STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. V 



his duties, be shall give bond to the Society in the mm of five thousand dollars, for the 

 faithful performance of bid duties ; Bucb bond to be approved by the Executive Board. 

 VI. The Executive Board shall, subject to the direction of the Society, mannage all 

 it- affairs. 



VII. There shall be chosen annually by the Executive Board, a Standing Committee to 

 consist of one or more members from each fruit district of the State, on the following 

 subjects : 



1. Meteorologogy in its relation to Horticulture. 

 •J. Botany ami vegetable Physiology. 



3. Entomology. 



4. Ornithology. 



:.. Ornamental and Useful Trees. 



6. Ad Interim. 



7. Packing and Shipping Fruits. 



VIII. These by-laws may be altered at any meeting by a majority vote. 



LAWS AFFECTING HORTICULTURE. 

 An Act to Incorporate the Illinois State Horticultural Society. 



Si:. tioS" 1. Be it < nactt </ h]i the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assembly, That the Illinois State Horticultural Society, of which Dr. G. [sic] S. Hull is 

 president and James E. Starr, recording secretary, shall by that name and style be here- 

 after known as a body politic. 



Sec. 2. The" object of the Society being to develop and promote the horticultural 

 interests of the State, they shall be allowed for that purpose only, to hold real and pcr- 

 gonal estate, the former to the amount of twenty thousand dollars. 



Sec.:!. The Society shall have the right to contract and be contracted with, to sue 

 and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto in all courts 

 ol law and equity of thi- state; and shall further enjoy all the privileges incident to 

 incorporations of said character, and not inconsistent with the laws of this State. 



SEC. 4. The 8 iciety Bhall have power to alter and amend their present constitution, 

 to make, alter and repeal such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the 

 ■• g of t he Society. 



Sec. •">. This act to be in force from and after its passage. 



APPBOVED i-'EiiKiAKY 11, 1S57. 



An Act to Incorporate the Illinois State Horticultural Society. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 nblu. That Smiley Bhepherd, 0. B. Galusha, 8. Q. Minkler, \V. c. Flagg, J. T. 

 Little, W. II. Van Epps, Lewis Ellsworth, Jason C. Ayres, W. A. Pennell, J. Vv*. Fell, 

 W. Durley, Samuel Edwards, their associates and successors, members of the Illinois 

 te Horticultural Society, be and are hereby declared to be a body politic and cor- 

 porate, known by the Dame and style ol " The Illinois State Horticultural Society." 



'' The objeel of the Society being to promote the science of Pomology and tin.' 

 art of Horticulture, they shall be allow ed lor those purposes only, to take and hold real 

 and personal estate to the amount of fifty thousand dollars. 



Sec. 8. This Society shall have the right to contract and be contracted with, to sue 

 and be sued, to plead and be Impleaded, to answer and be answered unto, in all the 

 courts of law and equity of this Slate, and shall further enjoy all the privileges incident 

 to incorporations of .-aid character, and not inconsistent with the laws of this State. 



SEC. 4. It shall and maybe lawful for said corporation to have and use a Common 



seal, and the same at their pleasure to change, alter and make anew, and in general 



have and exercise all such rights, privileges and immunities as by law are incident to or 

 necessary to the society herein constituted. 



