CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



AS AMENDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, 1874, AND FURTHER AMENDED 



AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, 1882. 



CONSTTTUTTON. 



I. Tills Association shall be known as the Illinois State Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



II. Its object shall 1)6 the advancement of the Science of Pomology 

 and the Art of Horticultnre. 



III. Its members shall consist of Annual members, paying an annual 

 fee of one dollar; of Life memljers, paying a fee of twenty dollars at one 

 time; and of Honorary members, who shall only be persons of distin- 

 guished merit in Horticulture or kindred sciences, who may, by vote, be 

 invited to participate in the i)rivileges of the Society. The wives of mem- 

 bers shall be members without fee. 



IV. Its othcers shall consist of a President, one Vice President, Sec- 

 retary, and an Assistant Secretary, who shall be elected at the annual 

 meeting, and serve until their successors are chosen; also an Executive 

 Hoard, as hereinafter i)rovided. 



V. The affairs of the Society sliall be managed by an Executive Board, 

 to consist of the President and Secretary of the Society, and the President 

 and Vice President from each of the three District Horticultural Socie- 

 ties of the State. 



VI. The Society shall hold annual meetings, and publish its transac- 

 tions annually; 'proridcd, there are suHieient funds in the treasury to de- 

 fray tlie exi)enses of pul)licati()n. 



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 jireside at all meetings of the Society, call the 

 meetings of the Executive Hoard, and. under its direction, have a general 

 superintendence of the alfairs of the Society, and direction of expenditure 

 of money; he shall deliver an annual address upon some sul)ject connected 

 with Horticulture, and shall appoint all special committees unless other- 

 wise ordered. 



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

 tlie President. 



III. The Secretary, or Assistant Secretary, shall. ui)on the direction 

 of the Executive Board, conduct the correspondence of the Society, have 

 charge of its books, i)ai)ers. and reports, and prepare its reports for publi-^ 

 cation; and shall receive for ids necessary expenses for postage, station- 

 ery, i)rinting, expressage, ollice rent and salary, such sura as the Executive 

 Board may vote therefqr. 



