500 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VII 



"That the producer members of the board shall be apportioned as fol- 

 lows: 



No. of 

 Name of Organization Members 



in Board 



American National Live Stock Association 2 



National Swine Growers' Association 2 



National Wool Growers' Association 1 



American Farm Bureau Federation : 2 



Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Association 1 



National Society of Record Associations 1 



Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association. 1 



Kansas Live Stock Association 1 



"That the producer members of the board representing a given associa- 

 tion shall be appointed annually by that association. 



"That the National Live Stock and Meat Board at its initial meeting 

 shall create a central working executive committee, which shall be com- 

 posed of fou,r representatives of the producers, one representative of the 

 retailers, one representative of the packers, and one representative of the 

 commission men. And further, that each member of this executive com- 

 mittee shall have one vote, thus giving to the producers four votes; to 

 the packers, one vote; to the commission men, one vote; to the retailers, 

 one vote. Each of these four groups, by its representaitve on the board, 

 shall select annually its representative on the executive committee. 



"That while the National Live Stock and Meat Board shall be the policy 

 making body, the executive committee shall be empowered to carry out 

 the policies decided on, with authority to rent offices, to engage the serv- 

 ices of a capable managing director with such assistants and facilities as 

 he may need. 



"That this managing director and his assistants shall be the only per- 

 son connected with the whole movement who s'hall receive remuneration 

 for his services, except that members of the National Live Stock and Meat 

 Board and members of its executive committee shall receive their travel- 

 ing expenses to and from meetings of the board or of the committee. 



"That the executive committee shall render an account of its work and 

 disbursements annually to the National Live Stock and Meat Board, or 

 oftener if requested by the board, and that the members of the executive 

 committee shall be elected annually after their first election by the board. 



"That the executive committee as soon as possible after election shall 

 engage the managing director, establish quarters and proceed actively to 

 carry out the purposes for which the National Live Stock and Meat Board 

 is organized. 



"That the funds for financing this movement be raised by the collection 

 of 5 cents from the shipper on each car of live stock (or at that rate on 

 less than carload lots) and an equal amount from the buyer. 



