The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-26
DOES CARTER
COUNTY WANT
ANNUAL FAIR?
IF so, THE CITIZENS CAN HAVE
ONE UNDER THE present
LAW. AGENT SCOTT WILL BE
GIN WORK AT ONCE.


of farm crops and animals and to com
pare his own efforts with the work
of others. His success in competing
with his neighbors stimulates him TO
greater effort, and his failure teaches
him wherein his labor has been at
fault. The greatly increased number
of county and neighborhood fairs be-
inc held the last year or two, is en-
couraging evidence that the extension
of the A. x NJ. college, the United
States department of agriculture and
other agencies doing similar work, are
producing good results. Every assist
ance possible has been given by the
above-named agencies to stimulate in
terest in neighborhood fairs, which in
turn were induced to have exhibits in
the county fair, and finally the county
to have an exhibit at the state falr'
in this manner greater interest is be
ing aroused every year and ultimate
lv every county in the state will have
its agricultural society and annual fair
made possible by the recent act OF
the fifth legislature, which is in full
force and effect at the present time.
properly conducted fair should and
does result in increased production.
As increased production increases tax
able values. the agricultural fair may
very properly be supported in part at
least by taxation. Recognizing this,
the fifth legislature enacted law
which is in substance as follows:
In the first place the fair is to be
free to all citizens, not only free as to
admission at the gates, but no en-
trance fee is charged for exhibiting
any product of the farm on which pre-
miums are offered
In order to get the proposition be-
fore the board of county commission
ers and the eXcises board, the county
farm demonstrator in each county may
call a mass meeting of the taxpayers
Of each township for the purpose OF
electing two members of the county
fair association. The call for such
mass meeting shall be by publication
in a paper of general circulation in
that township, by posting notices OF
the meeting. or both. Such notice shall
give time and place of meeting and
must be issued at least one week be-
fore the meeting is to take place.
When majority of the township have
elected two delegates as specified
above. the board of county commits
sioners may appoint two members
from the remaining township failing
to hold meetings, who will be men,
bers of the fair association. At least
twenty tax payers of each township
holding such mass meeting must be
in attendance.
When such members of the county
fair association have been elected
from each township as provided in
the statute. they must be certified to
bv the chairman and secretary of the
various townships to the board of
county commissioners, that all the pro-
visions of the law have been complied
with, then the board of county com
missioners. at their discretion may
declare the act in full force and eff
feet. The regular time for holding
elections in townships for the Selec-
tion of two members of the county
fair association shall be the second
Saturday in November, 1915, and ev-
cry two years thereafter provided,
however. that elections may be called
by the county farm demonstrator at
any time after the approval of this
act. at any time designated by the
farm demonstrator for the purpose OF
holding fairs under the provisions OF
this act prior to 1916.
The members elect of the county
fair association from each township
shall meet at the county seat on the
second Monday in December follow
ing the election and every year there
after during their term of office, and
special meetings can be called at any
time by the secretary upon writer
request of one fourth of the members
notice OF regular and special meetings
shall be given by mail at least three
/ days prior to the event.
At the first meeting after the eiec
/ ton, the organization must be perfect
ed by the election of president, sec
retary and board of directors consist
ing of five members. The secretar,
may be selected outside the associa
ton and must be a resident of tn
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