St. Clair.-W. H. Bennett.
Warren.-E. A. Paine.

Whiteside.-L. S. Pennington.

Menard.-T. L. Harris.

Resolved, That the names of the members of the society be called, and that they proceed to elect officers; whereupon,

JAMES N. BROWx, of Sangamon, was elected president; and

GEO. HASKELL, of Winnebago county, Dr. JoHN A. KENNICOTT, of Cook, J. E. McCLUN, of McLane, SMITH FRY, of Peoria, M. COLLINS, of Adams FRANCIS ARENZ, of Cass, H, C. JOHNS, of Piatt, C. W. WEBSTER, of Marion, and I. MITCHELL, of Wayne, from the several congressional districts, were elected vice presidents.

PASCAL P. ENOs, of Sangamon, was elected recording secretary.
BRONSON MURRAY, of La Salle, corresponding secretary.

E. N. POWELL, of Peoria, treasurer.

Resolved, That the society apply to our legislature for an appropriation of one thousand dollars a year, for two years, and that the chair appoint a committee of three to apply for said grant.

Resolved, That the committee of three, appointed by the chair, be instructed to draft a charter for the society, to be presented to the legislature;

Whereupon, the chair appointed, I. N. HAYNIE, of Marion county, BRONSON MURRAY, of La Salle county, H. C. JOHNS, of Piatt county.

Resolved, That the chair appoint a committee of three to draft an agricultural address to the people of the state of Illinois.

The chair appointed Prof. J. B. TURNER, WM. BROWN and T. L. HARRIS. Resolved, That 500 copies of the constitution and the proceedings of this convention be printed, and that each member of the society be furnished with

a copy.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this convention be published in the newspapers of this city and in all the papers in the state friendly to the cause. Resolved, That this convention adjourn.

ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE IN RELATION TO STATE SOCIETY.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ILLINOIS STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, The Illinois State Agricultural Society shall by that name and style be hereafter known as a body politic and corporate.

SEC. 2. The object of the society being to promote the agricultural, horticultural, mechanic and household arts, they shall be allowed, for those purposes only, to take and hold real and personal estate, the former to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars.

SEC. 3. The society shall have the right to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto in all the courts of law and equity of this state, and shall further enjoy all the privileges incident to incorporations of said character and not inconsistent with the laws of this state.

SEC. 4. The society shall have power to alter and amend their present constitution, to make, alter and repeal such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the objects of the society.

SEC. 5. The act to be in force from and after its passage.

JOHN REYNOLDS, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

G. KERNER, Speaker of the Senate.

Approved Feb. 8th, 1853.

J. A. MATTESON.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PURPOSES HEREIN NAMED.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the sum of one thousand dollars per annum for two years, from the passage of this act, shall be appropriated and paid to the treasurer of the Illinois State Agricultural Society, to be expended by said society in the promotion of agricultural and mechanical arts.

SEC. 2. The treasurer of the state shall pay the same out of any money not otherwise appropriated.

Approved Feb. 11, 1853.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

FIRST MEETING.

SPRINGFIELD, MAY 25, 1853.

Pursuant to a call of the president, J. N. Brown, esq., the executive committee met at the American House.

On motion of Dr. John A. Kennicott, seconded by Mr. H. C. Johns, S. Francis was appointed secretary, pro tem.

The president stated that the board was organized for business.

Dr. Kennicott moved that the society hold their first annual stock show and fair the ensuing fall; which was agreed to.

Adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. M.

TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.

On motion of Mr. Murray, the board took up for consideration the question of place for holding the show and exhibition.

On motion, the following resolutions were adopted:

Resolved, That this society can hold its annual fairs at no place which will not pay the expenses of ground, fixtures and police.

Resolved, That before any arrangements are made for the holding of such fair by any executive committee, it is necessary that a satisfactory guarantee shall be given to the president of this society for compliance with the above conditions.

Resolved, That this society will hold their first annual fair in Springfield, on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th days of October next: Provided, the terms of this society are complied with during the present session of the executive committee; that in the event of the non acceptance by Springfield then the first fair of this society shall be held on the days above named in such of the following places as shall first deliver to the president its compliance with the above resolutions, viz: Alton, Jacksonville, Peoria, Ottawa and Chicago.

Resolved, That in case there are no adequate guarantees, as above contemplated, the president be authorized to call a meeting of the executive committee or postpone the fair for the present year.

Resolved, That the corrresponding secretary of the society be required to correspond with the superintendents of railroads and other transportation companies in this state in relation to the transportation of stock and other articles for exhibition at the fair, and also in reference to the transportation of passengers visiting and returning from said fair; and that the secretary be also instructed to acknowledge the compliment to the society of free tickets to its officers on the Chicago and Rock Island railroad and on the Amazonia steamer on the Illinois river.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock.

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 26.

Board met at 7 o'clock.

The forenoon was spent in arranging a list of premiums.
Progress was made, and adjourned till 2 o'clock.

TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.

Board met.

On motion,

Resolved, That $1,500 be appropriated for premiums.

The board were engaged sometime upon the list of premiums, which was finally left to be perfected by the committee to which they were referred, who were directed to report them to the president at the earliest possible period, for approval and publication.

On motion,

Resolved, That the president be authorized to contract for the plate required. for premiums, and that Dr. John A. Kennicott be authorized to procure the books and periodicals for premiums, with the express understanding that no books or periodicals be paid for which are not used.

Resolved, That the premiums shall be provided and ready for distribution immediately after the delivery of the annual address.

Resolved, That it is contrary to the established principles of this society to pay any premiums in money, except where the circumstances of the case render it indispensable, and that such premiums be paid in books, plate and other suitable testimonials.

Resolved, That all exhibitors shall become members of the society, with the exception of ladies, and that their contributions for exhibition shall be admitted without fee.

Resolved, That the entrance fee upon the show grounds shall be fixed at twenty-five cents.

Resolved, That all regulations in relation to the fair grounds, not determined on by the executive committee, shall be and hereby are referred to the president, with full power to act in the case.

Resolved, That the committees appointed on the different subjects for premiums, appoint awarding committees of the same, subject to the approval of the president.

Resolved, That the president appoint a committee to procure a suitable diploma for the society, subject to the approval of the president.

John A. Kennicott was appointed said committee.

Resolved, That Prof. J. B. Turner be appointed to deliver the address before the society at their show and fair in October next.

Resolved, That Hon. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Hon. Thomas H. Benton and Hon. Edward Bates, of Missouri, Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, Hon. Wm. H. Seward, of New York, Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, Gov. Wright, of Indiana, Hon. James Duane Doty, of Wisconsin, and James Morgan, esq., of Iowa, be respectfully invited to attend the first show and fair of this society; and that this invitation be most cordially extended to the friends of agriculture throughout the western states.

Resolved, That the president appoint delegates to the fairs of the various. state agricultural societies, especially in the west.

The president appointed under this resolution, Charles Kennicott delegate to the New York state fair, H. C. Johns and S. Francis to the Indiana state fair, and John A. Kennicott to the Wisconsin and Michigan state fairs, J. Bailhache to the Missouri state fair, and Joseph Sawyer, of Tazewell, to the Iowa state fair.

Resolved, That the appointment of J. B. Turner, John A. Kennicott and George Haskell, as members of the national board of agriculture for Illinois, be and hereby are confirmed by the executive committee.

Resolved, That the corresponding secretary correspond with the different county agricultural and kindred societies and individuals in this state, asking for copies of transactions, statistics and essays, to be incorporated in the report of this society to the legislature and published in its Transactions.

Resolved, That the corresponding secretary keep an account of all disbursements made by him in his office, and that the same be paid him by the treasurer on the order of the president.

Resolved, That the president appoint a committee to examine and report upon E. K. Roberts' alleged discovery of the cause and cure of the potato rot. The following committee was appointed under this resolution: John A. Kennicott, Wm. B. Egan and J. A. Wight.

Resolved, That in the opinion of the executive committee, when the state of the finances of the society will admit, the board bills of the executive committee while in session, should be paid by the society.

Resolved, That the awarding committees make their awards upon the fair grounds, and that they be allowed one month to make their written reports for publication.