38 BULLETIN 1095, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Article IV. — Fiscal Year — Meetings. 



Section 1. The fiscal year of the association shall commence (January 1) 

 and end on (the 31st of the following December). 



Sec. 2. The annual meeting of the association shall be held in the town of 



( ) on the (third Monday in January) of each year, at (10 o'clock 



a. m.) 



Note. — The annual meeting should be held as soon after the end of the 

 fiscal year as will allow for the settlement of all accounts, auditing of the 

 books, and the preparation of the annual reports of the officers. 



Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called at any time by the president. He 

 shall call such meetings whenever (10 per cent) of the members shall so request 

 in writing. 



Sec. 4. Notice of the annual meeting shall be mailed by the secretary to each 

 member at least 10 days previous to the date of the meeting and such notice 

 shall be published in a local newspaper not less than (10 days) previous to the 

 date of the meeting. At least (10 days) before the date of any special meeting 

 the secretary shall mail notice of such meeting to each member, which shall 

 state the nature of the business to be transacted at such meeting. 



Article V. — Quorum. 



Section 1. (One-fourth) of the members in good standing shall constitute a 

 quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. 



Note. — When the organization is small and compact, the proportion 

 required for a quorum may be larger than in a large organization which 

 includes considerable territory. 



Article VI. — Directors and Offlcers. 



Section 1. The board of directors of this association shall consist of (seven) 

 members. After the adoption of these by-laws, the members shall elect from 

 among themselves (seven) directors, who shall hold office for the period of one 

 year or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified and shall 

 enter upon the discharge of their duties. 



Note. — In seme States the corporation laws stipulate the number of direc- 

 tors and officers an association shall have. The plan of having each district 

 represented on the board of directors tends to avoid jealousies between the 

 various districts, but a small board of capable men is to be preferred to a 

 large board composed largely of members who can not give proper attention 

 or time to their duties on the ))oard. In case it should be the wish of the 

 members to recall a director this can be effected under section 6 of this 

 article. 



Sec 2. The board of directors shall meet within (10) days after the first elec- 

 tion and after each annual election, and shall select by ballot a president and 

 a vice president from among themselves, and a secretary treasurer (or a secre- 

 tary and a treasurer) Avho may or may not be a member of the association. The 

 officers shall hold office for one year or until their successors are duly elected 

 and qualified. 



Note. — In some organizations it is desirable to have some one outside 

 the luembership act as secretary or treasurer. When such is desired proper 

 provision for it should be made in the by-laws. In some cases, especially 

 when the board of directors is large, it is desirable to have an executive 

 committee. Such a committee may consist of the officers and one or more 

 members of the board of directors. 



Sec. 3. Any vacancy in the board of directors shall be filled for the unex- 

 pired term at a special meeting called for the purpose. 



