94 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



Sacramento, \ 

 Tuesday, January 30th, 18fi6. J 



The nieetiii_£!; of the members of the society having been called for this 

 day, was called to order at two o'clock and twenty-five minutes, p. M., in 

 one of the side rooms of the Pavilion building, by the President, C. F. 

 Eeed, of Yolo, who said : 



Gentlemen: — "We have assembled for the purpose of electing officers 

 of the socict}' for the incoming year, and the transaction of such other 

 business as may properly come before tliis societ}^. The first business in 

 order will probabl}" be the report of the Board of Directors. Here I 

 would say that the report has been published in pamphlet form, b_y a 

 vote of the Legislature, but the issue is not out in sufficient quantities 

 to give each member a copy of the report. The Secretary will now lay 

 before jon the supplementary report of the Board of Directors. 



The Secretarj' then proceeded to read the report, and had read a con- 

 siderable portion thereof, when 



A. C. Bidwell moved that the further reading of the report be dis- 

 pensed w^ith. which motion was carried. 



SUPPLEMENTAEY EEPOET OF THE BOAED OF DIEECTOES- 



Gentlemen : — Having made a report to the Governor, as required by 

 law. and the same having been printed by order of the Legislature, we 

 beg leave to submit the same as a portion of our report to the members 

 of the society. 



We also submit the following financial reports of the Treasurer and 

 Secretar}', which show in detail the receipts and disbursements of the 

 Eoard for the j-ear eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and to date, and the 

 present financial condition of the society : 



