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SEC. 5. There shall be held annually, under the direction of the Board 

 of Directors, between October 1 and March 1, following of each year, a 

 public meeting of the delegates from county farmers' institutes and of 

 farmers of this State at such time and place as may be determined by the 

 Board of Directors, of not less than three (3) days' duration, which meeting 

 shall be held for the purpose of developing the greater interest in the cul- 

 tivation of crops, in the care and breeding of domestic animals, in dairy 

 husbandry, in horticulture, in farm drainage, in improved highways and 

 general farm management through and by means of liberal discussions of 

 these and kindred subjects and any citizen may take part in these meetings, 

 but only duly elected and accredited delegates from county farmers' institutes 

 shall be permitted to vote in the election of the Board of Directors. 



SEC. 6. The members of each new Board of Directors shall enter upon 

 their duties the second Tuesday after their election, and hold their offices 

 for one or two years, as provided in section 3, or until their successors are 

 elected and enter upon their duties. The Board of Directors shall have 

 power to fill vacancies in the board. It shall organize by the election of a 

 president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary, who shall hold their offices 

 for one year, from the date of their election, or until their successors are 

 elected and qualified. It shall employ such superintendents, speakers and 

 clerks as may be deemed proper for organizing and conducting the work of 

 the Illinois Farmers' Institute, and provide for their compensation by the 

 rules of the Board of Directors. The secretary and treasurer may be other 

 than members of the Board of Directors. 



SEC. 7. Rooms in the Capitol building, shall be assigned to the officers 

 of this organization by the proper authority, which shall then be under the 

 control of the Board of Directors. 



SEC. 8. The Board of Directors may make and enforce such rules and 

 by-laws, not in conflict with the laws of this State, as will render its work 

 most useful and efficient. 



SEC. 9. For the purposes mentioned in the preceding sections, said 

 Board of Directors may use such sums as it may deem proper and necessary, 

 not exceeding the amount appropriated therefor by the General Assembly 

 from the general fund, for that purpose: Provided, further, that the 



1. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 



2. Dean of Agriculture, University of Illinois, 



3. Director of State Department of Agriculture, 



4. President of the State Horticultural Society, 



5. President of the State Dairymen's Association, 



And the present congressional representatives of the Illinois Farmers' 

 Institute Association shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this 

 organization, who shall have charge of the affairs of the same until their 

 successors have been duly elected, and enter upon their duties as provided 

 in this act. 



