The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
Constitution and Bylaws Of the Kenosha
County Farmers Snoiet1.

county Farmers Society.
We, the Farmers and Dairymen Of
Kenosha County, desiring to promote
our agricultural and dairy interests
and our individual welfare, and beliex-
ing that the dissemination of knowlr
edge through discussion, at appointed
! times and places, Of such subjects as
might be brought before our meetings,
to be the most direct way Of doing this
we therefore organize ourselves into
a society and do now establish and
adopt this constitution.
ARTICLE 1. This Society shall. be
known as the Kenosha County Farm
ers Society.
ART. 2. The officers of this Society
shall consist of a President, Eight Vice
Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer,
who shall be elected annually by ballot,
and shall hold their respective offices
until their successors shall be duly
elected.
ART. 3. This Society shall hold it's
regular annual meetings on the s8cOnd
i Wednesday in January Of each year at
1 o'clock P. M, in the city Of Keaosha,
and all other meetings shall be held at
such times and places as may be; agreed
upon at a previous meeting, except, a
special meeting might be called at any
time and place within the limits of Ke-
Inosha County, by the President and
Secretary, by giving at least ten days
notice thereof in writing, to each mem
Der.
ART. 4. Any person may become a
member Of this society by subscribing
! to this constitution and paying into the
Treasury one-half dollar annually.
! ART. S. This constitution. may be
amended at any regular meeting OF the
society, after notice has been given of
such purpose at previous, meeting,
butn alteration shall be made with
out the assent, at such meeting, of one
| third Of the members Of the society.
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE |. SECTION /. SIX members.
shall constitute a quorum far the trans
action of business.
I ART. 2, SEC. /. 1t shall be the duty
Of the President to preside over all
meetings of the society, to sign all or
ders drawn upon the Treasurer for
money ;and he shall,in conjunction With
the Secretary, call special meetings,
when they shall deem it necessary SO
! to do
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
first Vice-President to. perform all the
duties of the President in his absence.
SEC. 3. It shall be tbs duty Of the Sec
rotary to keep an accurate account of
the proceedings Of tha society; he. shall
receive all fees for membership and pay
the same over to the Treasurer and
take his receipt for the same; keep q
complete record Of the names and adj
dresses of the members, and counter
sign all orders made upon the Treas
urer for money; and shall perform all
other duties pertaining to his office pro
vided for the proper carrying into
I effect the constitution and bylaws OF
this society.
1 SEC. a. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to receive all moneys paid
into the Treasury and to give his re-
ceipt for the same; to keep an accurate
account thereof, and to pay all orders
signed by the President and counter
Isigned by the Secretary; to render q
\ full account Of his office at each annu-
al meeting and deliver to his properly
qualified successor all moneys, books
and papers pertaining to his office.
ART. g. SEC. 1. All discussions had
under the constitution and bylaws Of
this society shall be confined strictly te
subjects relating to farming and dairy
! interests. J. NJ WILDER, Pres
/ w. ORLEDGE, Sec.
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