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(16) In the absence or disability of the president, the vice-president 

 shall preside and perform the duties of the president. 



(17) The secretary shall keep a complete record of all meetings of the 

 association and of its board of directors; serve all notices required by law 

 and by these by-laws; and keep a complete record of all business of the 

 association, and make a full report of all matters and business pertaining 

 to his office to the members at their annual meeting, and make all records 

 required by law. 



(18) The treasurer shall, with the president, sign all checks, notes, deeds 

 and other instruments on behalf of the association; receive and disburse 

 all funds and be the custodian of all property of the association ; and per- 

 form such other duties as may be required of him by the association and the 

 board of managers. 



(19) Under the direction of the board of managers, the general manager 

 shall employ and discharge all employees, agents and laborers. He shall 

 secure information as to crop and market conditions, and shall furnish 

 same to stockholders on request. He shall encourage the production of 

 the best varieties of tobacco demanded by the trade. He shall, as may be 

 required bj^ the board of managers, provide a uniform sj^stem of assorting, 

 grading and packing, and disseminate information regarding same among 

 the local associations. He shall also provide and assist in installing uni- 

 form systems of accounting for the local associations. He shall inspect 

 all products handled by the association, and shall prescribe the brands and 

 labels of the association and their use of such products, in accordance with 

 the rules of the association. Subject to the terms of the contracts made 

 by the members with this association for the marketing of their products, 

 and to the order of the board of managers and the by-laws and rules of this 

 association, the general manager shall have charge of the sale and market- 

 ing of such products. 



(20) All brands, labels, trade-marks and the like, established by this 

 association for the protection of the products sold by it, shall be registered 

 and become its property, and shall be attached only to such tobacco as shall 

 be specified by the board of managers. 



(21) Every local association owning the stock of this association shall 

 enter into a contract with this association in the form to be agreed upon, 

 subject, however, to the following provisions : — 



(o) That said stockliolder, by said contract, appoints The Connecticut 

 Valley Tobacco Growers, Incorporated, its sales agent to sell its tobacco 

 in such amount and condition and in such manner as the contract shall 

 prescribe, and binds itself to deliver such products for sale at such time and 

 place as this association directs. 



(6) That said contract shall run continuously unless cancelled by either 

 party on July 15 of any year, written notice having previously been given 

 by one party to the other at least thirty days prior to that date, stating that 

 it desires to cancel its contract; and subject to any indebtedness due from 

 either party to the other. 



