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become a part thereof; " and of its vote, passed at an ad- 

 journed special meeting of the society, on Feb. 5, 1900, 

 " That Sidney Drewett be, and he hereby is, authorized and 

 empowered, as treasurer of the Middlesex North Agricult- 

 ural Society, to borrow in its name and behalf at his discre- 

 tion, a sum not exceeding $4,800, for the use of said society, 

 for such time and upon such terms as he may deem desir- 

 able, the rate of interest not to exceed five per cent per 

 annum, payable semi-annually, and therefor to sign and give 

 the })romissory note of said society ; and also that Henry S. 

 Perham as president and the said Sidney Drewett as treas- 

 urer of the society, be and hereby are authorized and em- 

 powered, in its name and behalf, to make, execute and 

 acknowledge a mortgage deed with power of sale in the 

 usual form, and affix thereunto the seal of said society, and 

 such deed to deliver as security for the payment of said 

 note, therein and thereby conveying, subject to an existing 

 mortgage from said society to the Lowell Institution for 

 Savings, for the principal sum of $9,000, dated Jan. 23, 

 1896, all the real estate belonging to said society, situate on 

 the easterly side of Gorham Street in said Lowell, known 

 as the fiiir grounds, together wdth any land theretofore 

 acquired by said society from the Lowell bleachery, and 

 situated on the southerly side of the fair grounds, and to 

 become a part thereof," being in order, the matter was 

 considered. 



There were presented certified copies of the above-quoted 

 proceedings of the society, showing that the meetings were 

 legally called and that the votes were the necessary two- 

 thirds ; also copies of the advertisements of the special 

 meetings of the society and of the hearing by the Board 

 of Agriculture. Certain persons appeared in favor of the 

 request for approval, and certain persons appeared in oppo- 

 sition. After a full hearing and careful weighing of the 

 evidence j)ro and con, the committee unanimously 



Voted, To approve for the Board of Agriculture the 

 above-quoted votes of the Middlesex North Agricultural 

 Society, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 274, 

 Acts of 1890. 



Voted, That hereafter votes of societies on matters of 



