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STATE AaEICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
tural and kindred works, for valuable donations to the Society’s Library, 
including several works new edtions of which have just been issued in a style 
eminently creditable to his enterprise as well as to his known interest in the 
progress of industrial literature. 
On motion, the Committee adjourned dne die. 
J. W. HOYT, Secretary. 
Meetings op the Executive Committee were held every evening during the 
Fair, and a session was also held subsequent to the Exhibition; but since 
the business transacted related exclusively to matters of temporary interest, 
such as numerous details of the Exhibition, including the revision of the 
reports of awarding committees, etc., it is not deemed important to 
publish the proceedings thereof. 
For Proceedings op December Meeting op Executive Committee, see 
report immediately following the List of Premiums Awarded at the Exhibi¬ 
tion of 1868. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1869. 
State Agricultural Rooms, October 1, 1868. 
Pursuant to constitutional provisions and published notice, the Life Mem¬ 
bers of the Society met this evening at 7 o’clock, in the State Agricultural 
Rooms for the election of officers for the ensuing year. 
The meeting was called to order by Acting President Hinkley. 
A large number of members were present. 
L. B. Vilas moved that the Society do now proceed to the election of officers, 
and that a committee of five be appointed to nominate the same. Carried 
The chair appointed Messrs. L. B. Vilas, R. F. Pember, J. H. Hicks, A. 
A. Bennett, G. H. Stewart. 
The Secretary made a financial statement for the year 1867, as per printed 
report in forthcoming volume of Transactions. 
He also called attention to the fact that the 7th volume of Transactions 
of the Society, for the publication of which by the State he had so long labor¬ 
ed, was now pretty well through the press, and that, provision had gener¬ 
ously been made for the future regular publication of a volume of the So¬ 
ciety’s reports from year to year. He furthermore stated that he was now 
engaged in the work of forming a cabinet of economical materials, including 
metallic ores and their products, building materials, agricultural products, 
models of implements, etc., etc., and that all friends of the Society were 
earnestly solicited to contribute thereto. 
A call was made for the reading of the Constitution to be submitted at the 
next Annual Meeting ; which was read by the Secretary. 
The committee on nominations returned, and made the following report: 
