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and no society failing to comply with the conditions ahove specified 

 shall be entitled to draw any money from the state treasury. 



Sect. G. All incorporated agricultural societies may, by their 

 officers, define and fix bounds of sufllcient extent for the erection of 

 their cattle pens and yards, and for convenient passage ways to and 

 about the same, on the days of their cattle shows and exhibitions, and 

 also for their plowing matches and trial of working teams, within which 

 bounds no person shall be permitted to enter or pass unless in conform- 

 ity with the regulations of the officers of said society respectively. 



Sect. 7. If any person shall, contrary to the regulations of said 

 officers, and after notice thereof, enter or pass within the bounds so 

 fixed, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five dollars, to be recovered 

 on complaint in behalf of the State, in any court competent to try the 

 same, for the use and benefit of such society. 



Sect. 8. The foregoing provisions shall not authorize such soci- 

 eties to occupy or include within the bounds which they shall fix for 

 the purposes aforesaid, the land of any person without his consent, nor 

 to occupy any turnpike or public highway, in any such manner as to 

 obstruct the public travel. 



Sect. 9. The officers of any such society may appoint a sufficient 

 number of suitable persons, inhabitants of the county, to act as consta- 

 bles at cattle shows and exhibitions ; and they shall have and exercise 

 all the powers of constables in relation to the preservation of the pub- 

 lic peace, and enforcing the rules and regulations of said society v»ithin 

 the towns, respectively where such shows and exhibitions may be held; 

 and they shall exercise their office from twelve o'clock at noon the day 

 preceding the commencement of such shows and exhibitions, and until 

 twelve o'clock at noon of the day succeeding the termination thereof, 

 and no longer. 



Sect. 10. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provis- 

 ions of this act are hereby repealed. 



[Approved April 1, 18-56.] 



An act io establish a Board of Agriculture. 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives in Legis- 

 lature assemhUd, as follows : 



Sect. 1. A State Board of Agriculture is hereby established, to 

 consist of one member from each county in the State, and the governor 

 and secretary of state shall be members ex ojlcio. Said members shall 

 hold their offices for the term of one year, and shall be elected by 

 ballot, as follows : Where there is but one agricultural society, the 

 member shall be elected annually ; where there is more than one, the 



