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(e) Branch. Any state or province, or any district 

 composed of any combination of adjoining states or 

 provinces, not exceeding six in number, may be or- 

 ganized into one branch association, subject to the 

 constitution and by-laws and the rules and regulations 

 of the American Poultry Association. The membership 

 of branch associations shall be made up of life asso- 

 ciate or society members of the American Poultry Asso- 

 ciation. Each branch association, through its properly 

 accredited representative, who must be a member of the 

 branch association, shall be entitled to one vote at 

 meetings of the American Poultry Association for each 

 five of its members who are not present at roll call. 



SEC. 2. All applications for membership of classes 

 (a), (b), (c), and (d) must be made in writing; be 

 addressed to the secretary of the American Poultry 

 Association; bear the indorsement of two members of 

 the association, and receive a majority vote of the ex- 

 ecutive board, either by mail or in regular or special 

 session. Should the vote on new members be by mail, 

 the secretary shall duly advise all members of the 

 executive board in form and manner required by said 

 board, and in the event that any member of the 

 executive board, within 20 da., objects to an applicant 

 being admitted to membership, such application shall be 

 acted upon by the executive board in regular or special 

 session. No applications shall be approved unless the 

 prescribed membership fee has been paid. Should the 

 applicant fail of approval the fee shall be returned. An 

 application for branch membership must state, over the 

 signature of its secretary, the number of names of its 

 members who are life members of the American Poultry 

 Association. 



SEC. 3. The credentials of representatives of branch 

 associations and of associate, club, and society member- 

 ship, must reach the secretary's hands before the open- 

 ing roll call of meetings attended by such representa- 

 tives, otherwise they shall not be entitled to take part 

 in the proceedings as representatives. 



