The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-06
Constitution and Bylaws of The
Farmers Union Cooperative Co.
ARTICLE l.

ARTICLE
This organization shall be as the Farmers Union Coon
eratve Co.
ARTICLE II.
The officers shall be President Vice President secretarv
Treasurer and Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III
The President shall be practical farmer actually in
agricultural pursuits The VcePreden may either farmer
truck dayman any producer of necessities of life The
secretary shall be resident of Ben Hill county, Georgia. and in
good standing with some farmers organization
ARTICLE w.
The purpose of the organization basis for the mu
ua cooperation OF the farmers and producers County
Georgia. to assist the farmers in planning for growing re-
munerave to and farmers growing
their own food su assist the development the trucking
industry of this section to find ready market
for all produce raised by its MEMBERS secure market reports for
such frequency as shall best the interest of the MEMBERS to
ouy ana sell crates and crate material operate CONTROL
crate factories and for all purposes as may best
serve the interests of the members the
ARTICLE V.
The Board of Directors shall be elected by the suffrage of the
qualified members of the Association The duty this board of
directors shall be to direct and control all pertaining to the
welfare practical of the Association board
Of directors shall hold office for year, shall eligible
reelection This board shall have fill vacancies which
The action of the board of directors shall be subject
review by the members of the Association At any annual
meeting the board of directors shall be ascertain the
cost of securing market quotations. both by mail and telegraph
fixing schedule for service for daily weeky and weekly
market for the service of the members Of the Associations
also try to get the buyers here to buy.
ARTICLE VI
Secretary of the Association shall be an exoco
member the board the Association it's secretary It shall
the duty of the preserve in
form all the business transactions of the board directors and
the Association keeping separate books both bodies keeping
accounts of all and dposng it in banks
shall be designated by the board directors In of the
Association all disbursements shall be by check signed by
the Secretary Treasurer the Association The
shall be required good and sucentbond for faith
full peo of his duty and he shall receive ompensa
ton for his services shall be agreed upon by him and board
directors This compensation shall be basel per centage
the actual sales produce negotiated by the Association through
it's Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
Any citizen of Hill County shall be entitled to member
ship application the Secretary Treasurer providing he
longs the Farmers Union and paid and good standing
and of such dues and fees shall forfeiture
of membership automatically
ARTICLE VIII
The Association shall mannuay the second Satu
day July and second Saturday January of each year.
shall be called such meetings the judgment of the board rec
tors shall deem necessary,
ARTICLE TX.
This constitution shall operative upon the ratification
article by article at the first meeting of the Association and
be amended from time to time at the semannua meeting
the qualified present voting Such
shall be adopted from time time the Association shall
Twohds of the qualified members of the Association
at any smannua meeting shall constitute quorum
the transaction of business