The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

he q governing board of the society Whlch
shall consist of nine members, seven of
whom shall be appointed by the governor
by and with the consent OF the senate
from lists of names proposed by the Fine
Arts Society of Minneapolis, the Art
Workers Guild of st. Paul and the Art
Committee of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs. OF these appointees
four shall be artists or connoisseurs of
art, one an architect, one prominently
identified with education, and one ulrecI-
" interested in manufactures. Inc gov
ernor Of the state and the president OF the
state university ShaH be eX othclo mem
bers of this board.
Sec. ,. Terms of Observation-Disclosures Of
the governing board shall be appointed
three for two years, three for three years
and one for four years, and at the eX-
piration of said terms, and theT tea hT,
their successors shall be appointed by
the governor, by and with the consent
Of the senate, as provided IN secllon =
each to serve for the term of four years;
Sec t. Compensation. VacancleS-All
members Of the society shall serve with
out compensation as such. Vacancies IN
the governing board shall be hlied by
appointment by the governor Wlthln one
month from the time of such vacancy.
Sec .. Board Must Organize. Quorum
Said board shall organize Immediately
after its appointment by electnS from
its members a president a vice president,
a secretary and treasurer OF the MIME
sofa State Art society. Said officers snall
also be president, vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer, respectively, or the
governing board. -Four members Oh the
board shall constitute a quorum.
Sec. g. Powers of Governing Board
The governing board shall have power
to adopt bylaws and rules OF procedure
to govern the Minnesota State Art So
ciety, to receive, hold and manage its
gifts, requests and property, ana 70 per
form all acts necessary to accomplish LLe
duties hereinafter described. 1t Shall also
have the power to issue certlncaIes Oh
membership and to offer and confer
prizes, mentions. medals and diplomas
for works of art in painting, scqlptur!e
architecture and manufacture, When IN
competition under rules PRESCRIBED by
the governing board. The Minnesota
State Art society shall have a seal with
which it shall attest its official acts.
Sec. Z. Membership-Me III the
society shall be of four classes. viz:
Members of the governing board, honor
airy members, life members and annual
members.
Sec. 8. Honorary Membership for Life
Any person who shall submit to the
governing board a work of art executed
by himself, which shall be accepted py
said board, shall, by the tender TO the
society of said work of art Cor In lieu
thereof by the payment Of one hundred
dollarsl, on receipt Of a certificate OF
membership. issued by said board; be
come an honorary member for lie OF
the Minnesota State Art society.
Sec. 8. Life Membership-Upon the
payment of one hundred dollars, any per
son receiving the recommendation OF the
governor of the state or Of four govern.
ing or four honorary members, shall, II
elected by the society, be made life
member Of the society.
Sec. 10. Annual Misunderstanding per-
son may, upon the recommendation of
governing member or honorary member
and the payment of two dollars, be en-
titled if elected by the society, to
certificate of membership in the society
for one year, and become an annual men,
Sec. II Lectureship Committee-There
shall be appointed by the governing board
a committee Of three persons to be known
as the art lectureship committee.
Sec. u. Exhibition Committee-There
shall be appointed by the governing board
q committee of three artists or judges
of art, to be known as the exhibition COM
Bittee. No member Of the exhibition
committee shall be eligible to prize
while serving on the committee, nor shall
any relation, by blood or marriage, of
such exhibition committee be eligible to
such prize.
Sec 10. Art Collection Committee
There shall be appointed by the govern
ing board a committee Of three persons,
to be known as the art collection COM
mittee. This committee shall take charge
of all works of art to be acquired by the
society, and shall have power by and
with the consent of the governing board
TO purchase works of art whenever there
shall be sufficient surplus in the treasury.
Sec. IA. Membership Certificates. An
nuaI Report-Suitable certificates of men,
bership shall be provided by the govern
ing board and shall be signed by the
p1 esident and countersgned by the sec
rotary. An annual report of the Min
nesota State Society Of Art shall be for
warded by the secretary to the governor
OF the state before December first of each
year.
Sec 10. Annual Course of Lectures
1t shall be the duty Of the Minnesota
State Society Of Art, through its lecture
s.1,E, O
course of lectures on topics of art or
kindred subjects, which shall be deliv-
cred, in whole or part. before the stu
dents Of the state university, the state
schools in turn, and the state teachers
association. 1t shall be the duty of the
lectureship committee to advise with the
officers of state educational institutions
and superintendent of public schools as
TO courses in drawing, design and art,
with a view to creating q stronger in
huenca in educational institutions
throughout the state.
duty Of the Minnesota State Society of
Art to provide through its committee on
exhibition an annual art exhibit, which
shall not be held at the same city twice
paintings, sculpture. drawings, carvings,
pottery, thing, cabinet work, wrought
metal designs, architectural designs. eX-
hibitS of textile fabrics, and all art craft
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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
by the exhibition committee.
Sec. II. Annual Prizes-At each annual
exhibition prizes to the amount of one
hundred dollars or more shall be offered
by the state said sum to be determined
by the governing board. and to be paid
out of the funds Of the society for the
best original work done by any (Minne-
6Ota) artist In any line Of art or art
craft which shall have been accepted for
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 by the society in
this way or those rendered by patrons
of art to said society shall, upon ac-
ceptance. be turned over to the art col
lection committee. The art collection
thus acquired shall be the property of
the state, under control of the society.
Said art collection may be in part or
in whole loaned out to different parts of
the state, according to rules and regula-
tons prescribed by the governing board.
Sec. Is. The executive board of the
Society Of Art shall act as an advisory
committee in the selection of all works
Of art, and in the selection of all designs
for public buildings, to be paid for by
the state.
Sec. 10. A suitable room or rooms IN
the state capitol shall be set aside for
the use of the state society of art for
the holding of its meetings and the pres
erVation of all works of art becoming
the property of said society which cam
not otherwise be placed to better adj
vantage.
Sec. 90. Funds, How Expended. Annu-
fots A