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to the association on or before that date. Such cancellation shall be subject 
to any indebtedness due from him to the association. 
NoTEe.—No cooperative association should attempt to do business 
without definite contracts with its members. The manager can not 
be expected to work to advantage unless he has definite knowledge 
of the quantity and kinds of products he is expected to market, and 
this knowledge should be in his possession early in the season. 
Unless a member is willing to bind himself under an enforceable 
contract he can not expect his association to transact business to 
his advantage. 
ARTICLE XIV.—DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERS. 
SEcTION 1. A member shall have the right to give away or retain for his own 
use such of his farm products as he may wish, but he shall not sell any products 
contracted to the association to an outside party, except products offered to and 
rejected by the association. 
SEc. 2, Any member who receives an offer for his farm products which is 
greater than the price presently obtainable through the association may submit 
this offer to the manager. If deemed advisable, the manager may authorize the 
member to accept the offer, but payment for the products shall be made to the 
association. Products sold in this manner shall bear their proportional share 
of the association’s expenses, and settlement therefor shall be made to the 
member in accordance with Article XVI, section 2, of these by-laws. 
Sec. 38. Each member shall have a number or mark which shall be perma- 
nently stamped on every sack, box, barrel, crate, basket, or other container, 
packed by him or under his direction, for shipment through the association. 
Any loss occasioned by improper packing or grading shall be charged to the 
member whose mark is found on said package. 
Notre.—Products packed on the growers’ premises should be in- 
spected by an association inspector. The inspector must be account- 
able only to the association. His private mark should be placed 
upon each package he inspects, and he should be held jointly 
responsible with the grower for the grade and condition of the pack 
as disclosed in the market. 
Sec. 4. On or before (April 1) of each year each member shall report to the 
association the acreage of products to be grown by him that year for sale 
through the association. During the growing season each member shall furnish 
such information concerning the crops contracted to the association as may be 
required by the manager. 
Nore.—This section is intended for organizations handling per- 
ishable products, such as fruit and vegetables, where it is impor- 
tant to know the volume of business to be handled. 
Sec. 5. Each member of the association shall have only one vote. No mem- 
ber shall be allowed a vote so long as any past-due debts or obligations owing 
by him to the association remain unpaid. Voting by proxy shall not be per- 
mitted. Except in case of the removal of a director or officer, as provided in 
Article VI, Section 6, of these by-laws, absent members may vote on specific 
questions by ballots transmitted to the secretary of the association by regis- 
tered mail, and such ballots shall be counted only in the meeting at the time 
at which such vote is taken. 
Nore.—In a stock company, which is organized to earn profits 
on the money invested in the business, a member generally votes 
in proportion to the number of shares he holds, but a true coopera- 
