STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATIOJN'. 755 



the secretary and treasurer in the discharge of their duties. It shall have 

 full control of the tinances of the union and shall determine upon all 

 points affecting its pohcy. The board of directors may require any officer 

 to give a bond. 



Meeting of Directors.— The board of directors shall meet on the first 

 Monday of April and the tirst Monday of October, or on call of the presi- 

 dent and secretary or the concurrent demand of any five directors. 



Quorum.— A quorum to do business shall consist of nine directors. 



Auditing Committee.— An auditing committee of not more than three 

 shall be chosen by the board of directors, who shall examine the accounts 

 of the secretary and treasurer and report thereon at the annual meeting 

 or at such other time as may be deemed expedient. 



Annual Meeting.— The annual meeting of the Milk Shippers' Union 

 shall be held in the city of Chicago on the last Monday in February, each 

 year, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business 

 as may properly come before the meeting. A special meeting may be 

 called by the president and secretary or by any five members of the board 

 of directors, at such time as they may determine, in the city of Chicago. 

 Notice of all meetings of the central union shall be given by the secretary 

 or by the five members of the board of directors in writing to the officers 

 of each local organization at least seven days prior to said meeting, stat- 

 ing the object for which the meeting is called. 



Annual Dues.— The dues shall be fixed by the.-.board of directors, not 

 exceeding two ($2.00) dollars a year, for which every member shall be 

 liable until he gives notice in writing of his intention to withdraw. 



Expenses.— The total expenses of the union in any year shall never ex- 

 ceed the revenue during that year. No money shall be expended for any 

 purpose unless voted by the directors, at a legal meeting, and all appro- 

 priations shall be subject to the above condition. 



Vacancies. — Whenever a vacancy occurs in the board of directors or 

 officei-s of the central union it may be filled by the board of directors at 

 any legal meeting or by the qualified voters at any legal meeting of the 

 central union. 



Amendments. — This constitution may be amended at the annual meet- 

 ing of the central union or at any special meeting, provided notice of the 

 proposed amendment shall have been given in the call for the meeting. 



The directors meet semiannually— spring and fall — to suggest a price 

 at which milk shall be sold for tlie coming six months. It is a very easy 

 thing to suggest a price, but the next thing is to maintain it. A great 

 many shippers never joined the union and would sell a little under the 

 union price and place their milk to good advantage. And a great many 

 who did join the union cotild not place their milk readily at the established 

 price and would sell under the price suggested by the union, and the 

 members that were true to their principle could not place their milk and 



