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at each regular meeting, and record the same in a book l^ept for that 

 purpose. 



Article 2. The general fruit committee shall carefully and thor- 

 oughly investigate the subject of fruit culture in general. Each local 

 committee of three shall collect such useful and interesting informa- 

 tion in relation to the subject as may be in their power, and embody 

 the same in monthly re})orts, to be made to the general chairman; 

 such reports to be by him examined and embodied in his annual and 

 semi-annual reports. Also that the said county committee shall 

 form ad interim committees for their respecti/e counties, and further 

 that said ad interim committees are hereby authorized to publish 

 the reports in the "Grardener's Monthly," or such other paper, as 

 they may select, the same having been first submitted to the chair- 

 nmn of the general fruit committee for his approval: Provided, That 

 said publication shall be free of expense to the association. 



Article 3. The annual meeting of the association shall be held on 

 Tuesday before the third Wednesdav of Januarv of each vear, at such 

 a place as the executive connnittee may appoint, at which time the 

 election for officers shall take place; said officers to serve from the 

 close of the meeting at wliich they are elected to the close of the suc- 

 ceeding annual meeting, at which an exhibition and discussion of 

 fruits shall take place and other business transacted in the following 

 order: 



1st. Reading of minutes of previous meeting. 



2d. Roll call and dues collected. 



'->d. Election of officers. 

 ,4th. Reports of officers. 



5th. Reports of standing committees. 



eth. Reports of special committees. 



7th. I'nfinished business of former meeting. 



Sth. New business. 



The nomination and election of new members shall be in order at 

 any time during the session. 



Article 4. Other meetings may be convened by the executive com- 

 mittee at such time and place as they may api)oint. 



Article 5. No member who is in ari'ears for dues shall be eligible 

 for any' office, or ser\e on any standing committee; and any member 

 who shall neglect to pay his dues shall cease to enjoy the privileges 

 of membership. 



