l6 State Horticultural Society. 



the Board, Society and auxiliary societies as may, in the judgment of the State Printing 

 Commission, be justified by the appropriation made for that purpose by the General 

 Assembly, such annual report not to contain more than 400 pages. The Secretary of the 

 Society shall receive a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum as full compensation 

 for his services; all other officers shall serve without compensation, except that they may 

 receive their actual expenses in attending meetings of the Board. 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. This association shall be known as the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society. Its object shall be the promotion of horticulture in all its branches. 



Art. il. Any person may become a member of this Society upon the payment of 

 one dollar and membership shall continue upon the payment of one dollar annually : 

 Provided, however, that no person shall be allowed to vote on a question of a change of 

 the constitution or the election of officers of this Society until after he has been a mem- 

 ber for a period of one year preceding the time of election, except in case of a life member. 



The payment of ten dollars at any one time shall constitute a person a life member 

 and honorary members may be elected at any regular meeting of the Society ; and any 

 lady may become a member by giving her name to the Secretary. 



Art. III. The officers of this society shall consist of President, Vice-President, 

 Second Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at each 

 regular annual meeting, and whose term of office shall be for one year, beginning on the 

 first day of June, following their election. The President, Vice-Presidents and Treasurer 

 shall be eligible to but one successive re-election. 



Art. IV. The elective officers of this Society shall constitute an Executive Committee, 

 at any meeting of which a majority of the members shall have power to transact business. 

 The other duties of the officers shall be such as usually pertain to the same officers in 

 similar organizations. 



Art. V. The regular meetings of this Society shall be held annually on the first 

 Tuesday in December and .June, except when otherwise ordered by the Executive Commi't- 

 tee. Special meetings of the Soceity may be called by the Executive Committee, and 

 meetings of the committee by the President and Secretary. 



Art. VI. As soon after each regular annual meeting as possible, the President shall 

 appoint the following standing committees, and they shall be required to give a report in 

 writing, under their respective heads, at the annual and semi-annual meetings of the 

 Society, of what transpires during the year of interest to the Society : Orchards, Vine- 

 yards, Stone Fruits, Small Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Ornamentals, Entomology, Ornith- 

 ology, Botany, Nomenclature, New Fruits, Injurious Fungi, Packing and Marketing Fruit 

 and Transportation. 



Art. VII. The treasurer shall give a bond in twice the sum he is expected to handle, 

 executed in tnist to the President of this Society (forfeiture to be made to the Society), 

 with two or more sureties, qualifying before a notary public, of their qualifications as 

 bondsmen, as provided by the statute concerning securities. 



Art. VIII. This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members 

 present at any regular meeting. , 



