INCORPORATION OF THE SOCIETY. 



ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIOX OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Know all meu by these presents, that we, the undersigned, John S. Harris, 

 of La Crescent, Houston county, John H. Stevens, of Hennepin county, 

 Wyman Elliot, Charles Hoag, J. T. Grimes, A. Stewart, R. J. Mendeuhall, Peter 

 M. Gideon, and Charles H. Clark, all of Hennepin county, I). A. J. Baker, 

 Truman M. Smith, D. A. Robertson, William E. Brimhall, H. J. Brainard, 

 L. M. Ford and Wm. Paist, all of Ramsey county, and Thomas Ramsden of 

 \Yashington county, O. F. Brand, A. W. McKiustry and Levi Nutting, all of 

 Rice county, and P. A. Jewell, of Wabasha, E. H. S. Dart, of Owatonna, Steele 

 county, all of the State of Minnesota, do hereby associate ourselves together, 

 for the purpose of becoming incorporated under the name, and for the pur- 

 poses hereinafter stated, pursuant to the provisions of title and chapter 

 St of the General Statutes of said State of Minnesota so far as the same 

 may be applicable — and do now adopt the following Articles : 



Article 1. This corporation shall be known as the Minnesota State Hor- 

 ticultural Society. 



Article 2. The object of the society shall be to collect, condense and 

 collate information relative to all varieties of fruits, flowers, and other 

 horticultural productions, and dispense the same among the people. 



Article 3. Any person interested maj' become a member of the society 

 by paying to the Treasurer or Secretary, the anual fee of one dollar, and 

 signing the constitution and by-laws. 



Article 4. The amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be twen- 

 ty-five thousand dollars ( 825,000 ) with privilege to increase it to 8100,000, 

 to be held in shares of twenty-flve dollars each. 



Article 5. The officers of this Society shall be as follows : President, one 

 Vice President to reside in each Congressional District of this State, Secre- 

 tary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of three or more members, all 

 of whom shall be elected at the annual meetings of the society, which shall 

 be held on the 3d Tuesday in January. 



Article 6. The principal place of business shall be wherever the majority 

 of the society may hereinafter designate. 



