PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOLL WEEVIL CONVENTION. 9! 



be willing and able to fill this position. But the Vice- Presidents should be 

 nominated at this time. 



The following gentlemen were nominated as Vice- Presidents : Jno. P. 

 Parker of Ouachita, L. S. Frierson of De Soto, D. W. Pipes of East 

 Feliciana, John C. Buchanon of Lafayette, and G. W. Bolton of Rapides. 



Mr. ,Brazeale thereupon moved to reconsider the rules of organization, 

 and that the organization have five instead of three vice-presidents. There 

 being no objection to this motion the same was pronounced carried by 

 the President; on motion of Mr. Brazeale, the nominees aforementioned 

 were elected unanimously. 



On motion duly carried, the President and Vice-Presidents shall con- 

 stitute the Board of Directors. 



On motion duly carried, the appointment of the Secretary and Treasurer 

 was left to the Board of Directors, and that the appointee be in the office 

 of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 



The President. I will state here that I will consult with Major Lee in 

 making this appointment. 



On motion of Mr. Polk, Baton Rouge was nominated as the place of 

 domicile of the Association. 



Mr. Brazeale offered as a substitute that Baton Rouge be appointed as 

 the domicile of the Association, and that the next Convention be held in 

 Shreveport. 



Some gentleman from Caddo moved that Shreveport be named as the 

 domicile of the Association. 



Upon taking the vote, the house stood equally divided, with nineteen 

 votes on either side (a great many of the delegates had left the house, 

 owing to the late hour), and the President decided the question in favor 

 of Baton Rouge. 



The Convention then decided to hold its next session in Shreveport. 



The Convention then adjourned. 



The following Permanent Committee were appointed by the President 

 after adjournment: 



Committee on Boll Weevil Legislation Judge Walter Guion, New Or- 

 leans ; Prof. H. A. Morgan, Baton Rouge ; Henry Carleton, Shreveport. 



Committee on Bird Legislation Mr. Frank M. Miller, New Orleans; 

 Judge Eugene D. Sanders, New Orleans; Dr. J. G. Kells, New Orleans. 



