66 BULLETIjST 1106, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Article IX. — Dutie,s and Powers of the Manager. 



Section 1. Under the direction of the board of directors, the manager shall 

 employ and discharge all employees, agents, and laborers. He shall secure 

 information as to crop and market conditions, and furnish the same to the 

 members on request. He shall encourage the production of the best varieties 

 of products demanded by the trade. He shall acquaint each member as far 

 as practicable with the form and manner in which his products shall be pre- 

 pared for market. He shall have charge of the grading, packing, and inspec- 

 tion of all products handled by the association, and shall have control of the 

 brands and labels and their use on such products, in accordance with the 

 rules of the association. Subject to the terms of the contracts made by the 

 members with the association for the marketing of their products, the order 

 of the board of directors, and the by-laws and rules of the association, the 

 manager shall have entire charge of the sale and marketing of such products. 



Note. — The manager is the most important officer, and the suc- 

 cess or failure of the association will to a large degree depend upon 

 him ; hence his power must be limited as little as possible. He can 

 not be held responsible if he is to be dictated to at will by eacli 

 member or if the officers are to meddle constantly with his work. 

 This does not imply that the manager should be a dictator. He 

 should take the suggestions of the officers and members and from 

 them and his own experience construct a business plan. When- 

 ever a manager loses the confidence of the members, he should be 

 replaced with a manager who possesses that confidence. The 

 duties of a manager differ with the different forms of organization 

 and kinds of business. Therefore the duties here outlined must 

 be considered as suggestive. Each association should redraft this 

 provision to suit its purposes. Organizations like creameries and 

 cheese factories may find it advisable to insert an article relating 

 to the duties of the butter maker or cheese maker, as in such 

 orsaiiizations the duties of the manager usually are move limited. 



Article X. — Membership Fee and Finance. 



Section 1. Each member shall pay in advance to the association a member- 

 ship fee of ($5). 



Sec 2. At the time of uniting with the association or at any time thereafter 

 when called upon by the board of directors each member shall loan an amount 

 to be fixed by the board, not less than ($10) nor more than (.$100), in cash to 

 the association to be used in building warehouses or other necessary buildings 

 and the lease or purchase of lands therefor or in securing necessary equipment. 



Sec. 3. Such loans shall draw interest at the rate of (6) per cent per annum. 



Sec 4. Such loans shall be repaid from a special fund created by levying a 

 percentage assessment on the produce sold and supplies bought through the 

 association, the amount of such percentage to be fixed by the board of directors, 

 which amount shall be sufficient to pay (one-fifth) of the entire loan and the 

 interest thereon in each year. 



Sec. 5. At the end of each fiscal year each member shall receive a certificate 

 showing the amount of money which he has contributed that year to the special 

 loan fund. During the life of the association, or until this by-law is changed, 

 the special assessments shall continue and the holders of such certificates issued 

 in i)revious 'fiscal years, out of the proceeds arising therefrom, shall be paid the 

 amounts due thereon. 



Note. — This article suggests a method which nonstock organiza- 

 tions may employ to secure the capital necessary to build ware- 

 houses or purchase equipment. Organizations which require only a 

 small outlay for equipment can provide the necessary capital 

 through the membership fee. 



