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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 Atkeson
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