ANNUAL MEETING. 19 



On motion of Mr. E. J. Robison, tlie Secretary was instructed to 

 cast sixteen votes for Mr. J. W. Lagrange for Treasurer of the 

 Board for the ensuing year, he being the only candidate for that 

 office, which was accordingly done, and the Chairman thereupon 

 declared Mr. Lagrange duly elected Treasurer of the Board for the 

 ensuing year. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, the Board then proceeded to vote 

 for a person to be recommended to the Governor as a member of the 

 Live Stock Sanitary Commission, which resulted as follows : 



Vic. K. Officer, of Volga, received nine votes and W. T. Beau- 

 champ, of Terre Llaute, received seven votes. Upon the announce- 

 ment of the result of the vote, the Chairman, Mr. Jones, stated that 

 if it was determined by the proper authorities that Mr. Officer is 

 not eligible to the offioe, then the reconunendation is to be for Mr. 

 Beauchamp, which statement was concurred in by the whole Board. 



On motion of Mr. Beauchamp, the following committee was ajv 

 pointed by Mr. J. E. McDonald, President of the Board, who as- 

 sumed the chair, to be known as the Legislative Committee, viz. : 

 E. J. Robison, Aaron Jones, Sid Conger and Mason J, Niblack. 



On motion, the proposition of Dr. Light to lease the fair grounds 

 was laid over until the next meeting of the Board. 



On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Ilaiues, it was 

 ordered by the Board that the fair for 1901 be held September 16, 

 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1901, and the Secretary was instructed to 

 publish the dates in the usual manner, provided that the Independ- 

 ent Order of Odd Fellows agree to make their special parade day 

 not later than Tuesday of said week. 



On motion of Mr. ISTiblack, duly seconded, the Board authorized 

 the President to appoint the members of the Executive Committee 

 for the ensuing year, and also the Superintendents for the different 

 departments of the Fair. 



