The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-05-20
Pollock. La, April 20, 1911

OF directors III the Grant Parish Falr
Association, Limited, called and'held
ut its domiciiein it's office at Pollock,
La, on the above date, pursuant to
notice sent each of the ten members
of the board of dirertors, as follows:
There will be meeting of the Grant
Parish Fair Association held in Pol
fock. la, on the 2Sth day of April.
1911" there were present in attend
ance Messrs. X. H. East, o. NJ. Dor
sey, OGus Watson, H. c. Nugent and
C. r. Robinson, being five out of the
ten, anda quorum present. Members
absent, J. w. Duncan, c. l.. Puryis.
o. C. Watson. II. s. Darlington and
Milton Smith.
The body was called to order by X.
H. East, president, and minutes of
March 20, 1911, read aud approved.
Report from the secretary in regard
to charter, setc., on motion OF Mr..
Nugent duly seconded 10y Mr.. Dorsey,
was received, the same was carried.
Motion and Carried that We adjourn
until 8 O'Clock II. m. April 10Th.
Pollock, La, April 20. 1911.
The board of directors met this
day pursuant to adjournment, pres
ent Messrs. r. H. East, c. U. Robin
son, ]. W.Ouncan, c. l.. Purvis, NJ.
G. Nugent, @. M. Dorsey and Odus
Watson, n quorum present.
Mr.. J. w. Duncan offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which was second
ed by Mr.. I'll. Purvis, and unani-
mously adopted:
BE it resolved by the board Of di-
directors of the Grant Parish Fair
Associa tim, Limited. That conn
mittee pf three persons, tn lie COM
posed OF Mrssrs. X. II. East, T.. U.
Robinson aud c. o. Groves, b~ and
they are hereby appointed n general
management committee, and shall
have as such all the powers of the
general management, OF the fiiir, aud
part icuIarly:
First-To buy n site for the Parish
Fair, and pay for the same out Of
the cash funds Of the company.
Secondly hire and employ and
discharge laborers and Others for the
purpose OF erecting aud constructing
the necessary buildings, fences, race
track. streets, stalls. and to grant
privileges to shows, circuses, lemon
AIDE sellers, and all such, to pursue
their trade or calling on the fair
grounds during he time OF the fair,
and generally to have full charge al
the parish fair upon the payment oi
the charge to he previously fixed by
said committee, or board of directors.
Third-The said committee shall
have charge of all theexhibits and
general management of the same,
and also the power to fix prices Oi
admission to the lair grounds, print
tickets and arrange for the sale OF
them, and full power generally there
in.
Fourth-C. U. Robinson shall be
| and is hereby appointed chairman OF
the General Management Committee,
and the meeting of the said commit
tee shall be whenever the chairman
thereof calls them together. They
shall hold their meetings in Grant
parish, and two of them shall consti.
tute quorum for the transaction OF
business.
Fdth-The General Management
COMMITTEE shall hold and exercise
the powers herein conferred during
the pleasure OF the board OF directors
Sixth-The chairman OF the Gener-
al Management Committee shall mott.
lfy the other two members Of Their
election, and they shall signify theiI
acceptance Or rejection of member.
ship on said committee. either in
writing or in open meeting Of the
board of directors.
On motion Of MIR. Purvis, seconded
by Mr.. Nugent, it WIS resolved that
Mr.. j. W. Duncan he empowered t.
buy lands of Mr. Helm for fail
grounds, (accortliBg tn the convers'l'
ton with Mr.. Foster.) The motion
was unanimously carried.