The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
A BIG MEETING MONDAY
HoIcomb Has Under Consideration Ac- ceptance of Presidency for Another Term-Text of the Bill
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 The committee on arrangements for l the annual meeting to take place next Monday night made a report through Its chairman, John L. Parker. The annual meeting will consist of reports by the president and secretary and a programme of addresses by a number of Birming- | ham business men who have been in- vited to take part The meeting will probably be held in the Chamber of com- | rerce auditorium and will be followed l by refreshments and a smoker. | At the meeting last night MT. Holcomb was unanimously requested by the board to accept q nomination for. the presi- dency for another year. MT. Holcomb has the matter under consideration. Frank P. Chaffee was unanimously re- elected secretary and his work for the past year commended by the board.
 All of the directors were present and signed their subscriptions for another year, some of them voluntarily raising their subscriptions. Several members paid their subscriptions in advance and all expressed themselves as satisfied with the years work just being closed. Those present were as follows:
 J. H. Holcomb, president; NJ. V. Jc- seph. vice president; George McCleroy. vice president; John L. Parker. treasur- CT: Colman Blach, J. Burger, R. D. Bur. nett. A. H. Ford, Bertram Jacobs, G. B. McVay, L. Pizitz, Herman Saks, c. W. Ufford, George O. Blinn.
 After the meeting of the directors the Alabama State Fair and Exhibit asso- citation convened. The committee on leg islation. composed of John l.. Parker. chairman; A. H. Ford, c W. Ufford and J. H. Holcomb, made a report favoring state legislation and aid for fairs and presented the following bill. which was unanimously indorsed and will be pre- sented to the legislatures
 "A bill to be entitled an act to en- courage the holding Of state, district and county fairs in Alabama by appro- priating funds for payment of premiums for exhibits of agricultural products, live stock and poultry, and to provide plan of awarding premiums and paying of the same by the state of Alabama, for the exhibit of agricultural products, live stock and poultry produced in the state of Alabama.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section That from and after the pas
 
 shall be appropriated, per annum, out of the funds accruing to the state of Alabama from the sale of commercial fertilizer tags S25000 for the purpose of encouraging the exhibit of agricultural products, live stock and poultry, pro- duced, raised or bred in the state of Alabama, at state, district and county fairs in Alabama.
 Sec. 2-That of the $25OOO appropriated
 
 this act, not more than S5OOO shall be allotted for disbursement through any one fair for the payment of such pre- miums on agricultural products, live stock and poultry.
 "Sec. 3-That no portion of the ap- propriaton allotted in accordance with the provisions of section of this act shall be disbursed for the use or en- couragement of any fair in Alabama un- less the said fair has a regularly incor- poratee organization
 Section 4. That the allotment of the s25, ,000 appropriated in section 1 of this act shall be made to the different fairs at the discretion of the commissioner of agriculture and industries of the state of Alabama, subject to the approval of the governor of the state of Alabama.
 Section ,. That any state, district or county fair in the state of Alabama to
 
 be notified by the commissioner of az riculture and industries of the state of Alabama of the amount to be allotted from the fund appropriated In section 1 of this act, and, within 15 days after such notification, the said state, district or county fair must file with the com missioner of agriculture and industries of the state of Alabama list of the amounts to be offered in premiums for agricultural products. live stock and poultry: provided. further, that in all ad- vertisements. either by newspapers mag azines or catalogs of the premiums to he offered by the respective fairs, as pro. vded in section ? of this act, it shall be clearly set forth as to what premiums are to be paid by the state of Alabama | in accordance with this act, and in the manner as hereinafter provided. Section 6. That in the awarding Of | premiums for agricultural products, live stock and poultry, as hereinbefore set l forth. the awards shall be made by three | judges. one of whom shall be appointed 1 by the commissioner of agriculture and l industries of the state of Alabama, and | the other two by the fair associations through which the premiums are offered, 1 with the provision that one of these two | last mentioned judges shall be a man | acknowledged as an authority on agri- | culture. live stock or poultry, and who | shall not be a resident of the state of Alabama. decision by a majority of the three judges is to be final in any awards made by them for premiums as hereinbefore mentioned. l "Secton '. That the fair association | through which the premiums are offered as hereinbefore provided by this act, shall l keep a true and accurate record of all premiums advertised under this act, of all awards made by the judges. here. 1 inbefore provided, and of all moneys | paid out for such premiums. taking reg l ular receipts for such moneys, and that | after receiving the approval and certifica- | ton of the commissioner of agriculture and industries of the state of Alabama. a warrant shall be drawn on the treasurer | of the State of Alabama for the amount | of said premiums, payable to the said fair association. and be it further pro vided that said payment by the treasurer of the state of Alabama shall be made to such fair association within 30 days after recepit by said treasurer of the | state of Alabama of said accounts fo, premiums as dsbursed under the pro. visions of this act.
 Section S. That no organization shal receive any benefits from this act. ol any allotment from the money appro priated by this act, that does not offer as much of an aggregate amount for pre-
 miums of all kinds as Is offered by tn. state of Alabama for agricultural prod. ucts, live stock and poultry in the allot ment by the commissioner of agriculture and industries of the state of Alabama as provided in section of this act Tina the first annual allotment of premium, 1 for the different fairs as provided il | section of this act be for the year 1911
 and that such fairs as are to receiv,