The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

shall consist or nine meinpete. ornor
whom shall be appointed by the governor
by and with the consent OF the t sen4 4Sne
from lists Of names proposed by me far re
Ns gaee Gyid Of of g. Pau and At
Committee Of the Minnesota feae e;ateea
of Womens Clubs. OF these ap Ipa',rs ct
four shall be artists or conn 1opeIninentiV
art one an architect, one proh1n,eiiettS
identified with education, and one n u! 80,
ly interested in manufactures; I4e ~ the
ernor of the state and the preslMqemioe " NAM
state university shall be ex oliloio A
Sec. 3 Terms of MISUNDERSTANDING OF
the governing board shall pc app 1Iasra
and one for four years, and at ato Inc eH
piration of said terms, and tneI ted hy
their successors shall be apPo o oense n{
the governor, by ana W.in IN ,n section 2,
e ea Inc to serVe for the term Of four years.
Sec f. Compensation. VacancieS 7,,th.
members of the society shal1 v SEM in
the governing board shall be nlieu ~ ~
appointment by the governor WIN. anncv v'0
month from the time Of su n;ne Vac 6uorurn
Said board shall organize 1mm 1a5s fre,;,
after it's appointment by electlng 5 5t
its members a president wee +b pIe Minne,
sofa State Art society. Said officers s snall
also be president vice president sec H.
tary and treasurer, respectively, OF OF me me
governing board: tour d meu
o9 sao sfiai Po o Of Governing Board.
The governing board shall have power '7es
to adopt bylaws, , ana rn1es state "a Art So
ciety. to receive, hold and manage t ,a ars
gifts be1uests and property, anu , ~ ne
form all acts necessary to acc0ia lpaM also
duties hereinafter desc a7e Certificates Of
membership and to offer ana a,n Jo1,,es
prizes. mentions, medals ana olP111a
for. works Of art IN pa fac1nga when in
comnetition under rules prescripeo py
t fbeAp soverning board. The Minnesota s.?ta
State Art society shall nave afTe,a1 s lets.
WI" sac - mbership-Membership in the
sc Sfet T. shall ''o be of four classes viz:
Members of the governing board' nonoa11
airy members, life members ah0
n snn Honorary Membership for LIE AZ!
ANY person who shall submit 10 tnS
governing board a Work WORK OF 6e ar accepted by
Slid board shall, by the tender to In, Inc
society of said work of art tor ln d ned
thereof by the payment OF one Of
membership, issued by said poarass W. ef
come an honorary member Ior lle ~
the Minnesota State Art soclety: tho
raVment of one hundred dollars, any per-
Son receiving the recommendeatlonr o w M
governor Of the state or OF Tour Eli o1IAif
ing or four honorary 1ad;s+n meT be- made life
member of the society ~ .,u ner
Sec. To- Annual MembershipsE Any Per,
son may, upon the recommenu us, rnamher
ond tho navn1ent Of two dollars, pc en-
titled, if elected by the soclcsy, ~
Certificate Of membership in the soclesS
for one year, and become an a'liiu0i ''t0'A'
Sec II Iectureship Committee-Ihere
shall be appointed by the governing poaru
a committee of three persons TO De hiio"n
n
Sec. H. Exhibition COMMITTEE nerd
shall be appointed by the governing o9aru
committee of three +b ar eSbibt I'll u CON-
o. e9l;t nt., ~ NJ S member Of the exhibition
COMMITTEES shall be eligible to Prize RE
while serving on the committee, nor snale
nv relation by blood or marriage. Oh
s ans eyhibition committee be eligible to
Sec IS. Art Collection COMMITTEES.
There shall be appqineeo a. o fbr zee nersons,
TO be known as the art COLLECTION com
n1ittee. This committee shall take cnaIse
Of all works Of art to be ac oWnr b w and
with the consent of the governing p tIare
TO purchase works of art whenever tnere
shall be sufficient surplus IN fne An
nuaI Report-Suita BILE certificates OF mem
bership shall be provided by the govern
ing board and shall be s1gh ne +h es s enc
Tetarv. An annual report Of the Min
nesota state Society Of Art shall be for.
warded by the secretary to the goverhCuL
OF the state before December nrs' u e"'i
Sec Is. Annual Course of Lectures
1t shall be the duty of the Minnesota
State Society of Art, through ITS ieGiure3
shin committee, to prepare annually d
course Of lectures on topics OF art or
kindred Subjects which shall be dellv-
cred, in whole or part before tn Inc s ST.
orr;c,lt1,ral school, the state normal
schoo1s in turn, and the state teachers
association. 1t shall be the duty OF the
officers Of state educational institutions
and superintendents of public schools as
to courses in drawing, design ana ART
with a view to creating stron 1ig{e,f,a IN,
Ruenca in educational INSTITUTIONS
tbroughou the state:
Sec. is. Annual Exbibit-1t shall be the
duty of the Minnesota State Soaety OF
e sth bit an annual art exhibit, which
shall not be held at the same CITY twice
in succession. Such exhibit shall Include
Iantings sGuptur nh,n ataw Wogk Wrought
metal designs, architectural designs. ex.
hibits of textile fabrics and all art craft
which in the Judgment OF the society SOC ~
shall tend to elevate the standard OF
beauty and value Of home manufactures.
No work Of art shall be- exhibited with
out first having been accepted as worthy
bv the exhibition committee.
.xbibition nrizes to the amount of one
hundred dollars or more shall oe onere9
by the state, said sum TO De q q ha naid
by the governing board, and TO pc pa1o
out Of the funds, Of the society for the
best original work done by any (Mlnne.
sotal artist in any line OF art or ar a
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 TOR manufac.
after such design. These Works OF arr
may become the property OF the socletv
by proper compensation, elther IN the
form of prizes or by direct purchase, az
works Of art acquired by the society IN
this way or those rendered by patrons
of art to SAID society shall l,a upon enp c az
lection committee. The art collection
thus acquired shall be the property or
the state, under control Of the society.
IN whole loaned out to different parts of
the state, according to rules and regu1a-
tons prescribed by the governing board.
Society Of Art shall act as an advisory
COMMITTEES in the selection Of all works
Of art. and in the selection Of all designs
for public buildings to be paid for by
Sec. TO- A suitable room or rooms in
the state capitol shall be set aside for
the use of the state society of art for
ovation 1v Of ali works Of art becoming
the property Of said society which can
rot otherwise be placed to better adj
vantage
Sec 90. Funds, How Expended. Annu-
a; Appropria tion-AI moneys received by
Ills board shall be applied expended
only in the furtnerance Of art interests
of the state as ordered by the governing
board.
Sec. 81. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 8. 1903.