MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 



ACTING FOR THE BOARD. 



Boston, Feb. 14, 1899. 



The executive committee was called to meet this day, but, 

 on account of the unusual blockade of roads and railroads by 

 snow, a quorum of the committee was not present. Messrs. 

 Appleton and Sessions, being present, adjourned the meeting 

 to February 21. 



Boston, Feb. 21, 1899. 



The adjourned meeting was held in part to consider the 

 request of the Weymouth Agricultural and Industrial Society 

 for the approval by the Board of Agriculture of the vote 

 passed at a special meeting of the said society, on Jan. 9, 

 1899, "That the treasurer of the Weymouth Agricultural 

 and Industrial Society be, and he hereby is, authorized to 

 negotiate, execute and acknowledo:e a mortaaoje and mort- 



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gage note, in the name of said society, and transact any 

 other conditions necessary for placing a mortgage on the 

 real estate of said society ; said mortgage to be for a sum 

 not exceeding $3,000, to run not less than three years or 

 more than five years, at a rate of interest not to exceed 6 

 per cent." There was presented a statement of the secretary 

 of the society, giving a copy of the vote above quoted ; a 

 statement that the special meeting was legally called for the 

 purpose of voting on this matter ; that the affirmative vote 

 was unanimous ; and that there was a quorum present. It 

 was also showii that the hearing on the matter was advertised 

 as required by the notice of the secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture. 



No person appearing in opposition, it was 



Voled, To approve for the Board of Agriculture the above- 

 quoted vote of the Weymouth Agricultural and Industrial 



