
APPENDIX. 
By-LAWS of THE ———-———- ASSOCIATION.” 
ARTICLE I.—Name. 
SEcTION 1. This association, incorporated under the laws of the State of 
——, shall be known as the (——————— Association). 
Sec. 2. Its principal office shall be located in the town of 
ARTICLE II.—ObDjects. 
SecTION 1. The objects of this association shall be to encourage better and 
more economical methods of production, manufacture, and sale of milk, cream, 
butter, cheese, and other dairy products and dairy by-products and to engage 
in handling, grading, marketing, standardizing, manufacturing, storing, and 
advertising dairy products and dairy by-products. 
Sec, 2. In order to carry out these objects the association shall have power— 
(a) To purchase, rent, buy, build, or otherwise acquire and own, sell, lease, 
er control such buildings and equipment and real and personal property as may 
be needed for the convenient conduct of its operations. 
(6) To borrow money and to secure the same by a mortgage, deed of trust, 
or other form of security upon any of its property, real or personal. 
(c) To cooperate and affiliate, through membership or otherwise, with any 
other cooperative association formed for similar purposes in order to carry out 
the objects of this association. 
Note.—Make the objects as definite as possible; but it is also well to 
make them sufficiently broad in scope to cover any future efforts of the 
association. Care should be taken to state the objects, so as to keep the 
activities within the limits of the power conferred by the statute under 
which the association is incorporated, as well as in harmony with the 
articles of association. 
ARTICLE III.—Membership.’ 
Section 1. Any bona fide producer of dairy products in the territory served by 
this association may become a member of the association by agreeing to comply 
with the by-laws of this organization and purchasing at least (one) share of 
capital stock. 

1 Adapted from Bulletin No. 541 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture entitled 
Coeperative Organization By-Laws. All matter appearing in parenthesis is suggestive 
merely and is to be altered to suit the best interest of each association. Those who desire 
tc form an association which will come within the scope of the Capper-Volstead Act 
_ should remember that such an association (a) must be composed entirely of producers ; 
(b) must not deal in the products of nonmembers to an amount greater in value than 
such as are handled by it for members; and (c) must comply with one or both of the 
following requirements: (1) That no member of the association is allowed more than 
one vote because of the amount of stock or membership capital he may own therein, or 
(2) that the association does not pay dividends on stock or membership capital in excess 
of 8 per centum per annum. Fuller information concerning the Capper-Volstead Act 
may be obtained from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Department 
of Agriculture. 
2 The following is applicable to capital-stock organization. On p. 43 suitable sections 
for nenstock organizations are suggested. 
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