304 STATP: IIOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following: 



Eesolved, Tliat portions of the addresses of Presidents Webber nnd Pliillips, refer- 

 rinf]^ to .ippoiiitnient of Judges on exliibits, and payment of tlujir expenses, hav- 

 inj^ been referred to the IJii-^iness Committee, and sncli (^ommittiM! havin"^ for want 

 of time been unable to carofnllj' consider and report (iclinitely on the siibji-ct, 



Jiesolved, That sucli Committee be instructed to digest a plan for ilu; appointment 

 of Judges by Superintendents in charge of Departments, and payment of expenses, 

 to prepare rules and regulations, and tliat the same wlieii so perfected be considered 

 as tlie action of this Executive Committee, and be publislied in tlie premium list 

 without further instructions. 



Adopted. 



Mr. Sterling moved that the Treasurer be authorized to employ a clerk in 



his discretion. 



Mr. Ball moved to refer the motion to the Finance Committee. 



Carried. 



Mr. Fralick offered the following : 



Besolved, That the salary of the Secretary for the ensuing j'ear be fixed at the sum 

 of $1,000, and that the year commence and end on the second Monday of January in 

 each year. 



Adopted. 



The Secretary submitted the following : 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society: 



The Secretary reports that there are now in his office 18 volumes of the Amer- 

 ican Slmrthorn Herd Book; also, 6 volumes of the American Jersey Club Kegister, 

 and 5 volumes of the English and American Devon Herd Book. 



K. F. JOHNSTONE, 



Secretary. 

 The report was adopted. 

 The Committee then took a recess until 1 : 30 v. m. 



Afternoon Sessioii. 



The Executive Committee resumed its session,, pursuant to adjournment, the 

 President in the chair. 



MISCELLANEOUS 13USINESS. 



The Finance Committee presented the following : 

 To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society: 



Your Finance Committee to whom was referred the question of a clerk for the 

 Treasurer, respectfully report: That in the judgment of your Committee, provision 

 should be made for employing such help to aid the Treasurer in the discharge of his 

 duties, and recommend that he be authorized to employ a book-keeper at a cost to 

 the Society not exceeding S400 a year. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



HENKY FRALICK, 

 F. V. SMITH, 

 E. W. RISING, 



Finance Committee. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Mr. ISaxter, the Chairman of the Committee appointed to 

 visit the Agricultural College, in 1879, was requested to prepare a written 

 report and furnish the same for publication in the minutes of this Committee. 



