ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 393 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



AS AMENDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETINO, 1874. 



CONSTITUTION. 



I. This Association shall be known as the Illinois State Horticultural 

 Society. 



II. Its object shall be the advancement of the science of Pomology and of the art 

 of Horticulture. 



III. Its members shall consist of .^/ww/^rt/ members, paying an annual fee of one 

 dollar; of Life Members, paying a fee of twenty dollars at one time; and of Honorary 

 members, who shall only be persons of distinguished merit in Horticulture or kindred 

 sciences, who may, by vote, be invited to participate in the privileges of the Society. 

 The wives of members shall be members without fee. 



IV. Its officers shall consist of a President, one Vice-President and Secretary, 

 who shall be elected at the annual meeting, and serve until their successors are chosen; 

 also an Executive Board, as hereafter provided. 



V. The affairs of the Society shall be managed by an Executive Board, to consist 

 of the President and Secretary of the Society, and the President and \'ice-President 

 from each of the three District Horticultural Societies of the State. 



VI. The Society shall hold annual meetings, and publish its transactions annually; 

 provided, there are sufficient funds in the treasury to defray the expenses of publication. 



VII. This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting, by a two-thirds 

 vote of the members present. 



BY-LAWS. 



I. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society, call meetings of the 

 Executive Board, and, under its direction, have a general superintendence of the affairs 

 of the Society, and direction of the expenditure of money; he shall deliver an annual 

 address upon some subject connected with Horticulture, and shall appoint all special 

 committees, unless otherwise ordered. 



II. The Vice-President shall preside at the meetings in the absence of the Presi- 

 dent. 



III. The Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Society, have charge 

 of its papers, books and reports, and prepare its reports for publication; and shall 

 receive, for so doing, his necessary expenses for postage, stationery, printing, expressage 

 and oft'ice rent, and the sum of three hundred dollars per annum ; he shall render an 

 annual account in detail of such necessary expenses, which shall be referred, with the 

 Treasurer's report, to a special auditing committee. 



IV. The Treasurer shall receive and keep an accurate account of all moneys 

 belonging to the Society, and disburse the same upon the written orders of the President, 

 which he shall retain and file as vouchers; he shall m.ike an annual rejjort to the Society 

 of the receipts and disbursements, which, with the vouchers, shall be referred to a 

 special auditing committee appointed at the annual meeting. Before entering upon his 

 duties, he shall give bond to the Society in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the 

 faithful performance of his duties; such bond to be approved by the Executive Board. 



V. The Executive Board shall perform all the duties recjuired of them by section 

 four of the "Act re-organizing the State Horticultural Society," approved March 24, 

 1874. They may appoint such standing and other committees as they may deem 

 advisable. 



VI. These By-Laws may be altered at any regular meeting, by a two-thirds vote 

 of the members piesent. 



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