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mittee until after the close of said meeting. The duties of the said directors 

 shall be to assist, to the best of their ability, the other members of the execu- 

 tive coumiittee, to the end that a successful meeting may be held in their 

 district. 



67. It shall be the duty of the officers and directors to be present at the meet- 

 ings of the institute. An officer or director who has not during the current 

 year attended the meetings held In his parish (except when prevented by sick- 

 ness), or otherwise rendered valuable assistance to the institute, shall not be 

 eligible for reelection to office for the ensuing year. 



08. Every officer and director sliall promptly answer all official communica- 

 tions addressed to him by the superintendent, and should make diligent efforts 

 to furnish any information required of him relative to the affairs of the 

 institute. 



09. The officers and directors shall act as far as practicable upon the recom- 

 mendations of the superintendent and shall submit to him through the secretary 

 all questions relating to the welfare of the institute upon which advice may be 

 required. 



Expenditure of Institute Funds. 



70. All moneys received, whether as membership fees, legislative grant, or 

 otherwise, shall be spent within the district in which the institute operates: 



(1) To defray actual expenses of meetings such as are heretofore described; 



(2) to employ suitable persons t<» address said meetings; (.'>) to assist in circu- 

 lating agricultural, horticultural, live-stock, and dairy literature or periodicals 

 among the members, or to establish a circulating agricultural library for the use 

 of members; (4) to remunerate the secretary and others for services rendered. 



Quorum. 



71. At all meetings of the institute or of the officers, if duly advertised as set 

 fortn in these rules, ten members shall form a quorum to do business at an 

 annual or other general meeting. At a directors' meeting five shall be a quorum. 

 At an executive committee meeting two shall be a quorum. If at any meeting 

 •a quorum is not present, those present shall adjourn, and the meeting shall 

 again be called as prescribed by these rules. (See clauses 25 and 47.) 



General Rules. 



72. Each member of an institute shall be entitled to receive the publications 

 issued by the deiiartment of agi'iculture for the Trovince of New Brunswick. 

 Any cliange of address or any failure to receive the publications issued by the 

 agricultural department should be reported immediately to the superintendent. 

 The names of all officers and directors shall be included in the list of members. 



7.*'. The blank books used shall be those authorized by the department. Blank 

 forms for reports of meetings, linaucial statements, and lists of members, mem- 

 bership books, mailing books, cashbooks, etc., may be had from the superin- 

 tendent. 



74. All institute returns shall be made to the superintendent. 



Oruer of Meetings. 



7r». (ff) Except by permission of the presiding officer, no member or other 

 person shall speak other than to ask a question or to introduce or speak to a 

 motion. 



