554 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Article 8 — Election of Officers. 



Section 1 — The president, vice-president and seven directors 

 shall be chosen at the annual meeting. Nomination and election 

 shall be by ballot. Two directors shall be appointed by the presi- 

 dent of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The United States 

 Department of Agriculture may appoint a consulting director, 

 with all rights of other directors except that of vote. 



Section 2 — The term of office of the president and vice-pres- 

 ident shall be one year, commencing January 1 immediately 

 following the annual meeting. 



Section 3 — The term of office of members of the board of 

 directors shall be two years; four members shall be elected in 

 even-numbered years and three in odd-numbered years; except 

 that the term of three members of the board elected at the first 

 annual meeting shall be one year only. 



Section 4 — The board of directors shall meet within ten days 

 after the first annual meeting, and after successive annual meet- 

 ings, and shall elect a secretary-treasurer and a manager, who 

 shall not be members of the board, and who shall serve until 

 their successors shall have been elected and have qualified. 



Section 5 — Any vacancy on the board of directors shall be 

 filled for the unexpired term by the board. 



Section 6 — A majority of the board of directors shall consti- 

 tute a quorum at any meeting. 



Article 9 — Duties of the Board of Directors. 



Section 1 — The board of directors shall determine the poli- 

 cies, and, thru its executive committee, control and direct the 

 affairs of the association and make all necessary rules and reg- 

 ulations to this end, not inconsistent with these articles. 



Section 2 — The board shall fix the compensation of the offi- 

 cials selected by it, and shall have authority to remove or dismiss 

 them for cause at any time. 



Section 3 — The board shall require all officers or agents or 

 employes of the association who are charged with the custody 

 or handling of the funds or property of the association to give 

 bonds in a suitable amount. 



Section 4 — The board shall meet regularly every six months 

 at such dates as it shall establish, at the head office of the asso- 

 ciation, and special meetings shall be held upon the call of the 

 president, and shall be called by him upon the written request 

 of three members of the board. 



There are some further articles here that are not necessary to 

 read at this time. You will all be given a copy of this. 



Article 10 — Duties of Officers. 



Section 1 — The officers of the association shall perform the 

 usual duties of their respective officers under such regulations as 

 the board of directors may fix. 



