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same. He shall perform such other duties as usually devolve upon such 

 officer. He shall act as secretary of the annual meeting of the delegates 

 and keep a record of same. He shall certify all bills for expenditures duly 

 approved by the auditor, Executive Committee or Board of Directors, but 

 shall not certify a bill on a fund unless there is sufficient money in the 

 fund to pay such warrant. 



SEC. 2. He shall have charge of all publications of the Institute and 

 shall insert therein such matter as will advance the agricultural interests, 

 and especially the work of the Illinois Farmers' Institute, under the direc- 

 tion of the Executive Committee. He shall arrange for and secure reports 

 of State and other important institute meetings, making them a matter of 

 record. 



SEC. 3. The secretary shall be the custodian of all the records and 

 papers belonging to, and all property owned by the Illinois Farmers' Insti- 

 tute, and shall report an inventory of all property of the Illinois Farmers' 

 Institute to the Board of Directors at the close of each year; he shall make 

 a detailed annual report in writing to the Board of Directors at the last 

 meeting of the old board; he shall also make such other reports during the 

 year as the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may require. 



SEC. 4. He shall organize a bureau of speakers, the same to include 

 farmers, dairymen, horticulturists, livestock breeders, feeders and others 

 who have adopted scientific and practical methods secured beneficial re- 

 sults, and are able to tell about them, together with such instructors from 

 the College of Agriculture and Experiment Station as may be assigned to 

 the Institute work, and whose allotment of time shall be under his direction. 

 These speakers shall be assigned work, as far as possible, in accordance 

 with the wishes of the district director, officers of the Department of Houe- 

 hold Science (where their interests may appear) and the county institute 

 officers. 



SEC. 5. The secretary of institutes shall attend the district conferences 

 and aid in the arrangement of such circuits of institutes as will prove the 

 most convenient for the attendance of speakers. He shall make a detailed 

 annual report in writing to the Board of Directors, at its last meeting, of 

 his acts and doings during the year, together with a general summary of 

 the Institute work of the State for the year; he shall also make such other 

 reports during the year as the Board of Directors or Executive Committee 

 may require. 



ARTICLE V DUTIES OP TREASURER. 



SECTION 1. The treasurer shall have charge of any funds received by 

 the State Institute, keeping an accurate account of same. He shall pay out 

 the same on warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the 

 secretary, issued on approved bills. He shall arrange for supplying the 

 funds necessary for State meeting expenses which must be paid pending the 

 settlement of same through the State Treasurer. 



ARTICLE VI AUDITOR. 



SECTION 1. All bills for expenditures ordered by the Board of Directors 

 or ithe Executive Committee and all bills contracted in pursuance of any 

 appropriation shall be referred to the auditor. 



SEC. 2. The auditor shall carefully examine all bills, and, when ap- 

 proved shall return them to the secretary with recommendations that same 

 shall be certified for payment. In case a bill is not approved, it shall be 

 referred to the Executive Committee. 



SEC. 3. The auditor shall carefully examine all reports from county 

 farmers' institutes and the bills for expenses of the same, and if in compli- 

 ance with the law providing appropriations for county farmers' institutes 

 and the rules prescribed by the Board of Directors either approve the same, 

 or if not approved, refer them to the Executive Committee. 



SEC. 4. The auditor shall examine the books and records of the secre- 

 tary and treasurer and make a detailed report of their financial transactions 



