Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-27
Housatonic Vall=v Milk Association

Well pleased and 'ftoO full for utterance.
 Housatonic vall=y Milk Association 1 The farmers Of the Housatonic Valley met &C., cording to adjournment, 'at New Milford, on We'd nesday the 18th inst for the purpose of forming g. permanent Association. 1 Tine Committee appointed at tho previous meet ing, reported Consultation, which was adopted The cardinal point of thi- Instrument is pare ,nHk We annex g copy of this Constitution and Dy- Laws as adopted by the meeting. s@ :. l After the Constitution was adopted and sigma lures obtained, the Association proceeded to the choice of officers, with the following result: 1 Nathan Hart, West Cornwall. President; T. S Gold, West Cornwall, Secretary. and Treasurer. 1 Vice Presidents. Charles B. Clark, Stepnay Jas W. Clark, Bosford J. s. Peck Newtown :; A. w. | Hawkley, Hawleysville; H. 4. Andrews Brook field; David H. Wanzer, Lancsyilic Perry W. Hall, New Milford George H. Gaylord, Gaylords- vile; Reuben Eaton, Kent George H. Swift, Cornwall Bridge H. II. Hart, West Cornwall D. R. 3Spauldlng, Falls Village; D. L. Pierce, Ca- naan; F. F. Cooper, Ashley Falls Eli Smith, Shef- field Joshua R. Lawton, Great Burlington J. L. Mlligan, Vandeusenville; George P. Bradley, stockbridge; Esbert M. Langdon Lee. 1 Mr. Goodrich, President f the Housatonit Rail- road, made some encouraging remarks upon the condition and prospects of the milk enterprise. 1 The Board of Directors were called together and | adjourned to meet at Kent on Saturday, the 22d
 inst, for the choice of Executive and Finance Committees, and systematizing the business of the 1 Association.
 i The hearty thanks of the Association were ted to Mr. Goodrich for the facilities he had afford ed the members in coming to the meeting, and for his continued labor in promoting the enter- prise.
 The meeting then adjourned sine die : :
 T. s. GOLD, Secretary. CONSTITUTION OF THE HoUsAToNIc VALLEY MILK l ... ASSOCIATION.
 1 Sec. i. The name of this Association shnll be The Housatonic Valley Milk Association Its 1 object shall be to encourage the production ant sale of Milk by the farmers of the Housatonic Val l ley.
 1 Sec. ?. Any milk producer on the line of the l Housatonic Railroad, who sends or intends to send milk to market, may become member by paying | two dollars annually into the Treasury, and sub scribing his name to the pledge adopted by the | Association as follows :" As members of the Hous- atomic Valley Milk Association, we pledge our 1 selves to send only pure milk"
 Sec. 3. The officers of the Association shall con- sist of President, one Vice President from each Milk Station on the Housatonc Railroad, a Secre- ! tary and Treasurer, who may bu the same person. These officers shall constitute Board of Direct ors with full powers to transact any business for ] the association which it's interests require, and to fill any vacancies in their own number. The Board of Directors shall choose from their own 1 number Finance Committee of three, two of l these persons to reside in the same station All the officers shall be chosen by ballot, and shall hold their offices for year. till others ap pointed in their places.
 Sec. i. It shall be the duty of the President to 0f Ina md n call n meeting ot the Association or of the Board | of Directors, at his own discretion, whenever requested to do 50 by two members of the Board. | Sec ,. The Vice President shall have special care of the interests of the Association i'll their own districts and confer with other members of the Board in matters of general concern. ]. Sec. 6. The Secretary shall keep the records of the meetings of the Association and of the Direc- tors, and give notice of all meetings both annual and special, and the Secretary shall be sworn by 1 some competent authority.
 Sec. '. The Treasurer shall collect and safely keep all funds belonging to the Association, and pay them out only orders signed by at least two members of the Finance Committee. He shall give bonds in any sum required by the Directors. | Sec 8. It shall be the duty of the Finance Con- mttee to examine all bills presented against the | Association, and if approved, they shall endorse | them for payment by the Treasurer. | Sec. g. The Executive Committee shall be cloth ed with full powers (for the time beng,) of the Board of Directors to whom they are responsible. It shall be tho duty of the Executive Committee to look closely to the management of the Milk Busi- ness regarding not only production, but also transportation and sale.
 Sec. 10. The annual meeting shall be held on the last Tuesday Tn January, at some place selected at the previous annual meeting or chosen by the Ex- ecutive Committee. Special meetings may be call ed by the President.
 Sec. II. This Constitution may be altered by vote of two-thirds of the members present at any regular meeting of the Association.
 BYLAWS.
 1. Any member who shall violate the pledge adopted by the Association shall be expelled from
 it's membership, and shall be reported to the Agent or Agents in New York, who receive the milk.
 ?. At each annual meeting, an assessment may
 be laid on each member, in proportion to the num-
 Der of cans of milk he has sent the previous year.
 sufficient to meet the prospective expenses of the year, they exceed the resources of the Treasury and no member can honorably withdraw his name till all assessments made against him have been paid. The Executive Committee shall prepare this
 annual meeting.
 !, 3. The members of tho Executive Committee
 shall receive their travelling expense when employ
 GU III their appropriate duties, as also any member Of the Board of Directors when called upon by the President for any service. If the duties of any
 individual become onerous, he may also receive
 per diem compensation not exceeding two dollars
 per day for time actually employed in the service of the Association.
 f. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be reim-
 bursed for any necessary expenses incurred in the
 performance of official duties.
 Q. All complaints of fraud, impure milk and r breach of contract on the part of producers and agents, shall be heard and decided by the Execu-
 tive Committee with such assistance as they may
 deem proper from other members of the Board of
 Directors and the parties shall abide their decis- %ba