hold q fair upon its ground annually,
at such q time &c may be determined
upon by the Board OF Directors, and
at these fairs all the important prod
ucts Of the State shall be recognized
according TO merit by premiums OF
rewards for excellence offered by the
Board Of Directors, out of q fund pro-
yided therefor by the Legislature Of
the State at each biennial session
thereof, and from funds that may be
otherwise provided, but all parties
receiving awards for excellence OF
merit shall not collect the same nor Is
II collectable till he furnishes 10 the
Board Of Directors, to their satisfac-
ton, complete history Of how the
exhibit was produced and all other
information concerning the entry that
would be of interest or a benefit to
the general public.