389 



The third annual meeting was held at the Court House, in Flint, on 

 the 12th day of January 1853. At that meeting the Treasurer presen- 

 ted his report, showing the moneys received during the year 1852, to 



be $285 32 



Amount appropriated for premiums 1160 75 



Other expenditures of the Society 9062 



251 37 



Leaving an available balance in the Treasury of $33 95 



Amendments to the constitution were unanimously adopted, providing 

 for the election of Vice Presidents by viva voce vote ; and extending the 

 time for payment of membei-s' annual subscriptions, from the Ist of 

 September, to the day of holding the Fair. 



The following officers were then elected for the year 1853 : 

 President^BENJAMIN PEARSON. 

 Vice Presidents — Argentine — Isaac Wixom. 



Atlas — 0. Palmer. 



Clayton — James Brown. 



Davison — Daniel Dayton. 



Fenton — William Tanner. 



Flint — Grant Decker. 



Flushing— G. W. Thayer. 



Forest — H. D. Seeley. 



Gaines — James Van Fleet. 



Genesee — J. W. Begole. 



Grand Blanc — C. S. Thompson. 



Montrose — John McKenzie. 



Mundy — John Richards. 



Richfield— W. J. Phillips. 



Thetford— D. F. Bennett. 



Vienna — Grovenor Vinton. 

 Recording Secretary — F. H, Rankin. 

 Corresponding Secretary — E. H. Walker. 

 Treasurer — E. H. Hazleton. 



Executive Committee — N. H. Chittenden, D. N. Montague, R. B. 

 Perry, Jonathan Dayton, C. H. Rockwood. 

 Auditors — William Paterson, G. S. Hopkins. 



