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

AN ACT to Amend Section 95i6 of ihe Gen
eral Statutes of Minnesota 1913. relating
to State aid 10 Agricultural Societies and
Associations.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota.
Section /. That section s5is OF the General
Statutes of Minnesota. 1918. relating to state
aid to agricultural societies and associa tions
be amended so to read as follows:
"B5Is. All sums hereinafter appropriated
to aid county and district agricultural socie-
ties or associations, shall be distributed equal
ly to the senior active county agricultural
society or association ia each county, except
where there be tive of tho same age. iii 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 Mankato Fair
aud Blue Earth County Agricultural Associa-
ton, Morrison County Cooperative Agricultur-
al Society, the Faribault Agricultural and
Fair Association. the Park Region AgricuI-
tural Association. the Farmers Co-operative
County Agricultural Association of Wheaton.
and the Tri~County Fair Association OF
Hinona. the Hubbard County Agriculture al
Association the Cannon Valley Agricultural
Association and the Scott County Good Seed
Association. when not receiving specific state
appropriations, pro rata, to be paid out In
premiums at the fairs of only such societ y
or association as have an annual membership
of twenty-five or more, maintain an active
existence hold annual fairs on enclosed
grounds owned or leased by such societies and
associa tons TO which fixed charge of adj
mission Is made provided that they shall
nave PAID out In premiums TO exhibitors dur
ing the year az much as they received from
the state. and provided further that no such
county or district agricultural society shall
receive In any year FROM Ehe state for the
purpose of remursing II for the amount of
premiums paid mt It's fairs. a sum in excess
or fifteen hundred tSl. 10000 dollars All
payments made hereunder shall be made ON
or before December goth Of the year In which
the fair Is held, upon the fling with the State
Auditor an or before December lSsh Of each
year sworn statement showing the holding
of annual fairs and the payment In premiums
of the amounts claimed from the state or
that such society association has sdysr-
for good cause from holding the same and
has incurred expense in such advertising and
preparation for the equal 20 the amount
claimed from the state. District agriculture
societies embracing two more counties
not having county agricultural societies, shall
button. subject to the same conditions as
county AGRICULTURAL societies Any county or
district agricultural society which may hs Sc
held Its second annual fair shall be entitled
70 share, pro rata, in such distribution The
state Auditor shall certify to the Secretary of
the state Agricultural Society, ON or before
January nth or each year. list of all county
anu district agricultural societies that hnve
complied with this Act and which Are en-.
titled 10 share In such appropriat ion All
payments hereunder shall be made on or he
fore December 10th OF the year In which the
fslr Is held, provided, however, that in de-
terninhg rhe amount to be paid to sny so
Ctet> ar association under this section the
state Auditor shalt exclude al nayfnarts
made by such society or association az pr,-
miu'ns or purses fer or IN horse races hall
games and amusement features of any nature
soc Z This act shall take effect and be
In force from end after its passage
Approved AprtI -