The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-25
Will Be Submitted to Delegates From
Various Clubs at Meeting Here
December 8.
FEDERATION TO WORK
WITH STATE LEAGUE
Name of Organization to Be Beltrami
County Federation of Farmers
Clubs.

ers' Clubs are being completed.
\ tentative set OF bylaws has
been drafted by Il. n. Anderson. G.
F. Schroeder and +. NJ. Gle. who
were appointed as a committee at
joint meeting OF farmers clubs held
in Bemidji Nov. 1.
The county organization will be
perfected at the farmers institute to
be held in Bemldji Dec. 9.
The bylaws will be submitted to
the delegates from the various clubs
at that time and officers will be
elected ri
The proposed bylaws are as FOL
lows:
The name OF this organization
shall be the Beltrami County Fedora
tion OF Farmers Clubs.
\ Object.
The object OF this federation is to
develop better agriculture in Bel
traml County. Minnesota, and to fos-
ter all interests, commercial, social,
educational and material. having IL
bearing on The development OF agrl
culture.
Membership
Any active member OF any farm
er9' club in Beltrami county becomes
automatically a member OF this fed
Grafton provided his club has paid its
annual dues and has elected repre-
sentative or representatives 10 the
federation.
Fees and Dues.
An annual fee OF IS shall be
charged each local club for each rep
resentatisg il has ON the board OF
directors. Representatives on the
board OF directors shall not have
vote in that body until the annual
or special dues OF their club are paid.
No restrictions shall be placed on
voluntary subscriptions authorized by
the federation for special purposes
Management.
The managers OF this federation
shall be vested in a board OF direct
~ors. who shall consist OF representa-
} tives OF each local farmers club in
the county, allowing each club a rep
resentative for each fifteen farms,
or fraction thereof, represented by the
ueElDeTSIlp vi tue CiuD. ne repre-
sentatives from the farmers clubs
who will serve on the first board Of
directors shall be elected by the clubs
at their first meeting after the fed
Grafton is permanently organized.
Thereafter, the representatives shall
be elected at the annual meeting OF
the farmers clubs and shall serve for
one year. or until their successors
have been elected.
Officers.
The officers or the federation shall
consist Of a president. a vice presi-
dent. a secretary and a treasurer.
All of these shall be elected for
period Of one year. or until their sue
cessors are elected. and shall serve
without compensation. These Off
GERS shall be elected for the first time
at the first meeting Of the federation
at WHICH permanent organization is
effected. Thereafter the officers
shall be elected by the board of di-
-ectors from their own number at
their regular annual business meet
ing, and shall serve in the position
to which they are elected both on
the board of directors and in the gen
eral federation.
Duties.
The president shall perform such
duties as usually pertain to the office
of the president He shall, in con-
junction with the secretary, make re-
QUESTION on the treasurer for such
sums of money as may be required
for disbursements.
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such duties as usually pertain to
the office Of the president in case of
= his absence or disability.
- The secretary shall perform such
duties as usually pertain to the office
Of the secretary.
The treasurer, upon written requi-
sition from the president and secre-
tary, shall draw all checks and vouch-
ers for disbursements OF this fedora
ton, and shall have general charge
of the funds of the federation. The
treasurer shall give bonds to the
amount determined by the board OF
directors. the cost Of which bond
shall be paid by the federation.
The board Of directors shall out
line the general policy Of the fedora
sHon.
= Meetings.
The regular annual meeting OF the
federation shall be held at Bemidti
on the End Saturday OF December.
Other meetings OF the federation may
be called by the board Of directors
by giving ten days written notice to
the membership, stating the time.
place OF meeting and purpose of the