The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-16
JULY DATE DESIGNATED
Convention for the Purpose Of Effect
ing Organization as Provided
by Law.

be held at Helena, Wednesday,, July L.,
and the object is to organize the board
and to take such other steps as may
be necessary to start the movement
for a state fair and exposition to
be held at the state capital under the
provisions of the bill passed by the
legislature last winter.
The Call.
Following is the governors procla-
nation calling the meeting:
"The board OF directors of the Mon
tana state fair appointed, or who may
hereafter be appointed under the pro-
visions of an act entitled AN act pro-
viding for the establishment of a
Montana state fair, for the appoint
ment Of a board of directors, executive
committee and other officers for the
conduct and management thereof, and
appropriating money therefor ap-
proved March 6, 1908, are hereby call
ed to meet at Helena, Montana, at
the governors Office, at 2 O'Clock p.
M, July 1, 1908, for the purpose OF
organization and such other business
as may properly come before them
pursuant to such act.
"In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the state of Montana to
be affixed at the city of Helena, the
| capital of said state, this 18th day OF
June, A. D. 1908"
The Laws Provisions.
The call for the meeting OF the di-
rectors is made under authority OF
Section 4 of the act establishing the
Montana state fair, which says:
"On the call of the governor the
said directors shall meet within thirty
DAYS after their appointment, n at
such meeting shall organize by elect
ing a president, a secretary, a treas
urer and such other officers as they
may deem necessary. They may adopt
such rules and regulations not incon-
sistent with law as in their judgment
may be calculated to contribute to the
advancement of the purposes in this
act indicated.
"At such meeting they shall select
an executive committee, not exceeding
five in number, to which executive
committee shall be entrusted the &C
tive management of the institution
subject to the law and such rules ant
regulations no inconsistent therewitf
as the board of managers may promul
: gate. Thereafter the board OF dlrec
tors shall meet only during the perlot
l of the fair or exhibition, and between
such meetings the business OF the IN
stitution shall be conducted by thu
executive committee, with the assist
ance of the secretary and treasurer
"The executive committee may b.
e selected in whole or in part iron
persons other than members OF Tn
d board of directors.
"At the first meeting OF the boar
of directors all the directors shall b
DIV lot divided as nearly as may D
into three classes. Class n shal
hold Office for six years, class wv
for four years. and class three 10
e two years; and when a new county !
created. the member therefroni sha
d be appointed for such term as ma
- harmonic with the re-apointment
,ne.th,rd of the board of director
every t~wo-years."
e Each County Represented.
le Each county is to be represente
a in the directorate by one memDe
So far no great haste seems to haV
been manifested in making appoln
se ments. as only about one-half OF u
q counties have notified the secreta1
Of state of their appointments OF q
rectors. However, it is expected I'M
TX all of the counties will have reporte
OF before the date fixed for holding u
le first meeting of the board.
H. Through the loyalty OF the Peep
nj Helena the money needed for u
purchase of the fair grounds-Uan
fer of which to the state was the co
dition upon which state aid was give
has been subscribed. BY the tln
III the directors convene the grounds w
lie have been bought and decided to II
I'd state. so that the board may procee
r.. at, once with the work before 1t.
In the bill establishing the fair $i'
400 was designated by the legisi
er ture as the states contribution. In
re - ;, 70 no divided equally betwee