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members of this board at their first meeting elect the offi- 

 cers of the association. At least the president must be 

 one of their own number. The directors may also provide 

 for an executive committee from among their own mem- 

 bers, with the addition of the state director of markets 

 or some man named by him. 1 Provision is also made that 

 the directors may provide for an auditing committee to 

 be appointed from among themselves. 



The voting is on the one-man-one-vote basis, but prop- 

 erty rights are unequal. The articles of incorporation 

 state that "the interest of each member in the property 

 of the Association shall be in the same proportion as the 

 amount of membership fee actually paid by him bears to 

 the total amount of all membership fees paid by all mem- 

 bers of the Association." 2 



The members of the association bind themselves by 

 contract to sell all their milk through the association and 

 agree to the following provision for liquidated damages: 



"Each member of the Association has in these by-laws 

 and otherwise agreed to market all of the milk, cream, 

 butter, cheese and other dairy products produced or owned 

 by him, through the Association. Each member admits 

 that it would be extremely difficult and impracticable to 

 fix or ascertain the amount of damages which the Associ- 

 ation or its members would suffer if one or more of its mem- 

 bers should neglect, refuse, or fail to keep and perform 

 the terms and conditions and agreements herein and in 

 his marketing contract contained, for which reason it is 

 expressly understood and agreed by and between each 

 of the members of the Association, including any persons 

 to hereafter become members, that if any member shall 

 neglect, refuse or fail to market the whole of his milk, 



1 By-Laws, 1919, p. 12. 2 Ibid. y p. 4. 



