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mittee by a two-thirds vote of the
committee present and voting.
Art;cle IV-Renresentat tion

mittee by a two-thirds vote of the
committee present and voting.
Article Misrepresentation.
Section l.. County Directors. Eacl
county farm bureau association hold
ing membership in this federation
in good standing shall be entitled tt
one official representative to be
known as "County Director" sale
representative to be duly authorized
and designated by the executive com
mittee or corresponding governing
body of the respective county farm
bureau association. In no case shall
the county agricultural agent be Sc
lected as such representative.
Section 2. Alternates. In the
absence of the regularly authorized
official representative from any coun
ty at meeting of the federation ar
alternate may act, provided such al.
ternate presents proper credentials
from the executive committee of the
respective farm bureau association
which are acceptable to the creden.
tials committee of this federation.
Article V-Finances.
Section /. Annual Dues. The
annual dues of each county farm
bureau association holding member.
ship in this federation shall be pro.
rated according to the number OF
paid up memberships in the county
farm bureau association and shall be
payable to the treasurer of this fed.
Grafton. For each paid up member
of the county farm bureau associa.
tion, the assessment shall not exceed
fifty cents (50c) per year (or such
portion thereof as shall be needed
and designated by the executive com.
mittee of this federation). The as.
sessment of the county farm bureau
association shall be made by the exec
utive committee of this federation
and shall be payable semi-annually
on January / and July l Of each
year.
Section 2. Suspension for delin-
quency. In all cases when the an
nual dues are not paid ninety days
after same are due and payable
(April 1 and October y delinquent
members in this federation shall be
thereby suspended, until such time as
membership shall be duly restored
through payment of dues and action
taken by the executive committee
of the federation in restoring men,
bers to good standing.
Section 8. Financial policies. This
federation shall engage in no bust
ness for pecuniary profit. 1t may re-
ceive gifts and donations of money
or property for use in carrying out
it's purposes. The highest amount of
indebtedness to which the federation
shall be subject at any time shall be
ten thousand ($10,0o0) dollars.
Section 4. Remuneration. Sub
ject to majority vote of the mem.
bers at the annual meeting of the
following plan of remunation shall
be in force: All elective officers,
hereinafter provided for, and county
directors of the Federation shall
serve without pay. The elective Off
GERS and the other members of the
executive committee and the county
directors shall be reimbursed fo1
actual expenses incurred in attend
ing the respective meetings of such
bodies in transacting the necessary
business Of the Federation. In addi-
tion to such expenses the employ
ment of secretary, hereinafter pro-
vided for, and necessary stenographic
assistance, clerical help, printing, pos
tage telephone and telegraph COM
munications, and other expenses duly
authorized by the executive commit
tee shall be paid from the funds Of
the Federation.
Section 5. Audit of Finances. The
executive committee of this Fedora
tion shall provide for an annual audit
of all its resources and expenditures,
full report of such audit and the
financial status of the Federation be-
ing furnished to each member.
Article VI-Place of Business and
Continuance of Organization
Section l. Headquarters. The
headquarters and the principal place
of business of this organization shall
be St. Paul, Ramsey county, Mime
sofa. The time Of the commencement
Of this organization shall be when
thirty counties shall have ratified and
affiliated with the Federation and
Articles of Incorporation filed. The
period Of it's continuance shall be ten
years.
Article Vll-Meetings
Section l. Annual meetings. The
annual meeting Of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation shall be
held at such time during the month
of November, December, January or
February, and at such place as may
be designated by the executive COM
mittee. Notice of the time of each
annual meeting shall be mailed to
each county director and county farm
bureau secretary-treasurer at least
fifteen days in advance thereof.
Section Especial Meetings. Spe-
cial meetings shall be called by the
president upon the request of two
thirds of the members of the execu-
tive committee or upon the demand
in writing of twenty (20%) per cent
of the county directors. Notice Of all
special meetings shall be sent by the