The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-12
II. OFFICERS.

A"o Nn"1SMail' oocretdry, treasurer,
one-half of the Directors, and one-half
Of the Auditors shall be elected at the
quarterly meeting in January, or at the
next regular meeting thereafter, and
the remainder at the quarterly meeting
in July, or at the next regular meeting
thereafter, and shall hold their several
Offices for the term Of one year and un-
til others are elected.
10. ELIGIBILITY.
No member shall be eligible for the
Office Of Director Except at the first
and second elections after the organiza-
tion) who has not been a member six
months; and no member shall be eligi-
BILE for the Office of Chairman (after the
first election who has not been a d.
rector in the Association.
20 ELECTIONS.
All elections shall be by ballot.
81. VACANCIES.
All vacancies shall be filled tempora-
rily by the Directors until the next req
ular meeting, when such vacancies shall
be filed by the Association.
~. MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS.
The Directors shall have the general
management and supervision of the
business of the Association; shall ap-
point the statesmen and other employees;
and shall assign to them such duties
and compensation as the Directors may
think fit.
| 70. DIRECTORS.
The Directors shall meet at such
times and places as the Association
may designate.
A majority Of the Directors shall con-
stitute quorum.
The Directors shall in all things act
for and in the name of the Association,
and all acts and orders of the Directors
under the powers delegated to them
shall have like force and effect as if they
were the acts and orders Of majority
of the members of the Association at a
regular meeting thereof.
All questions at such Directors meet
ing shall be decided by majority of
votes.
! Any two of the Directors may call a
special meeting thereof by giving three
days notice in writing to the Secretary;
but no business shall be transacted at
such special meeting except that speci-
fed in the notice.
The Directors shall convene the
meetings Of the Association as is herein
mentioned, and shall cause the accounts
of all business carried on in behalf of the
Association to be regularly entered in
proper books, and shall cause state
ment Of the accounts of the Association,
with all necessary vouchers, up to the
last day of the previous quarter, or ten
days before the quarterly meeting, to
be made out and laid before the Audit
ors not less than ten days before the
quarterly meetings of the association.
All committees shall be subject to the
Directors.
"a, MANNER OF CONDUCTING Brs1NEss.
All money received on account of
shares, contributions, or otherwise,
shall be paid to the Treasurer, unless
otherwise ordered by the Association;
and shall be withdrawn only on the
written order Of the Chairman, coun'
tersigned by the Secretary, by vote Of
the Directors; and so much of the funds
of the association as are not wanted
fer immediate use or to meet the accru-
ing liabilities shall, with the consent of
the association at any regular meeting,
be invested by the Directors.
The business Of the association shall
be conducted for cash. All persons
trading with this association shall be
furnished with checks representing the
amount Of their purchases.
| rs. INVESTMENTS.
This association may invest such por-
tions Of its surplus capital in any whole
sale Cooperative association as the as
ISOLATION may determine, notice of the
same having been given in writing at a
previous regular meeting; and such in
vestment shall be made under the su-
pervision of the Directors.
26. CHAIRMAN.
The chairman shall preside at all
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