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Art. VI. Executive Committee may provide: (1st.) For the 

 payment of premiums to members of the society for the best display of 

 fruit, flowers or vegetables made at any regular meeting of the society v 

 (2d.) For essays on any subject of interest to the society, and arrange- 

 ment of program for the year ; (Sd.) And for determing the places for 

 each meeting of the society for the months of May to October inclusive^^ 



Atr. VII. Five members of the society shall constitute a quorum 

 at any meeting, and three members of the Executive Committee shall 

 be anthorizei to transact business at any meeting of the committee 

 duly called. Special meetings of the society or Executive Committee 

 may be held by order of the President or any three of the committee 

 on one week's notice to all members of the society or board (as the 

 case may be), given personally, or through the post office. Adjourned 

 meetings, may be held from time to time, as the society may deter- 

 mine. 



Art. VIII. The funds of this society shall not be appropriated to 

 any purpose, without a vote of a majority of the members present at 

 any regular meeting of the society. 



Art. IX. This society shall have the following standing commit- 

 tees, which shall be appointed by the President at the January meet- 

 ing in each year: Small Fruits, Stone Fruits, Orchards, Vineyards, 

 Vegetables, Flowers, Ornamentals, Entomology, Botany; to each of 

 which shall be referred all matters relating to those particular sub- 

 jects. Each of said committees shall consist of one to three members. 



Art. X. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds' vote 

 of all members of the society, at any regular meeting : Provided^ That 

 notice of the intentioned' amendment shall have been given at least 

 one month prior to any action taken thereon. 



Art. XI. The meetings of this society shall be governed by the 

 parliamentary rules usual for deliberative bodies. 



Art. XII. Order of business : 



1. Reading minutes of last meeting. 



2. Keport of Executive Committee. 



3. Report of Standing Committees. 



4. Essays, or subjects for discussion. 



5. Discussion. 



6. Old business. 



7. New businesss. 



8. Report of Special Committees. 



9. Adjournment. 



