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Mr. Thompson having received a majority of all the votes cast 

 for Vice-President was declared duly elected. 



On motion of Mr. Niblack, seconded by Mr. Beauchamp, the 

 Secretary cast sixteen votes for Mr. Jasper W. Lagrange for Treas- 

 urer of the Board for the ensuing year, and Mr. Lagi-ange was 

 declared elected. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, duly seconded, the Secretary cast 

 sixteen votes for Mr. E, H. Peed for General Superintendent for 

 the ensuing year, and Mr. Peed was declared duly elected. 



On motion of Mr. ISTiblack, the President was authorized to cast 

 sixteen votes for Charles Downing for Secretary of the Board for 

 the ensuing year, which was accordingly done, and Mr. Downing 

 was declared duly elected Secretary of said Board for the ensuing 

 year. 



On motion of Mr. ISTiblack, the President was requested and 

 authorized to select an Executive Committee of his own choosing. 



On motion of Mr. Beauchamp, the committee heretofore ap- 

 pointed to look after the purchase of 134 acres of land now under 

 lease by the Board, was continued. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, the President appointed Messrs. 

 McDonald and ]S[iblack a committee to prepare and present the 

 claim of the Board against the United States Government growing 

 out of damages committed by the United States troops while sta- 

 tioned at the Fair Grounds. 



On motion of Mr. Thompson, the matter of constructing a boule- 

 vard was referred to the Executive Committee. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, the matter of improving the race 

 track and building a half-mile track was referred to the Executive 

 Committee. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Thompson, the 

 week of September 15th was fixed for holding the fair in 1902. 



