egate therefrom, duly authorized, who shall for the time being be ex officio members of the State Board of Agriculture, for the purpose of deliberation and consultation as to the wants, prospects and condition of the agricultural interests throughout the State, and, at such annual meeting the several reports from the county societies shall be delivered to the President of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and the said presidents and delegates shall at this meeting elect suitable persons to fill all vacancies in said Board: Provided, however, That said election shall not affect the members of the Board present, whose term shall not be. considered to expire until the last day of said session.

Section 1 of act of 1855 amended.

To allow socie

real estate for use of annual

CHAPTER II.

AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act authorizing county ag. ricultural societies to purchase and hold real estate," approved February 7th, 1855.

[APPROVED MARCH 9, 1861.]

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That section one of an act, entitled "An act authorizing county agricultural societies to purchase and hold real estate," approved February 7th, 1855, which reads as follows, to-wit:

"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That every county or district agricultural society, organized agreeable to the provisions of an act for the encouragement of agriculture, approved February 17th, 1852, shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession, and as such shall be empowered to purchase and hold real estate for the use of the annual fairs and other exhibitions of said society: Provided, That the amount of real estate so purchased and held shall not exceed twenty acres : And provided also, That said purchase shall be made at such place, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of such society," be amended to read as follows:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indities to purchase and, That every county or district agricultural society, organized agreeably to the provisions of an act for the encouragement of agriculture, approved February 17th, 1852, shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession, and as such shall

fairs not to exceed 80 acres.

be empowered to purchase and hold real estate for the use of the annual fairs and other exhibitions of said society: Provided, That the amount of real estate so purchased and held shall not exceed eighty acres: And provided also, That said purchase shall be made at such place, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said society.

tion of act of

provided not

SEC. 2. That all purchasers of real estate hereinbefore Purchases made made by any agricultural societies, organized in pursuance of under first secthe first section of the act of 1855, authorizing agricultural 1855 legalized, societies to purchase and hold real estate, are hereby legalized more than 80 and confirmed: Provided, The number of acres so purchased chased. and held, does not exceed the number specified in this act.

acres were pur

SEC. 3. It is hereby declared that an emergency exists for Emergency. the immediate taking effect of this act; it shall, therefore, take effect from and after its passage and publication in the Indianapolis Daily Journal and Daily State Sentinel.

NOTE.-Published in Daily Journal, March 22, 1861, and in Daily Sentinel, March 23,

1861.

CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act authorizing county agricultural societies to purchase and hold real estate," approved February 7, 1855, and to authorize such societies to issue capital stock.

[APPROVED MARCH 11th, 1861.]

1855, amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Section 1 of act State of Indiana, That section 1 of an act, entitled An act relative to, of authorizing county agricultural societies to hold real estate," approved February 7, 1855, which reads as follows.

"SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That every county or district agricultural society, organized agreeable to the provisions of an act for the encouragement of agriculture, approved February 17, 1852, shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession, and as such shall be empowered to purchase and hold real estate for the use of the annual fairs and other exhibitions of said society: Provided, That the amount of real estate so purchased and held shall not exceed twenty acres: And provided also, That said purchase shall be made at such place and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of such society," be amended to read as follows:

Societies autho

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the capital stock, State of Indiana, That every county or district agricultural

rized to issue

not to exceed

$10,000.

Lawful for society to sell any

structed by

society, organized agreeable to the provisions of "An act for the encouragement of agriculture," approved February 17, 1852, shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession, and as such shall be empowered to issue capital stock to an amount, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, in shares of twenty-five dollars each, and to hold real estate by purchase, gift, or devise for the use of the annual fairs and exhibitions of such society: Provided, That the amount of real estate so purchased, or received by gift or devise, shall not exceed eighty acres: And provided also, That said land, if purchased, shall be selected at such place, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of such society.

SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for such agricultural society, or lands owned by Corporation, by its board of trustees or directors, when so init, when so instructed by the shareholders, to sell any lands of which it is shareholders, or may be possessed: Provided, That such sale shall only der to procure a be for the purpose of re-investing the proceeds thereof in another more eligible site, to be used for the same general objects of the society.

but only in or

better site.

Stock transferrable.

Stockholders may cast one vote for each

share of stock held.

Emergency de

clared.

SEC. 3. Shares in the capital stock of such societies shall be transferrable, for a consideration, from one person to another, subject to the provisions of the by-laws that said societies may adopt.

SEC. 4. În all meetings of stockholders of such societies, held for the election of trustees or directors, or for the purpose of expressing their will, by vote, on any question whatever, any stockholder shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share he may own, and which he has paid for in full: Provided however, That no stockholder shall be entitled to vote on more than ten shares.

SEC. 5. It is hereby declared that an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act; and it shall therefore be in force from and after its publication in the Indiana State Sentinel and the Indianapolis Daily Journal.

SEC. 6. This act may be amended or repealed at any time in the discretion of the Legislature.

CHAPTER IV.

AN ACT to authorize aliens to hold lands in the State of Indiana by devise or descent, and sell, convey, and alienate the same.

[APPROVED MARCH 9, 1861.]

or

acquire by descent real estate,

alien may thus

ter final settle

dent's estate.

In case alien is

minor, guardian or curator shall have right to

convey for benefit of minor.

alien who has

scent or devise,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Lawful for nonState of Indiana, That it shall be lawful for any non-resident resident alien to alien to acquire real estate in this State by descent or devise, and hold, sell, and to hold, sell, alienate and convey the same as if he or she &c., the same. were a citizen of the United States. But the time during Time which which such alien may thus hold, sell, alienate and convey said hold, &c., to exreal estate shall expire eight years after the final settlement pire 8 years afof the decedent's estate, from which such real estate was de- ment of decerived. And, in case that said alien should be a minor, his her guardian or curator shall have the right to hold, sell, alienate and said real estate for the benefit of said minor, hold, sell and convey during the time specified in this section. SEC. 2. If the aforesaid non-resident alien, who has thus If non-resident acquired by descent or devise, title or right of possession of acquired by dereal estate for a limited time, as specified in the preceding sec- should die be tion of this act, should die before the expiration of that time, for the expiraand holding title or right of possession of said real estate, cified in Sec. 1, then his heirs or devisees, if they are likewise non-resident visees, ir nonaliens, shall acquire and hold said real estate under and with residents, to the provisions of the preceding section of this act; but if visions of secthey are citizens, or bona-fide residents of the United States, they shall inherit and succeed as they would have done if their ancestor or devisor had been a citizen of the United States. SEC. 3. This act shall apply to and include the non-resi- To apply to and dent and alien heirs and devisees of any residents of this resident and State, who shall have died before the passage of this act; and alien heirs and such aliens and heirs may, during the period of eight years, residents of this from and after the passage of this act, hold, alien, sell and before passage convey in fee simple, any such real estate, in the same manner as they could do had their ancestors or devisors departed this life subsequent to the passage of this act: Provided, The estate is is not already vested in resident heirs.

his heirs or de

hold under pro

tion 1.

include the non

devisees of any

State who died

of this act.

for 1861.

CHAPTER V.

AN ACT making general appropriations for the year 1861 and 1862.

[APPROVED MARCH 11, 1861.]

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Appropriations State of Indiana, That for the purpose of meeting the expenses of she State Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, the following sums are hereby appropriated, namely: For the General Assembly, twentyfive thousand dollars: for the payment of interest due July 1st, 1861, on the State debt, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars; for re-payment of loan to Winslow, Lanier & Co., due May 1st, 1861, principal and interest, one hundred and twenty-five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for repayment of loan to the Branch of the Bank of the State at Indianapolis, twenty-five thousand dollars; for repayment of loan to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, principal and interest, seventy-five thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars; for the executive officers and their clerks, the following sums: salary of the Governor, three thousand dollars; salary of the Treasurer of State, three thousand dollars; salary of the Auditor of State, two thousand five hundred dollars; salary of the Secretary of State, two thousand dollars; salary of the Governor's Private Secretary, five hundred dollars; salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, one thousand three hundred dollars; salary of the State Librarian, eight hundred dollars; salary of the Auditor's clerks, two thousand six hundred dollars; salary of the Treasurer's clerk and of the Secretary's clerk, eight hundred dollars each; salary of the clerk of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, three hundred and sixty-five dollars; for the salary of the Attorney General, one thousand dollars; for salaries of the four Judges of the Supreme Court, at two thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars; for salaries of fourteen Circuit Judges, at fifteen hundred dollars each, twenty-one thousand dollars; for Public Printing, sixteen thousand dollars; for salaries of fourteen Prosecuting Attorneys, at five hundred dollars each, seven thousand dollars; for fuel, stationery, postage and incidentals, six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for the State House, attendance and repairs, eleven hundred and twenty-six dollars; for incidentals for the State Library, three hundred dollars; for the Governor's office, five hundred dollars; for the Secretary of State's office, one thousand dollars; for the Auditor of State's office, fifteen hundred dollars; for the Treasurer of State's office, to include