Farm Organizations: Hearings Before ... 66th Congress on ... 1922

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Page 291 - November 12, 1935, or as the same may hereafter be amended or supplemented; the word "board" means the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS Section 1. These bylaws may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the board...
Page 292 - It has been regularly moved and seconded that the secretary be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of this body for Howard Leonard, of Woodford County, for president.
Page 53 - SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or by any three Directors.
Page 127 - I think you have the same right to organize as the American Federation of Labor and the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Page 112 - AMENDMENTS. — This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds...
Page 111 - SEC. 2. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum, and no director shall vote by proxy.
Page 190 - Act shall be construed to discontinue either the farm management work or the farmers' cooperative demonstration work as now conducted by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture. Sec. 2. That cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending or resident in said colleges in the several communities, and imparting to such persons information on said subjects through...
Page 190 - The county agents will aid the farming people in a broad way with reference to problems of production, marketing, and formation of farm bureaus and other cooperative organizations, but will not themselves organize farm bureaus or similar organizations, conduct membership campaigns, solicit memberships, receive dues, handle farm bureau funds, edit and manage the farm bureau publications, manage the business of the farm bureau, engage in commercial activities, or take part in other farm bureau activities...
Page 224 - The governor shall appoint a board of directors of the association, consisting of fifteen members, who shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors are elected by ballot by the subscribers at such time and for such term as the by-laws shall provide.
Page 123 - The farmers' union, as I understand, is no longer secret, and yet you did not use it. I am not trying to argue with you : I am trying to find out the distinction you made. Was it a restriction as to membership, a restriction as to having a secret ritual, a restriction as to territory, a restriction as to activities, or what ? Dr. TRUE. This restriction as to secrecy was one thing. There was also one restriction with reference to commodity organizations — that they were engaged principally in a...

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