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introduced into the last Legislature, but at too late a date to 
secure for it the careful consideration which such an important 
measure demanded. 
It would appear that by some such means as is provided in this 
bill inestimable benefit to the varied agricultural interests of the 
State would accrue, and the work of the Station at Geneva be very 
ereatly extended in its usefulness and with the greatest economy 
of expenditure. 
Awn Act to establish branch agricultural experiment stations. 
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 
Assembly, do enact as follows: 
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting agriculture in its various 
branches by scientific investigation and experiment, provision is 
hereby made for the establishment of several branch agricultural ~ 
experiment stations in this state, one of which shall be located in 
Suffolk county. 
§ 2. The management of each of these several branch stations shall 
be committed to a board of control, composed of the director and the 
executive committee of the board of control of the state agricultural 
experiment station at Geneva, and of three other members residing in 
the vicinity of each branch station established. The three local 
members shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the — 
senate, and they shall hold office for three years, or until their 
successors shall be appointed. 
§ 3. The board of control organized in accordance with section two, 
shall annually elect a president from one of the three local members 
of the board, and shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer to hold 
such offices during the pleasure of the board. .Two members repre- 
senting the state agricultural experiment station at Geneva, with two 
of the three members of the board residing within the vicinity of the 
branch station shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
business 
§ 4. The boards of control of each of the several branch stations 
which may be established in accordance with section two of this 
act, shall locate and have general management of these several 
branch stations, and shall appoint a director to have the general 
oversight and management of the experiments and investiga- 
tions which shall be necessary to accomplish the objects of such 
branch station under the general supervision of the director of the 
state agricultural experiment station at Geneva, and may employ 
as : 
