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BY-LAWS OF ILLINOIS FARMERS' INSTITUTE. 



Whereas, by act of the Thirty-ninth General Assembly, approved June 

 24, 1895, the Illinois Farmers' Institute was created, empowering its Board 

 of Directors to adopt by-laws for its government and management of its 

 business in connection with the act creating it, it hereby adopts the follow- 

 ing by-laws and hereby repeals all former by-laws heretofore adopted by the 

 Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE I DIRECTORS. 



SECTION 1. Eleven members of the Board of Directors shall constitute 

 a quorum for the transaction of business, except as may be otherwise pro- 

 vided by these by-laws. 



SEC. 2. The Board of Directors shall hold a meeting in the Institute 

 rooms of the State House, on the second Tuesday after the annual meeting 

 of the Illinois Farmers' Institute, the old board to dispose of its business, 

 the new board to organize, elect officers and outline its policy for the ensu- 

 ing year, and to transact such other business as may come before the board. 



SEC. 3. Each director shall "be the confidential advisor of the board and 

 of the secretary of institute concerning institute affairs in his district; he 

 shall report to the secretary at the close of the institutes in his district 

 upon all matters that seem significant to his work, in order that the secre- 

 tary may have a complete knowledge of the actual conditions in all parts 

 of the State. 



ARTICLE II OFFICERS. 



SECTION 1. The officers of the Board of Directors shall consist of a 

 president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and an auditor, to be elected 

 by ballot by the Board of Directors, for the term of one year, whose term of 

 office shall begin July 1 after their election. 



SEC. 2. All officers of the Board of Directors must be members of the 

 board, except the treasurer and the secretary. 



SEC. 3. The Board of Directors shall have power at any time to fill 

 vacancies which may occur in its membership. 



SEC. 4. The compensation of all officers and employees shall be fixed 

 previous to their election or employment. 



ARTICLE III PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. 



SECTION 1. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the 

 Board of Directors; shall appoint all committees; shall be ex officio member 

 of all standing committees; he shall preside over the meeting of the Illinois 

 Farmers' Institute, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, 

 and perform all duties incumbent on a presiding officer. 



SEC. 2. In case of the absence or disability of the president, or in case 

 of vacancy in that office, the vice-president shall fill the office. 



SEC. 3. In case of the absence or disability of these officers, or in case 

 both offices become vacant, any director or member of the Executive Com- 

 mittee who is called to the chair shall act as president for the time being. 



ARTICLE IV DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 



SECTION 1. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Di- 

 rectors and standing committees, and shall keep a correct record of the 



