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By-laws 



Article I. Meetings. — An annual meeting of this associa- 

 tion shall be held at a place to be designated by the board of 



directors, in , on the day of in each 



year, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a board of 

 directors, and for the transaction of such other business as 

 may lawfully come before said meeting. 



The president shall call one meeting each month for the pur- 

 pose of discussing topics of interest to dairymen and shall at 

 each meeting appoint a committee of three members who shall 

 prepare a programme for the next meeting. No member shall 

 be obliged to serve two months in succession on this committee. 



Special meetings may be called by the board of directors or 

 by the president, and notice thereof shall be given by the sec- 

 retary, by mailing to each member a written or printed notice 

 thereof at least five days prior to such meeting. Such notice 

 shall state the object of the meeting and no other business shall 

 be transacted thereat. 



Article II. Board of Directors. — Section 1. The board 

 of directors shall be elected at the annual meeting, the first 

 election to be held on the day of , A. D. . 



Section 2. The board of directors shall have the manage- 

 ment and control of the business of the association, and shall 

 employ such agents as they may deem advisable, and fix the 

 rates of compensation of all agents and employees. 



Section 3. Whenever any vacancies occur in the board of 

 directors by death, resignation, or otherwise, the same shall 

 be filled without undue delay by the majority vote of the re- 

 maining members of the board. The person so chosen shall 

 hold office until the next annual meeting or until his successor 

 is elected and qualified. 



Section 4. The board of directors shall meet on the first 



of each month, at such hours and in such places as they 



may by resolution determine. 



Section 5. A majority of the board of directors shall con- 

 stitute a quorum at all meetings of the board. 



