XTi STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



2d. The principal of this fund sholl be invested by the Treasurer under the 

 advice and direction of the Executive Board. 



3d. All interest accruinaj upon any portion of said fund shall constitute and 

 become part of the fund of the society devoted to the payment of its ordinary 

 expenses. 



X. — MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



1st. The society shall liold its first regular meeting for tiie year during the 

 month of January or February for the inauguration of the officers chosen at 

 the annual meeting held the previous December, as provided in Article IV of 

 the Constitution, and also to arrange its plans of operations for the year. 



2d. Its second regular meeting sliall be lield in tlie inontli of June at such 

 date as shall best accommodate an exhibit of the early summer fruits. 



3d. Its third regular meeting shall be at its annual exhibit of autumn and 

 ■winter fruits, in the month of September or October. 



4th. Its fourth regular meeting shall occur in connection with its annual 

 election of officers, on the first Wednesday of December, as provided in Article 

 IV of the Constitution, 



5th. The times and places for the occurrence of these regular meetings, 

 (excepting only the ti7ne of the annual meeting) shall be determined by the 

 Executive Board. 



6th. Other meetings may be called by the Secretary, under the advice or 

 direction of the members of the Executive Board, at times and places by them 

 deemed expedient. 



7th. In case of the calling of a special meeting for the election of officers of 

 the society, in consequence of any failure to elect at the annual meeting, as 

 provided in Section IV of the Constitution, all persons entitled as members to 

 vote at sucli annual meeting siiall be considered as retaining such membership 

 for such purpose until such election and until such officers so elected shall have 

 been inducted into office. 



XI. — RULES FOR DISCUSSIONS, ETC. 



1st. The deliberations and discussions of the society shall be conducted in 

 accordance with ordinary parliamentary usage. 



XII.— AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. 



Ist. Tiie society shall in all reasonable and proper ways encourage the for- 

 mation of local horticultural or ))omological societies auxiliary to this society 

 in all such counties or other municipalities of this State as shall afford a rea- 

 sonable prospect that they will be able, effectively, to maintain tlie same. 



2d. It shall be the policy of this society in supervising the organization of 

 Buch local auxiliaries to secure an identity of constitutional provisions through- 

 out, and in so doing to insure harmony among them; but at the same time it 

 •will not discourage tiie including by them of sjiocial or local objects in cases iu 

 which such sliall be found desirable, so long as tlie introduction of the requisite 

 provisions therefor into the constitution and by-laws of tlie auxiliary society 

 ehall not be deemed likely to interfere with the harmonious working of the 

 wliolc. 



3d. Any person may become a full member of an auxiliary society, for one 

 year, by paying into its treasury the sum of one dollar ; and a compliance with 

 the provisions of clause fifth of these by-laws shall constitute him also a mem- 

 ber of this society, for the same term. 



