456 STATE BOAKD OF AGKICULTURE. 



F. M. Manning, Paw Paw, Van Bureu county ; 



E. Van Valkenbnrgh, Hilhdale, Hillsdale county ; 



William L. Webber, Ea.-t Saginaw, Saginaw county ; 



Amos F. Wood, Ma?on, Ingham county. 



Hon. R. E. Trowbridge, of Ingham, offered ihe following resolution?, which 

 after discussion were unanimously adopted, prescribing the time and manner of 

 electing the officers of this Society : 



liesolved, That in all future elections for officers of this Society the election shall be 

 conducted in the following manner, viz. : The Executive Committee shall provide a 

 proper ballot-hox, to he kept at some convenient place on the fair grounds, and they 

 shall appoint three proper persons who shall conduct the election and receive the bal- 

 lots of all members who are entitled and shall ofier to vote, and said judges shall 

 require each person oflering to vote to present the proper certificate of membership, 

 and shall keep a full register of the names of all persons voting at such election. The 

 polls of said election shall be opened at 9 o'clock A. M. and closed at 5 o'clock P. M. on 

 Thursday of the week of the annual fair. In case of a tie vote tiie judges shall decide 

 the matter in the manner provided by law for deciding tie votes at township elec- 

 tions. The judges of the election, together with the President of the Society, shall 

 duly canvass the votes so cast, and shall publicly announce the result from the grand 

 stand on the fair grounds at 10 o'clock A. M. of the next succeeding day; and be it 

 further 



liesolveil, That due notice of such election sliall annually be given b}' the Secretary 

 in the posters and regular advertisements of the fair, and conspicuous notices of the 

 place where such polls shall be held shall also be posted on the grovmds. 



On motion, adjourned sine die. 



C. F. KIMBALL, Secretary. 



Friday Morning, September 17. — 11 o'clock. 



A special meeting of the Executive Committee \va> held to consider the ques- 

 tion of continuing the fair through Saturday, when, on motion, it was decided 

 that such of the speed trials as were unfinished on Friday evening should be 

 completed on Saturday, and that such committee work as w;as incomplete should 

 be completed on Saturday forenoon. 



Adjourned to meet at the Bancroft House this (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock, 

 to consider centennial matters. 



Met at Bancroft House pursuant to adjournment. Poll called : quorum 

 present. 



Mr. Woodman, Chairman of the State Centennial Board, addressed the Com- 

 mittee, and announced the following division as having been made of the differ- 

 ent interests to be represented at tlie centennial of 1876, from Michigan, Avitli 

 the view of thoroughly canvassing each and every department, so tlnit our rep- 

 resentation of the resources and products shall be a credit to the State and a 

 glorious and lasting remembrance for generations to come. 



Education, arts, and science have been assigned under the sitpervision of Gov. 

 J. J. Bagley, President of the Centennial Board, assisted by the State Superin- 

 tendent of Public Instruction and such other assistance as desired. 



The mineral resources are under the supervision of Hon. J. A. Hubbell, com- 

 missioner of the board, assisted in the lower peninsula by S. S. Garrigues of 

 Saginaw. 



The soils, grapes, woods, and horticultural department, the products of the 

 Agricultural College farm and museum, to the Agricultural College. 



The Pomological society, the board are desirous should take charge of the 



