54 BULLETIN 1237, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Article VIII. — Secretary. 
It shall be the duty of the Secretary: 
(a) To keep a journal of all meetings of the directors and members of the Exchange 
with the time and place of holding the same: whether regular or special, and if 
special, its object, how authorized, and the notice thereof given. The record must 
embrace every act done or ordered to be done; who were present and who absent; 
and, if requested by any director or member, the time shall be noted when he 
entered the meeting or obtained leave of absence therefrom. On si nilar request, the 
ayes and noes must be taken on any proposition, and a record thereof made. On 
similar request, the protest of any director or member to any action or proposed 
action must be entered in full. 
(b) To keep the corporate seal of the Exchange and, when directed to do so by 
the Exchange, affix the same to all papers requiring the corporate seal. 
(c) To keep a proper membership book, showing the name of each member of the 
Exchange, the number of his membership certificate, and the date of its issuance, 
surrender, cancellation, forfeiture, or transfer. 
(d) To discharge such other duties as pertain to his office and as are prescribed by 
the board of directors. 
(e) To serve all notices required either by law or by the by-laws of the Exchange. 
In case of his absence, inability, refusal or neglect so to do, such notices may be 
served by any person thereunto directed by the President or either Vice-President 
of the Exchange. 
Article IX. — Treasurer. 
The Treasurer shall : 
(a; Receive and keep all funds of the Exchange except deposits in Eastern depos- 
itories, which latter are the trust funds of the District Exchanges, corporations or 
associations affiliated with it. The funds in the Treasurer's care shall be paid out 
only on checks signed by the Cashier or Assistant Cashier, countersigned by the Sec- 
retary, Assistant Secretary, President, or either of the Vice-Presidents. Checks on 
the trust funds in the Eastern depositories shall be countersigned by the Agent of 
the district in which said depository is located, and signed by the Cashier, Assistant 
Cashier, or President. 
(b; At each annual meeting of the members, and as often as the board of directors 
may require it to be done, submit for their inspection a complete statement of his 
accounts, with proper vouchers, and at each and every regular meeting of the board 
of directors he shall submit a statement showing the receipts, disbursements, and 
balances on hand. He shall discharge such other duties appertaining to his office as 
shall be prescribed by the board of directors, and shall furnish such bond from time 
to time as the board of directors may require. 
Article X. — Auditing Committee. 
The board of directors of the Exchange may by resolution provide for the appoint- 
ment or selection of an auditing committee from among its members, determine the 
number of its members and its tenure of office. It shall be the duty of this auditing 
committee to meet at least once a week and to pass upon all accounts and expend- 
itures of the Exchange. 
Article XI. — Books and Papers. 
All books and records of this Exchange shall at all times in business hours be sub- 
ject to the inspection of the board of directors or any member. 
Article Xli. — Membership and Voting. 
The general purpose for which the Exchange lb instituted is to furnish the facili- 
ties and agencies through which the citrus fruits and their by-products of its mem- 
bers and growers represented by them may be marketed and distributed upon a 
uniform plan and in such manner as to bring about a Btandard of quality, a more 
uniform distribution and a larger consumption thereof in the markets of the United 
States and in other places. In order to make such facilities and agencies available 
