122 INFORMATION RKLATING TO AGRICULTURAL KCONOMY IN (iKNERAL 



b) to promote and favour the formation of protective agencies and 

 agricultural colonies in the various districts of Italy, with a view to receiv- 

 ing such of these orphans and children of peasants as cannot obtain either 

 help or a fit technical education within their families ; 



c) to co-ordinate the activity of local protective agencies, agricultural 

 agencies, and other institutions having analogous aims ; 



d) to promote one or more institutions capable of being connected 

 with the existing institutions of agricultural credit, in order to help the or- 

 phans to buy small rural holdings which they will themselves farm when 

 they have reached majority. 



Wherever there are already protective agencies or agricultural colo- 

 nies, legally constituted and recognized by the charity, the duty of helping 

 the peasants' children generally falls on them. Where there are none the 

 charity renders e.special aid to these orphans by means of delegates. 



When it has accomplished its duty to the orphans of peasants killed 

 in the war it will extend its benefits to other peasants' orphans. To com- 

 pass its aims it disposes of a) the eventual income of its property : b) the 

 annual subscriptions of ordinary members and subscribing societies ; c) the 

 subscriptions of honorary members ; d) the donations, legacies, tempor- 

 ary donations and extraordinary income which will eventually accrue to 

 it. Its members belong to the following categories : a) members giving a 

 donation, in other words all co-operative and mutual aid institutions which 

 contribute more than 50 liras a year ; b) ordinary mem^bers, those sub- 

 scribing 10 liras a year ; c) benefactory societies, namely every institution, 

 ministry, province, commune, savings bank, chamber of commerce, or- 

 ganization or individual giving an annual subsidy of at least 100 liras ; 

 d) perpetual honorary members, namely institutions which make one con- 

 tribution of at least 100 liras. 



The capital paid by the honorary members is inaHenable, and only its 

 income can be used to constitute or complete maintenance bursaries for 

 the orphans. 



There are ordinary and extraordinary general assemblies of members. 

 The former meets once a year to discuss and approve the report of the 

 charity's moral and techrucal activity and to choose the general council. 

 Its resolutions are fully valid if at least a tenth of the regularly inscribed 

 members be present at it, or one hour after the time indicated in the invitation 

 to the meeting for its opening, whatever number of members be present. 

 When there is question of modifying the by-laws one fifth of the members 

 are needed to constitute a quorum. Resolutions are passed by an absolute 

 majority. 



This charity is managed by a general council of twenty-nine members 

 who elect from among themselves a president, three \'ice-presidents, and 

 an executive committee consisting of the president, the vice-president of 

 oldest standing, five ordinary members of the council and a secretary. 

 The members of the council and the executive committee hold office for 

 three years. 



The council meets regularly twice a year. It administers the charity's 



