Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

he a governing board Of the society whlcn
shall consist OF min members, seven "
by and with the consent OF the sen4Ss.
from lists of names proposed oy the fane
Arts Society Of Minneapolis, the Ar A.
Workers Guild of st. Paul and the Ar
Committee Of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs. OF these appolntees
four shall be artists or connolsseurs OF
art, one an architect, one promlnenlIy
identified with education. and one dlrec1-
ly interested in manufactures. Inc sus
ernor of the state and the president OF the
state university shall be eN omclo III
Sec. 8. Terms of Members-MerloeIs "a
the governing board shall be appolneeu
three for two years, three Tor tnre ~ sea axs
and one for four years. and at tne eM.
piration of said terms, and Thereafter,
their successors shall be appoln.eu ny
the governor, by and with the consen'
of the senate as pro tnrn, ~ ~ four Years.
Sec. 4. Compensation. VacanclesLAn
members Of the society shall serve wiln N
out compensation as such; vaca ME- Nv
appointment by the governor Wltn1n one
month from the time OF such VacCu,, ,lvy
Sec. 3. Board Must Organlze. Gea Heten,
after its appointment by electlng ~ u
its members a president, a vice pres1ue,.'
a secretary and treasurer OF the ~
also be president, vice president 81 sec 1he
tary and treasurer. respectively, OF t ne
governing board. Four members OIL LAX
board shall constitute q auoruIno BOARD.
Sec. 6. Powers of GoVerhils a.
The governing board shall nave p9"ra
to adopt bylaws and rules OF proGt t 60
to govern the Minnesota State ~ ;ts
ciety, to receive, hold and lIant Is ,er.
gifts, requests and property, ana 70 Pc
form all acts necessary to 1ne
duties hereinafter described. IL s n . tas a's Of
membership and to offer and Gonter
prizes, mentions, medals and dlplonas
for works Of art in painting, scu1puoiiT ~
architecture and manufacture, r Mn5l' hv
competition under rules prescripeu ~
the governing board. The Mlnnesota
State Art society shall AVE a sea- WITH
which 1t shall attest its official acts. ,o
society sd ! = shall be Of four classes; viz:
Members of the governing board, honor,
airy members, life members ana annua1
Sec. S. Honorary Membership for LIE the
Any person who shall submit to ths
governing board a work OF arr eAeGu' ~
by himself, WhiGh h sha tha De tender nGeypt to the
sst Of said work Of art Cor, In hey
thereof by the payment of one hu uta ed
d%ollarsn on receipt 9 of a aotd der bnard. be-
come e1re'e an honorary member for life OF
the Minnesota State Art society. >,
Sec. 8. Life Membership-Opon inc
SON receiving the recommendation OF tne
governor Of the state or OF 1our III 1 if
ing or four honorary members, shall, 81
elected by the society, be naoe o. -
Sec. 10. Annual Misunderstanding per-
son may, upon the recommendation o. d
governing member or HONORARY h en- az
and the payment of two dollars, pc en-,
titled. If elected by the society, 10 d
certificate Of membership in the soclets
for one year, and become an annual HELL
Der. u,,orc
shall be appointed by the governing poaru
a committee Of three persons TO De hlio"A
as the art lectureship commlttee: rhere
shall be appointed by the governing boaro
a committee Of three artists or Judges
Of art, to be known as the eXhloltl4n , GHln,
n narag +ee No sb meT bs el Gr iae to a prize
while serving on the committee, nor siia ~
any relation, by blood or marriage, OF
such exhibition committee be eligible 10
such prize. -
Sec. i3. Art Collection Committee-
There shall be appointed by the govern
ing board a committee OF three persora'
n1ittee. This committee shall take charge
of all works Of art to be acquired by the
society. and shall have power oy ana
with the consent Of f. the art g whaneper fHare
shall be sufficient surplus in the treasury
Sec. IA. Membership Certificates: An
1,ual Report.,suitable eertifc IL: les OF go msnn.
ing board and shall be signed by the
PRESIDENT and countersigned by the sec
rotary. An annual report OF the I'm IN
warded. by the secretary to the governor
OF the state before December first OF each
year.
r. shall he the duty of the Minnesota
State Society of Art, through it's lecture
ship committee, to prepare annually a
course Of LECTURES % on III top pha1, OF be a deli y
cred, in whole or part, before the stto
dents of the state university, the state
agricultural school the stats state +e n aobnra'
ASSOCIATION. 1t shall be the duty of the
lectureship committee to advise with the
officers of state educational institutions
and superintendents of p dsa;en sc moo ar as
fiuence in educational institutions
throughout the state;
duty Of the Minnesota State Society OF
Art to provide through it's committee 81,
exhibition an annual art exhibit, Wnlch
in succession. Such exhibit shall include
paintings, sculpture, drawings, carvings,
pottery. thing, cabinet work, wrought
metal designs, a fehliee ira a af1 arf craft sft
shall shall tend to elevate the standard OF
beauty and value Of ;, home on or manHfact Mith.
out first having been accepted as worthy
by the exhibition committee.
Sec. II. Annual Prizes-At each annual
hundred dollars or more shall be offered
by the state, said sum to be determlned
by the governing board, and to pc PAID
best original work done by any. (Minne-
sota) artist in any line of art or art
craft which shall have been accepted Tor
competition by the exhibition committee
These prizes shall be given for paintings,
sculpture, decorative designs of any kind,
designs in architecture. or for manufac.
turing designs or the finished product
may become the property Of the society
by proper compensation, either In the
form Of prizes or by direct purchase, all
works Of art acquired 6y me IS soG ne ty,n ~
of art to said society shall, upon &C
c%eptance. be turned over to the art col
lection committee; III me ~, art nro cos1scto on
the, state, under control Of the society:
Said art collection may be In part or
in whole loaned out to different parts OF
tons prescribed by the governing board.
Society Of Art shall act as an advisory
If art. and in the selection Of all designs
for public buildings, to be paid Tor by
the state.
the state capitol shall be set aside for
the holding of its meetings and the pres
eryation Of all works of art becoming
The property of said society which can
not otherwise be placed to better ad-
Sec. 20. Funds, How Expended. n
al Appropriation-All moneys received by
fits board shall be applied OF expended
only in the furtherance of art interests
Of the state as ordered by the governing
Sec. 81. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 3. 1903.