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39. Every member is eutitled t<> the following' privileges: 



(«) To protest against any decision of the institute, and request his objection 

 to l)e recorded in tlie minutes. 



(b) To protest against tlie decision of tlie chair and api>cai to tlic meeting, 

 stating the grounds of appeal, which shall then he put without debate in these 

 words: " Shall the decision of the chair be sustained? " 



40. A motion to reconsider any (piestion decided by the institute shall be in 

 order, providing such motion be not made on the same day on which the resolu- 

 tion is carried. 



41. Order of business for general meetings other than the annual : 



(1) Calling the meeting to order by the president. 



(2) Reading and disi»osing of communications. 

 (.">) Reports of committees. 



(4) Programme of the day and discussion. 



(5) (Question drawer. 

 (G) Ailjournment. 



42. Any change of address or any failure to receive the bulletins and reports 

 issued by the agricultural department should innnediately be reported to the 

 superintendent. 



43. The blank books used shall be those authorized by the department. Blank 

 forms for reports of meetings, financial statements, list of members, membership 

 books, mailing books, cashbooks, etc.. shall be supplied by the superintendent. 



MANITOBA. 



The farmers' institutes of Manitoba are made a part of the work 

 of the h)cal agricultural societies. The societies are incorporated 

 organizations with power to " lease, sell, alienate, and convey, or 

 otherwise dispose of any real or personal property of the society, to 

 borrow any money for the purposes of the society, and for the pur- 

 pose of securing the repayment thereof may hypothecate, mortgage, 

 or pledge the real or personal property of said society." 



The lieutenant-gov^ernor in council is empowered to authorize the 

 organization of agricultural societies, which authorization may begin 

 aftey a petition, duly filled out and signed by at least 50 members 

 (none of whom shall be a member of any other agricultural society), 

 and who must have actually paid to the secretary-treasurer pro tem- 

 pore not less than $1, has been filed in the department in a form pre- 

 scribed by the department of agriculture of the Province, promising 

 to continue to pay to the treasurer of the society, so long as they 

 remain members of it, not less than $1 each annually. 



The meeting for organization is called by the lieutenant-governor 

 in council, who selects the time and place at Avhich it is to be held. 

 It then becomes the duty of the minister of agriculture to give public 

 notice of the meeting by advertisement in the ISIanitoba Gazette and 

 in writing to the secretary-treasurer pro tempore of the proposed 

 society, who is directed to post up throughout the district notices con- 

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