is meeting reports shall be made by all township officers of their
respective duties.
At this annual meeting, and at all other meetings when requested, the
council shall make report of its proceedings.
A regular community meeting shall be held at a date conforming to the
law respecting the nomination of candidates for Township offices.
Other meetings shall be held upon call of the council, or upon notice
signed by ten citizens and posted at the usual place of meeting ten days
prior to the date of meeting.
Twenty voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
ARTICLE 6.--DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL
The council shall advise with all township officials in the performance
of their duties. It shall determine and initiate matters concerning
health, thrift, home ownership, community protection, village
improvement, cooperation with outside organizations, and all other
matters of community interest.
It shall prepare and propose township and community budgets from time to
time for consideration.
It shall suggest a ticket for nominees for township offices, posting the
same ten days prior to meeting of community when nomination shall be
made.
It shall also make provision for posting of nominations that may be made
by groups of ten or more citizens.
The council shall faithfully carry out the will of the community as
determined in public meeting.
ARTICLE 7.--DEFINING "CITIZENS"
The word "citizen" and "citizens" as used in this constitution, shall be
interpreted as referring to any person and persons who would have the
right of suffrage if equal suffrage prevailed.
ARTICLE 8.--AMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended at any community meeting by a
three-fourths vote of the members present, provided an exact copy of the
proposed amendment has been properly posted at the usual place of
meeting ten days prior to the date of meeting.
FOOTNOTE:
[105] As given by Alva Agee in the National Stockman and Farmer, July
26, 1919.
INDEX
Adams, Bristow, 105
Adams, H. B., 199
Adams, Thos., 228
Advertising, community, 66
Age of community's people, 31
Agricultural colleges, 107;
extension, 108
Agriculture, goal of, 61;
in schools, 98-99
American Farm Bureau Federation, 115
Americanization, 30
Amusements, commercial, 158
Angell, Norman, 70
Associations and organizations, 212
Athletic leagues, 162
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