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and tho last one not inoivthan one week prior thereto; lie shall also attend tlie meet- 

 ing, call it to order and preside until a president be chosen. The expense of the 

 notices so published shall l)e i)aid by the respective counties, the bills to be approved 

 by the clerks of the courts of cominon pleas orderinjj them. 



Sec. tj. The meeting thus called shall organize by enrolling at least 20 members, 

 as provided in section 4, and tlien proceed to elect a president, a vice-president, and 

 a .secretary, an<l one person from each township in the county t(j act as a meml)er of 

 the county board of farmers' institute directors to serve until the next regular annual 

 meeting of the society, and until their successors are elected. 



Sec. 7. The directors thus cluxsen shall meet at the county court-house thirty days 

 after the adjournment of the meeting at whic-h they were elected, and organize a 

 temporary county farmens' institute society by elec^ting a president, a vice-president, a 

 secretary, a treasurer, and an executive conunittee of three members, all to be chosen 

 from among the directors, to .serve until the next annual meeting of the society and 

 until their successors are electeil, except that the sec-retivry and treasurer may be 

 selected outside of the membership of the board of directors. 



Sec. 8. Each temporary institute society thus organized shall immediately report 

 its organization to the State superintendent of farmers' institutes, accompanied by a 

 statement giving the name of the society, the number of members, the name and 

 I)ost-oflice address of each officer, and a copy of its constitution and l)y-laws. 



Sec. 9. The first annual meeting of each society shall take place on the of 



, to be called by its executive committee, at which time a j)ermanent organi- 

 zation shall be effected, and only members shall be entitled to vote. 



Sec. 10. The officers of the permanent organization <jf each of the county farmers' 

 institute societies herein provided for shall be a president, a vice-president, a secre- 

 tary, a treasu.rer, and one director from each townshij) in the county, to be elected at 

 the annual meeting of the society by the mend)ers thereof from their membership 

 by ballot, to hold office for one year and until their successors are chosen, except 

 that thi- secretary and treasurer may be elected from outside of the mend)ership of 

 the society, and the secretary shall be elected for three years and until his successor 

 is chosen. 



Sec. 11. There shall be an executive committee in each county society, consisting 

 of the president and secretary ex officio, and three directors elected by the town- 

 ship directors from their number, to hold office for one year. 



Sec. 12. Each county farmers' institute society shall hold annually a meeting at 



the county seat upon the of , at which meeting the members shall elect by 



ballot officers for the ensuing j'ear and one delegate to the next amiual meeting of 

 the State board of farmers' institute directors, and the said delegate is hereby empow- 

 ered to vote for persons to fill such vacancies as exist or are about to occur in the 

 membership of the said State board, and to make such reports and recommendations 

 respecting the institute work of the State as he may deem proper. 



Sec. 13. The county farmers' institute societies shall have authority to form town- 

 ship farmers' institute societies in the townships of their respective counties, in 

 accordance with rules and regulations furnished by the State board of farmers' insti- 

 tute directors: Provided, That but one such society shall be created in any one 

 township. 



Sec. 14. Any county farmers' institute society shall have power, in cooperation 

 with any township institute society in that county, to form district institute clubs in 

 such township in accordance with rules and regulations furnished by the State board 

 of farmers' institute directors for the purpose of holding local meetings and for coopera- 

 ti(jn with the township and county institute societies in conducting institute work. 



Sec. 15. The treasurer of each county in which a county farmers' institute society 

 has been organized in accordance with the provisions of this act that has held at 

 least one farmers' institute meeting each quarter during the year, and at which lec- 

 tures and discussions on farm topics were given, and to which the farming public 

 were invited, shall pay to the treasurer of such farmers' institute society jjroperly 

 certified bills for expenses incurred for this purpose to the amount of $100 annually 

 for counties having, according to the last census, 1,000 farms or less, and in counties 

 having over 1,000 farms $50 additional for everv additional 500 farms or fraction 

 thereof: Provided, That before payment shall be made a certificate shall be pre- 

 sented signed by the secretary of the State board of farmers' institute directors 

 approving the items contained in the said vouchers and certifying that the said 

 county farmers' institute society has (complied with all of the conditions imposed 

 upon it by this act. 



Sec. 16. Each county farmers' institute society shall, through its secretary, make an 

 annual detailed statement of all of its expenditures for institute jjurijoses, and prepare 

 and forward to the State superintendent of farmers' institutes a full report of the 



