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liesolved, That a committee of five be appointed, of which Mr. Webber shall be the 

 chairman, to draft a revised act of incorporation to be presented to the Legislature 

 for adoption; also to draft a constitution and by-laws for this society in accordance 

 therewith; said acts and constitution to be printed in the Premium List for the year 

 1876, and reported to the Executive Committee at its next meeting for its adoption 

 and submission to the annual meetings of the Society. 



Mr. Sterling from the Business Committee reported npon the bill of the East 



Saginaw Driving Park Association, and offered the following resolution, which 



was adopted : 



Resolved, That the contract of 1874 and the contract of 1875 between the State Agri- 

 cultural Society and the East Saginaw Driving Pai'k Association, also the bill of said 

 association, and the business order in their favor for $322.65, being amount claimed 

 by said association for sittingin the grand stand, be placed in the hands of Mr. Webber 

 with instructions to settle them in accordance with the tex-ms of the contract. 



The demands of Mr. Pitts of Jonesville for premium, being just award for 

 ^•broadcast seed drill, omitted on awarding committee report, was referred to 

 ^Superintendents Hanford and Angel. 



The Secretary presented the list of the discretionary awards made at the State 

 JFair, which, on motion, was referred, by divisions, to the several superiutend- 

 .euts respectively, with instructions to report upon the same. 



The President appointed the following standing committees : 



On Finance. — Messrs. Childs, Eamsdell, and Van Yalkenburg. 

 ■On Utiles. — Messrs. Webber, Hanford, and Ferry. 

 'On Premium List. — Messrs. Greene, Manning, Phillips, How^ard, atid Wood. 



Adjourned till 2 o'clock P. M. 



C. F. KIMBALL, Secretary. 



.Approved. 



Afternoon Session, December 21, 1875. 



'Eoll called;: quorum present. 



A dispatch from Mr. Avery was received by the President announcing his 



i inability to be present. 



The President appointed the following special committees as per resolution 



V of the Board : 



On Pomology.—Messvs. Shoemaker, Kipp, and Baxter. 



On Constitution and By-Laios. — Messrs. Webber, Childs, Whitney, Kimball, and Hart. 

 - O/i Speed Premiums. — Messrs. Sterling, Hyde, and Dean. 



Mr. Hanford reported upon discretionary premiums in Division F, and the 



. reports were adopted and tlie awards ordered entered upon the register and paid ; 



also in favor of paying first premium in broad-cast seeders to Wm. F. Piatt, of 



. Jonesville, entry No. 20, Class 35, $40. 



Col. Ferry reported upon the discretionary premiums awarded in Division H, 



. machinery, which report was received, adopted, and tlic award ordered paid 



. accordingly. 



Mr. Baxter submitted his report of the amendments to the constitution made 



since the jDublication of this instrument in the Agricultural Eeport of 1857. 



. Mr. Webber moved tliat the report be received and adopted as a settlement of 



the question referred to the committee. Adopted. The following is the 



report : 



Your committee would respectfully report that the last full reprint of the consti- 

 Ktutionhe is able to lind was iu 1859, which is the same as published in 1857, with 



