Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1858 — AGRIULTURAL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

AGRIULTURAL MEETING.

Pursuant to public notice, a meeting was held at the Court House on Tuesday night of last week, to consider the propriety of organizing an Agricultural Society. Mr. Robert Parker was called to the Chair, and Win. S. Hopkins, Esq., elected Si tcre’ary. There was not a large attendance, but considerable interest was manifested by those present, who evinced a determination to go ahead with the good cause. After a lengthy debate, the following Preamble and Constitution, proposed by Mr. Donaldson, was adopted:

PREAMBLE

Whereas, We, the undersigned, citizens of Jasper county and State ot Indiana, are desirous of promoting the prosperity and encouragement of agricultural and mechanical persuits in all its various branches, the li

improvement of mechanism and' arts—the improvement of the race of all useful domestic animals, and the dissemination of Useful information on all the above named subjects, and believing from past experience llmt .>n organization on the same principle as heretofore practiced in this county, is inadequate to the carrying out of the above objects so full as is desired. Therefore, Be it known that we, whose names are hereunto annexed, or subscribed, propose and agree to form a Joint Stock Company, under the name and ’style of the Jasper County Agricultural Society; the capital stock oi the company not to be less than .§SOO, and to be divided .in o tres of §5 each, and to be divided as near us practicable equally among the several townships of this coirnty. in ratio to the population of the several townships respectively, and the company proposes to organize, in ail respects, in strict; compliance with all the laws o‘ tli Slate ol Indiana in force for the encourage ment ot agriculture, and in sub rdination to I all rules and regulations of the Indian . Slat - Board of Agriculture, ami that the slock shall be used i.y the company in aid of all pu-rpos.es properly connected with the State and < ’ountv Societies, and of the object ab » e specified, and to attain the above named objects.vve adopt the following constitution: CONSTITUTION. Art. 1. The said company shall be governed by the following officers: A President. a Secretary, anti a Treasurer, also one Director for each civil township in said county, who must be elected from among the stockholders ol said company. Art. 2. Said company agree to hold a fair anitally, at, or near, the county seat, on such , grounds as may be hereafter selected by said ' company, and offer and pay premiums on j various articles or products exhibited, in ac- i cordance with the-advertised list each year. Art. 3. Stockholders %nd their families; i shall .enter the gates free of charge. A stockholder's family shall Consist oi all wli i reside with him, under twenty-one years of age, . and all females of any age whatever. Art. 4. All tolls, wents and piofilsthati may arise from said fairs, and grounds, and | property, owned by said company, shall be owned by, and be under the control of the stockholders. Art. 5. A stockholder shall have one vote for each dollar of the stock taken in I said company,and annual members shall have ' one vote each in the election ol officers, provided they have paid into the treasuryone dollar, prior to said election. Art. 6. The stock of said society shall be 1 rans'erred, but no one person shall be entitled to hold mure than two-shares o’ stock, except by consent ol two-thirds of the Board of Directors. Art. 7. Th it a suitable committee be appointed, as soon as qn act tcable. to draft bylaws or the government of said society. Art. 8. W’nem ver there shall b« sur. plus in the treasury, after p.iviiig .id debts l of said society, the Board may declare a divide;; to be m. .(!■• to the s’ockhoi.iers of the company. Art. 9. This Coiistitutnm inay be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members , present at any annual meeting. ' i ne payment of the stock will not be ru-J qttired until the Ist of September, 1859. The- meeting then appd'nti ■' December 25. ( hristmas,) the day on which to elect the ofli -ers and complete the organization. The < ’ourt House is the place of holding the imeling, jind ten o'clock the hour. After appointing several gentlemen to so-' licit stock, the meeting adjourned.