CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



^MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCEITY. 



Article I. The organization shall be known as the Mississippi Valley Horti- 

 cultural Society. Its object shall be the promotion of horticulture. 



Article II. Any person may become a member upon the payment of two dol- 

 l:irs, and membership shall continue upon the payment of two dollars annually. 



Article III. Its officers shall consist of a President, First Vice President, Sec- 

 retary and Treasurer, and one Vice President from each State, who shall be elected 

 by ballot at each annual meeting. The term of office of the President, Vice Pres- 

 ident, Secretary and Treasurer shall begin on the first day of July following their 

 election. No person can act as an officer of this Society who does not maintain his 

 membership by the payment of the annual membership fee. 



Article IV. The regular meetings of this Society shall be held annually on the 

 first Tuesday of September, except when otherwise ordered by the Executive Com- 

 mittee, and continue for such time as the committee shall determine. 



Article V. The officers of the Society shall constitute an Executive Commit- 

 tee, at any meeting of which a majority of the members present shall have power 

 to transact business. 



Article VI. Special meetings of the Society may be called by the Executive 

 Committee, and meetings of the committee may be called by the President and 

 Secretary. 



Article VII. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the 

 members present at any regular meeting. 



