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 12 THIRTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 27, 31. 1860. within the State of Florida, and all of said claims which may be If G¤¤¤‘si¤ first approved by him shall be and are hereby ratified and confirmed: Pm. °°"Ht;m§] °‘§£:‘“ vided, however, that the State of Georgia shall first retify and confipm med Shams of all sales and grants made by the United States of lands m Florida. which mds i¤ Fl°*id¤- may fall within the limits of the State of Georgia under the iiual adjustment of the boundary line aforesaid. APPROVED, April 13, 1860. April 19, 1860. Gnu. XXXL-An Ae: to incorporate the (hailed Sum; Agricultural Society. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That William W. Corcoran, U¥¤l*¤d $**1*** Beqiamin B. French, Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Ben Perley Poore, and John g§g,°`;%:,£Og2: A. Smith, their associates and successors, be, and they herehy are, made, ed. declared, and constituted a corporation and body politic within and for the District of Columbia, in law and in fact, to have continuance forever, by Corporate the name and style of “The United States Agricultural Society;" and ““"‘°‘ by such corporate name, style, and title shall be hereafter forever able and capable, in law and equity, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer aud be answered unto, defend and be defended, in any court or courts, or other places, and before any judge or judges, justice or justices, or other persons whatsoever, within the District of Columbia, in all and every manner of suits, actions, complaints, pleas, causes, matters, and demands. of whatever kind or nature they may be, in as full and effectual a manner as any other person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, may or can do. C<>*P¤¤‘¤*i¢>¤ *¤ Sue. 2. And be »ltj·iu·ther enacted, That all and singular the goods, chat- L’§Q$f§‘§‘§;*;‘('Q{j tels, and other effects of what kind or nature soever, heretofore given, ety, and mey granted, or devised to the said society, or to any person or persons for the $m,000_ same, be, and the said goods, chattels, and other effects are hereby, vested in and confirmed to said corporation; and the said corporation may take and receive any sum or sums of money, or any goods, chattels, or other effects of what kind and nature soever, which shall or may hereafter be given, granted, or bequeathed unbo them by any person or persons, bodies corporate or politic, capable of making such gift, grant or bequest: Prnvided, That the goods, chattels, and other effects vested in and confirmed to said corporation, and the moneys, goods, chattels, and other effects which by this act the said corporation is authorized hereafter to receive, shall not in the whole exceed the value of one hundred thousand dollars. _ Annual meet- Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the annual meeting of the "‘g‘ United States Agricultural Society shall be held in the city of Washing· _ ton, on the second Wednesday of January in each and every year, at Ofggzigtsl &<=·» which meeting there shall be elected, in such manner as the constitution ' or by-laws of the society may provide, :1 president; such a. number of vice—presidents as may be fixed upon by the constitution or by-laws; an executive committee, to consist of seven members, in addition to whom the president and secretary shall be ex officio members, and of which the president shall be chairman ; a. treasurer and secretary; all of whom shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected. The deguty of 1>¤¤Si— duty of the president shall be to preside over the deliberations of the soci- ' ety, and to have 9. general supervision of its aifairs. The duty of the °f ¤‘¤¤¤¤1‘¢¤’· treasurer shall be to receive and keep safely all the moneys of the soci— ety, and to disburse the same under the direction and supervision of the __ who shan executive committee ; he shall give bonds for the faithful performance of m" b°“d“‘ his duties, in such penalty as may be fixed, and such surety as may be of secretary. approved by the president. The duty of the secretary shall be to keep all records of the doings of the society; to conduct the correspondence especially appertaining to his office ; to keep the seal, and make certifi—
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