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ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
State Agricultural Rooms, Sep.. 26, 1867. 
Pnrsuant to the constitutional provision, and to a published notice, the 
Life Members of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Soceity met this evening 
in their Rooms for the election of officers for the eusuing year. 
President Darling in the Chair. 
Attendance large. 
Calling of roll of members dispensed with. 
Mr. Williams moved that a committe of seven be appointed by the chair 
to make nominations for officers of the Soceity for the year 1868. Carried. 
The President appointed as such committee, Mesrss. David Williams, 
J. 0. Eaton, F, D. McCarty, A. Proudfit, W. R. Taylor, B. R. Hinkley, and 
A. E. Elmore. 
During the absence of Committee, the Secretary read financial reports for 
the years 1864, 1865, and 1866, and made some remarks concerning the im¬ 
portance of an annual publication of the Society’s Transactions, urging all 
Life Members of the Society to use their influence to that end. 
The committee on nominations returned and reported as follows: 
For President —K. A. Darling, Fond du Lac. 
Vice-Presidents Congressional District, B. R. Hinkley, Summit; Sec¬ 
ond District, W. R. Taylor, Cottage Grove; Third District, C. H. Williams, 
Baraboo ; Fourth District, Sat. Clark, Horicon; Fifth District, Eli Stilson, 
Oshkosh ; Sixth District, C. C. Washburn, La Crosse. 
Secretary —J. W. Hoyt, Madison. 
Treasurer—I) 2 iy\ 6 i Atwood, Madison. 
Additional Members of the Executive Committee —David Williams, Springfield; 
J. 0. Eaton, Lodi; C. L Martin, Janesville ; J, H. Warren, Albany , N. S. 
Green, Milford; W. W. Field, Boscobel; G. Truesdale, Kenosha. 
On motion the report of the committee was accepted. 
Moved, by David Williams, that the report be adopted and that L. B. Vilas 
be authorized to cast the vote of the Society for the persons nominated as the 
officers thereof for the ensuing year. Carried unanimously. 
Adjourned sine die. 
J. W. HOYT, Secretary. 
ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY. 
State Agricultural Rooms, 
December 11, 1867. 
Pursuant to constitutional requirements, and to a published notice, the So¬ 
ciety met in these Rooms this day at 3 o’clock to close up the financial ac¬ 
counts for the year, and attend to such other business as might properly 
come before it. 
Quorum present. 
President Darling in the chair. 
On call, the Secretary read the Treasurer’s statement of the financial 
transactions for the year past; showing the receipts to have ^been $16,- 
