THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



its discretion, by a majority vote of those present at any meeting, to declare 

 vacant the seat of any director who shall have been absent from three suc- 

 cessive meetings of the Board, and also by a vote of the majority of the 

 whole Board to remove any member or director for cause. 



ARTICLE III 

 Officers 



Section i. — Temporary Treasurer. In case of the absence or disability 

 of the Treasurer, the Directors may appoint a Treasurer pro tem., who 

 need not be a member of the Board of Directors, and shall have such 

 powers of the Treasurer and for such time as the Board may direct. 



Section 2. — Temporary Secretary. In case of the absence or disability 

 of the Secretary, the Directors may appoint a Secretary pro tem., who 

 need not be a member of the Board, and who shall have such powers of 

 the Secretary and for such time as the Board may direct. 



Section 3. — Inspectors of Election. Two Inspectors of Election and 

 two Alternates shall be elected at each annual meeting of the members of 

 the Society to serve at the next annual meeting and at all special meetings 

 of the members prior thereto, who shall perform their duties as provided 

 by law, provided that the two Inspectors of Election to serve at the An- 

 nual Meeting in May, 1915, shall be appointed by the presiding officer of 

 said meeting. 



ARTICLE IV 



Exhibitions 

 The Board of Directors shall arrange for exhibitions of flowers, plants, 

 fruits and vegetables in each year, and shall have entire charge of arrange- 

 ments for conducting the same, and for the awarding of prizes, and may 

 in their discretion appoint persons outside of the membership of the So- 

 ciety for such purposes. 



ARTICLE V 



Seal 



The seal of the Society shall be circular, and shall contain the name and 



year of incorporation, " The Horticultural Society of New York, 1902," 



around the circumference. An impression of the seal is made upon this 



page of these By-Laws, as follows : 



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