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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan. 



given by sections twelve to fifteen, inclusive, of said 

 chapter, and may hold real and personal estate not 

 exceeding ten thousand dollars in value. 



Farmers' 

 clubs to re- 

 ceive publii 

 tlons, etc. 



Farmers' Clubs. 

 Sect. 19. Farmers' clubs properly organized and 

 holding regular meetings shall, upon application made 

 annually in November to the secretary of the state 

 board of agriculture, receive copies of its report and of 

 its other publications, in proportion to the number of 

 their members and to the applications so made. Every 

 club receiving such copies shall annually in October 

 make returns to said secretary of its agricultural experi- 

 ments and of the reports of its committees. 



Societies, etc., 

 may make 

 regulations 

 for preserva- 

 tion of peace 

 at fairs, etc. 



Bootlis, etc., 

 for sale of 

 good?, rot to 

 bo cstablisbed 

 •within half 

 mile of cattle 

 shows, etc., 

 without con. 

 Bent. 



Gaming, 

 horse-racing, 

 etc., prohib- 

 ited. 



Penalty. 



Good Order at Fairs, etc. 



Sect. 20. Any agricultural society or farmers' club 

 may establish such regulations, not repugnant to law, 

 as it may deem necessary and expedient for the preser- 

 vation of peace and good order or for the protection of 

 its interests at its regular or annual meetings, shows, 

 fairs, or exhibitions, and shall cause at least five copies 

 of such regulations to be posted in as many public 

 places on its grounds not less than forty-eight hours 

 before the time of holding each meeting. 



Sect. 21. No person during the time of holding a 

 cattle show, fair, or exhibition, or meeting of a farmers' 

 club, without the consent of the proper authorities hav- 

 ing charge of the same, shall establish within one half 

 mile of the place of holding such show or meeting a 

 tent, booth, or vehicle of any kind for the purpose of 

 vending any goods, wares, merchandise, provisions, or 

 refreshments. No person shall engage in any gaming 

 or horse-racing or exhibit any show or play during the 

 regular or stated time of holding any cattle show, agri- 

 cultural fair, or meeting of any farmers' club, or engage 

 in pool-selling, at or within half a mile of the place of 

 holding the same : provided, that any person having 

 his regular place of business within such limits shall 

 not be hereby required to suspend his business. 



Sect. 22. Whoever violates any provision of the 

 preceding section, or a regulation established under 

 section twenty, shall forfeit for such offence a sum not 

 exceeding twenty dollars. 



