CHAPTER 3. COUNTY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
IC 15-14-3
Chapter 3. County and District Agricultural Societies
IC 15-14-3-1
Agricultural societies; subscription or membership fees; county
funds
Sec. 1. (a) If:
(1) at least thirty (30) individuals who are residents of any
county or a district containing two (2) Indiana counties have:
(A) organized themselves into a society for the improvement
of agriculture within the county or district;
(B) adopted a constitution and bylaws that comply with the
rules furnished by the state fair commission;
(C) appointed the usual and proper officers; and
(D) raised and paid to the treasurer of the society, by
voluntary subscription or by fees imposed on its members,
at least fifty dollars ($50); and
(2) the president of the society described in subdivision (1)(A)
certifies to the respective county auditors the amounts paid,
attested by the oath or affirmation of the treasurer before a
person authorized to administer oaths;
the county auditors within the district in which the society is
organized shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of the respective
counties in favor of the president and treasurer of the society for the
amount of funds that were received during the previous year for
licenses issued to persons exhibiting menageries, circuses, theatrical
performances, or other shows.
(b) A warrant issued under subsection (a) may not exceed the
amount raised and paid in by the society by voluntary subscriptions
or fees.
(c) The treasurer of the county shall pay the warrant issued under
this section.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
IC 15-14-3-2
Awards; promotions
Sec. 2. (a) A county or district society formed under section 1 of
this chapter shall annually offer and present cash awards for:
(1) the improvement of soils, tillage, crops, and manures;
(2) the improvement of stock and articles of domestic industry;
and
(3) other articles, productions, and improvements;
the society considers proper. The awards must be provided in
different amounts and grades so that large and small manufacturers
and farmers have an opportunity to compete for the awards.
(b) A society formed under section 1 of this chapter may perform
acts the society considers best to promote agricultural and household
manufacturing interests of the district and of the state.
(c) When a society formed under section 1 of this chapter makes
an award under subsection (a), special attention must be given to the
profits that may or are likely to accrue from:
(1) the improved method of raising the crop;
(2) improving the soil or stock; or
(3) the fabrication of the articles offered;
with the intention that the award be given for the most economical
method of improvement.
(d) Before an award is made under subsection (a), a person
offering to compete for a cash award on improved:
(1) tillage methods; or
(2) production of any crop or other articles;
must deliver to the awarding committee a full and correct statement
of the process of the tillage or production method. The statement
must show the expense and value of the process to show accurately
the profits derived or expected to be derived.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
IC 15-14-3-3
Publishing list of awards; reports
Sec. 3. A society organized under section 1 of this chapter shall:
(1) annually publish a list of the awards made by the society
under section 2 of this chapter and a summary of the treasurer's
account in a newspaper of the county or district; and
(2) make a:
(A) report of its proceedings during the year;
(B) synopsis of the awards made by the society under section
2 of this chapter for improvements in agriculture and
household manufactures, along with summary descriptions
of the improvements; and
(C) report of the conditions of agriculture in the county or
district of the society, which must:
(i) comply with the rules of the state fair commission; and
(ii) be forwarded to the state fair commission at its annual
meeting in January of each year.
A subsequent payment may not be made from the county
treasury unless a certificate is presented to the auditor from
the state fair commission showing that the report has been
made.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.