No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 17 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA 

 STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Subsequently a constitution and by-laws were adopted by the 

 Society, and from time to time amended until they are as follows: 



NAME AND OBJECTS. 



The name of the society shall be The Pennsylvania State Agri- 

 cultural Society. The objects of this society are to foster and im- 

 prove agriculture, horticulture, and the domestic and household arts. 



WHO ARE MEMBERS. 



Section 1, The society shall consist of all such persons as shall pay 

 to the treasurer not less than two dollars, and annually thereafter 

 not less than two dollars; and also, of honorary and corresponding 

 members, the names of the members to be recorded by the secretary. 



The oflBcers of the county agricultural societies in this State, or 

 delegations therefrom, shall be members ex-officio of this society. 



The payment of twenty-five dollars shall constitute life member- 

 ship, and exempt the members so contributing from all annual pay- 

 ments. 



OFFICERS. 



Section 2. The officers of this society shall be president, vice presi- 

 dent from each congressional district, three-fourths of whom shall be 

 practical agriculturists or horticulturists, a treasurer, a correspond- 

 ing secretary, a recording secretary, a librarian, an agricultural 

 chemist and geologist, and such assistants as the society may find es- 

 sential to the transaction of its business; an executive committee, 

 consisting of the above-named ofiicers, and five additional members, 

 with the ex-presidents of the society, all of whom shall be elected at 

 the annual meeting in January by the qualified members of the so- 

 ciety. 



OF THE PRESIDENT. 



Section 3. The president shall have a general superintendence of 

 all the affairs of the society. 



FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. 



That at the annual election of this society there shall be elected 

 from one of the number of vice presidents, one of said oflBcers to act 

 2—7—1900 



