Proceedings—SOCIETY 3Ieetinos. 
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SOCIETY MEETINGS —ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
City Hall, Milwaukee, September 14, 1876. 
As required by the constitution of the Wisconsin State Agricul¬ 
tural Society, and of previous notice given by the secretary, the 
lifo members of said society convened in the city hall at 8 o’clock 
P. M., to elect officers for the ensuing year. President Stilson in 
the chair. 
The president called the meeting to order, and stated that the 
object for which they were convened was to elect officers of the 
society for 1876, and such e ther business as might come before 
them in accordance with constitutional provisions. 
Vice-President Clark moved that a committee be appointed by 
the chair for the nomination of officers, of one from the state at 
large and one from each congressional district. 
Mr. Sanderson offered the following resolution, as a substitute: 
Resolved, That the society proceed to choose a president, secretary and 
treasurer, by ballot; and. 
Resolved, That a committee of nine be appointed by the chair to report a 
list of vice-presidents and members of the executive committee. 
Dr. Martin moved an amendment to the substitute, that a com¬ 
mittee of one from the state at large, and one from each congress¬ 
ional district be appointed or chosen to recommend officers of the 
society; the former to be appointed by the chair, and the latter to 
be chosen by the delegates present from each congressional district. 
Vote taken, and declared by the president carried. 
Mr. Sanderson called for a division. The chair stated that he 
had declared the vote before a division was called for. Mr. San¬ 
derson appealed from the decision of the chair. Vote taken, and 
the chair was sustained. 
The amendment to the amendment, and the original motion as 
amended, were then adopted. 
The chair appointed J. P. C. Cottrill a member of the committee 
from the state at large, and the delegates from each congressional 
district reported the names as follows: 
1st district — Geo. H. Daubner. 
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