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of the directors of five stations embraced by the association, whose term of office 

 shall be three yens. 



The directorate shall choose a chairman from its number, and a vice-chairman. 



The directorate is authorized to fill vacancies in its number occurring during its 

 term of office, and in case an absent member is elected by the association and declines 

 to serve it may fill the vacancy temporarily until the next meeting, when the asso- 

 ciation will make another choice. 



Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the directorate to represent the association in its 

 external relations, to call a general meeting of the association annually, and to make 

 the necessary arrangements for this meeting. The daily program of this meeting 

 shall be issued to the members at least four weeks previous to the meeting. 



Sec. 5. Furthermore, the directorate shall choose for terms of three years standing 

 committees for studying various analytical problems as follows: 



(1) The examination of fertilizers. 



(2) The examination of feeding stuffs. 



(3) Soil analysis. 



These committees are required to investigate the analytical problems within their 

 scope, as suggested by their members, by the directorate, or by a member of the asso- 

 ciation and approved by the directorate, with a view to preparing a report tor the 

 instruction of the general meeting. 



The directorate may call the committees together whenever it seems desirable. 



In urgent cases the committees shall report the result of their investigations and 

 conferences as soon as practicable to the chairman of the association, who shall deter- 

 mine whether or not a special general meeting of the association shall be called. In 

 ordinary cases the report shall be made at the next general meeting. 



Sec. 6. On motion of three members of the directorate, substantiated by evidence, 

 the methods considered doubtful shall be recommitted for further investigation, and 

 a report made at the uext general meeting. 



The motion shall be first submitted to the committee in whose province it falls. 

 After the committee has reported upon it, the chairman of the association shall decide 

 whether or not the motion is to be regarded as well founded, and then treat the 

 matter accordingly. 



The standing committees shall communicate to the chairman of the association 

 the proposed plan of investigating the methods prior to beginning the work; and 

 the chairman shall notify the members of the association at once so that they may 

 voluntarily take part in the work. 



Sec. 7. The institutions belonging to the association shall be represented at the 

 meetings by their technical directors. Where there are several directors of equal 

 rank, they shall choose one from their number to represent the institution. In case 

 the director is not aide to attend, he may designate a member of his scientific staff 

 to represent the institution. 



The right of au institution to come into the association shall be determined at the 

 general meeting. 



Sec. 8. The general meeting of the association shall be held if practicable in con- 

 nection with the convention of German Naturalists and Physicians, but not coinci- 

 dent with it, and wheu possible in a neighboring towu where a Germau experiment 

 station is located. 



The chairman of the directorate shall preside over the conventions of the asso- 

 i iation. 



Sec. 9. The directorate is empowered in special cases to call special meetings. At 

 the request of at least three members it is required to call a special meeting. 



Sec. 10. The German Agricultural Council (Deutsche)- Lanchvirthschaftsrat) shall be 

 notified by the directorate of the place and time of meeting and the daily programme 

 at least three weeks prior to each meeting, and may send a representative to the 

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