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Article IV. 



Vacancies. 



Section 1. If a vacancy occur in the board of directors, it shall be 



the duty of the president to call a special meeting of the corporation to 



fill such vacancy, and such director shall hold office until his successor is 



elected and qualified. 



Section 2. Other vacancies shall be filled by the directors at their 

 first meeting after such vacancy occurs. 



Article V. 



Meetings. 



Section 1. The annual meeting of the members of this corporation 

 shall be held in Hadley, Mass., at a place designated by the board of direc- 

 tors, on the second Wednesday in April, at 1 1 o'clock a.m. 



Section 2. One-fifth of the voting members shall constitute a quorum 

 to do business at the annual or any special meeting. 



Section 3. At the annual meeting reports shall be presented in writing 

 by the board of directors, the regular officers, manager, the committee of 

 audit, and other committees; directors, a clerk, a treasurer and a com- 

 mittee of audit shall be elected for the ensuing year. Such other business 

 as may properly come before the meeting shall be transacted. 



Section 4. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the 

 president or board of directors, and shall be called within seven days from 

 receipt of written petition of seven members. The president shall give the 

 members written notice of all annual or special meetings at least seven days 

 pre\'ious to the date of such meeting, stating the purpose for which the 

 meeting is called. 



Section 5. The directors shall hold regular meetings to consider the 

 business of the corporation on the first Saturday of each month at Hadley, 

 Mass. Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held on call of 

 the president, or within seven days from receipt of written petition of three 

 niembers of the board. The president shall give the members of the board 

 four days' notice of such meetings. The directors shall receive no remun- 

 eration for their .services except that the clerk and treasurer may receive 

 such compensation as may be determined by the corporation. 



Section 6. The fiscal year of this corporation shall begin April 1, and 

 end the following March 31. 



Article VI. 

 Duties of Officers. 

 Section 1 . The president shall preside at all meetings of the directors 

 or members of the corporation, call all meetings of the board of directors 

 and special meetings of the corporation except as otherwise provided, pre- 

 serve order, sign all orders regularly passed bv the board of directors and 



