THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



shall elect, and the President, or presiding officer shall declare who are 

 elected. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed at any meeting. 



ARTICLE II 

 Directors or Councillors 



Section i. — Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall fill any vacancy 

 occurring in the membership of the Board (otherwise than by expiration 

 of the term of service as provided in the Constitution), the person so 

 elected to serve as director until the next annual election after the occur- 

 rence of a vacancy, when such vacancy (in whichever class of directors 

 the same may have occurred) shall be filled by election by the members of 

 the Society. 



Section 2. — Removal. The Board of Directors may at any time, in its 

 discretion, by a majority vote of those present at any meeting, remove any 

 officer and fill the vacancy created by such removal, and shall have general 

 power in its discretion to direct the appointment and removal of all em- 

 ployees of the Society. The Board of Directors shall also have power, in 

 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 



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