The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-03-02
PROPOSED BYLAWS

PROPOSED BYLAWS
Of the Cook County Creamery, to
be Considered at Next Meeting.
l. The President shall preside at ali
meetings OF the association. He shall
have power to call special meetings of
tho association whenever. in his judy
ment, the business Of the association
shall require 1t. He shall also, upon a
written request of ten stockholders or
three members of the board of directors
call special meeting.
2. The Vice-President shall perform
the duties of the President when the
latter is absent or unable to perform
tho duties OF his Office.
8. The secretary shall keep a record
OF all the meetings OF tho association
and make and sign all orders upon the
Treasurer and pay over to tue Treasurer
all money which comes into his possess
sion, taking the Treasurer's receipt
therefor. The secretary shall make
report OF the annual meeting of tho
association, setting forth in detail the
gross amount of milk and cream receipts
and the net amount of receipts from
products sold and all othes receipts, the
the amount paid out for running ex-
penses, the sum paid out for milk and
cream, and all other matters pertaining
to the business of the association. A
like statement shall be made each month
and posted conspicuously in the cream.
cry building at the time of the division
OF tie previous months receipt afore-
SAID. The Secretary shall give bonds
in the sum of........... dollars. same
to be approved by the board of directors
4. The Treasurer shall receive and
receipt for all moneys belonging to the
association, and pay ont the same only
upon orders signed by the Secretary.
The Treasurer shall give bonds in the
sum OF. f........d dollars, same to be
approved by the board OF Directors.
S. The Board of Directors shall hold
at least ono meeting every three months
tor the purpose of ascertain1ug the true
condition OF affairs of the association.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors
no other persons shall have right to
vote but the Directors. unless IN case OF
a t,e, *hen the President shall be au-
thorized to cast the deciding vote.
6. A sinking fund shall be provided
by taking from each pound Of butter
fat, or each hundred pounds of milk
delivered, such amount as the stock
holders may vote ut their regular an
nual meeting, such sinking fund to be
used only for paying insurance and
taxes, buying new machinery, and for
erecting new buildings; also for advanc-
ing money on supplies, and for paying
interest.
7. Each stockholder shall furnish all
the milk or cream from the COWS pledged,
all milk and cream to be sound, fresh
and unadulterated, and patrons OF the
association not stockholders may fur
nish such amounts of milk and cream
as they have. The association shall
receive and sell such milk or cream, or
manufacture the same into butter,
cheese or ice cream, and receive all
money for the products, and from money
so received deduct such a percentage
therefrom as shall have been agreed
upon by the association, IN the bylaws
or otherwise, and deduct the running
expenses of the creamery, the remainder
thereof to be distributed among the
stockholders and patrons proportion
ately to the amount Of whole milk or
fat furnished by each.
8. All milk or cream shall he delivered
at the creamery or cheese factory dur
ing ihe forenoon at least three times
each week. It shall be- sweet and in
good condition, and If any be found
otherwise, the operator shall have the
right to reject the same. The operator
shall preserve sample of each delivery
of each patrons milk or cream, testing
same ut proper intervals.
8. Any member or patron OF the as.
sociation found skimming, watering, or
in any manner adulterating his milk
offered at the creamery shall forfeit to
the association rs follows: For tho first
offense, ten dollars; for the second Of
tense, twenty-five dollars; for the third
offense, he or she shall forfeit all interest
in the association. But no such for
feiture shall be adjudged without first
affording to the member or patron
charged with go having SKINNED,
watered, or adulterated his milk, full
opportunity to defend himself from