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ments as shall be made, from time to time, by the Executive Com 

 mittee for the benefit of the Association, whose Secretary shall cor 

 respond with the Secretary of this Association, and whose members 

 shall co-operate in its general objects, may become auxiliary to this 

 Association and be entitled to all its benefits. 



ART. VIII. Each representative district shall be entitled to send 

 two delegates to all meetings of the Association. Such delegates to 

 be elected by all the auxiliary farmers organizations in such district. 



ART. IX. The Directors shall have power to call delegate conven 

 tions whenever they shall deem it expedient. 



ART. X. All claims and accounts shall be audited by the Board 

 of Directors, and no money shall be paid out of the treasury except 

 upon its order. 



ART. XI. This constitution may be altered or amended at any reg 

 ular meeting of this Association by a vote of two-thirds of the mem 

 bers present. 



The same Committee reported the following resolutions, 

 which were adopted : 



Resolved, That the act relating to the collection of statistics and 

 industries, approved March 6, 1873, and an act relating to District 

 and County Agricultural Societies and Farmers Clubs, approved 

 March 6, 1873, meet with the approval of this Convention, so far as 

 they go in the accomplishment of the objects sought by this Conven 

 tion. 



Resolved, That the Farmers Co-operative Association of the State 

 of Kansas co-operate with the State Board of Agriculture, and the 

 State organization of the Patrons of Husbandry. 



After discussion, the report and Constitution were adopted. 



The Convention proceeded to the election of officers, with 

 the following result : 



John Davis, of Eiley Co., President ; J. K. Hudson, of Wy- 

 andotte, Vice-President ; H. Bronson, of Douglas, Treasurer ; 

 Alfred Gray, Secretary and Corresponding Secretary. Di 

 rectors T. B. Smith, of Douglas; John Mings, of Osage; 

 0. W. Bill, of Riley; A. H. Grass, of Montgomery; and J. 

 B. Van Winkle, of Leavenworth. 



