The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-04
Adopt Constitution and By
Laws for Bureau Which
Has As Its Purpose Better
Farming.
COBB OUTLINES WORK
Lee J. Reynolds, Well Known
Hagerstown Man, Acts As
Temporary Chairman of
Meeting.

Wayne County" the name selected for
the Farmers bureau started last Sat
urday by A. D. Cobb, county agent,
held its organization meeting in the
court house this afternoon. Lee J.
Reynolds of Hagerstown was elect
ed temporary chairman. The meet
ing was addressed by the county
agent before any business was trans
acted and an outline of the work con-
templated by the organization was
given for the benefit of those who did
not attend the meeting last Saturday.
About eighty were present when the
meeting opened and several came in
later.
At the morning session of the COM
mittee on organization, the Porter
county form of constitution was adopt
ed without change.
Lee F. Reynolds, Of Hagerstown,
elected chairman of the committee
last week, presided. He was of the
opinion that the name. THE Better
Farming Association of Wayne Coun-
ty" is fitting for the organization and
uniform with similar associations in
other counties.
Adopt Constitution.
The constitution follows with seven
appended bylaws dealing with the du-
ties of the officers and the use of
funds:
We, the undersigned, citizens of
Wayne county, in order to promote the
interests of agriculture in our midst,
do hereby form ourselves into an or
ganization for the purpose of assist
ing in establishing and maintaining a
farm bureau in this county, to work
in conjunction with the extension de-
partment of Purdue university, and to
carry on any activity that may tend
10 Improvement in agricultural condi-
tons.
Article 1.-The name of the organi-
cation shall be The Better Farming
Association of Wayne County"
Article-Any citizen Of the county
may become a member Of this associa-
ton by the payment of one dollar or
any greater amount which he or she
may voluntarily contribute, and by
subscribing to this constitution and to
the bylaws hereinafter provided. No
further dues shall be required from
members until January /, 1915, after
which the annual dues shall be one
dollar.
Article 3.-The county officers of
the association shall consist of one
director from each township. The di-
rectors shall meet annually on the sec
ond Saturday in January at the county
seat, to elect from their number a
president a vice president, a secre-
tary and a treasurer, and to transact
such other business as may come be-
fore them at that time.
Article A majority of the direc-
tors elected shall constitute a quorum.
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rules and regulations for the transac-
ton of the business of the association.
Article 5-The board of directors
shall meet at any time on call of the
president or vice president, or of four
directors, giving three days notice.
Article 1.-THE members in any
township shall constitute township
branch of the association. The Off
GERS of the township branch shall be
the director for that township. who
shall be ex-officio chairman, a sec
rotary and a treasurer, all of whom
shall be elected at an annual meeting
of the members of the township to be
! held during the month Of December
Beginning the first Of the following
, January, they shall continue in office
one year and until their successors
are elected and qualified. In case NO
ulItCIoI Is ClcCCtu Ill d lO"HSul lie
president shall appoint member in
that township to act in that capacity
until a director is regularly elected.
Article IA meeting of the town
! ship branch may be held at any time
upon call of the director or of the sec
rotary, or of five members. notifying
each member of the township either
in writing or orally. and stating the
purpose of arranging for demonstra
tons or experiments, for lectures OF
other matters of local interest, to hear
lectures or discuss topics bearing or
the agriculture of the township. The
| township branch shall have no power
to transact any business that may in
any way conflict with the county or
ganiZation.
Article S-One-third of the members
of township branch shall constitute
quorum for the election of officers
| A smaller number may conduct meet
ings for any other purpose.
| Article "a meeting Of all the
members of the association in the
county may be called at any time by
| the president, or upon demand of a
majority of the directors present at a
regularly called session.
| Article 10-This constitution may
be amended by a two-thirds vote OF