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proprietary in operation. The state of Wisconsin has 

 a law which tends to stop this defect and defines what 

 organizations may use the term or name, cooperative. 



The constitution of a cooperative organization should 

 state: 1, Name; 2, object; 3, officers and duties of 

 officers; 4, manager or other person to run business; 

 5, capital stock; 6, meetings; 7, voting power; 8, 

 amendments. 



Some of the most important statements which should 

 appear in the constitution are mentioned in the following 

 sentences. A statement should show what persons are 

 eligible to membership in the organization. It is a 

 careless plan simply to say that the duties of the officers 

 are those usually defined in such an organization. This 

 may lead to confusion and neglect, or both. Direct 

 statements should be made 'explaining the exact duties 

 of each officer. The limits of the authority of the manager 

 or person who runs the business should be explicitly 

 stated. The manager then knows just what his duties 

 are and what matters or parts of the business must be 

 considered by other officers or committees. The amount 

 of capital stock and the number and value of each share 

 should be exactly stated. The constitution should state 

 when arid where the regular meetings must be held and 

 by whom and when special meetings may be called. 

 This gives every member ample notice of the regular 

 meetings. Some method or means should be provided to 

 notify each member of the special meetings. 



The voting power should be definitely stated, whether 

 it is limited to shares of capital stock or by members or 

 by number of cows owned by each member. It is neces- 

 sary to indicate just how amendments to the constitution 

 may be made. Each member should know before the 



