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years for which the appropriation is made, for the maintenance and extension of 

 said course. 



Sec. 6. For the purposes mentioned in the preceding sections the said Board of 

 Agriculture may use such sum as it shall deem proper, not exceeding the sum of 

 five thousand dollars in the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred ninety- 

 six, and five thousand dollars in the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred 

 ninety-seven, and such amounts are hereby appropriated from the general funds of 

 this State, which said sum of five thousand dollars shall, for each of the years eight- 

 een hundred ninety-five and eighteen hundred ninety-six, be included in the State 

 taxes apportioned by the Auditor General on all the taxable property of the State, 

 to be levied, assessed and collected as are other State taxes, and when so assessed 

 and collected to be paid into the general fund to reimburse said fund for the appro- 

 priations made by this act. 



This act is ordered to take immediate effect. 



Approved May 18, 1895. 



♦ RULES OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNING THE MANAGEMENT 



OF FARMERS' INSTITUTES; UNDER ACT NO. 166 OF THE SESSION 



OF 1895, APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 18, 1895. 



1. The immediate management of Farmers' Institutes is placed in charge of the 

 Superintendent of Institutes, under the direction and control of the Board of Agri- 

 culture. The Superintendent shall arrange for locating and holding Institutes under 

 the act making appropriation therefor. He shall approve of Institute Societies 

 authorized by law, when properly organized. After consultation with the oflBcers of 

 the county Institute Societies, he shall determine the time and place of holding 

 each Institute and the subjects to be discussed, having reference in these to the 

 branches of agriculture most prominent in the locality and the wishes of the 

 society. He shall designate the persons to attend the Institutes as lecturers, and 

 shall make such other arrangements as in his judgment may be necessary for the 

 proper conduct of Institutes. He shall have authority to meet with the county 

 Institute Societies to make arrangements for Institutes. He shall have authority 

 to reject from the program local speakers or topics. 



2. The Superintendent may call upon the faculty and instructors of the College 

 and members of the Experiment Station force for such an amount of Institute work 

 as may be assigned them by the Board. He may, with the approval of the Board, 

 employ such other lecturers as may be needed for the conduct of Institutes. He 

 shall arrange for such reports of proceedings of the Institutes as the Board shall 

 direct. He may appoint from the faculty or others employed by the Board "Insti- 

 tute conductors," who may be designated to preside at Institutes and who shall 

 have general charge of the program at the Institutes assigned to them. They may 

 be required to report as to the conduct and result of the Institutes under their 

 charge. 



•RULES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY FARMERS' INSTITUTE 

 SOCIETIES AND THE CONDUCT OF INSTITUTES. 



1. Counties desiring an Institute must first organize under the provisions of the 

 law. To organize, at least twenty residents of the county, without regard to sex 

 but of legal age, shall meet and adopt a brief constitution, forms for which are here- 

 after given, and by-laws, in harmony with the State law and the rules of the Board, 

 and shall proceed to elect the following oflicers: A president, a vice president from 

 each township in the county, and a secretary who shall also be treasurer. The 

 president and secretary, together with three vice presidents designated by the 

 society, shall constitute an executive committee, who may be authorized by the 

 society to transact the routine business of the society in connection with holding 

 Institutes. Hereafter the annual election of officers shall be held during the annual 

 Institute meeting, only members of the society being entitled to vote. 



* These rules are as revised by the Board of Agricnlture in April, 1898. 



