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fruit; also one meeting during the fall, for the exhibition of fruits 

 and for discussions, and such other meetings for discussion and ex- 

 hibition as the executive committee may direct, at such time and 

 place as the executive board shall designate. 



Art. VI. This constitution, with the accompanying by-laws, 

 may be amended at any regular meeting, by a two-thirds vote of the 

 members present. 



BY-LAWS. 



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

 the recording secretary, call all meetings of the society, and have 

 a general supervision of the affairs of the society; and shall deliver 

 an annual address upon some subject connected with horticulture. 



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

 the president, 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 endeavor to secure reports from 

 the various committees, and from local societies, of the condition 

 and progress of horticulture of 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 transactions 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, countersigned 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 before 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 perform- 

 ance of his duties, subject to the approval of the executive 

 committee. 



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

 society, manage 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 



