16 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. Name. This association shall be known as the 

 Nebraska State Horticultural Society. 



Article II. Object. This society shall have for its object 

 the promotion of pomology, arborculture, floriculture, and 

 gardening. 



Article III. Membership. The membership of this society 

 shall consist of four classes, viz., active, associate, annual hon- 

 orary, and life honorary. The active membership shall consist 

 of persons practically engaged in fruit culture, forestry, flori- 

 culture, or gardening, who shall be admitted to life membership 

 on the payment of a fee of $5 at one time; to associate member- 

 ship, by the payment of a fee of $1 annually. The honorary 

 members shall consist of such persons as may be elected at 

 any meeting of the Society by a two-thirds vote of the members 

 present, and shall have all the privileges and benefits of the 

 Society except those of voting and holding office, which privi- 

 leges shall belong exclusively to active members. 



Article IV. 0,fficers. The officers of this society shall be 

 a president, first and second vice-presidents, secretary, treas- 

 urer, and board of directors of eight members, said board con- 

 sisting of the officers enumerated in this article and three ad- 

 ditional members. These officers shall be elected by ballot at 

 the annual meeting of the society in January, and the term of 

 office shall be for one year, commencing on the first day of June 

 following. 



Article V. Duties of President. It shall be the duty of 

 the president to preside at all meetings of the society, appoint 

 all committees not otherwise provided for, countersign all 

 orders drawn on the treasurer by the secretary; in conjunction 

 with the secretary he shall arrange all programs for the meet- 

 ings of the society, and perform such other duties as the 

 society or board of directors may require. 



Article VI. Duties of Vice-Presidents. The vice-presi- 

 dents shall superintend all exhibits of the society, and in case 



