148 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
ARTICLE V. 
Deliberations and Franchise. 
All members shall have equal privileges in the deliberations of 
the meetings, but the power of the vote shall be restricted to active 
members. 
ARTICLE VI. 
Officers. 
Section 1. The officers of this Association shall be elected from 
the active members and shall consist of President, Vice-President, 
Secretary-Treasurer, Historian and Executive Board. The Executive 
Board to be composed of the first three officers above named. 
Section 2. The duties of President, Vice-President, and Secretary- 
Treasurer shall be those usually devolving upon such officers. 
Section 3. The duty of the Executive Board shall be to transact 
all business of the Association between regular meetings, subject to 
the approval of the Association at a later regular meeting. 
Section 4. The duty of the Historian shall be to collect and 
preserve for record and future reference historical data pertaining to 
members of the Association and such data of the Missouri Botanical 
Garden as may have a bearing on this Association and its members. 
Section 5. The officers of the Association shall be elected at a 
regular meeting, and shall continue in office until such time as their 
successors shall be duly elected. 
ARTICLE VII. 
Meetings. 
The regular meetings of the Association shall be held at the 
Missouri_ Botanical Garden, St. Louis—the date to be announced 
by the Executive Board. Call-meetings may be provided for by the 
Executive Board. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
Quorum. 
A quorum shall consist of seven active members. 
ARTICLE IX. 
Rules of Order. 
Where any point is not covered by the articles of this Constitution, 
Roberts’ Rules of Order shall be the standard of the Association. 
ARTICLE X. 
Amendments. 
This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting providing 
notice, together with the proposed amendment, has been mailed by 
the Executive Board to each active member at least one month prior 
to the regular meeting. 
By-Laws 
Order of Business. 
Call to order. 
Roll-call by the Secretary. 
Report of Secretary for the last regular meeting. 
Report from the Executive Board. 
Unfinished business. 
New business. 
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POP 
7. Eleetion of honorary members. 
8. Election of officers. 
9. Good of the Association. 
10. Adjournment. 
