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Wisconsin state Agricultural society . 
“ The President shall receive the sum of five dollars per day and actual 
expenses for the time necessarily employed in the business of the society. 
“ The "Vice Presidents and members of the Executive Board shall receive 
five dollars per day for each day’s actual attendance in the service of the so¬ 
ciety at the annual fairs, and their actual expenses for attendance at the De¬ 
cember and February meetings of the board. 
“ That each superintendent shall present an itemized account for the ex¬ 
penses of his department, and shall certify that it is correct, and an order 
shall be drawn for each employee separately. 
“ The Secretary shall receive the sum of two thousand dollars per annum 
and actual expenses when away from Madison on business of the society, and 
shall be allowed one hundred and fifty dollars per annum for clerk hire in 
addition to the clerk service for the week of the fair. 
“ That all printing for the use of the society shall be let by the Secretary to 
the lowest bidder. 
“ The auditing committee are hereby instructed not to audit any account 
unless the above resolution is complied with. 
“ That it shall be the duty of the Secretary to prepare proper blanks to 
carry out this resolution.” 
A communication was received from 1 ST . E. Allen, Esq., relative 
to a seeder trial to be held under the auspices of the State 
Agricultural Society. The communication was discussed in a 
somewhat informal manner by several members of the board, on 
the importance of the trial and the beneficial results which might 
follow if carried out fully, but before arriving at a definite con¬ 
clusion, on motion of Vice President Clark, the communication 
was referred to a select committee of three, and the chair appoint¬ 
ed as such committee Messrs. Clark, Cheney and Fratt. 
Adjourned to Wednesday at 9 A. M. 
Wednesday, February 4, 9 A. M. 
Quorum present. 
Ex-President Hinkley in the chair. J. 0. Eaton, chairman of 
the committee to whom was referred the resolution relative to 
compensation of officers of the society reported the resolution to 
the board without amendment, and on motion of Curtis Mann it 
was unamiously adopted. 
Vice President Clark moved that the time of holding the fair for 
1874 be fixed for the 7th to 12th of September. Carried. 
The following communication from the common council of 
