ARTICLE IV The President of the Society shall preside at all meetings of the Society and the Board, and shall discharge such other duties as pertain to his/her office and, in his/her absence, the Vice-President shall discharge the duties of his/her office. ARTICLE V The Secretary shall keep the roll of members and conduct the correspondence of the Society. The Secretary shall make a careful record of all the meetings and business done by the Board of Directors, together with the report of all committees appointed, and place such reports on file in a book kept for such purposes. The Secretary shall receive all moneys due or coming to the Society and the Secretary shall keep a book showing from what source it came. The Secretary shall pay all money received by him/her to the Treasurer and take a receipt for the same. The Secretary shall also keep an itemized account of all money paid out by the Society and for what purpose. ARTICLE VI The Treasurer shall receive all moneys from the Secretary collected for membership fees or otherwise, also shall receive all money for tickets sold during exhibitions of the Society, and make an annual report to the Board of Directors at the regular annual meeting. The Treasurer shall pay bills on the order of the Board. ARTICLE VII The President, Vice-President, Immediate Past President, and three (3) Directors shall constitute the Executive Committee. The Secretary and Treasurer serve in an advisory capacity. Directors who serve on the Executive Committee, other than in the capacity of President, Vice-President, and Immediate Past President, shall each serve for a three (3) year term and shall be ineligible for election to the Executive Committee for a period of one (1) year after completion of such three (3) year term. The initial terms of such members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one (1) member will expire each year. Any vacancies that may occur shall be filled by vote of the Directors and shall be for the unexpired term. ARTICLE VIII Judges for judging the different classes of articles offered in competition and awarding premiums on these articles shall be selected by the Superintendents. ARTICLE IX The annual exhibit of the Society shall be held at a time and place determined by the Board of Directors and approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. ARTICLE X Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at regular intervals as decided by the Board of Directors. A meeting may be called on the request of the President of the Society. In the event the President of the Society refuses to call a meeting, the Secretary shall be required to do so when requested in writing by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE XI The Board of Directors is empowered to make the necessary bylaws, rules, and regulations which, in their opinion, they deem necessary to govern the affairs of the Society. ARTICLE XII A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 15
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