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trials of speed or endurance of man or beast, and the president 

 and treasurer of such society, club or exposition shall make and 

 subscribe a statement in duplicate, verified by their affidavit, of 

 the fact that such sum has been so paid and distributed in pre- 

 miums, and shall on or before the first day of December in such 

 year, file one of such statements and affidavits in the office of the 

 commissioner of agriculture, and the other in the oflfice of the 

 comptroller, and such society, club or exposition shall make an 

 offer in writing^ signed by its president and treasurer, addressed 

 to and filed in the office of the comptroller, to act as the agent of 

 the state in distributing such sum or sums of money as the state 

 may appropriate for distribution as premiums at its annual meet- 

 ing and fair, for the promotion of agriculture, and the improve- 

 ment of the breed of stock in this state, and the encouragement 

 of the domestic and mechanic arts, and shall execute to the 

 people of this state a bond, signed in its name by its president and 

 treasurer, with such sureties_, as the comptroller shall approve, 

 conditioned for the faithful performance of its duty as such agent, 

 for such distribution, and shall file the same in the office of the 

 comptroller, the state will appropriate to each of such societies, 

 clubs or expositions, the sum of two thousand dollars, to be dis- 

 tributed by such society^ club or exposition as premiums on such 

 articles, productions, stock and improvements as may be exhib- 

 ited at its annual meeting and fair on the conditions hereinbefore 

 named. Provided, however, that if any such society, club or ex- 

 position shall receive in any year two thousand dollars as herein 

 provided, such society, club or exposition shall not receive any 

 portion of the moneys collected from racing associations, pur- 

 suant to chapter four hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of 

 eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or of moneys already appro- 

 priated for the benefit of the county agricultural societies. 



§ 3. Section six of chapter four hundred and seventy-nine of the 

 laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and chapter five hun- 

 dred and eleven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, 

 are hereby repealed. 



§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately. 



