Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-13
Farmers Clubs.

The season is now near 1T hant
when the long evenings will give TIL
farmers more time than the Summe
or early Autumn season affords TO
neighborhood visiting and social in
tercourse. During the coming long
AutumA and Winter evenings W,
feel sure, the farmers coult
hardly do better than to organize, il
every school sub district, a Farmers
Club devoted to talks on the various
topics of Agricultural labor. II
many counties of this State and 9th
err States, these Farmers Clubs are
numerous and, in thus county, there
have been, and are probably now
several of these Clubs organized
These Clubs, whenever properly or.
gained and conducted, never fail to
be immensely beneficial to the whole
neighborhood.
The organization of these Clubs
need not be very formal, nor very
strictly comfortable to unbending
rules. They would be more pleas.
ant and, probably, more conducive to
their real objects, if the rules were
somewhat elastic and permitted free
dom OF social intercourse, at the some
time that strict rules could be en-
forced Ivy the officer il necessary.
We print, below, form for con-
stitution for such club as we have
indicated above. which may serve as
model. We heartily wish the farm
ers Of the county could find it more
to their interest to enter m ore largely
into these social organizations.
CONSTITUTION FOR A FARMERS CLUB.
ART. l. This association shall be
called the Farmers Club of--.
Its object shall be to promote a
knowledge of practical Farming and
Gardening among its members and
the community, in connection with
social enjoyment Of the members and
their families.
ART. ?. The members Of the Club
arc those who frame this constitu-
ton and conform to its requirements,
and others who may be invited to
join by the executive committee, all
Of whom shall pay each soo-annually
in October Tor monthly into tho
treasury.
ART. 3. The officers OF the Club
shall be a President, a Secretary, who
shall also be the Treasurer, and three
members, who, with the President
and Secretary, shall constitute the
Executive Committee. These Off
GERS shall be elected at the animal
meeting on the second Tuesday OF
January of each year.
ART. 4. The President shall PER.
form the dctics ususlly dcvolving up
Oh the presiding officer of a delibera-
tive body, and act as chairman OF the
Executive Committee. The Secre-
tary shall keep records Of tranact-
tons, and be custodian Of the funds
and other property OF the Club, be-
ing accountable at all times to the
Executive Committee, giving bonds
if required, and shall prepare and
present full report of the Clab at
the annual n Getting. The Executive
Committee, three members of which
shall be a quorum, shall have general
charge OF the interest OF the Club,
and the Carrying out of its objects. It
shall fill vacancies in its officers.
make rules, invite new members to
join, regulate expenditures, manage
exhibitions or fairs, publish offers OF
prizes and the awards, be RESPONSE.
BILE for the welfare OF the Club, and
report at the annual meeting through
its Clerk.
ART. 5. The meetings ofthe Club
shall take place on the second Tues
day of each month. The meeting il
January being known as the aAnnu
al Meeting"
| ART. 6. The Constitution may
be amended by vote OF two third,
the members present at any regular
meeting, notice having been given Al
the preceding regular meeting.
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