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ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, 



Madison, Wednesday Evening, February 218t, 1849. 



At a meeting of the citizens of Madison, and the members of the Legislature, 

 for the purpose of forming a State Agricultural Society, Hon. Samuel Pratt 

 was called to the Chair, and Royal Buck chosen Secretary. The object of the 

 meeting having been stated by the Chair, Mr. Lanslng introduced the following 

 resolutions, which were adopted, to wit: 



" Resolved — That in view of the great impoiiance of Agriculture in the West, 

 it is expedient to form a State Agricultural Society in Wisconsin. 



" Resolved — That a Committee be appointed by the Chair, consisting of five, 

 whose duty it shall be to report at the next meeting a Plan of Organization for 

 the contemplated Society." 



Mr. Daugherty introduced the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit : 



" Resolved — That a Committee of nine be appointed by the Chair to draft a 

 Constitution and By-Laws for a State Agricultural Society, to be presented for 

 adoption at a future meeting." ^ 



Mr. Burns introduced the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit : 



" Resolved — That a Committee of three be appointed by the Chair, to prepare 

 an Address to the citizens of the State of Wisconsin, to be published with the 

 Constitution." 



Mr. Hull introduced the following resolution, which was adopted : 



*' Resolved — That some competent person be appointed by the Chair to deli- 

 ver an Address to the Society." 



The Chair announced the following Committees under the resolutions, to wit: 



To prepare a Plan of Organization — Messrs. R. W. Lansing, Parker Warren, 

 Enoch Chase, E. S. Hazard, John W. Boyd, and A. Ogden. 



To draft a Constitution and By-Laws — Messrs. Jonathan Daugherty, John 

 M. Wells, D. M. Parkinson, H. S. Thorp, S. G. Colley, Joseph Kerr, Asa 

 Kinney, A. Botkin, and Pierce. 



To prepare an Address for publication — Messrs. Timothy Burns, Parker 

 Warren, and Judge Pike. 



To deliver an Address to the Society — William Hull, Esq. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet again on Wednesday Evening, February 



28th. 



SAMUEL PRATT, Chairman. 

 ROYAL BUCK, Secretary. 



