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and Decemlier just precertins. and wliuse fees are paid, shall extend to and be 

 good for the whole of the following year. 



OFFICERS. 



4. In addition to tlie ottic-ers referred to in section 8 of the act. there shall 

 lie one director for every ten members np to fifty, to be elected as hereinafter 

 provided, tlie ninnlter of directors, however, in no case to exceed five until the 

 memljership shall reach one hundred, after which there may be an additional 

 director for every additional twenty members. 



5. One delegate to the central institute, who shall be a practical farmer 

 actively euiraged in farming or superintending a farm, shall be elected by ballot 

 by each district institute at the annual meeting as provided by section lil of 

 the act. 



i). There shall be elected annually two auditors to audit the accounts of the 

 institute. 



7. An executive committee of three may be appointed from the board of 

 directors as a whole to manage any matters within the powers of the said board 

 to perform, their duties to be those assigned to them by the said board. 



8. In case the presidency is \acant, or the president does not take action 

 within ten days, the vice-president shall act in his stead. 



i). In case of the secretary-treasui-er resigning or refusing to perform^ the 

 duties of his office, or if by any other reason his office becomes vacant, the presi- 

 deii-t, or in his absence the vice-president, shall perfom the duties of the secre- 

 tary-treasurer until the vacancy be tilled. 



DA. In case of any vacancy occurring amongst the officers or directors of the 

 institute the secretary, or in case of that office being vacant, the president, or in 

 his absence the vice-president, shall innuediately call the board of directors 

 together by giving ten days' notice in writing, and it shall be the duty of the 

 board of directors, at the time and place of meeting, to fill the vacancies by 

 l)allot from amongst the members of the institute. 



10. Any change in the personnel of the directorate or executive shall be 

 reported to the superintendent forthwith by the secretary-treasurer, or other 

 officer acting iu his stead. 



Annual Meetings. 



11. The institute year shall begin .January 1 and end December 31. The 

 annual meeting shall be held in the month of .January of each and every year. 

 At this meeting the officers provided for shall be elected for the ensuing year. 

 Elections shall be by ballot. No person shall be eligible for office or entitled 

 to vote who has not paid his fees in full for the current membership year. 

 The executive officers for the current institute year shall, througli the secretary, 

 present to the meeting in writing, a carefully prepared report of the proceedings 

 of the year, iu which shall be stated the number of institute meetings held, the 

 ;;ttendance at each, the total number of papers read and addi-esses delivered. 

 The treasurer's report for the current year shall be presented, but shall first be 

 audited and certified to by the auditors. The annual meeting shall be called by 

 mailing to each member, at least ten days before the meeting, an announcement 

 of the meeting, said announcement to specify the date, place, and hour of the 

 meeting, and shall contain a programme of the meeting. In addition to this, if 

 the executive deem it desirable, they may advertise the meeting by posters, or in 

 newspapers circulating iu the district. 



