The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-29
CONSTITUTION and
BYLAWS ADOPTED
BY farm BUREAU
Mason County Farmers Organize "
Help Themselves and Each otner
Good Constitution Adopted

Good Constitution Aoop'ou'
The Constitution and BYLAWS
adopted by the Mason County Farm
Bureau is as follows:
Article 1. Nmae
Section /. The name OF THIS organ
,,ot,on shall be Mason County Farm
Bureau.
Article 2. Object
Section 2. The object OF this eu-
raau shall be to provide County-wide
organization for the purpose OF pro-
noting the development Of the most
nrof,table and permanent system OF
Agriculture; the most wholesome ana
satisfactory living conditions; the
b,phest ideals in the home and COM
munity life and a genuine interest III
a. corn, business and rural life on
the mart of the boys and girls; to CO.
onerate with the University OF Ken
tucky College Of Agriculture and WIN
tho I1nited States Department of Agri-
cu,ture in conducting cooperative ex-
Tension work in Agriculture and Home
Economics. This cooperation Is 10
ho sacured through the employment OF
County Extension Workers.
Article 8. Membership
Section /. Any man or woman VINO
"a sincerely interested in agriculture
or home making is eligible to mem
bership in either of the departments o'
this association on payment OF the
membership fee and by subscribing te
= This constitution and to the bylaws
of the department or departments.
Section 2. FEES AND DUES. The
fees for active membership in this AS
sociation shall be $40 for each cal
endar year, and shall be due on thu
first day of January in advance.
Section 8. Members who fall to pa!
their membership before April hrs
shall lose their membership In this or
ganization.
Article 4
Section l. The officers of this OF
ganization shall consist of president
Vice-President, a Secretary, ant
Treasurer; all of whom shall be elect
y ed for one year by the members pres
emit a the Annual Meeting and sinai
serve until successors shall be electe
and qualify
Section 2. The Annual election
shall be held the second Tuesday Il
January at the Office of the Farr
Bureau.
President
The President shall preside at a
meetings of the Farm Bureau and Exc
cutiye Committee; shall appoint a
committees not otherwise provide
for; sign with the secretary all order
of the executive committee for tn
disbursement of funds and all cor
tracts and agreements and perforl
such other duties as usually devolV
= upon the chief executive officer of sue
an organization.
Vice President
The Vice President shall perforl
all duties of the President In case
the Presidents absence or disabilit
Secretary
The Secretary shall kee pa record
the transaction of this Bureau ar
those of its executive committee ar
advisory council; shall receive a
membership dues; giving his recei
therefor and shall turn them over
the treasurer; shall sign with Il
President and all orders for the di
bursement of fund and perform SUI
other duties as pertain to this offic
The Secretary shall give such boz
as the executive committee may dire
The cost of such bond shall be paid
> the Farm Bureau.
Treasurer
The treasurer shall have charge
all funds of this organization; inclu
ing payment made to 1t by the Coun
or State or from any source whats
ever, shall deposit them in such ba
as the executive committee may I
rect; shall pay them out only on
der OF the executive committee sign
by the President and the Secretal
taking a receipt therefor; and sh
make such reports and give such bo
as the executive committee may dire
The cost OF the bond shall be paid
the Farm Bureau.
Article 3.
Executive Committee and Duties
Section /. The direction OF ana
OF the Farm Bureau shall be vested
an executive committee. composed
the officers ex-ofiicio and one meml
! from each maglsterial district In
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