CONSTITUTION. 9 



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 keep a full and complete minute of 

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

 Committee. He shall receive and pafely keep all books, periodicals, 

 stationery, seeds, fruits and other like property of the Society sub- 

 ject to its order ; shall correspond as may be necessary with all per- 

 sons 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 of- 

 ficers 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 gen- 

 eral supervision over the same, and generally to provide for the ar- 

 rangements and business of the Society. 



A.RT. 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 



Saturday 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. 



Art. VI. Executive Committee may provide: First, 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 So- 

 ciety ; second, for essays on any subject of interest to the Society, 

 and arrangement of programme for the year; third, and for determin- 

 ing the places for each meeting of the Society for the months of May 

 to October, inclusive. 



Art. VII. Five members of the Society shall constitute a quorum 

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



