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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



and of adopting a constitution and by- 

 laws. A successful Minnesota cream- 

 ery organized according to the Minne- 

 sota station as follows: 



Organization agreement — We the un- 

 dersigned citizens of ■ 



County, state of Minnesota, do hereby 

 agree to form ourselves into an associa- 

 tion to be known by the name of 



Association, and we agree 



to borrow the sum of dollars 



or less to put up a building and equip 

 it with the necessary machinery, and 

 jointly, to become personally responsible 

 for the sum borrowed, including interest. 

 The money to be raised in a manner 



Article I. — Should give the name of 

 the association and place of business. 



Article II. — State the object of the as- 

 sociation. 



Article III. — Name the officers of the 

 association. These are usually a presi- 

 dent, vice-president, a secretary-treas 

 urer and three trustees. State also term 

 of office and time and method of election. 



Article IV. — Duties of officers. Pres- 

 ident shall preside at all meetings of the 

 association, sign all drafts and pay over 

 to the treasurer all moneys that come 

 into his possession by virtue of his posi- 

 tion, taking the treasurer's receipts 



Fig. 316 — PLAN OF farmers' co-operative creamery 



agreed upon by the association. We also 

 agree to furnish the milk from the num- 

 ber of cows opposite our names. 



Articles of agreement — We, whose 

 names are hereunto subscribed and 

 whose residences are within the county 



of — in the state of 



-, do hereby asso- 



ciate ourselves together as a co-operative 

 association under the laws of the state of 



, and have adopted 



the following constitution: 



Constitution — We need state here only 

 a general outline constitution, as the 

 details will vary with the locality and 

 conditions. We follow, with some modi- 

 fications, the form given in Minnesota 

 Station Bulletin No, 35 ; 



therefor. He shall also have power to 

 call special meetings whenever he deems 

 advisable or upon the signed request of 

 five shareholders. 



The vice-president shall perform the 

 duties of the president when he is ab- 

 sent or unable to attend to them. 



The secretary shall keep a record of 

 all the meetings of the association and 

 make and sign all orders upon the treas- 

 urer. 



The treasurer shall receive and receipt 

 for all moneys belonging to the associa- 

 tion and pay out the same only upon 

 orders which shall be signed by the sec- 

 retary. He shall give bonds in such 

 amount as the association shall provide, 



