16 TRANSACTIONS OP THE 



State Society which should be held in the month of January of each 

 year, and did not therefore authorize the election of delegates by those 

 societies to represent them at this annual meeting, convened as it was 

 in March j hence he had made a provision in the amendatory Act now 

 presented authorizing the State Society, by a vote of the members pre- 

 sent at this meeting, to permit any person present who desired to rep- 

 resent anj" of tbe district or county societies to do so, whether legally 

 elected a delegate from such society or not. 



Upon motion of Wilson Flint, the meeting then invited all persons 

 who had been elected delegates to this Convention from other agricul- 

 tural societies, to take their seats as such delegates; and in the absence 

 of such delegates so elected, that the members of the Legislature pre- 

 sent from such districts be elected and invited to represent such socie- 

 ties at this meeting. 



Under this invitation and election, C N. Swezy, (President of the 

 Northern District Society), from Yuba County; Hon. William H. Parks, 

 of Sutter; Hon. Thomas Shannon, of Plumas; and Hon. James Collins, 

 of Nevada, represented that society. 



Hon. G-. B. Warren, of Stockton; Hon. S. Meyers, Hon. D. J. Staples, 

 and J. Sarles, Esq., of San Joaquin, represented the San Joaquin Yalley 

 District Society. 



Hon. S. W. Sanderson, and Hon. O. Harvey, of El Dorado, repre- 

 sented the El Dorado County Society. 



Dr. J. B. Crandall, J. E. Nickerson, Esq., and S. B. Wyman, repre- 

 sented the Placer County Society. 



The Bay District Society was represented by A. A. Cohn, of Alameda, 

 and M. D. Boruck, of San Erancisco. 



The Plumas County Society was represented by Hon. T. B. Shannon, 

 and Hon. M. D. Howell, of Plumas. 



Being thus fully organized, the next business in order was the elec- 

 tion of a President and nine Directors for the current year. 



J. E. Moore nominated Isaac Davis, of Yolo, for President for the en- 

 suing year. Having known that gentleman for many 3-ears, he could 

 state he was always mainty engaged in agriculture, and had been deeply 

 interested in that subject during his whole life. He would attend to the 

 duties of the office faithfully during the entire year. 



The Presiding Officer (Isaac Davis) said he would like to place in nom- 

 ination J. E. Crandall, of Placer County. 



D. H. Staples said he had heard several gentlemen speak of J. G. Doll, 

 of Tehama, in connection with the Presidency of the Society. As there 

 might be some who would like to vote for him, he placed that gentle- 

 man's name in nomination. 



The Society proceeded to ballot. Whole number of votes cast, one 

 hundred and eight. Necessary to a choice, fifty-five. Isaac Davis receiv- 

 ed sixty-three. 



Mr. Davis, having received a majority of all the votes, was declared 

 duly elected. 



Mr. Davis made the following remarks : 



" Gentlemen : — I thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me. 

 It is an honorable position, to be sure, to be elected President of this So- 

 ciety; at the same time, I assure you it was very unexpected to me. 

 I did not desire the position, but as }-ou have decided so by your vote, I 

 suppose I shall have to submit and endeavor to sustain the office. There- 

 fore, I again thank you." 



