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 By-Laws. 



1. The Manager shall have charge of the affairs of the Association in detail 

 under the direction of the Board of Directors. 



2. The remuneration of the Manager shall from time to time be fixed by the 

 Directors, and may be by way of salary or commission. 



3. Members of the Association are subjected to the following regulations: 



(a) They must deliver all eggs not to be used for their own housekeeping 

 or breeding purposes at a time and place determined by the Board of Direc- 

 tors. All eggs must be unbroken, clean, fresh, of good size, and not more 

 than one week old. 



(b) Before being delivered all eggs must be starhped at the broad end 

 with the stamp supplied by the Board of Directors. The stamp is the property 

 of the Association and must be returned to the Manager when membership 

 ceases. 



(c) Only false eggs of gypsum, china, etc., may be used as nest eggs. 



(d) Eggs must be gathered twice a day, and kept in a cool room, free 

 from draught, dampness or any foul odors, and in a temperature not exceeding 

 60 degrees nor lower than 45 degrees. 



(e) No member shall be permitted to dispose of eggs through the As- 

 sociation, from other hens than his own. 



4. Membership may be obtained by all poultry keepers living in the vicinity 

 of upon payment of an entrance fee of thirty cents. Only those 

 will be admitted who will strive to promote the aims of the Association, and 

 whose applications are accepted by the Board of Directors. 



5. Application for membership must be made to the Board of Directors in 

 writing, the application specifying the number of hens which the applicant 

 keeps. Entrance fees must be paid on acceptance by the Board of Directors. 



6. An annual membership fee of 25c shall be imposed upon each member at 

 the beginning of each year, the said membership fee to be used for defraying 

 the running expenses of the Association. Where a balance remains at the 

 close of the year it shall be carried over to the following year, and held as a 

 reserve fund. In case membership fee is not sufficient to meet the running 

 expenses of the Association, a special fee may be levied by the Board of 

 Directors, sufficient to meet the liabilities of the Association. 



7. In case members do not observe the rules of the Association, a system 

 of fines may be adopted and enforced by the Board of Directors. 



8. If the Association should become dissolved, the profits which remain 

 after all debts have been paid, shall be divided among the remaining mem- 

 bers. The deposits shall first be paid back, after which any remaining assets 

 shall be distributed among those members who have belonged to the Associa- 

 tion at least one year, the said distribution to be made in proportion to the 

 value of the eggs delivered by each member. 



9. These by-laws may be amended at any regular or special meeting by a 

 two-thirds affirmative vote of the members present. 



It is the experience of the writers what if those in charge of Co- 

 operative Marketing Association formulate a very arbitrary set of rules 

 and stipulate that a violation of the said rules will result in immediate 

 expulsion, the outcome will be disastrous. Some theoretical co-opera- 

 tors may object to this, but we question if any other policy will work out 

 in practice. Strict observance of the rules should, of course, be kept 

 continually before the members as being the secret of success, but it must 



