APPENDIX E 



SAMPLE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF A BOYS' 

 PIG CLUB 1 



CONSTITUTION 

 ARTICLE 1. Name 



The name of this association shall be the County 



Pig Club Association. 



. ARTICLE 2. Object 



The object of this association shall be to promote interest 

 in the breeding and improvement of high-grade and purebred 

 swine ; to instruct its members in the prevention and eradica- 

 tion of the diseases peculiar to swine ; and to instill in the boys 

 a love for farm animals which will result in their taking more 

 interest in farm life. 



ARTICLE 3. Membership 



Any boy or girl between the ages of 10 and 18 years who 

 will agree to secure at least one pig and care for it under the 

 instructions furnished by the State agent in pig-club work may 

 at any time become a member. 



ARTICLE 4. Organization 



The officers shall be a president, a vice president, and a 

 secretary-treasurer. 



ARTICLE 5. Meetings 



There shall be a regular annual meeting of the association 

 and such special meetings at times and places as may be deter- 

 mined by the president. 



ARTICLE 6. Elections 



The election of officers shall be held at the regular annual 

 meeting, and such election shall be by l>allot. 

 ARTICLE 7. Amendments 



Amendments to this constitution may be made by a two- 

 thirds vote of the members present at the annual meeting. 



1 From the Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



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