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CHAPTER IV. 



Meetings of the Boaud. 



Article 1. The Board shall meet at the State House, 

 in the office of the State Board of Agriculture, or at the 

 Agricultural College, as provided for in chapter 20, sec- 

 tion 3, of the Public Statutes, at least once in each year, 

 and as much oftener as may be deemed expedient. The 

 annual business meeting shall begin on the Tuesday pre- 

 ceding the first Wednesday in February, this meeting to 

 be known as the annual meeting. New members shall 

 take their seats on the morning of the second day, after 

 which officers for the ensuing year shall be chosen. 

 There shall also be held an annual public winter meeting 

 of the Board for lectures and discussions at such place in 

 the Commonwealth as the Board may designate, begin- 

 ning on the first Tuesday in December. 



Art. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time 

 by the secretary, with the consent of the executive com- 

 mittee, or at the written request of seven members of the 

 Board. Such request shall be made to the secretary, 

 who shall thereupon give notice of the same, stating 

 therein the object for which the meeting is called. 



Art. 3. Notice of all meetings of the Board shall be 

 given by the secretary in writing, by mail, to each mem- 

 ber thereof, at least seven days prior to the date of 

 meeting. The secretary shall also give due notice of 

 committee meetings to members of the respective com- 

 mittees. 



CHAPTER V. 



Regular 

 meetings. 



Annual 

 meeting. 



Public 

 winter 

 meeting. 



Special 

 meetings. 



Notice of 

 meetings. 



Adbiission op Delegates and Compensation of Offi- 

 cers AND Members of the Board. 



Article 1 . The credentials of members of the Board Credentials of 



delegates. 



shall be examined by the executive committee on the first 

 day of the annual meeting ; and the new delegates whose 

 credentials are satisfactory shall be admitted to the annual 

 meeting on the second day, at the morning session of the 

 Board, at which time their term of office shall begin. 



Art. 2. " No member of the Board shall receive 

 compensation from the Commonwealth except for personal 

 expenses when engaged in the duties of the Board," as 

 provided for in chapter 20, section 3, of the Public 

 Statutes. 



Compensa- 

 tion. 



