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and Treasurer, and these officers shall constitute the State 

 Central Committee of this organization, with power to 

 appoint an Executive Committee of three from its members ; 

 also, of a County Committee of one from each county in the 

 State, to be nominated by the delegates from each county. 

 Said officers shall be elected annually, and serve for one year, 

 or .until their successors are chosen. This organization 

 shall meet annually, at such time and place as the Associa 

 tion, or, in case of its failure to designate, the State Central 

 Committee may determine. Special meetings may be called 

 by the Executive Committee. 



V. This Constitution may be amended at any annual 

 meeting by a two-thirds vote, provided said meeting be 

 composed of delegates from one-naif of the counties which 

 are members of this Association. 



BY-LAWS. 1. The President shall perform the duties of 

 presiding officer, and have power to call meetings of the 

 btate Central Committee. 



2. The Senior Vice-President shall, in the absence or dis 

 ability of the President, perform the duties of that office. 

 It shall be the duty of each Vice-President to secure the 

 organization in each county of his district of a Farmers 

 Association, to be composed of delegates from the various 

 Farmers Clubs and Granges in the county, and of such 

 other persons as the County Association may determine to 

 admit. 



3. The Secretary shall, under the direction of the Asso 

 ciation and committees, open and maintain an active corre 

 spondence with the Vice-Presidents and County Committees, 

 furnishing them with forms and Constitutions, and other 

 documents and information to aid them in organization, and 

 performing such other duties of correspondence as may be 

 assigned him. He shall also keep a record of the proceedings 

 of the Association, and of its Central and Executive Com 

 mittees, and may be paid such compensation for his services 

 as is found expedient and practicable. 



4. The Treasurer shall hold the moneys of the Associa^ 

 tion, and disburse them upon the written order of the Presi- 



