220 TRANSACTIONS OF THE HOETICULTURAL 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article l. This Association sliall be known as the Horticultural 

 Society of Central Illinois, and shall embrace the counties of Adams, 

 Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Doua;las, Edgar, Fulton, 

 Ford, Iroquois. Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Logan, Livingston, McLean, 

 McDonough, Mason, Marshall, Mercer, Menard, Morgan, Macon, Moultrie, 

 Peoria, Pike, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Tazewell, 

 Vermilion, Warreu and VVoodford. 



Art. 2. Its object shall be the advancementof theScience of Pomology 

 and the Art of Horticulture. 



Art. 3. The membership of the Society shall consist of members of all 

 local Horticultural Societies in the district who have paid their annual fee 

 of one dollar, and of all other persons interested in horticulture, on the 

 payment of an annual fee of one dollar, the wives and daughters of mem- 

 bers, who shall be members without fee, and such honorary members as 

 the Society may elect. 



Art. 4. Its officers shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, 

 a Secretary, Assistant Secretary. Treasurer and Executive Committee, 

 which sh;dl consist of the President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary, and 

 shaU hold their offices for one year, or until their successors are elected. 



Art. 5. The Vice-President first elected shall be a member of the 

 Executive Board of the State Horticultural Society. 



Art. 6. This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by 

 a two-thirds vote of the members present. 



BY-LAV^S. 



1. The President shall preside at all meetings or the Society, call meet- 

 ings of the Executive Committee, and, under its direction, have a general 

 superintendence of the affairs of the Society, and direction of the expendi- 

 tures of its money; he shall deliver an annual address upon some subject 

 connected with horticulture, and shall appoint all committees, unless other- 

 wise ordered. 



2. The Vice-Presidents, in the order of their appointment, shall act in 

 case of the absence or disability of the President, and shall, by correspond- 

 ence and personal intercourse with the horticulturists of their several local- 

 ities, endeavor to organize local societies, obtain accurate information of 

 the condition and progress of horiiculture therein, and report annually, in 

 writing, to the Society. 



3. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the Society, attend to 

 its correspondence and prepare its reports for publication. 



4. The Assistant Secretary shall assist the Secretary to record and 

 prepare for publication the proceedings, and in his absence discharge the 

 duties of his office. 



5. 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 and Secretary, which he shall retain and file as 

 voucliers; he sliall make an annual report to the Society of the receipts and 

 disbursements, which, with the vouchers, shall be referred to the Executive 

 Committee for setilement. Before entering upon liis duties he shall give a 

 bond in the sum of two hundred dollars for their faithful performance, 

 such bond to be approved by the Executive Committee. 



6. The Executive Committee shall, subject to the direction of the So- 

 ciety, manage all its affairs. 



7. The By-Laws may be altered at any meeting by a majority vote of 

 the members present. 



