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number of its directors, not less than six or more than twelve; 

 the names of the persons to be its directors until its first 

 annual meeting; and the times for holding its annual meetings. 

 Such certificate shall not be filed without the approval, indorsed 

 thereupon or annexed thereto, of a justice of the supreme court. 

 On filing such certificate, in pursuance of law, the signers there- 

 of, their associates and successors, shall be a corporation in 

 accordance with the provisions of such certificate. Any such 

 agricultural corporation, or any . other agricultural society 

 organized under the laws of this state shall have the right to buy 

 or lease any lands or real estate necessary or needed for its 

 purposes. In case any agricultural corporation or any other 

 agricultural society which has received moneys from the state, 

 for premiums paid for improving the breed of cattle, sheep and 

 horses, or has acted as agent for the state in disbursing moneys 

 for such purpose cannot purchase or acquire such lands or real 

 estate upon satisfactory terms, then such agricultural corpo- 

 ration, or agricultural society may acquire such lands or other 

 real estate necessary for its purposes by condemnation in pur- 

 suance of the condemnation law. Any lands or real estate 

 acquired by any argicultural corporation, or agricultural so- 

 ciety by condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, shall not be 

 subject to condemnation proceedings instituted by any other 

 agricultural society or any other corporation. 



§ 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 



CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. 



§ 56. Jurisdiction of courts. — Subject to the power of removal 

 provided for in this chapter, courts of special sessions, except in 

 the city and county of New York and the city of Albany, have in 

 the first instance exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine 



