DISCUSSIONS OF THE MANISTEE HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORTED BY APP. M. SMITH, SECRETARY, AND PUBLISHER OF THE 



MANISTEE TIMES. 



The Manistee HorticuUural Society was organized on the 25 th of January, 

 1875, but the permanent officers were not elected until March 22d. The fol- 

 lowing are the officers : 



President— Tfi'. L. S. Ellis. 



Vice President — J. Gr. Ramsdell. 



Secretary — App. M. Smith. 



Treasurer — E, G. Peters. 



Librarian — Edwin Eussell. 



Directors— T. J. Ramsdell, John W. Allen, Charles Hurd, 0. A. Wheeler, 

 D. W. Mapes, and the President and Secretary, ex officio. 



The object of the society is to promote the pomological and horticultural 

 interests of Manistee and adjoining counties, as will be seen by the following 



CONSTITUTION. 



Akticle 1, The terms of membersbip of this Society shall be, subscription to its consti- 

 tution and the payment of one dollar annually, the first payment to be made on admis- 

 sion, and subsequent payments at the annual meeting:; and no person shall be entitled to 

 the privileges of membership while his annual tax remains unpaid. The payment of ten 

 dollars at one time shall constitute the person so paying a member for life. 



Art. 2. The officers of this society shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary, a 

 Treasurer, a Librarian, and five Directors, who shall be chosen annually by ballot on the 

 first Monday in January. 



Art. 3. The duty of the President shall be to preside at all meetings of the society; 

 and he shall also be ex officio chairman of the executive committee. 



Art. 4. The duties of the Vice President shall be to preside at all meetings in the 

 absence of the President. 



Art. 5. The duties of the Secretary shall be to keep a record of the proceedings of the 

 society, and of the executive committee, of which he shall be one, and do the correspond- 

 ence of the society. 



Art. 6. The duties of the Treasurer shall be to keep the funds of the society, and make 

 disbursements according to the rules and orders of the society, and make a full report of 

 ail the receipts and disbursements, at the annual meeting. 



Art. 7. The duties of the Librarian shall be to procure all necessary and useful books, 

 that shall be ordered by the society, and to keep the same subject to the rules that may be 

 prescribed by the executive committee. 



Art. 8. The executive committee shall consist of the President, Secretary, and five 

 Directors. The committee shall determine for -what articles premiums shall be offered, and 



