Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

AN ACT to Amend Section 6516 of The Gen
eral Statutes OF Minnesota 1918 relating
TO state aid to Agricultural Societies and
Associations.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the State
of Minnesota:
Section /. That Section 65l6 of the General
Statutes of Minnesota. 1913. relating to state
aid TO agricultural societies and associations
be amended so as to read follows
''6a16. All sums hereinafter appropriated
to aid county and district AGRICULTURAL socie-
ties or associations. shall be distributed equal
iy TO the senior active county agricultural
society or association In each county, except
where there be two of the same age. in which
case the portion due such county shall be
divided pro rate between them according to
the premium paid. and to the Northwestern
Minnesota Fair Association. the Maukato Fair
and Blue Earth County Agricultural Associa-
tion Morrison County Cooperative Agricultur-
al Society, the FHribauit Agricultural and
Fair Association, the Park Region Agricul-
tural Association, the Farmers Cooperative
Agricultural Society of Waconia Traverse
County Agricultural Assoca ton of Whea ON
and the Trt-County Fair Association of
Minona, the Hubbard County Agricultural
Association the Cannon Valley Agricultural
Association and the Scott County Good Seed
Association, when not receiving specific state
premiums at the fairs Of only such society
or association as have an annual membership
or twenty-five or more, maintain an active
existence. hold annual fairs on enclosed
grounds owned leased by such societies and
associations TO which q fixed charge of ad-
mission Is made provided that they shall
navy p6iN Sut III premiums TO exhibitors dur
ing the year as much they received from
the state and provided further that no such
county or district agricultural society shall
receive In any year from the state for the
purpose OF remursing II for the amount OF
premiums paid at its fairs a sum in excess
OF fifteen hundred ts1.500,oOy dollars All
payments made hereunder shalt be made on
or before December Goth of the wear In which
the falr Is held, upon the filing with the State
Auditor on or before December l5sh of each
year sworn statement showing the holding
on annual fairs and the payment in premiums
OF the amounts claimed from the state or
that such society association has adyer-
Tor sood cause from holding the same and
mas Incurred expense in such ADVERTISING and
preparation for the sum equal 20 the amount
claimed from the state, District agriculture
socle'ies embracing two more counties
not having county agricultural societies shall
button. subject to the same conditions as
county agricultural societies Anv county Or
district agricultural society which NAV have
hetd Its second annual fair shall be entitled
70 snare pro rata. In such distribution The
state Auditor shall certify to the Secretary nf
me state Agricultural Society, on or before
January 9th OF each year. a list OF all eorntv
and district agricultural societies that hsrn
complied with this Act, and which arc en-
fhted TO share In such approprja'ion Al
payments hereunder shall be made on or he
t"re iecember Goth % the year In which tbc
fair is held, provided. however that In Do
trrnining the amount to be paid 10 any co
ciety or association under this section th,
STA" Auditor shall exclude AL nsyn,art -
made by such society association as mr.,
mrHins or purses for In horse races hail
games aud amusement features Of any nature
Sec, : This set shall take effect and b.
In torc" from end after It's passage
Approved