Thirty-sixth Annual Convention 1021 



BY-LAWS OF THE NEW YORK STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Section 1. Any person who shall pay into the treasury of the 

 association one dollar shall be a member of the association nntil 

 the next annual meeting-, and any person who shall pay into the 

 treasury five dollars shall be a life member and exempt from any 

 annual payment. Honorary members may be elected by a major- 

 ity vote at any annual meeting of the association in recognition 

 of services rendered to the dairy interests of the state, and they 

 shall be entitled to all privileges of membership except voting 

 for officers. 



Section 2. The full management of the affairs of the associa- 

 tion shall be in the hands of a board of directors, which shall con- 

 sist of the president, secretary and treasurer of the association, 

 ex-presidents as provided in section 1, and six elected members. 



Sectio7i 3. The association shall hold an annual meeting at such 

 place as shall be determined by the board of directors, to com- 

 mence on the second Tuesdav of December, unless some other 

 date shall be selected by said board. At such convention at least 

 two sessions shall be devoted to subjects concerning butter and 

 cheese making. 



Section 4. The elected officers of this association shall be a 

 president, vice-president, honorary vice-presidents, secretary, 

 assistant secretary, treasurer and six directors, and they shall be 

 chosen at the time of each annual meeting and from among the 

 life members of the association, and at the session during which 

 the election of officers is indicated on the program. 



The officers shall enter upon the duties of their respective 

 offices thirtv davs after election and shall hold offices for one year 

 or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. 



Every ex-president of the association shall be ex-officio member 

 of the board of directors for five years after the expiration of his 

 term of office as president. 



Section 5. ^o person shall be eligible to the office of president 

 of this association for more than two years in succession. The 

 president shall be ex-officio chairman of the board of directors. 



Section 0.^, The vice-president shall perform the duties of the 

 president in his absence. 



