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THE CHARTER AND CONSTITUTION OF THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



An act to incorporate tlie Michigan State Agricultnral Society, approved March 

 31, 1849. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Itepresentatives of the State of Mich- 

 igan^ That all persons who now are, or may hereafter become associated for the pur- 

 poses of this act, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of '' The 

 Michigan State Agricultural Society," for the purpose of promoting the improve- 

 ment of agriculture and its kindred ai-ts. 



Sec. 2. For tlie purposes aforesaid, the society shall possess the general powers and 

 privileges, and be subject to the general liabilities contained in chapter fifty-five, 

 title ten, of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred and fortj^-six, so far as the 

 same may be applicable and have not been modified or repealed; tlie real or personal 

 estates which the said society sliall be autliorized to take, hold, and convey, over and 

 above its library, and its scientific and agricultural collection, shall not, at any time, 

 exceed in amount tlie value of twenty thousand dollars. 



Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Michigan State Agricultural Society to transmit 

 to the President of the Senate, for the use of the Legislature, in the month of Janu- 

 ary, aymually, a report and statement of its proceedings, specifying the nature of the 

 encouragement proposed by it, and the object for which, and persons to v.liom pre- 

 miums have been awarded; embracing also such accurate details of the modes of 

 civilization, of keeping stock, and other important incidents, as will acquaint farmers 

 and others with the precise manner in which the valuable results recorded can be 

 again obtained; and presenting such other matter as the society may judge most 

 promotive of a greater and more general progress in practical agriculture. 



Sec. 4. This act shall take efi'ect immediately. 



Yoxir committee would resijectfully report that after careful examination of 

 the Constitution, they find that no printed form exists with all the amendments, 

 as remembered by some of the members, and they have therefore prepared a 

 final revision, and would recommend that the same be amended so as to read as 

 follows : 



THE CONSTITUTION. 



Article 1. The name of this association shall be " The Michigan State Agricultural 

 Society," and its object shall be to promote the improvement "of agriculture and its 

 kindred arts throughout the State of Michigan. 



Art. 2. The officers of this Society shall be a President, a Eecording Secretaiy, a 

 Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of twenty members. At the annual meet- 

 ing of the Society, to be held during the week of the fair, there shall be elected by a 

 majority of the members present, a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, for one 

 year, and ten members of the Executive Committee for two years, from the first of 

 January next ensuing. All vacancies in the offices of the society shall be filled by the 

 Executive Committee until the next election. If any member of the Executive 

 Committee shall fail to attend two successive meetings of said committee, duly called, 

 his place shall be deemed vacant. The ex-Presidents of this Society shall be also 

 members of the Executive Committee. 



Art. 3. County agricultural societies shall be auxiliaries of this Society, and the 

 Presidents of such societies shall be ex officio Vice Presidents of this Society, and 

 the Secretaries of such county societies, shall be ex officio Corresponding Secretaries 

 of this Society. 



Art. 4. The duties of the President, Vice President, Eecording and Corresponding 

 Secretary, shall be such as usually pertain to their respective omces, and such also as 

 may be prescribed by the order of the Executive Committee, as hereafter provided. 



Art. 5. The Treasurer shall receive and keep an accurate account of all moneys 

 belonging to the Society; he shall pay out its moneys only on the order of the Exec- 

 utive Committee, and at each annual meeting of the Society he shall make a full 

 report of its financial transactions and condition, and he shall give such ofiicial bond 

 as the Executive Committee shall prescribe. 



Art. 6. The Executive Committee shall determine the place for holding each annual 

 meeting and fair of the Society, and it shall call that meeting and fair at such time 

 as it shall judge best, or between the first Mondaj^ in September and the third Mon- 

 day in October, giving at least sixty days' public notice thereof. 



Art. 7. The Executive Committee shall direct the money appropriations of the 



