10S TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



.WNUAL MEETING 



The State Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at the 

 pavilion, Sacramento, on the twenty-sixth of January, eighteen hun- 

 dred and seventy-six. Much interest was manifested, and the 

 attendance was large. At noon both Houses of the Legislature 

 adjourned, to enable the members who desired to attend the meet- 

 ing. The Secretary was kept busy from half-past eleven o'clock 

 a. m. to nearly three o'clock p. m. issuing certificates to those entitled 

 to vote. President Carey called the meeting to order and submitted 

 the Directors' report, which was read by M. D. Boruck, of San Fran- 

 cisco, Secretary of the meeting. 



The Secretary's report, embracing the entire financial transactions 

 of the society, was then submitted. 



On motion of Hon. T. J. Clunie, the reading of the report was 

 omitted, and it was ordered referred to a committee consisting of 

 Samuel Poorman, Grove L. Johnson, and Daniel Flint, to examine 

 it and report" at a subsequent meeting. 



ELECTION. 



I. N. Hoag referred to the past labors of R. S. Carey, and nomi- 

 nated him for President of the society. He said, in nominating him 

 he believed he echoed the unanimous voice of the society, and 

 almost, if nut wholly, the sentiment and wishes of the practical agri- 

 culturists of the State, the stock-growers, and the viniculturists. He 

 sketched Mr. Carey's qualifications and his past administration and 

 service during ten years of membership and service on the Board of 

 Directors, during three years of which he has been President. 



Grove L. Johnson seconded the nomination, and moved the re- 

 election of Mr. Carey by acclamation. 



Hon. Cyrus Jones, of Santa Clara, moved that Mr. Hoag cast the 

 vote of the society. 



On motion of Hon. T. J. Clunie, the amendment was made to read, 

 " the Secretary of the meeting," instead of Mr. Hoag. 



Mi-. Boruck then cast the vote, and Mr. Carey was <l;'clared elected 

 amidst much applause. 



DIRECTORS. 



Mr. Carey then notified the meeting that the terms of Messrs. Cox, 

 Boruck, and Biggs had expired as Directors, and the election of their 

 successors was next in order. 



Mr. Johnson nominated M. D. Boruck, of San Francisco, for re- 

 election, and paid high compliments to that gentleman for past serv- 

 ices, and pointed out the benefits accruing to the society by his 

 labors. 



