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Wisconsin state agricultural society . 
Secretary Field read the amendments to the constitution sub- 
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mitted by vice president Stilson, as follows: 
1st. Amend subdivision two of article five of the constitution of tlie Wis¬ 
consin State Agricultural Society, by inserting between tlie words “ be ” and 
“ held ” in the first line of said sub-division the words “by ballot and shall 
be,” so that said sub-division two shall read as follows: The election of officers 
of the society shall be held each year during and at the general exhibition, 
and the exact time and place of the election shall be notified by the secretary 
in the official list of premiums and in all the general programmes of the 
exhibition. 
2nd. Amend sub-division two of article five of the constitution of the 
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, by adding after the words “ pro¬ 
grammes of the exhibition,” the words “ and each county agricultural soci¬ 
ety shall be entitled to three votes in the election of officers, such votes to be 
cast by its president, or duly appointed delegate or delegates,” so that said 
sub-division two shall read as follows: The election of officers of the soci¬ 
ety shall be held each year during and at the general exhibition, and the 
exact time and place of the election shall be notified by the secretary in the 
official list of premiums and in all the general programmes of the exhibi¬ 
tion, and each county agricultural society shall be entitled to three votes in 
the election of officers, such votes to be cast by its president or duly ap¬ 
pointed delegate or delegates. 
No further business appearing, on motion a recess was taken 
until 5 o’clock P. M., at which hour the president called to order, 
and the committee presented the following report: 
To the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society : 
Gentlemen : The undersigned committee to which was referred the an¬ 
nual report of the treasurer, have carefully examined the bills and vouchers 
furnished by the secretary, and have examined also the report of the treasur¬ 
er, and find the footings correct. Vouchers No. 393, $3; No. 392, $10.50; No. 
390, $26; No. 381, $20; No. 351, $3; No. 319, $7 and No. 314, $18, had not 
reached the treasurer, but were'issued by the secretary, aggregating $87.50. 
When these orders are paid, we believe the annuai account of 1873 will be set¬ 
tled correctly. 
Quite a number of orders of small amounts we find with no amount stated 
in the orders, all of which your committee can see might readily occur in 
the haste of doing business with dozens of parties at a time, and while we 
have no doubt the accounts are perfectly correct, we nevertheless would urge 
that in the future, payments be delayed until more care can be taken by the 
officers. Perhaps there is no way to fully remedy the evil, as sundry small 
bills must be met and paid as they occur with scarcely a moment’s considera¬ 
tion. The system is well calculated to embarrass the officers of the society, 
and may in certain cases lead to difficulties that ought to be prevented. To 
