g BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



and determine his duties ; and in case of vacancy by death or other- 

 wise, the governor with the advice of his council, is hereby empowered 

 to fill the same. And all reports and returns required by law to be 

 made by said societies, shall be made and returned to the secretary of 

 this board. The governor and council shall determine his compensa- 

 tion, which shall not exceed eight hundred dollars per annum ; and 

 the compensation of the members of the Board of Agriculture shall be 

 the same as the members of the legislature, for a term not exceeding 

 ten days. And the said board shall, annually, on or before the sec- 

 ond "Wednesday of January, by its secretary, submit to the legislature 

 a detailed report of its doings, together with a digest of the returns 

 of the several agricultural and horticultural societies, and of such sta- 

 tistics as he may be able to collect, with such recommendations and 

 suggestions as the interests of agriculture may be deemed to require, 

 and cause not more than three thousand copies thereof to be printed 

 by the printer of the state, five hundred thereof being for the use of 

 the legislature, and the remainder for distribution, under the direc- 

 tion of the board, among the farmers of the state. 



Sect. 6. The governor shall draw his warrant on the treasurer, 

 from time to time, for such sums of money as may be uucussary to de- 

 fray the salaries and expenses provided for by this act, an accnunf- 

 thereof havinsr 'hp^'^ -fi--"* rendered by the secretary of the board, and 

 audited by the ovecutive cuuucil ; aua a sum Jiot t-vLccdlny unv. tUou- 

 aauQ nve hundred dollars annually is hereby appropriated to meet such 

 expenses. 



Sect. 7. The present executive committee of the state agricultural 

 society, shall constitute the Board of Agriculture for the current year. 



Sect. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



[Approved April 1, 1856.] 



