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representative of the county organization in attendance upon this 

 meeting sliall, upon the certificate of the chairman of the board of 

 managers, be paid his expenses, not to exceed two dollars. 



In these meetings every member shall Lave equal voice, and the 

 action of the majority shall decide. Notice of the action of the board 

 shall be sent by the chairman to the Director of Institutes, within ten 

 days after the meeting. 



In counties where the State Board of Agriculture has no member, 

 or when he may for any reason decline to serve as member and chair- 

 man of the committee, the representative of the county organizations 

 mentioned, shall elect a chairman and notify the Director of Insti- 

 tutes of the fact. Or, if after the meeting for organization the chair- 

 man does not call a second meeting of the committee at least sixty 

 days prior to the date fixed for holding the first institute, then the 

 other members shall meet and proceed to arrange for the institute, 

 first notifying the Director of Institutes of their action. 



In case no representative from any county organizations of that 

 county shall appear in the meeting on the second Tuesday of June 

 as stated, then the local member of the State Board of Agriculture 

 shall immediately report the fact to the Director of Institutes and 

 proceed to arrange for the holding of institutes that year, without 

 further consultation with the local organizations. 



All moneys allotted to any county for use in institute work will 

 be paid to the chairman of the local committee, to be acounted for 

 by him in an itemized statement, audited and signed by auditors ap- 

 pointed by the committee, and then forwarded to this Department, 

 not later than the first day of May in each year. 



SUGGESTIONS TO INSTITUTE MANAGERS. 



Prepare programme at least thirty days before date of Institute. 



Arrangements should be made with persons in your locality who 

 are to take part, at least eight weeks previous to meeting. 



Have a Question Box, and place it in charge of some competent 

 person whose work will be to carefully conduct the same. 



Exclude from Institutes all sectarian and partisan topics. 



Print on programme the name of Chairman and members of Com- 

 mittees. 



Thoroughly advertise the Institute by distributing programmes, in- 

 vitation by postal cards and posters, and secure the aid and good will 

 of your local newspaper. 

 4—7—1900 



