16 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



BY-LAWS. 



I. The president shall preside at meetings, and with the advice of the re- 

 cording secretary, call all meetings of the society, and have a general super- 

 vision of the affairs of the society; and shall deliver an annual address upon 

 some subject connected with horticulture. 



II. The vice-president shall act in the absence or disability of the presi- 

 dent, and perform the duties of the chief officer. 



III. The secretary shall attend to all the correspondence, shall record the 

 proceedings of the society, preserve all papers belonging to the same, and 

 superintend the publication of its reports. He shall also present a detailed 

 report of the affairs of the society at its annual meeting. He shall also en- 

 deavor to secure reports from the various committees, and from local socie- 

 ties, of the condition and progress of horticulture in the various districts of 

 the state, and report the same to this society. It shall be the duty of the 

 secretary to make an annual report to the governor of the state, of the trans- 

 actions of the society, according to the provisions of the statutes for state 

 reports. 



IV. The treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys belonging to the 

 society, and disburse the same on the written order of the president, coun- 

 tersigned by the secretary, and shall make an annual report of receipts and 

 disbursements, and furnish the secretary with a copy of the same, on or be- 

 fore the first day of the annual meeting. The treasurer elect shall, before 

 entering upon the duties of his office, give good and sufficient bonds for the 

 faithful performance of his duties, subject to the approval of the executive 

 committee. 



V. The executive board may, subject to the approval of the society, man- 

 age all its affairs, and fill vacancies in the board of officers; three of their 

 number, as designated by the president, shall constitute a finance committee. 



VI. It shall be the duty of the finance committee to settle with the treas- 

 urer, and to examine and report upon all the bills or claims against the 

 society, which may have been presented and referred to them. 



VII. The standing committees of this society shall be as follows: 1st, 

 Committee on Finance, consisting of three members; 2d, Committee on 

 Nomenclature, consisting of three members; 3d, Committee of Observation, 

 as now provided. Said committees to be appointed annually by the executive 

 committee of the society. 



