BY LAWS 21 



BY-LAWS. 



1. All the officers of this society shall be elected at the January 

 meeting, except the secretary, who shall be elected by the Board of Di- 

 rectors. 



2. All officers of this society shall assume the duties of their respec- 

 tive offices on the first day of June following their election, and continue 

 in office for the period of one year, or until their successors are elected 

 and qualified. 



3. The amount allowed the secretary for express, postage and sta- 

 tionery shall not exceed $150 per annum, and it shall be the duty of the 

 board of directors to employ a competent stenographer to report the pro- 

 ceedings of the meetings of the society, whose fee shall be paid by the 

 society. 



4. The first business of the society shall be on each morning the 

 reading of the minutes of the previous day's proceedings, and submitting 

 the same to the approval of the meeting. 



&. There shall be appointed by the board of directors nineteen dis- 

 trict directors, one from each horticultural district in the state. 



Also a standing committee of three on synonyms. 



Also a standing committee of one on each of the following: 



Meteorology in its relation to Horticulture, Entomology, Ornithology. 

 Geology, Forestry, Vegetable Culture and Ornamental Gardening. 



6. These by-laws may be amended at any general meeting of the 

 society by a majority of the members present. 



