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CHAPTKR irM. 



THE STATE AfiRTCULTURAL COIJ-EGE. 



§4977. C3o32.) 18(J1, p. -Jor, Mar. 15, Act J<S8 ; Am. 1811, p. state board of 

 301, April 17, Act 180 ; 1873, p. 1V4, April 2U, Jul]l 31, Act U5. Sunhed. 

 Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact. That a 

 board is lierebv constituted and established whicli sliall be known 

 under the name and style of the " State board of agriculture." It 

 shall consist of six members besides the governor of the State and ^J,'^™J'%*' 

 the president of the State agricultural college, who shall be e.r appointed. 

 officio members of the board ; the governor, by and with the con- 

 sent of the senate, on or before the third Wednesday of January of 

 each biennial session, shall appoint two suitable persons to fill the 

 vacancies that shall next occur, which vacancies shall be so filled 

 that at least one-half the members shall be practical agricult- 

 uralists. 



§4978. (353o.) Sec. "Z. Tne State board of agriculture shall Ije Bodv corpo- 

 a body corporate, capable in law of suing and being sued, of taking, '"'***'• 

 holding and selling personal and real estate, of contracting and 

 being contracted with, of having and using a corporate seal, and of 

 causing to be done all things necessary to carry out the provisions 

 of this act. 



§4 979. (1)534.) Sec. 3. Any vacancy in the said board, caused vacancy, 

 by death, resignation or removal from the State, may be filled by a 

 majority of the members. A majority shall be a quorum for the 

 transaction of business. The members of the board shall receive compensation. 

 no per diem compensation for their services, but shall be paid their 

 traveling and other expenses while employed on the business of the 

 board. 



§ 4980. (3535.) Am. 1873, p. lOJ^, April 2J,, JnJy 31, Act U5. Meeting of the 

 Sec. 4. They shall meet quarterly at stated times at the State agri- ''oard. 

 cultural college, and may meet at such other times and places as 

 they may determine. 



§ 4981. (3530.) Sec. 5. At their first meeting the members shall President, 

 choose one of their number as president of their own board. 



§4982. (3537.) Sec. G. At their first meeting, or as soon after secretary and 

 as a competent and suitable person can be obtained, they shall Measurer, 

 choose a secretary of the board. If chosen from their own num- 

 ber, a vacancy shall be thus created in the board. A treasurer 

 shall also be chosen, at their first meeing, who may or may not be 

 from tiie members of their Ijoard, as they shall determine. They 

 shall take such bonds from the secretary and treasurer as shall be Bonds, 

 deemed adequate to secure the faithful performance of their duties 

 by those respective officers. The secretary and treasurer shall be 

 chosen biennially, and shall hold their offices for two years from 

 the last Wednesday of February, or till their successors are chosen. 



S 4977. " An act to re-organize tlie aKi'ifiultiiral college of tlie State of Michigan, and 

 to establish a State board of agriculture : " No. 188, Mar. 15, 18ti], p. ;^)7. 



Chapter 194. Notk.— Act 130, Feb. 12, 18.^5, p. 279, provides for a State agricultural 

 school. 



Act 142, Feb. 10. l.H.')7, amends sectioa 2 of the above act. 



Act ,'?!■"), Feb. 1."), 18.">!l, page 871, makes additiniial provisions for tlie scbonl ; all these 

 are sui)erseded by this chapter 194; and for repeal, see, S -M'Z. 



