THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



ments having been sent to all the members of the society in ac- 

 cordance with the law. The amendments as adopted were printed 

 in the Journal, Vol. II, pages 81-83. 



A set of by-laws was also adopted at the same annual meeting. 

 These were printed in the Journal, Vol. II, Pages 85-87. 



It was found that the provision in the by-laws for the election 

 of members was not satisfactory. In accordance therefore with 

 Article VII of the by-laws, the following amendments were 

 adopted at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on Febru- 

 ary 16, 1916, due notice, as required by law, having been given to 

 each director before the meeting of the Board : 



Section 4 of Article I, relating to the election of members, was 

 stricken out, and the following substitute therefor adopted : 



"Section 4. Election of Members. All members of the society, of all 

 classes and designations, shall be elected by the Directors by a majority 

 vote of those present at any stated or special meeting of the Council. Such 

 vote may be either by ballot or viva voce as the Council may from time to 

 time determine. 



" The chairman or presiding officer of any meeting of the Council may 

 appoint a committee of three to act as tellers in case such election shall 

 be by ballot. The results of any election shall be declared by the chairman 

 or presiding officer." 



The following was added as Section 5 of Article I : 



" Section 5. Termination of Membership. Any member of the society 

 who shall continue in arrears for non-payment of dues for two years or 

 more shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the society, unless the Coun- 

 cil by a majority vote of those present at any stated or special meeting 

 thereof shall otlierwise direct." 



At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 5, 191 5, 

 a class of honorary vice-presidents was established by the adop- 

 tion of a resolution providing that ofificers or members of the 

 council who have served the society with distinction in the past 

 shall be eligible to such a class. 



At the meeting of the Board of Directors, held June 26, 191 5, 

 a class of membership to be known as Benefactors was estab- 

 lished, the fee for such membership to be $1,000. 



The following meetings of the society, accompanied by exhibi- 

 tions and preceded by meetings of the Board of Directors, were 

 held, those from May to August, with the exception of the an- 



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