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of life, of diminishing the unreasonable transportation tariff now 

 charged by railroad companies, and of breaking down monopolies of 

 every character, we, whose names are hereto subscribed, do pledge 

 ourselves to sustain the following Constitution and By-Laws : 



CONSTITUTION OF THE FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 

 OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. 



ARTICLE I. This Association shall be called the Farmers Co-op 

 erative Association of the State of Kansas. 



ART. II. The objects of this Association shall be the collection of 

 statistics relative to the products of the State, their amount, cost, 

 and value; to assist the farmers in securing just compensation for 

 their labor ; to co-operate with similar organizations in other State? 

 in procuring cheap transportation and remunerative prices for sur 

 plus products, and act generally in the interest of the producing 

 class. 



ART. III. The officers of this Association shall be elected annually 

 by ballot, and shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secre- 

 tary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of five, who, with the 

 President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall constitute a 

 Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of the several officers to 

 discharge the duties usually devolving upon such officers respect 

 ively. 



ART. IV. The Secretary, in addition to recording the proceedings 

 of the Association and Board of Directors, shall conduct a corre 

 spondence with auxiliary associations of whatever name, transmit to 

 them all information of interest to farmers, and perform such other 

 duties as the Association or Directors may require. 



ART. V. The Board of Directors shall have the general supervision 

 of the interests of the Association, and provide for carrying into 

 effect the provisions of Article II of this Constitution. 



ART. VI. The terms of office after the first shall be one year, or 

 until their successors are elected, and the annual meeting and elec 

 tion shall be held on the second Tuesday in January of each year. 



ART. VII. Any county, township, or district organization in this 

 State, whether called Union, Grange, Club, or other name, who 

 shall forward to the Treasurer the sum of five dollars for each county 

 society, and one dollar for all other local societies, and such assess- 



