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tion of the members of the executive board, at times and places by them deemed ex- 

 of the members of the executive board, at times and places by them deemed ex- 

 pedient. 



6th. In case of the calling of a special meeting for the election of officers of the 

 society, in consequence of any failure to elect at the annual meeting, as provided in 

 section IV of the constitution, all persons entitled as members to vote at such an- 

 nual meeting shall be considered as retaining such membership for such purpose 

 until such election, and until such officers so elected shall have been inducted into 

 office. 



XI. — RULES FOE DISCUSSION. 



The deliberations and discussions of the society shall be conducted in accordance 

 with ordinary parliamentary usages. 



XII. — AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. 



1st. The society shall, in all reasonable and proper ways, encourage the forma- 

 tion of local horticultural or pomological societies auxiliary to this society in all 

 such counties or other municipalities of this State as shall afford a reasonable pros- 

 pect that they will be able to effectually maintain the same. 



2d. It shall be the policy of this society in supervising the organization of such 

 local societies to secure an identity of constitutional provisions throughout, and in 

 so doing to insure harmony among them; but at the same time it will not dis- 

 courage the including by them of special or local objects in cases in which such 

 shall be found desirable, so long as the introduction of the requisite provisions 

 therefor into the constitution and by-laws of the auxiliary society shall not be 

 deemed likely to interfere with the harmonious workings of the whole. 



3d. On receipt by the secretary, from the secretary of such auxiliary society, of 

 a list of officers and members of that society, he shall file the same; and upon issu- 

 ance of the annual report shall supply such auxiliary society with a sufficient num- 

 ber of volumes to provide one for each of its members. He shall also transmit the 

 names of such officers and members, with their postoffice addresses, to the secre- 

 tary of any and all experiment stations and societies willing to supply bulletins 

 and reports; and to the national department of agriculture for the same purpose. 



4th. Reports of auxiliary societies shall be made to the secretary of this society 

 on or before the first day of January of each year, and shall include the officers 

 for the ensuing year and a statement of the proceedings of such society during the 

 past year, which shall be incorporated into the annual report of the preceding year. 



5th. For membership, see Article VI of the Constitution. 



XIII. — AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, SUSPENSIONS. 



1st. Amendments or additions to these by-laws may be made by a majority vote 

 of the executive board, at any meeting; but if objection shall be made the same 

 shall "lie upon the table" till the next regular meeting of the board. 



2d. These by-laws, or any one or more of them, may be suspended for the time, 

 by order of a majority of all the members of the society present and voting. 



3d. A proposition in the general meeting of the society, for the amendment or 

 addition to these by-laws shall be referred to the executive board for consideration 

 and decision; but the society may submit therewith its advice or request. 



4th. The Constitution and By-Laws were revised at the annual meeting held at 

 Kalamazoo, Dec. 1, 2, 3, 1914. The above is the authorized document. 



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