Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 29

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA .- CONTINUED,

PHASTITUTIUN OF THE INDIANA STATE 10.1KD OL AGRICULTURE Revised and hidupted at the January Mecury of the Board, 1860.

ARTICLE 1. The name and style of this society shall be "The Indiana State Board of Agriculture." Ils objects to prointe and improve the con- ditien of agriculture, horticulture and the mechanic, minnufacturing sud heuschold arta.

AUT. 2. There shall bo holid nt the city of Indiunupelis, at such tiine ns muy by prescribed hy low, ou annual meeting of the Stato Board of Agricul- ture, together with Presidents, or other delegates duly authorized, frein ceel county or such other agricultural society us may br authorizeil by laiv to send ilelegales, irhe shall, for the time being, be ex oficio members of the State Bouil of Agriculture, for the purpose of ileliberation and consultetien na to the wants, prospects nud condition of the agricultural interests throughout the State; and at such nuqual meetings the several roports from county societies shall be delivered to the President of the State Board of Agriculture; and the soul President and ilelegatea shall, at this meeting, elect suitable persens to fill all vacancies in this Bentil ; Provided, however, That said election shull not affect the members of the Board present, whose terni shall not be considerou to expire until the Inst dny of the session.

ANT. 3. Tho Stato Board elect shall meet immediately after the adjeurn- ment of the Stute Bonrd, for the purpose of organization, and for the trans- action of such ather business os tho wants nud interests of the society may require, and hold auch other meetings, from time to time, for making out premium lista, preparing for State fairs, and all other business necessary to the promotion of the objects of the society.

AnT. 4 Tho State Board elect shall consist of sixteen members, chosen from the following districts.

First District-Posty, Vouderburgh, Gibson, Worrick and Spencer Coun- tie Second District-Piko, Du bois, Martin, Daviess, Knox and Sullivan Coun- ties. Third District-l'orry, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd und Washington Coun- ties Fourth Distriet-Orango, Luivrouco, Jookson, Monroe, Green, Brown and Scott Counties. Fink District-Clark, Jefferson, Switzerland, Jennings, Obio aud Riploy Counties.

Sixth District-Dearboru, Franklin, Decatur, Bartholomew und Rusb Counties.

Seventh District Johnson, Shelby, Morgan and Marion Counties. Eighth Districts-Owon, Clay, Vigo, Parke and Vermillion Counties. Niuth District-Putnam, Hendricks, Montgomery and Boone Counties. Teuth District-Fayette, Wayne, Union sud Henry Couplies

Eleventh District-Randolph, Delaware, Madison, Ilaucock, Hamilton. Tipton and Jay Counties.

Twelfth District-Clinton, Fouutniu, Tippecanoe, Warren, Benton and White Counties. Thirteenth Distriet-Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wells, Adama, Wabash Bud Howard Counties. Fourteenth District- Carrolt, Cass, Miami, Fulton, Pulaski, Juyper, Por- ter nud Lake Counties. Fifteenth Distriel-Marsball, La Porte, St. Joseph, Starke nud Elkbort Counties.

Sixteentrenth District-Allen, La Grange, Whitley, De Kalb, Noble, Steuben and Kosciusko Counties.

Chosen for two years, one-half of whose terms expire orory year, to-wit : Those representing the first, second, third, fourth, seventh, fourteenth, fif- teenth nud sixteenth oxpire at the annual meeting of 1860, and those rep- resenting the fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, icath, elerenth, tirelfth and thir- teenthi districts expire at the annual meeting to be held in January, 1861. To be chosen by ballot.

ART. 5. It shall be the duty of the President to presido at all meetings, conduct the business in in orderly and parlisnicutary manuer, and officially sign all rouchers und drafts upon the Treasurer (except for premiums), and oll other instruments requiring the same, and cull special nicetings in cases of emergency.

AUT. 6. The State Board elect shall, at the annual meeting after the ad- journment of tho delegato meeting, proceed to elect one of their number President, who shall hold his olfico for the term of one year aud until his successor is elogled and qualified, and one of their number for Vice Presi- deul, whose torm shall be the same as President, who shall net, nud, for the tine heing, have all the power ay President, wheuerer the President is absent from any regulur meeting. They shall also elect some suitable person ns Secretary, and semo sulinble porson ay Treasurer, and a General Superin- tenIeut, who shall hold their offices each for one year, unless romnred for Sucompetonoy or neglect of duty. They shall also elect feur of their oum- ber, who shall, with the President, constitute an Executive Committee, who shall have power to act in cases of omergency where loss would result by waiting till a regular meeting of the board, hut shall have no power what- prer iluring the meeting of the board,

Aux. 7. I shall ho tho duty of the Treasurer to safely keep the funds belonging to the society, pay out the sauto on orders or drafts drawn br the Secretary, and report sunually to the State Board, und is much oftener as he may be rulted upon by the board, and shall gire houd for the faithful per- fornianco of his duties.

AUT. 8. It shall bo the duty of the General Superintendent to take care of noul carefully keop ull property belonging to the society ; have the care and control of the fair grounds iluring the recess ; have the supervision oud oversight of such improvements or ndditions us muny be dirceted by the State Board, and, under their direction, procure materials, coutraet for lubor, cm- ploy tho necessary police, gote-keepers, and care-takers generally, and shall be, during the continuance of a fair, the Chief Murshul und head of the polico.

ART. 9. The Secretury shall keop a truo record of the proceedings. He shalt conduct all correspondloner ou hehulf of the society, except when other- wisa directed by tho President. He shall, hy himself and assistants by hiu Appointed, arrange the details of the entries, tickets, soil coroll tho unmes uf tominittee4 ani] judges of the State Fuir, receire and recopil the various reports uf tho awurdling couunittees, fill out aud deliror all diplomas nud certificates, It shall he the iluty of the Scoretury to condense tho county agricultural reports for each sent into one rolumio, aud superintend the pub- lishing uf tho samur, lo shall audit and filo all accounts against the beard ; draw orders in favor of the proper porsous, ou thr Treasurer, for the umount, but orlers shall not be drawn payable to oriler or beurer, but to the numio of the purty nloue or his agent. He shall muke un annual report, showing the Blount of ull erilers upon the Treasury, nud shull perforzu such other duties as the beat intoreais nf tho society muy ilemand ; but he is at all times sub- jeet to the direction anil control of the State Beard.

Ant. 10. The Trensurer, Sooretary nud Superintendent shall he allowed, from time to time, such comuponsutivu for their services as muy be juulged equiratent to the duties performeil or services rendered, nuil shall he allowed such assistants as may be directed by the State Board. The compensation of all offevra ar employer stall hv fixed by the State Board, ut a regular munet- ing thereof.

Aus. 11. That no compountiou shall be utloweil to delegates attending the muuunl meeting of the State Beanl ; nor shall the murmubors of the State Bonril oleet be paid nuy suzu nf money, us cemipeusation or otherwise, except by onler of the hourd eleet.

Ant. 12. The State Bonrd miny adjourn frem time to time, or they may be called together by the Secretary, by order of the President, by a written notice to each member, iuclosed by tonil, and a notice of surh meeting pub- lished in two or more newspapers of general circulation in the city of In- dinuapolia; and all meetingy so held by adjournment, or calls, shall be deemed regular anıl legal.

AnT. 13. Any alterntion er amendment to this Coostitution way he maile nt the annual meeting of the State Board, two-thirds of all the members rot- ing for auch amendment.

AuT. 14. The following standing committees shall he appointed hy the President, to whom all matters of business coming up for reference under their particular licads slinll be referred, unless biterwise specially directed hy tho benrd;

1-Finence and Claims,

2 .Rules anil Regulations.

8 Fuir Grounds.

4-Unfinished Business.

5-Geological Surroy-Executive Committee ez officio. 6-Premium List.

An Acl for the Euconragettient of Agricolture. Approred February 17, 1852.

SUCTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That whenerer thirty or more persons, residents of any county, or district ombracing tivo counties of this Stote, shall organize themselves into a society for the improvement of agriculture within soid county or ilistrict, and shotl bare adopted a constitution and by- laws agreeably to the rules on regulo- tions to be furnished by the ludinua State Board of Agriculture, and shall have appointed the usun) and proper offirers, and when said society shall havy raised and paid to their Treasurer, by voluntary subscription or by fees inposed upon its members, any sum of money not less than fifty dollars ; and when the President of said society shall certify to the respective County Auditors the amount thus paid, attested by the oath or affirmation of the Treasurer before o ungistrate, it shall be the duty of said County Auditors, embraced within the ilistrict in which suoh society shall be organizel, to draw an order on the Treasurer of his respective county, in foror of the President and Treasurer of said society, for whatever amount of funds there shall have been received during the previous year, for all licenses issued to persons exbibiting menngeries, circuses or theatrical performances, nr other shows : Pravidel said onder shall not exceed the amount raised and paid in by said society by voluntary subscriptions or fees, and it shall be the duty of The Treasurer of snid county to pay the same.

SEO. 2. That it shall be tho duty of the several county or district societies which may be formed under the provisions of the preceding section, during tho continuance of this act, annually to offer and uward premiums for the improvement of soils, tillago, crops, mugures, improvements, stock, articles of domestic industry, at] such other articles, productions and improve. ments us they may deem proper, and may perform all such sets as they may trem best calculated to promote agricultural and househobl manufacturing interests of the district and of the State; oud it abull also be their duty so to regulate the amount of premiums and the different grades of the same as that it shall be competent for small as well as large farmers to have an oppor- tunity to compete therefor, and in making their awards, special reference eball be had to the profits which may accrue, or be likety to accruc, from the improred mode of raising the crop, or of improving the soil or stock, or of the fabrication of the articles thus offered, with the intention that the pre- miums shall he given for the most economical mode of improvement ; and All persous offering to compete for premiums on improred modes of tillage or the production of any crop or other articles shall be required, before such premium is nuljudged, to deliver to the awarding committee a full and correct statement of the process of such mode of tilluge or preduetion, and the ex- pense and ralue of the same, with a view of showing accurately the profit- derived or expected to be derived therefrom.

SEC. 9. It shall be tho duty of each county or district society to publish annually a list of the awards, aud au abstraet of the Treasurer's Account, in a newspaper of the district, and to make a report of their proceedings dur- iug the year, und n synopsis of the awards for improvements in agriculture and household manufactures, together with an abstract of the several descrip- tions of those improvemeuis, and also make a report of the condition of agriculture in their county or district, irbich report shall bo made out in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and shall be forwarded to the Stote Board at their annual meet- iug in Jumuary of each year, and no subsequent payment shall be made from the County Treasury unless a certificate is presented to the Auditor from the Secretary of the State Board, showing that such reports have been made.

Si c. 4. The State Board, as at present constituted ind organized, is here- by erented u body corporate, with perpetual succession, in manuer bereaner described, under the name and style of the " Indiana State Board of Agri- culture."

Skc. 6. It shall be the duty of the State Beard to appoint a President, Secretary, Treasurer aud such other officers os they may deem necessary The President shull hore poirer to call meetings of the board irhenever he may deem i expedient.

Sce. G. Thero shall be held in the city of Indianapolis, on the first Thurs- day after the first Monday in January, ou anual mertiug of the Iudinuu Stuto Board of Agriculture, together with the President of cach county agri- cultural society, or other delegato therefrom, duly authorized, who slin]], for the tinto being, be ex officio members of the State Board of Agriculture, for the purpose ot deliberation and consultation as to the wants, prospects And condition of the agricultural interests throughout the State ; und at such nnunal meeting, the sereral reports of the county societies shall he delivered to the P'resident of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and the sail President and delegates shall, at this meeting, elect suitshle persous to fill all raeuncies in sail Bonrd ; Provided, however, That said election shall not offcet the members of the board present, whose term shall not be considered to ex- pire until the lost day of said session.

Skr. 7. It shall be the duty of said board to make an annual report to the General Assembly of tho State of tho receipts oud expenditures of the board, together with such proceeilings of the State Board, and reports from county agricultural societies, as well as a general view of the condition of agriculture throughout the Sinte, accompanied by such recommendations as they wny ileem interesting amil usrtul

Ske 8. That the Indinon Stato Board of Agriculture shall hare power to hold Stato Fairs at such times and places ns ther war deem proper and ex- pedient, and huriug the emiro control of the same, fixing the amount of the rarious premiums offered, embracing overy article af seleuce aud ort, or such portions of them As they muny deem oxurdiem und proper, caleuluteil to milrinee the interests of the people of the State. Thoy muy employ assist- ants, recoire contributinus, dountions, etc., und unite with a county or dis- triet society for the purpose of detraying the expenses of snid State fairs.

SKY. 9. The Sinto Board of Agriculture aluill certify to the Auditor of Stato the ordinary expeuses of the bound proper, including the necessary persounl oxpouses of their attenduuce on noi more than two meetings in buy one year Tho Auditor shall nwlit the same, aud ou his irarrant ibo Trens. urer of Stute shull puy the sunto, out of any money approprimed for ngri- cultural purposes.

Sec. 10. All Jours conflicting with the provisions of this act bo nun the samo aro hierchy repeulet.

At the Jnonary meeting, 1870, the Constitution irns so amewird us to strike out that portion of Article & which rruds. " Employ the accessory

police, gate-keepera nn enre-takers generally," and added : "The members of the Bourl shall employ ull the necessary police and gale-keepers."

At the Batue meeting, Article 10 was su quiended to reud us follows " That at the annual meeting of said Board the salaries of the Treasurer, Secretary on) Superintenilent shall be fixed for the ensuing year ; Provided, that said Board mny, in their discretion, nt nny meeting of said Board, moke said officers on wlilitionul allowance for esten services.

At the May meeting in 185], certain rules, embracing ten sections, for the government of county agricultural societies, were nonpteil by the Board of Agriculture, as required in Section I of the statute laws enacted by the Legislature of Indinon, fer the " Encouragement of Agriculture," approved February 17, 1852.

At the Februory meeting ef 1848, the rules were found inexpedient and repealed, and the following resolutions submitted by the Committee on Rules anil Beguletions were adopted:

Resolved, That all county and district societies shall be organized and gov- erned hy the laws of the State of Indiana in regard to agricultural societies, anil especially under the act pnased by the Legislature and approved Feb- runry Ii, 1852.

Resolved, That all societies so organized will be entitled to send delegates to this Board (State Board of Agriculture), nt its anpunt meetings, and will be received and neknowledge upon the presentation of their reports and credentials, and compliance with the laws as legally organized societies.

THE EXPOSITION.

At the annual meeting of the Stato Board of Agriculture, January 7, 18,3, the President, Mr. John Sutherland, remarked as follows : Since I became a member of your Board, in 1864, nothing in connection with it has afforded me more pleasure than to meet so lorge a number se are present bere to-doy.

You bare assembled as members and delegates from all parts of our State. The enrih is the foundation of all our substantinl creations, also from its gen- erous bosom springs the source of our permanent prosperity, and its cultivo- tion must erer zemein as honorable as it is indispensable to the well-being of humanity. You are its honored representatives. As the President of this Bonrd, I most cerdinlly welcome you, and may each member consider him- self called upon to take an active part in all our deliberations.

The past year bas been one of unusual prosperity to our Stale. All over our land the evidences are marked. The band of Providence has favored us without stint. There is not a people that has greater reasons to be thankful for blessings bestowed. It can be truthfully ssid of us, as n State, that we possess within our borders as many of the necessaries for the sus- tenance of life for men and henet as any State in the Union, which should awaken anew our gratitude to the Girer of all our blessings.

The annual exhibition of our State Fair was held on our grounds, north of the city of Indianapolis, combiencing on 30th day of September and con- tinuing until the oth doy of October. There probably is nothing connected with our society that is looked forward to with greater interest by the people At large than our annual exhibitions. As officers, we have experienced ditt- culty in doing justice to exhibitors, visitors and ourselves, in the short space of time allotted to ns, for it rirtually reduces it down to about three days. Omring to these considerations, resolutions were presented by the Hon. Thomas Dowling, of Terre Haute, and adopted by this Board at the close of its meeting, October the 5th, as follows :

Resolved, That a committee of five members (with the President) be np- pointed to meet n committee of like number on the part of the Council or citizens of Indianapolis, to consider the best mode to be devised for a more thorough and complete exhibition of the agricultural, mechanical, mineral and productire industries of Indiana, including those arts of peace which give life and beanty to the civilization of the nineteenth century.

Resolved, That this Boord, not abating in zeal for the great industries which have long been its chief care, believe that the lime has arrived when A higher field of usefulness shall be instituted for our own Board, and that Indinon, following the example of her older sisters, should institute a State Exposition, which shall mere fully and satisfactorily exhibit the advances muking in all the leading industries of our people.

In accordance with these resolutions, a committee was appointed on the part of the Board of Agriculture, consisting of Hon. Thomas Dowling, Hnn. I. D. G. Nelson, W. B. Seward, Hon. A. D. Hamrick, H. Caldwell and my. self: and on the part of the Board of Trade, President John C. Wright, Prof. E. T. Cox, David Gibson, Capt. W. D. Wiles and Thomas Cotirell, who met on the 26th of November last. After a free and full discussion of the object of the ineeting, it was the unanimous opinion of the conutbittee that, in order to keep pace with the times and the demands of our people, it would be to the interest of our State and our State Fair to adil to it the Ex- position. It was moved by Mr. Ilamrick that a committee of seven he sp- pointed, four from the Bourd of Agriculture and three from the Board of Trade, to draft pluus und specifications for the necessary buildings, with the estimated eost, and present the same to the January meeting of the Board of Agriculture, which committee, I am informed, are ready at the proper time to report. I make this futl statement that you may the better understand the subject when it comes before you, as it is an important step, and one that should he irell considered by this Boord. As to the success of the enter- prisc, much will depend upon the interest that the citizens of Indianapolis take in it. As to the benefits arising therefrom, I can see many to our peo- ple. I have long felt that, as a State Agricultural Society, we were not doing all that we should ilo toward the advancement of agriculture and its kindred arts, and I hope that this subject may receive your farorable consideration.

The derelopinents musde by our Sinte Geologist, Prof. E. T. Cox, of the inexhuustible beds of block coal of the very best quality, which needs Do coking for the smelting of irou; the superiority of our stoue and its quanti- ties ; the iron ore, ete., need no comment from me, for you are all familiar with them. There is not a railroad within our State that is not to-day en- gaged largely in freightiug the products of these discoveries. The addition of some thirty thousand to the population of the city of Indianapolis in the last few years, and the almost ineredible increase in the price of all her real estate, the bright future that is before her, are iluo more to these developments than to any other cause. In regard to our Stato, there is uot any one thing that has occurred sinro it has become a State that has done more to increase her population und ber wealth thun this survey. The salary of the Professor is barely sufficient to support biw Qnil his fuinily by close economy. I would, therefore, recommend that this Board petition the Legislature for an increase of his salary-a competeuey sufficient for the services rendered.

Wednesday, January 8, 1813, Hon. Thomas Dowling, from the comquittes appointed at the October meeting concerning the Exposition, reported as fol- Jours:

MR. PRESIDENT . The committee appointed at the meeting in Derober to consider the practicability of uuiting an Exposition with Ibo annual State Fair of this Board buvo considered that subject in all its phuses, and are now prepared to make a brief report of irhat seems to be its present status. We Bud a general interest in this enterprise, not only at the capital, but also in the various counties in the State. It seems to epliat the feelings of the people in all sections. Acting upon these general feelings, the committee has tost no time in bringing this enterprise to s favorable issue.

The citizens of Indianapolis wore ropresented by John C. Wright and Messrs. Gibson, Cottroll, Martindale, Tousty, Lippincott nuit Vinnedge. We found these gentlemen ardent in the cause, and with that kinilly disposition which business men always bring to the consideration of every business sub- jeot.

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The plans of this building are before the Board, subject lo anche modi6. calions as the Building Committre may deem wise and expelient. They ure The result of Ihmrough esmuinntinns on the part of a sub-commillee if this Board, consisting uf Meyers Cnhlwell and Seward, and n similar sub-con- milles consisting of Mesers. CihanD, Collrell and Wiles on the part of the citizens. The plans wrore ilmien by Mr. Edirin May, who necompaniei ihr cummillee to huuisrille.

The hassis of agreement between the cotumittee of this Boaril uml the cominilles ob ilir part of the citizens of Indianapolis will fully explain the noture of our undor luipling nud whinl is expected uf each party to the agree. mont. There ran bo nu toont for any ultimale misunderstanding. Both the proposition of the committee on the part of the Board and Ibal nf the con- millee of citizens Inre been mutually assented to, and may be regarded as o finished compact. They rend as follows .

WHERLAS, It hins heen represented lo The Stale Board of Agriculture Ibnl no manual Exposition would be a filling accompaniment In the amount exlille. tion of the agricultural in tusimies of Indiaun and her sister Sintes; und WIE.IL AN, 11 has been further represented that the citizens wroukl gunrul. lee the expenses of erecting such suitable buildings os may be ueedell Is make this Exposition n success in att ils departments; and

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 29

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472