14 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Each Institute Society shall immediately report its organization to the Superin- 

 tendent of Institutes, accompanied by the name of the society, the name and post- 

 oflace address of each ofHcer, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws. In case 

 more than one such society shall be organized in a county the one first reporting 

 shall be recognized as the Institute Society for that county, if it shall have been 

 properly organized. 



Provided, That any existing Institute Society in a county may be accepted as the 

 legal Institute Society for that county. Such society shall furnish to the Secretary 

 of the State Board of Agriculture a copy of its constitution and by-laws, and trans- 

 mit with the same a written agreement, signed by the president and secretary of 

 such society, stating that the society will conform to the general rules of the Board 

 of Agriculture governing Farmers' Institutes. Such society will, at the next annual 

 Institute held under the auspices of the Board of Agriculture, be expected to adopt 

 the constitution prescribed by the Board, and to elect officers in accordance there- 

 with. 



Provided also, That in any county where there exists an active county agricul- 

 tural society which is fairly representative of the whole county, such society may, 

 for purposes of holding Farmers' Institutes, be accepted as the legal Institute 

 Society for that county. Such society shall furnish to the Secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture a copy of its constitution and by-laws, and shall transmit with the 

 same a written agreement, signed by the president and secretary of the society, 

 stating that the society will, for the purposes of Farmers' Institutes, conform to the 

 rules of the Board of Agriculture governing such Institutes. 



2. The secretary of each Institute Society shall keep in a substantial book a rec- 

 ord of all meetings of the executive committee and of the society, and a roll of the 

 members, with the postoffice address of each. 



3. When societies are notified of the date assigned for their Institute the execu- 

 tive committee shall proceed at once to complete the arrangements for their Insti- 

 tute by engaging a hall, selecting the local speakers desired, arranging for music, 

 etc. The Superintendent shall send to the secretary of the Institute, at least six 

 weeks before the date of the Institute, a list of speakers to be furnished by the 

 Board, with the topics they are to discuss, and the time most convenient for the 

 presentation of the same. The secretary shall complete the program by adding the 

 local assignments, and shall have it printed immediately and shall see that copies 

 are freely distributed among the farmers of the county. Should anything occur to 

 make it necessary to change the date of or to abandon the meeting of the Institute, 

 notice shall at once be sent to the Superintendent. 



4. All Institute Societies organized or acting under the law shall be strictly non- 

 partisan and non-sectarian in every phase of their work, and no Institute shall be 

 operated in the interest of any party, grange, alliance, farmers' club, sect or society, 

 but for the equal good of all citizens and farming communities. 



5. No subject shall be presented at the regular sessions of the Institute, nor any 

 discussion allowed, of a partisan or sectarian nature, nor shall any speaker be 

 allowed, in his lecture or speech or in any discussion, to advertise wares or schemes 

 in which he has a pecuniary interest. But exhibits of farm and garden products, 

 and implements, devices, or materials used in rural life, shall be encouraged, and if 

 possible a separate room shall be provided for such exhibit. 



6. No fee shall be charged for admission to the annual Institute, nor contribu- 

 tions asked for, but all expenses shall be previously provided for. If the society 

 desires to hold other meetings during the year the expenses of such meetings may 

 be met as the society sees fit. 



7. An Institute Society may adopt such by-laws, in its discretion, as it may 

 desire, provided that they are not in conflict with the rules of the Board of Agricul- 

 ture. 



8. An Institute Society desiring to conduct its own Institute without the aid of 

 speakers furnished by the Board may apply to the Board for funds, not to exceed 

 twenty-five dollars, for their use for such purpose. Said society shall give a satis- 

 factory guarantee that such funds will be properly expended, and shall transmit, 

 within ten days after the Institute has closed, an itemized statement of the expendi- 

 tures from said fund. No county taking advantage of this rule shall be furnished 

 with any other aid, during the year, than from this fund. 



9. Within ten days after the close of each Institute the secretary shall make a 

 report to the Superintendent, blanks for which will be furnished by the Superin- 

 tendent. 



