10 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the 

 society; shall keep a just and true account of the same, from what 

 source received, and pay out the same upon the order of the President, 

 countersigned by the Secretary. At the meeting of the society on the 



Saturday in December in each year, (or oftener if required by 



the Executive Committee) he shall make a full and complete report of 

 all receipts and disbursements, and at the expiration of his term of 

 office, turn over all books, papers, and all money or other property be- 

 longing to the society, to his successor in office. The Treasurer, before 

 entering on the discharge of the duties of his office, shall enter into a 

 bond with sufficient security, to be approved by the President of the 



society for its use, in the sum of , conditioned for the faithful 



performance of the duties required of him in this section. 



Sec. 5. The Secretary shall ke^p a full and complete minute ot 

 each meeting of the society, and the proceedings of the Executive 

 OommiUee. He shall receive and safely keep all books, periodicals, 

 stationery, seeds, fruits and other like property of the society subject 

 to its order; shall correspond as may be necessary with all persons or 

 societies as the welfare of the society may demand. He shall report 

 all the proceedings of the Executive Committee to the society at its 

 first meeting thereafter. He shall countersign all orders drawn upon 

 the Treasurer by the President under the direction of the society, and 

 have the care and custody of the seal of the society. 



Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall assist and advise the offi- 

 cers in the discharge of their duties ; prepare all premium lists ; make 

 all necessary arrangements for holding and conducting any and all 

 such fairs as the society may determine to hold, and such exhibitions 

 of fruit as the society may determine to make, and exercise a general 

 supervision over the same, and generally to provide for the arrange- 

 ments and business of the society. 



Art. IV. The officers of this society shall be elected by ballot 

 from among its members for the term of one year. The annual elec- 

 tion shall be held at the regular meeting of the society on the Sat- 

 urday in December, where the general business of the society shall be 

 transacted. Vacancies may be filled at any regular meeting of the 



society. 



Art. V. The regular meeting of this society shall be held on the 

 — - Saturday of each month, at 1 o'clock p. m., at such places as the 



society may select, at : Provided, That the meetings in 



the months of May, June, July, August, September and October of each 

 year may, by a vote of the society, be held at the residence of any of 

 the members outside of the city. 



