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OF THIE

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

OF THE

STATE OF MISSOURI

FOR THE YEAR 1875.

EDITED BY

JOHN S. MARMADUKE,
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

JEFFERSON CITY:

REGAN & CARTER, PRINTERS AND BINDERS.

1876.

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To the General Assembly of the State of Missouri:

In pursuance of section eight of article one, chapter four of Wagner's Statutes of Missouri, entitled "Of Agricultural Societies," I have the honor to transmit herewith the Report of the State Board of Agriculture for the year 1875.

Very respectfully,

JOHN S. MARMADUKE,

Corresponding Secretary

LAWS CONCERNING THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL SOCIETIES.

G. S. Ch. 159, § 1-1. A Board of Agriculture is hereby instituted and created a body corporate, by the name and style of the "Missouri State Board of Agriculture," and by that name shall have perpetual succession; power to sue and be sued; complain and defend in all courts; to make and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure.

IBID, § 2-2. The persons named as corporators of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture heretofore existing, and the duly elected. officers thereof, are hereby constituted the officers and members of the Board of Agriculture hereby created, until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified.

IBID, § 3-3. The Missouri State Board of Agriculture shall, at their next annual meeting, in addition to filling the vacancies then occurring, elect two additional members, and the Governor of the State and the Superintendent of Public Schools shall be ex-officio members of the Board. Immediately after the State Board of Agriculture has been increased to twelve elected members, as herein provided, said twelve members shall, by themselves and by lot, be divided into three classes of four each, numbered one, two and three. The term of service of class number one shall expire at the annual meeting in 1867; of class number two at the annual meeting in 1868, and of class number three in 1869; and at the annual meeting in 1867, and at each annual meeting thereafter, there shall be elected four members for the term of three years, to fill the vacancies occurring by expiration of term of service, and any vacancies occurring in unexpired terms of service shall be filled by election for the unexpired term. In case of failure by the President or delegates of County Agricultural Societies to fill vacancies at the annual meeting, the Board shall have power to fill the same by election.

IBID, § 4-4. The officers of said Board shall be a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as said Board shall deem necessary, who shall be elected at the annual meeting thereof, and shall serve for one year, and until their successors are duly elected and prepared to enter upon the duties of their respective offices.

IBID, § 5-5. The Missouri State Board of Agriculture, and their successors, shall have the power to adopt such by-laws and make such rules and regulations for the government of said Board and the management of its affairs and business as they may deem best calculated to promote the interests of agriculture, and as shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri and of the United States.

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