MARKETING EGGS 485 



They shall be elected at the regular annual meeting, to be held on the 

 second Monday in January of each year and they shall serve one year or 

 until their successors are elected. 



Article 4. — Duties of Officers 



The officers shall perform the usual duties connected with their several 

 offices. Unless the board of managers elects a manager, the secretary- 

 treasurer shall act as manager, and, in addition to keeping all records, 

 shall have charge of the buying of all supplies; the collecting, inspecting, 

 grading, and packing of the eggs; the securing of orders from the most 

 profitable class of customers (such as first-class hotels, restaurants, and 

 private trade) ; the making of all shipments and collecting of accounts, 

 settling with all members on the same basis for the same class of eggs. 



The manager shall give a bond in twice the sum that he is liable to 

 handle at any one time, the cost of said bond to be paid for by the circle. 

 He shall keep a careful account and record of all money transactions, 

 which account shall be inspected and audited not less than once in each 

 three months by two component persons, with a yearly audit just before 

 the annual meeting, the report of such audit to be made in writing to said 

 annual meeting. 



AhticijB 5. — Membership 



Any person may become a member of this circle by paying the annual 

 fee of $1 and agreeing to live up to the rules of the circle. 



Article 6. — Voting 



Any member in good standing shall be entitled to cast one vote at any 

 meeting of the circle, but no proxies shall be allowed. 



Article 7. — Amendments 



This constitution may be amended ,at any annual meeting or at any 

 special meeting called for that purpose, provided that two-thirds of all 

 members present vote for such change ; and provided further that at least 

 10 days' notice of such proposed amendments shall have been given 

 members. 



BY-LAWS 



1. Members must deliver to the circle all eggs produced by their hens, 

 except those for home use, and those from stolen nests of unknown age. 



2. Eggs must be gathered daily (twice daily in hot or muggy weather) 

 a;nd kept in a cold place. No eggs older than seven days shall be de- 

 livered to the collector. Artificial eggs only may be used as nest eggs, 



