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NEW CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



Adopted December 6, 1907. 



ARTICLE I. 



This Association shall be known as the Missouri Horticultural Society. 

 Its object sjiall be the promotion of horticulture in all its bi'anches. 



ARTICLE II. 



The membership of this Society shall be of two classes, viz. : Voting and Hon- 

 orary. 



Section 1. Any citizen of this State interested in the advancement of Horticulture 

 may become a voting member for life by the payment in advance, and in one pay- 

 ment, of $10.00, and shall be exempt from the payment of annual due-s. 



Section 2. The payment of $1.00 annually shall constitute any citizen of this 

 State interested in the advancement of Horticulture a voting member for one year ; 

 provided that. 



Section 3. Voting members must be in effect for one year before entitling the 

 holder to vote on election of officers or amendments to the Constitution. The Secre- 

 tary shall compile this voting list from the names on his books at the adjournment 

 of the annual meeting, and this list shall be furnished to any member of the Society 

 upon application, and shall be published in the annual report of the Society. 



Section 4. Membership fees are due at or before the opening of eacli December 

 meeting, and must be paid before voting on any questions coming before the Society 

 at said meeting. 



Section 5. Honorary membership shall consist of two classes, viz. : Life, con- 

 fc rred because of special service to the cause of horticulture ; and complimentary, 

 conferred upon visitors of note or persons who have rendered special service to the 

 cause of horticulture, and to remain in effect during the visit of the person upon 

 whom conferred. 



ARTICLE III. 



The officers of this Society shall consist of Pres,ident, First and Second Vice- 

 Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at tlie regular 

 annual meeting in December, and wliose terms of office shall be for one year, be- 

 ginning on the first day of June following their election. 



The President, Vice-Presidents and Treasurer shall not be eligible to more than 

 one successive re-election. 



ARTICLE IV. 



The elective officers of this Society, with the Governor of the State, shall con- 

 stitute an Executive Board, at any meeting of which, a majority of the members 

 presient may transact business. 



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

 similar organizations. 



ARTICLE V. 



The regular annual meeting of this Society shall be held on the first Tuesday in 

 December of each year and the semi-annual meeting on the first Tuesday in June of 

 each year, except when, in the judgment of the Executive Board, some other date 

 would be more desirable. 



Special meetings of the Society may be called by the Executive Board by mailing 

 notice of same ten days before the date of meeting, to the last known postoffice ad- 

 dress of each member of the Society. 



