No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 49 



DIRECTIONS FOR CONSTITUTING LOCAL COMMITTEES ON 

 INSTITUTE WORK IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF PENN 

 SYLVANIA. 



The act of March 13, 1895 (Section 5), makes the following pro- 

 visions: "That it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Institutes 

 to arrange them in such manner a® to time and places of holding the 

 same, as to secure the greatest economy and efficiency of service, and 

 to this end he shall, in each county where such institutes are to be 

 held, confer and advise with the local member of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, together with the representatives duly appointed by 

 each county agricultural, horticultural or other like organization, 

 with reference to the appointment of speakers and other local ar- 

 rangements," 



In order to carry this provision of the law into effect, the Director 

 of Institutes directs that these representatives, one from each county 

 organization as stated, duly chosen and properly credited, together 

 with the local member of the State Board of Agriculture, shall con- 

 stitute a board of County Institute Managers, of which the local 

 member of the State Board of Agriculture shall be the chairman. 

 The organizations entitled to representation, are, county agricul- 

 tural societies, county horticultural societies, pomona granges and 

 county alliances. 



The duty of this board shall be to confer and advise with each 

 other and the Director of Institutes, with reference to the appoint- 

 ment of speakers and other local arrangements for holding insti- 

 tutes. 



It shall be the duty of each county organization named, to notify 

 the Director of Institutes of the appointment of its representative 

 and at the same time give a similar notice to the local member of the 

 State Board of Agriculture, if there is one in that county. 



The local member of the State Board of Agriculture, together with 

 these representatives of the county organizations, shall meet for 

 organization on the second Tuesday of June in. each year, at one 

 o'clock P. M., in the county town, at the office of the county commis- 

 sioners. At this meeting the places for holding institutes for the 

 ensuing season shall be selected, the same to be subject to the ap- 

 proval of the Director of Institutes. An institute committee will 

 also be appointed, at this time, for each locality in which institutes 

 are to be held. 



The local member of the State Board, and each duly accredited 



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