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committee no obligations against the society shall be created by any 

 officer of the society or member of the executive committee without an 

 order from the president or chairman of the business committee, and 

 all orders for supplies or materials, etc., shall be given in writing by 

 the secretary who shall keep proper order books for such purpose. 



No. 12. All moneys received by any officer or member of the execu- 

 tive committee belonging to the society shall, as soon as practicable, 

 be paid over to the treasurer and his receipts taken therefor and at the 

 same time such officer or member shall report same in writing to the 

 chairman of the finance committee, and a report of such receipts and 

 payments shall be made by each officer as well as the treasurer, to the 

 executive committee at the annual ' meeting. For all money paid on 

 behalf of the society a duplicate itemized voucher shall be made which 

 shall be certified by the officer ordering the expense and approved by 

 the business committee, and attached to each voucher shall be an order 

 signed by the secretary and countersigned by the chairman of the busi- 

 ness committee drawn on the treasurer for payment of the amount of 

 said voucher. Said vouchers shall be consecutively numbered begin- 

 ning with number one in each year. 



No. 13. Except for investment and orders for premiums duly 

 awarded, no orders shall be drawn on the treasurer, except on accounts 

 duly audited and allowed by the business committee, and such allow- 

 ance endorsed thereon by a majority of said committee. No funds for 

 any other purpose shall be drawn from the treasury of the society 

 except upon a majority vote of the executive committee. 



No. 14. Au appeal may be taken in all cases from the action of any 

 standing or special committee or any superintendent to the executive 

 committee, but the decision of such committee or superintendent shall 

 be considered the rule governing the case until the executive com- 

 mittee shall otherwise order. 



No. 15. In all cases where no other provision is made, the said 

 executive committee shall be governed by the rules of parliamentary 

 law, as laid down in Jefferson's Manual. 



No. IG. The order of business at each meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee shall be as follows: 



a. Calling the roll. 



b. Heading and ap])roving the proceedings of the last meeting. 



c. Address and communications from the president. 



d. Keports from executive superintendents. 



e. Keports from standing committees. 



f. Reports from special committees. 



g. Hearing of appeals and considering- same. 

 h. Unfinished business. 



i. General business. 



j. Motions and resolutions. 



k. Notices. 



This order of business may be suspended or changed, for that meet- 

 ing only, by two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting 

 of the executive committee. 



The premium list committee reported verbally through the chair- 

 man, that the committee had gone over the list carefully and would 



