THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



45 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOTES 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, MADISON, N. J. 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



Ruised by rommiltic appoinlnl at thr tiiiniiiil ronVLiition in 

 A'eic York, Ntfvcmber 3rf, 1913, and adopted by the Executive 

 Hoard at the Philadelphia meeting. April 1th. V.Wi, ax authorized 

 by the liUH eonvention. 



ARTICLE I. 



Name and object. 

 Sec. 1. The name of the association is tlic National .\ssoiia- 

 tion of Gardeners. 



See. 2. The object of the association is: 

 To develop greater interest in horticulture and floriculture 

 and thereby create better opportunities for those engaged in the 

 profession of gardening. 



To uplift the profession of gardening by endeavoring to im- 

 prove conditions within it. 



To cement a closer bondship among all engaged in, and in- 

 terested in, gardening. 



ARTICLE II. 

 Membership. 

 See. 1. The association shall be composed of four classes of 

 members, active, associate, life and honorary. 



Sec. 2. Active members shall be composed of those actually 

 engaged in the profession of gardening and shall include superin- 

 tendents of private estates, parks and cemeteries. The active 

 members shall have exclusive control of the management of the 

 affairs of the association and shall alone have voting power. 



Sec. 3. Associate meml)ers shall be composed of persons di- 

 rectly interested, or actively engaged, in any business pertaining 

 to gardening. The}' shall have no voting power or voice in the 

 management of the association. 



Sec. 4. Life members shall be composed of actfve and asso- 

 ciate members, retairiing their privileges as active or associate 

 members. 



See. .5. Honorary members shall be composed of owners of 

 private estates and any person who may have gained recognition 

 for special services rendered to horticulture. They shall have no 

 voting power. 



ARTICLE III. 



Dues. 



.Sec. 1. The annual dues for active and associate members shall 

 be .$2 per year, payable on .lanuaiy 1st of each year. Members 

 in arrears of dues to the extent of over $4 shall be suspended and 

 cannot be re-instated to good standing in the association until 

 their debt to it i.s paid. 



Sec. 2. Dues for life members shall be twenty-five dollars, and 

 such members shall be exempt from further assessments. 



Sec. 3. Honorary members are exempt from all dues. 



ARTICLE IV. 

 Officers. 



Sec. 1. The ofllcers of this association shall consist of presi- 

 dent, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, five trustees and twen- 

 ty-one directors. Three of the trustees must be residents of the 

 State of New Jersey. 



Sec. 2. The president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and 

 five trustees shall be elected at the annual convention each year. 

 Their term of ofliie shall begin the first day of .lanuary follow- 

 ing the election, and shall continue for one year, or until their 

 successors are elected. 



Sec. 3. Nominations for officers and trustees shall be made 

 from the floor of the convention and the election shall be by bal- 

 lot. The president shall appoint at least three tellers who shall 

 count the ballots and the candidates receiving the largest num- 

 ber of votes shall be declared elected. 



.Sec. 4. On the first day of .January of each j'ear the president 

 shall appoint seven directors to serve for a term of three years. 



Sec. 5. Only active members whose dues have been paid for 

 the current year shall be entitled to vote at the election. 



Sec. 6. Any vacancies occurring among the ofllcers of the as- 

 sociation shall be filled by aiipointment by the president, subject 

 to the approval of the executive board. 



ARTICLE V. 

 Duties of Officers. 

 Sec. I. The president shall preside at all uu'elings of the asso- 

 ciation, and shall I'Xercise a general control of its affairs. He 



-liall appoint all committees, not otherwise provided for. and 

 .-inintersign all orders on the treasurer issued bv the secretary 

 lor moneys paid out by the association. He sha'll sign all con- 

 tracts ana agreements made by the association. He shall have 

 general supervision of the interests and welfare of the associa- 

 tion as its chief officer. 



Sec. 2. The vice-president shall preside in the absence of the 

 president. In the event of the disability of the president the 

 vice-president shall act with all authority and power exercised 

 by the president. 



Sec. .3. The secretary shall keep an accurate record of all 

 ineetings, attend to the correspondence of the association and 

 have charge of its papers, reports, seal, etc. He shall collect all 

 dues and monies for the association and shall pay the same to 

 the treasurer, taking receipt for same. He shall notify those 

 luembers in arrears and promptly report delinquents to "the ex- 

 eiutive board. He shall audit all bills, secure the president's en- 

 ■ lorsement to the same and present them to the treasurer for 

 payment. He shall attest all contracts and agreements made bv 

 the association. He shall prepare an annual report of the busi- 

 ness of his oflSce and submit it to the annual convention. 



Sec. 4. The treasurer shall have charge of all the funds of the 

 association. He shall receive the monies collected for dues by 

 the secretary. He shall pay all bills presented to him by the 

 secretary, countersigned by the president. He shall keep a cor- 

 rect record of all receipts and disbursements and render a report 

 of his accounts at the annual convention. He shall give bonds in 

 such sum as the executive board may deem sufficient, the expense 

 to be assumed by the association. 



Sec. .5. The trustees and directors which, with the president, 

 vice-president, secretary and treasurer, constitute the executive 

 board, shall have general supervision of the executive business of 

 the association. They shall have power to make appropriations 

 for specifie purposes, and all acts of the board, wliich in its judg- 

 nient are for the welfare of the association, shall lie considered 

 bindiiiL'. The board may adopt such rules and regulations for 

 the conduct of its meetings and management of the afTairs of the 

 association as it may deem proper, providing they do not conflict 

 with the Hy-I,aws of the association. It shall appoint an audit- 

 ing committee at its fall meeting, previous to the convention, to 

 aiulif the accounts .of the secretary and treasurer and report the 

 limlings at the convention. Five memlwrs of the board shall con- 

 -titnte n i|nonim. 



ARTICLE VL 



Meetings. 

 Sec. 1. The annual convention shall be held each year during 

 the first week of December, if practical. The exact date of the 

 convention and the meeting place shall be decided by ballot at 

 the summer meeting of the executive hoard. Twenty-five mem- 

 bers shall constitute a quorum at the annual convention. 



The order of business at the convention shall be as follows: — 



President's address. 



Heading of minutes of last convention. 



.\iiiiual report of secretary. 



.\iiiiual report of treasurer. 



Reports of standing coininitteos. 



Heports of special committees. 



Kesolutioiis. 



('omiuuuications. 



Unfinished business. 



Xuminations and ele.tiim <i| ..tri-.i~ 



New business. 



Essays. 



fieiieral disciission. 



.Adjournment. 



Sec. 2. The executive board (composing the ofiicers, trustees 

 and directors), shall hold quarterly meetings to transact such 

 business as may come before it. The date ami place of the suc- 

 ceeding meeting shall be decided at each regular meeting of the 

 lioard. 



Sec. 3. Special meetings of the executive board may be called 

 by the president, or on request of five members of the board, on 

 two weeks' written notice to the secretary. 



Sec. 4. Special meetings of the association may lie called on 

 a majority vote at an executive meeting. 



