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by any such society within the next preceding year, and not exceeding 

 in cases where there arc three such societies in a county, one hundred 

 and fifty dollars to each of them ; where there are two, and only two, 

 two hundred dollars to each of them, and where there is only one such 

 society in a county, three hundred dollars : in case a society is made 

 tip of parts of two counties, one hundred and fifty dollars. 



Sect. 2. None of the aforesaid payments shall be made until the 

 treasurer of such society shall file v/ith the state treasurer, a certificate 

 on oath, therein specifying the amount raised and actually paid in to 

 said society, and also a certificate from the secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture, that said society has complied with all the requirements of 

 section fifth of this act. 



Sect. 3. Every agricultural society which shall receive the said 

 allowance from the state treasury, shall award annually by v>'ay of pre- 

 miums, or shall apply otherwise at their discretion, for the encourage- 

 ment or improvement of agriculture or manufactures, a sum not less 

 than the amount annually received from the state. 



Sect. 4. It shall be the duty of every agricultural society, apply- 

 ing for the bounty of the state, to require of all competitors for premi- 

 ums to fill up the blanks furnished by the secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture, for such purpose, by answering all the questions therein 

 proposed, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and present the 

 same to the several awarding committees, with their application for 

 premiums ; and said committees shall file all such returns with their 

 list of awards, and return the same to the treasurer of such society ; 

 and no such treasurer shall pay any such premiums that may be awarded 

 by such committees which are not accompanied by such returns as above 

 specified. 



Sect. 5. It shall be the duty of the treasurers of all agricultural 

 societies, within seven days after receiving the returns from the several 

 awarding committees, as provided for in the fourth section of this act, 

 to place the same in the hands of the secretary of such society, with 

 a list of the premiums awarded by such committees, so far as practica- 

 ble ; the amount of such premiums, together with such other expend- 

 itures as may be made in conformity to section third ; and said secre- 

 tary shall annually, on or before the third Wednesday in November, 

 forward to the secretary of the Board of Agriculture, said list, blanks 

 and returns thereon, retaining copies thereof for the use of said society, 

 except those relating to field crops and fruits, which shall be returned 

 on or before the first Yv'ednesday of December in each year ; and the 

 secretary of the Board of Agriculture, on the receipt and examination 

 of such lists, blanks and returns thereon, shall furnish the treasurer of 

 such society with a certificate required in section second of this act ; 



