398 State Horticultural Society. 



tricts, as nearly equal as possible, and outlined a plan of organi- 

 zation similar to our State Board of Agriculture, and embodying 

 the good and efficient points of the State Board of Horticulture of 

 other states. 



This plan was approved by the Governor, and with the very 

 valuable assistance of the Secretary of State Swanger and his Chief 

 Clerk, Irwin, the following bill was drafted and prepared for 

 passage. The perfection of the bill and its careful wording is 

 shown in its acceptance by the Committee on Agriculture by both 

 the House and Senate, and finally passed without the change of a 

 single word. 



This bill was introduced in the Senate by Hon. T. J. Wornall 

 of Clay, and in the House by Hon. W. Crossley of Johnson, early in 

 February, and passed in the Senate on February 21 and in the 

 House on February 28, showing the nearly unanimous vote of both 

 houses and the faithful work of those having the bill in charge; 

 for which the Society has already expressed its appreciation and 

 thanks to them in a letter signed by the President and Secretary. 



SENATE BILL NO. 212. 



AN ACT 



Entitled an act to create a state board of horticulture, to repeal 

 sections 4705 and 4706 of article 1, chapter 67, Revised Stat- 

 utes of 1899, and to enact an emergency clause. 



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as 

 follows 



Section 1. A state board of horticulture is hereby created, 

 and shall consist of six trustees from as many districts hereinafter 

 provided, not more than three of whom shall belong to any one po- 

 litical party, to be appointed by the governor for a term of four 

 years, of which the governor, the state superintendent of public in- 

 struction and the professor of horticulture of the state university 

 shall be ex-officio members. 



Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the state board of horticulture 

 to promote the science of fruit culture in the state of Missouri, to 

 organize the fruit growers of the state, under such names as they 

 may choose, for the purpose of affording a systematic means of 

 gathering useful information for the use of the board, and to pub- 

 lish the same for the benefit of the fruit growers and farmers of 

 the state of Missouri. 



