10 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



AN ACT foi- the relief of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, author- 

 izing it to borrow money to pay off its existing indebtedness and for 

 other puiposes, and to repeal so much of an act concerning the State 

 Board of Agriculture, approved April 14. 1881, as is now in force, being 

 sections 279G, 2797 and 279S in Burns' Annotated Indiana Statutes of 

 the revision of 1901, and other matters properly connected therewith; 

 and providing for an emergencj% 



(S. 114. Approved February 17, 1905.) 



Whereas, The Indiana State Board of Agriculture is indebted in the 

 sum of about forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) for unpaid purchase 

 money on a part of its lands, known as the State Fair grounds, near to 

 Indianapolis, in Marion County, Indiana, which sum it is unable to pay 

 at the present time; and also needs and will need from time to time 

 further sums to be used in erecting and maintaining necessary buildings 

 and making other and, permanent improvements from time to time, so as 

 to enable it at all times to fully perform and discharge its duties under 

 the law; and 



Whereas, The indebtedness described in said act of April 14, 1881. 

 published in the acts of said year at page 84, have each and all been long 

 since fully paid and satislied; now, therefore. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 

 Indiana, That the Indiana State Board of Agriculture be and is hereby 

 authorized and empowered to borrow money at such times and in such 

 amounts as may be necessary for the payment of the existing indebted- 

 ness now outstanding for a part of the real property of the said State 

 Board of Agriculture, known as the State Fair grounds, near Indianapolis. 

 Marion County, Indiana; and other sums from time to time for the pur- 

 poses of erecting and maintaining proper and necessary buildings and 

 improvements to enable it at all times to carry out, perform and discharge 

 its duties in giving State fairs and other puiijoses; and I'ur the security 

 and repayment of such loans, with interest, to mortgage its said real 

 property, consisting of about two hundred and fourteen (214) acres, situate 

 near to the city of Indianapolis, Marion County. Indiana, and commonly 

 known as the State Fair grounds, together with the improvements now 

 and hereafter placed thereon. And the said lioard is authorized and 

 empowered to apply the moneys borrowed to Ihe payment of a certain 

 note executed to the Columbia National Bank in part payment of the 

 purchase price of said two hundred and fourteen (214) acres of land, .ind 

 also of an existing mortgage on a part of said fair grounds and premisos 

 made to Theresa II. Smith; and to take up said indebtedness by whom- 

 soever held, and to cancel all the notes, mortgages and obligations so 



