The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-29

Sec. ]. The Exchange shall meet for the
purchase ana SAFE OF butter and cheese and
the Board OF Directors on Wednesday Of
each week at o'clock p. m, or at such other
time as the Board Of Directors shall design
ate.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF every men,
Der selling butter or cheese on the Exchange
to report to the Secretary the number OF
boxes or cheese, average weight and price
per pound; also the number of pounds of hut
ter and the price OF the same; and the
amount of oil other produce sold and the
price designating the same, according to the
usual unit OF measurement or computation.
The sales reported must be- actual and bona
.fde, and there must be no misrepresentation
In regard to price. The sales must be reported
before the close of the Exchange, and any
member neglecting or refusing to report,
shall be subject to fine of not less than one.
nor more than five dollars, for each and
every offense.
Sec 3, Every member Of the Exchange
VINO Is seller. Will be required to report to
the Secretary the irregular sales of butter
and cheese and other products sold by him,
with the number of pounds or amount of
e ehIa s ei =, or oftener Il practic-
shall subject the offender to the same penal
ty as is provided 10 the previous section.
Sec. 4. A regular sale is defined to be q
sale effected on the Exchange during bust.
ness hours, from 90 to $500 p. m, both buyer
and seller to be present In person.
CALL BOARD.
Sec. /. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary, at every session of the Exchange, to
open Call Board for the sale OF butter and
cheese, said call to begin ut 80 and close at
said call to begin at :45 and close at 200, I'M
less dispensed with by vote of the Exchange
DELIVERING GOODS.
Sec. ]. All butter sold regularly on this
Exchange, shall, I'm the absence of any spe-
cial agreement. be delivered at the depot on
following oh ,fb
eight hours, and other products within sixty
hours.
TRIALS AND PENALTIES.
Sec. I. When any member of the Exchange
has failed to comply with the terms of any
business contract or obligation. and has
failed TO equitably and satisfactorily adjust
and settle the same, or when any men,
Der has failed to promptly comply with
and fulfil the award Of any Comm ittee of
in conformity with the Rules, Regulations
and bylaws Of the Exchange, he shall, upon
admission or proof OF such delinquency be-
fore the Board OF Directors, be by them sns
pended from all privileges Of the Exchange
until all his outstanding obligations to MEM
beers of the same shall have been adjusted
and settled, when he may, upon application,
may be reinstated. Notice of all applica-
tions for relief from suspension, under the
provisions OF this section, shall be posted up
on the bulletin of the Exchange for at least
one meeting prior to the hearing of any such
II no further just claims shall be filed against
the said applicant, he may be reinstated;
and. II the Board of Directors shall be salts
fled that such failure was made from finan-
cial inability or misfortune, such member
having so adjusted or settled his outstanding
obligations, shall be so reinstated. and such
Reinstatement. in either case, shall thereaf-
ter serve as a bar to any further discipline
by the Exchange on account of any claim
| maturing alta date prior to the renstate-
ment OF the said applicant.
Sec. T. When any member of the Exchange
shall neglect or ref use to comply with the
award Of any Committee Of Arbitration or
Committee of Appeals, rendered i'm conform
lily to the Rules, Regulations or Bylaws Of
the Exchange, he may be censured suspend
ed or expelled by the Board OF Directors, as
they may determine.
Sec. 3. In any trial before the Board of
Directors, or before any committee or other
tribunal OF the Exchange. any member who
shall have had notice from the Secretary, in
writing,to appear and testify in the case. and
who shall refuse to apper and testify, shall be
censured, suspended or expelled, as the said
vided, that no witness shall be compelled to
answer any questions which may criminate
himself.
See. 4. An expelled member shall not be
readmitted to membership, except upon pay
ment of the regular imitation fee and annual
assessments due.
Sec. 5. All charges made to the Board of
Directors against any member of the Ex-
signed by such member bringing the charge
Sec. 6. No member shall be censured or
expelled under this rule, without having an
opportunity to be! heard in his own defense
Bylaws.
Article l. The government of the Manka-
to Dairy and Produce Exchange, is hereby
vested In Board Of five directors, one Of
whom shall be elected as President of the
Board OF Directors and also of this Exchange
The Vice-President shall also be elected as
and Vice-President of this Exchange.
Art. 2. At all general or stated meetings
of the Exchange or Board of Directors, the
following shall be the il. - sa--. 49,
ORDER OF BUsINEss:
Call to order.
Reading minutes of previous meeting,
(which may be dispensed with
Hearing reports.
General business.
Adjournment
Art. 3. There shall be elected by the men,
beers of the Exchange annually, a Committee
of Arbitration consisting of three members,
and also Committee of Appeals, consisting
of three members, whose qualifications for
said office shall be the same rs those Tor Di-
rectOrs, and who shall hold their Office for
one year, or until their successors are elect
ed No member shall be elected to serve OH
both committees i'm the same year.
Art. 4. caucus for the nomination of all
elective officers, shall be held at the Ex-
change Rooms, on the sale day preceding the
ut p. m, by the President of the Exchange.
Art. 6. The annual election for all elective
officers OF this Exchange, shall be held in the
Exchange Rooms on the fourth Wednesday
I'm February of each year, and they shall hold
Office for one year, or until their regularly
elected successors shall have been qualified.
Art. 6. In all elections plurality of votes
only, cast for any officer, shall lie required
to elect. Only those members who are in
rood standing and have paid all dues, shall
be considered legal voters at any election.
Art. I. At all special meetings of the Ex-
change or Board Of Directors, only such
special business shall be considered as was
expressly embraced in the call for such meet
ing.
mover of proposition shall put the same in
Art. 8. Every member who speaks she'll
rise and address the President.
Judge Of all questions of order and proceed
ings, and when the rules of the Exchange or
of parliamentary order are infringed upon,
ne may call any member to order A mem
ton of parliamentary proceeding, not prOvid.
ed for by the Rules or Bylaws of the Ex-
change or 10y special order, and If second
ed on such appeal, majority OF the men,
sue.
Art. II A member may call for the divi-
sion of question when the same will admit
OF 1t.
Art. IL. All questions of order or proceed
ings provided for by the Rules and bylaws,
shall be held to govern both the Exchange
and the Board OF Directors, SO far as they
may be applicable.
Art. 10. None of the foregoing Rules and
By Laws shall be rescindcd or altered. nor
shall any new Rules, Regulations or BY
Laws be adopted, unless by an affirmative
ballot vote of majority Of the members
present their number being not less than
fifteen), at a regular meeting Of the Ex-
change, and after notice of the proposed
haQn
in the Exchange Rooms, for at least one
week Immediately preceding. No PROPOSE
ton to amend the Rules, Regulations, or By
Laws shall be acted upon by the Exchange,
unless 1t has previously to being posted as
above, been approved by majority of the
Board of DirectOrs or has been prOpOsed In