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The clubs are empowered to "' promote and favor experiments in 

 farming, manuring, and improved agricultural machinery and im- 

 plements; encourage the study of the best methods of fattening 

 cattle, the production of milk or manufacture of butter or cheese, 

 and the improving and draining of lands." 



The funds the clubs derive from subscription of its members and 

 from public grants are not allowed to be expended for refreshments, 

 visits, entertainments, or anything similar thereto. 



Formation of Clubs. 



The statutes provide that — 



(1) One or more farmers' clubs may be formed in any territorial division 

 erected for tbe purjjose of estal)lishing aKricnltnra) societies, and such clubs 

 shall enjoy all of tbe advantages and privileges of such societies. 



(2) There can not be more than one club in any parish whatever may l)e the 

 number of municipalities in such parish, nor more than one club in either 

 nuniicipality or township. 



{:^) The club nuist have at least 25 niemljers who have subscril)ed the total 

 amount of $30 and who signed the following agreement and transmitted the 

 same to the minister of agriculture : 



" We, whose names are subscribed hereto, agree to form ourselves into a clul), 

 under the provisions of the law respecting agriculture and colonization, to be 



called the Farmers' Club (of the parish or nuniicipality, as the case may 



l,e) of ; and we hereby and severally agree to pay to the treasurer 



yearly while we continue nieml)ers of the club tbe sums set opposite our 

 respective names, and we further agree to conform to the rules and by-laws of 

 the said club." 



If the minister of agriculture deems it expedient to authorize the formation of 

 the club, he immediately causes a notice of its formation to lu' published in the 

 Quel)ec Otlicial Gazette. 



(4) The club is composed of the persons wlio liave signed such declaration 

 as hmg as they continue to pay an annual subscription, and of all persons who 

 in the future shall pay such annual subscripti(»n. 



(5) The amount of the annual subscription to become a member of the clult 

 is fixed at $1, but members may subscril^e more if they wish so to do. 



(0) If more than $2 is paid l)y any one member, the board of managers is 

 authorized to give him seed and fertilizers, or any other thing calculated to 

 aid in his farming operations, to an amount eiiual to the additional sum paid 

 by him. 



Meetings of Clubs and Elections of Directors. 



1G75». An annual general meeting of the niembei's of every club shall be held 

 on the second ^Yednesday in December in each year, and, in the territorial dis- 

 tricts where there is no club, a meeting for the formation of a club may be held 

 on the same date. ' 



16750. Such meeting shall l)e convened I)y notice posted up or read at the 

 church doors, or at any other public place in the territorial district of the 

 organized or projected club, at least eight days before such meeting, by order of 

 the president of the club or, in his absence, of the vice-president of the society ; 

 and in districts where no club has yet been organized the same shall be done 

 by order of the mayor or a councilor of a municipality, and the person who 



