DAIRY CATTLE 



491 



The president, vice-president, secre- 

 tary, treasurer and three^ trustees shall 

 constitute a Board of Directors, whose 

 duties shall be to audit and allow _ all 

 iust claims against the association. 

 They shall compute the expenses, and 

 receipts and after allowing for the run- 

 ning expenses and sinking fund here- 

 after provided for, pay the remainder to 

 the patrons on the 15th day of each 

 month in proportion to the amount of 

 milk or butter fat furnished by each. 



The Board of Directors shall cause the 

 secretary to make a report in writing at 

 each annual meeting, showing in detail 

 the milk receipts, produce sales, running 

 expenses and all other matters pertain- 



Article VII. — This constitution may 

 be amended at any annual meeting or 

 any special meeting called for that pur- 

 pose, provided that two-thirds of all the 

 members present vote in favor of such a 

 change and provided further that one 

 month's notice of such proposed amend- 

 ment shall have been given in such man- 

 ner as may be provided in the by-laws or 

 otherwise by the association. 



By-laws of the Associa- 

 tion — (1) The treasurer shall give bonds 



in the sum of dollars, the bond 



to be approved by the Board of Direct- 

 ors. (2) Five cents on each 100 pounds 

 of milk received at the creamery shall 

 be reserved to form a sinkiug fund. 



Fig. 317 — DRAWING SKIM MILK AT THE CREAMERY 



ing to the business oi the association, a 

 copy of which shall be posted in a con- 

 spicuous place in the creamery. 



The Board of Directors shall borrow 



a sum of money not exceeding 



thousand dollars, to be used by them in 

 the building and furnishing of a cream- 

 ery building and for no other purpose. 

 The money so borrowed shall be paid up 

 from the sinking fund to be provided for 

 in the by-laws. 



Article V. — The several members shall 

 furnish all the milk from all the cows 

 subscribed by each, all milk to be sound, 

 fresh, unadulterated, pure and un- 

 skimmed. 



Article VI. — Each member shall be 

 entitled to 1 vote only at any meeting 

 of the association. 



(3) No milk shall be received or busi- 

 ness transacted at the creamery on Sun- 

 day. (4) From May 20 to September 

 20 of each season, all milk shall be de- 

 livered at the creamery by 9 o'clock, 

 A. M., at other times of the year by 10 

 A. M. (5) Milk not sweet, clean, or in 

 good condition when received may be 

 condemned by the operator and in such 

 case he shall notify the president thereof. 

 The operator shall test the milk of each 

 member and patrons at least three times 

 a week. (6) Members and patrons fur- 

 nishing whole milk may take from the 

 separator or the tank at the creamery 

 four-fifths of the quantity of milk de- 

 livered at the creamery by them on that 

 day. 



