ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 97; 



BY-LAWS OF THE ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS. 



Section 1. The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, 

 Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board of Directors composed of seven 

 members, of whom the President and Vice-President of the Association shall 

 be members, and the President ex- officio chairman. 



DUTIES OF PRESIDENT. 



Sec. 2. The President shall preside at the meetings of the Association and 

 of the Board of Directors. It shall be his duty, together with the Secretary 

 and Board of Directors, to arrange a programme and order of business for each 

 regular annual meeting of the Association . He shall have power to call special 

 meetings of the Association and of the Board of Directors, and upon the writ- 

 ten request of five of the members of the Association it shall be his duty to 

 call such special meetings. It shall be his further duty to call on the State 

 Auditor of Public Accounts for his warrant on the State Treasurer for the 

 annual sum appropriated by the Legislature for the use of this Association, 

 present the warrant to the Treasurer for payment, and on receiving the money 

 receipt for the same, which he shall pay over to the Treasurer of this Associa- 

 tion, taking his receipt therefor. 



DUTIES OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT. 



Sec 3. In the absence of the President, his duties shall devolve upon the 

 Vice-President. 



DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 



Sec. 4. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the Association and 

 of the Board of Directors. He shall keep a list of the members, collect all the 

 moneys due the Association (other than the Legislative appropriations), and 

 shall record the amount, with the name and post-office address of the person so 

 paying, in a book to be kept for that purpose. He shall pay over all such 

 moneys to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. It shall also be his duty 

 to assist in making the programme for the annual, meeting, and at the close of 

 said meeting to compile and prepare for publication all papers, essays, dis- 

 cussions, and other matter worthy of publication, at the earliest day possible, 

 and shall perform such other duties pertaining to his office as shall be necessary. 



DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. 



Sec 5. The Treasurer shall, before entering on the duties of his office, 

 give a good and sufficient bond to the Directors of the Association, with one or 

 more sureties, to be approved by the Board of Directors, which bond shall be 

 conditioned for a faithful performance of the duties of his office. He shall 

 account to the Association for all moneys received by him by virtue of said 

 office, and pay over the same as he shall be directed by the Board of Directors. 

 No money shall be paid out by the Treasurer except upon an order from the 

 Board, signed by the President, and countersigned by the Secretary. The 

 books of account of the Treasurer shall at all times be open to the inspection 



