LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, PASSED AT THE FIFTIETH REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BEGUN ON THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D., 1877. 1 BY AUTHORITY. INDIANAPOLIS: SENTINEL COMPANY, PRINTERS. LAWS. CHAPTER I. AN ACT authorizing allowances in aid of Agricultural Associations. [APPROVED MARCH 3, 1877.] missioners, General Fund to ciety or organi ation. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Board of ComState of Indiana, That the Board of Commissioners of any when may make county, containing taxable property of the value of twenty allowance out of millions of dollars or more, as shown by the tax duplicate Agricultural Soof such county for the year 1876, may, in their discretion, make an allowance out of the general fund of such county to any agricultural society, or organization having for its purpose the promotion of the agricultural and horticultural interests of the county, already or hereafter organized, subject to the provisions in the next section contained. made, President Association statement SEC. 2. Before any such allowance shall be made, the Before allow president or secretary of the association shall file with said ance shall be board, his sworn statement, showing the name and date of or Secretary of organization of such association, and the amount expended shall file sworn for fair grounds and permanent improvements thereon, and showing, what. the amount due or necessary to be expended to complete such improvements, whereupon, the board may make such Amount which allowance as they shall deem necessary, not exceeding in the allow. aggregate, the sum of ten thousand dollars, and not exceeding one-half the amount shown by such statement to have been expended on such grounds and improvements. Board may lien on prop. SEC. 3. The amount, so appropriated under this act, Amount approshall be a lien on all the real and personal property of said prated shall be association, and no dividend shall be declared or paid to the erty. incorporators or stockholders, until the appropriation made not be made unby the board shall be repaid to the county treasury, with interest. Dividend shall til amount ap propriated is re paid, with inter est. |