74 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



At this meeting it was decided to appoint a committee of three, 

 one from each horticultural district, to take charge of the work. 

 The Secretary, Arthur Bryant and J. S. Browne were named as 

 the committee. 



The following rules and regulations were adopted for the 

 government of the stations : 



Whereas : This Board having established experiment stations 

 for the purpose of carrying out an act of the Legislature, appro- 

 priating one thousand dollars annually for experiments in horti- 

 culture, it becomes necessary in order to carry the work on in a 

 systematic manner, that certain rules and regulations be adopted 

 governing these experiment stations; therefore, 



Resolved, . That the following rules be and are hereby adopted 

 for that purpose : 



Rule 1. The experiment stations shall be nine (9) in number, 

 located in equal number in the three horticultural districts of the 

 State. Each station shall be in charge of a person designated 

 by the Executive Board of the State Horticultural Society, and 

 shall be known as Director of station Nos. 1,2, 3, &c. The Di- 

 rectors shall hold their positions until their successors are ap- 

 pointed. 



Rule II. Experiments shall be undertaken at these stations 

 under, and by authority of the Executive Board, or a committee 

 of the Board appointed for that purpose. 



Rule III. A committee of control shall be appointed at the 

 annual meeting of the Board, consisting of the Secretary 6f the 

 State Society, and two members of the Board, whose term of 

 office shall continue until their successors are appointed. No 

 two members of this committee shall be from the same horti- 

 cultural district. The Secretary shall be chairman of this com- 

 mittee and call meetings at such times as are deemed necessary. 



Rule IV. The Directors of stations shall report to this com- 

 mittee and work under their direction. This committee shall di- 

 rect experiments authorized by the Executive Board and incur 

 necessary expenses within the limits of the appropriations made 

 by the Board for that purpose. All purchases shall be made 

 through this committee. 



Rule V. No member of this committee or Directors of sta- 

 tions shall receive a salary, but actual expenses incurred under 

 authority of the Board will be paid. The Executive Board shall 

 audit all bills, but the Secretary may issue orders, countersigned 

 by the President, for incidental expenses, authorized by the com- 

 mittee, whenever it shall be deemed necessary. 



Rule VI. Records of experiments made and undertaken, and 

 all expenses incurred, shall be carefully kept by each Director of 

 a station and records made of same in books provided for that 

 purpose by the Secretary. Directors of stations shall make 

 annual reports of experiments made and undertaken at their 



