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ing or at any time by a majority vote of the executive com- 

 mittee. 



That Article five be amended by adding a section to be known 

 as section 3, as follows : 



Section 3. There shall be a permanent committee on seed 

 breeding, which shall consist of three members chosen ex-officio 

 as follows : 



(i) The Secretary of the Association, (2) the Professor of 

 Agronomy of the University of Maine, and (3) the Biologist 

 of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 



That section 5 of Article 6 be amended by striking out the 

 last eight words. 



That a new section to be known as section 6 be added as 

 follows : 



Section 6. It shall be the duties of the committee on seed 

 breeding to 



1. Direct the experimental work of the association. 



2. Decide on the eligibility of members for Class A mem- 

 bership. 



3. Inspect and pass upon all seed offered for sale under the 

 Tag of Purity and Merit of the association. 



4. Issue all Tags of Purity and Merit. 



That Article 7 be amended by making it Article nine and 

 that in place thereof there be enacted the following: 



ARTICLE VII. 



Tag of Purity and Merit. 



Section i. There shall be issued in the manner hereinbefore 

 provided for. Tags of Purity and Merit to all Class A members 

 of the association, in sufficient numbers so that each parcel of 

 seed sold by a Class A member may bear one of these tags. 



Section 2. The tags shall be printed with an appropriate and 

 distinctive device, and shall constitute a guarantee of the purity 

 of the seed in the package bearing the tag. The tag shall fur- 

 ther carry an expression of the belief of the committee on seed 

 breeding, as representing the association in this matter, that the 

 seed in any package bearing a tag is of distinct merit. 



Section 3. The Tag of Purity and Merit shall be copyrighted 

 in the name of the association. 



