Art. 14. j Miscellaneous Peovisions 1979 



exposition, it did not knowingly permit any immoral, lewd, obscene 

 or indecent show or exhibition by whatever name known, or use or 

 knowingly f>ermit the use of, any gambling device, device, instru- 

 ment or contrivance in the operation of which bets were laid, or 

 wagers made, any wheel of fortune, or the playing or carrying on 

 of any game of chance, upon the grounds used by it for, or dur- 

 ing such last annual meeting, fair or exhibition, which report 

 shall be filed in the office of the commissioner of agriculture. If Manure to 



~ file cer- 



tificate. 



the president and secretary or treasurer of any agricultural society, 

 agricultural club or agricultural exposition, entitled to receive 

 moneys under the provisions of this article, shall neglect or refuse 

 to make and file such certificates, such society, club or exposition 

 shall thcrcupun be deemed to have forfeited all its rights to any 

 monevs it mia-ht otherwise be entitled to receive under this article 

 for such year, but this shall not be construed to prohibit horse 

 racing, or tests or trials of skill. (As amended by chapter 459- 

 of the Laws of 1913.) 



§ 311. Distribution of moneys appropriated for certain agricul- 

 tural societies. Of all moneys appropriated in the regular appro- 

 priation bill during any one year by the legislature for distribu- 

 tion among the agricultural societies by the commissioner of agri- 

 culture, the said commissioner may distribute to the agricultural 

 societies entitled to partake thereof an amount to each one, on or 

 after the first day of October, in the said year, from the moneys 

 due said society not to exceed fifty per centum of the amount of 

 premiums paid by the said society at its annual fair held during 

 said year. Any balance or balances shall be distributed as pro- Balance, 

 rided by section three hundred and ten of this chapter. 



§ 312. Annual report to the commissioner of agriculture and 

 state society. The president and treasurer of any agricultural 

 society which receives any money of the state or acts as the agent 

 of the state in the distribution of money of the state as premiums, 

 shall annually before the fifteenth day of December, transmit to 

 the commissioner of ac'riculture a detailed account of the ex- Account of 



■- disposal o£ 



penditure or distribution of all such moneys as shall have come moneys, 

 into their hands during the preceding year, and of such other 



