Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-27
tSubiect to adoption at County Mass
Meeting

(Subiect to adoption at County Mass
Meeting)
ARTICLE L.
Name.
The name of this organization shall
be the Thurston County Farm Blu
reau.
ARTICLE II.
Object.
1t shall be the purpose of this or
ganization to cooperate with the
State College of Washington and the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture through the Office of the County
Agent in defining the agricultural and
farm home problems of Thurston
county: undertaking plans by which
they may be solved, and in general
to promote the rural welfare of the
county.
ARTICLE Ill.
Program Of Work.
The objects of this organization
shall he effected through the adoption
and promotion of definite program
of work. This program shall be
based on the results of a careful
study of the problems of the county.
1t shall be formulated and carried
out by the members Of the organiza-
ton with the assistance of their
agents and such specialists as may be
available from the State Agricultural
College.
ARTICLE w.
Membership.
Section L. Membership-Any per-
son interested in the object OF TINS
organization may become member
by paying a membership fee. At least
50 per cent of the membership shall
consist of bona fide farm owners and
rural residents.
Sec. 2. Fees and Dues-A mimi
mum annual fee of one dollar shall
be charged for active membership in
this organization and shall include
years subscription to the Farm bu-
reau News.
ARTICLE v.
Officers.
Section /. The officers Of this or
ganization shall consist of a Presi-
dent. a Vice President, a Secretary
and a Treasurer, all of whom shall De
elected for q period of one year by
the members (and shall be actual
farmers), present at the annual meet
ing and shall serve until their sue
cessors shall be elected and Quaiity
The officers shall be chosen because
of special fitness to represent impor'
J tant projects or activities OF the or
ganization, as we'll as because OF theil
fitness to perform the regular duties
of their respective offices.
ARTICLE vi.
Executive Committee.
| Section /. The Executive Commit
tee shall consist of the officers ex
offcio and not more than seven (7)
other members, each chosen because
of special fitness to represent an I'M
portant project or activity of the or
panization, who shall be elected for
period of one year by the members
present at the annual meeting, u
serve until their successors shall d
elected and qualify.
ARTICLE VII.
Community Committees.
Section /. The President of tn
organization. in consultation will
recognized local community leader
or on recommendation OF the mem
bers in each community. and witt
the approval of the Executive Com
Other community committeeman II
each community in the county as Gle
termined by the Executive Commit
tee. This chairman shall be appoint
ed because of special ability to assum
direction of all matters pertainin
to the Farm Bureau organization an
to the relationship of the Farm bu
reau to other rural organization
Other community committeeman l
each community shall be agreed upo
Jointly by the community chairma
and the Executive Committee an
later appointed in writing by tn
President. Each member shall b
appointed because of special fitnes
to represent an important project
activity of the organization In tn
/ community. The number Of commi
teemen in each community shall d.
! pend on the number of projects or a.
tivities undertaken in the communit.