APPENDIX. 



Boston, March 3, 1884. 



Edwd. W. Lincoln, Esq., 



Secretary Worcester Co. Horticultural Society* 



My Dear Sir. — 



One of the members of the Agricultural Committee, Mr. W. H. 

 Spooner, has handed me the enclosed memorandum for the proposed 

 bill to relieve Horticultural Societies from taxation. Some of the 

 committee think that the building, or portions of building which are 

 let as stores or for other business purposes, should not be exempt from 

 taxation. Therefore, without consultation, they send in the memoran- 

 dum I send you with this, asking if such a bill as the enclosed would 

 be satisfactory. My reply is that I think it quite indefinite, and open 

 to the objection that it covers more than they desire, and does not 

 give us anything, according to its construction. 



I send the same to you for your and Judge Dewey's consideration. 

 The committee are favorable to our application for some relief, but are 

 very doubtful if they can get a bill passed exempting unconditionally 

 all the estates of Horticultural Societies from taxation. 



Will you please attend to this matter ? 



Faithfully yours, 



Francis B. Hayes. 



On motion vf Mr. Sessions, it was voted to frame a bill exempting 

 Horticultural Societies from taxation, on such property as may be 

 used for the purposes for which they were organized. 



How would the following do for a bill ? 



" The estate, both real and personal, of incorporated Horticultural 

 Societies, shall be exempt from taxation, on such portions thereof as 

 may be used for the purposes for which they were organized." 



