No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 227 



The reports of the several committees will be found printed 

 in this volume. 



The hearing on the request of the Worcester Agricultural 

 Society for the approval of its vote at the annual meeting 

 duly called for the purpose, that "the president, two vice- 

 presidents, member of the State Board of Agriculture, the 

 secretary and treasurer, be authorized to borrow a sum not 

 exceeding $5,900 to pay the bills of the society, and that 

 they be empowered to give a good and sufficient mortgage on 

 the real estate of the society for the same." The delegate of 

 the society, J. L. Ellsworth, presented a copy of the records 

 of the society's actions, duly certified and sworn to by the 

 secretary. There was also presented by him copies of the 

 newspapers containing the advertisement of the call for the 

 said annual meeting, and also copies of the newspapers con- 

 taining the advertisement of the hearing of the matter by 

 the Board of Agriculture. The delegate of the society gave 

 an account of the conditions that made it necessary for the 

 society to give an increased mortgage of its property, and 

 answered questions on the matter by members of the Board. 

 It appearing that the action of the society was according to 

 law and properly advertised, and by a two-thirds vote of 

 members of the society present and voting, and no person 

 appearing in opposition to the request of the society, it was 



Voted, That the Board of Agriculture approves of the 

 vote of the Worcester Agricultural Society, passed at the 

 annual meeting of said society, Nov. 29, 1898, as above 

 quoted. 



Voted, That the secretary of the Board be instructed to 

 notify the society of the action of the Board. 



The report of the librarian was read by the secretary, and 

 a complete catalogue of the library of the Board was pre- 

 sented. 



Voted, To accept the report and the catalogue. 



Voted, to reconsider the vote passed at the last annual 

 meeting, " That the catalogue of the library be published in 

 the ' Agriculture of Massachusetts ' which is published next 

 after the completion of the catalogue." 



