Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-04
POULTRY LAW.
The Chicken Interests
of Audrain Al
fected.

lne nen Is tne most interesting
bird of Missouri. She is a pet at
every farmers home. She is help
ing to pay his grocery bills and
discourages bis going in debt.
The poultry business in this State
is enormous. Fifty counties in
Missouri produced total OF
59l, ,O96,372 eggs. That would
fill 4 ,l05 railroad ears. Il brought
TO the farmers over $l5, 900 900.
OF course the old hen is an inter.
esting bird. The Legislature last
winter recognized that fact.
The following is the late new
law establishing Poultry Board
in Missouri. Readers of the MES
SAGE who are interested in the
raising of poultry should give it a
careful perusal:
A board Of poultry is hereby in
stituted and created body corpor.
ate, by the name and style Of the
"The Missouri state poultry asso-
ciation," and by that name shall
have perpetual succession, power
to sue and be sued, complain and
defend in all courts, to make and
use common seal and alter the
same at pleasure.
The governor shall, within thirty
days after the passage of this act,
and thereafter as vacancies shall
occur, appoint seven members, who
shall constitute the state poultry
board; in making said appoint
ments, the governor shall select, rs
practicable, members representing
the different poultry interests of
THE state. The members of the
board shall serve without pay, ex-
cept that necessary expenses in
Cured in attending meetings of the
board be allowed.
The members of the board shall
hold their Office for two years from
the date of their appointment.
The officers of the board shall be
a president, q vice. president. sec.
retary and treasurer, who shalI be
elected by the corporate members
of the board, at each annual meet
ing, for the term of one year. The
secretary shall have a practical
knowledge of poultry, and be aq.
TAINTED with the poultry interests
Of TIE state. The secretary and
treasurer shall not be appointed as
members of the board. The secre-
tary shall receive a salary of not
more than two hundred dollars per
annum, and the treasurer shall file
with the secretary of state a bond
equal to the amount of the biennial
appropriation TO the state poultry
board.
Annual meetings for the election
of officers, reception Of reports OF
secretary, treasurer, committees,
and the transaction OF routine bus
mess, shall be held at such time
and place as shall be fixed by the
board. Other meetings of the
board may be held as deemed nee.
essary, on the call of the president
OF the board.
All appropriations of money
made by the state, for the purpose
Of aiding and advancing the devel.
opment Of the poultry interests of
the state, shall be made to the state
poultry board, and by it expended
as the legislature shall specify. on
warrants drawn by the treasurer
and signed by the president and
secretary Of the board. The treas-
urer's statement Of the amount Of
money received and expended shall
be published in full. in the annual
report Of the board.
The public printer shall, annual
". under the direction Of the pres.
ident OF the state poultry board. !.
print not to exceed five thousand
copies of the report Of said board,
to be distrIbutedto the ppBlic II.