IS BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



by the Board under lease and option to purchase from Mrs. 

 Theresa H. Smith on the proposition of Mrs. Smith, made through 

 her attorneys, Hawkins & Smith, which proposition is as follows : 



Mrs. Smith is to convoy to the Board by warrauty deed the 134 acres 

 of land now held by the Board under lease from her Avith option to pur- 

 chase for the sum of $40,200, with the accrued interest thereon from 

 Jaimary 23, 19i 2, at per cent., amountiuc; to the sum of 

 and also the amount duo for rent with the accrued interest thereon, 

 amounting to $ , making a total of $49,028.96; sixteen 



thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars and seventy cents of which 

 is to be paid in cash, and the Board is to execute two notes for the 

 balance: one for .i;iG,5o0.13, due October 1. 1905, and the other for 

 ."t;lt),.'')30.13, due October 1, 1900, with interest at the 'rate of per cent, 

 per annum from date until paid, secured by a mortgage upon the 134 

 acres of land purchased. And in addition thereto the Board is to pay 

 Hawkins iV- Smith the sum of i?500, the Board to pay the costs in the case 

 of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture vs. Theresa H. Smith et al. 



On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the propo- 

 sition of Mrs. Smith as above set out was accepted, and the Presi- 

 dent and Secretary of the Board were directed and empowered 

 to sign notes and execute a mortgage to secure the same in accord- 

 ance with said proposition. 



In accordance with the order and direction of the committee, 

 the President and Secretary of the Board reported that on Sep- 

 tember 1, 11)04, they paid to Mrs. Smith in cash the sum of 

 $10,568.70, and delivered to her two notes, each calling for 

 $16,530.13, due October 1, 1905, and October 1, 1906, respec- 

 tively, with 6 per cent, interest from date, without relief from 

 valuation or n])praisement laws, and providing for attorney's fees, 

 and executed a mortgage upon the 134 acres of real estate so pur- 

 cliased to secure the payment of said notes. And the President 

 at the same time delivered to Hawkins &; Smith an order on the 

 Treasurer for the sum of $500, and thereupon Hawkins & Smith, 

 attorneys for Mrs. Smith, delivered to ]\rr. Haines, President of 

 the Board, for the Board, the folloAving warranty deed : 



