THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



or from the general membership of the Society, or both. The 

 composition of all committees shall be reported to the Society at 

 the next meeting subsequent to the formation of any committee. 

 The councilors in addition to the officers shall be elected by ballot 

 at each annual meeting ; they shall assume office on the second 

 Wednesday in June succeeding, and shall hold office for one year, 

 or until the election of their successors. The secretary of the 

 Society shall also be the secretary of the council. The council 

 shall annually elect a chairman. Any vacancies that may occur 

 in the officers or directors from any cause whatever may be filled 

 by the council at any regular or special meeting. 



5. The committees of the council shall include: (i) A Botani- 

 cal Committee; (2) a Floral Committee; (3) a Fruit Com- 

 mittee; (4) a V'egetable Committee; (5) a Forestry Committee; 

 (6) a Membership Committee; (7) a Finance Committee. 



6. The Society shall consist of members, associate members, 

 corresponding members, and patrons. The members shall be such 

 as are elected under that designation and conform to the regu- 

 lations of the Society. Corresponding members may hold seats 

 at the meetings of the Society and make suggestions for the 

 promotion of its objects; they shall not be eligible to office nor 

 entitled to vote. Honorary members may be chosen from horti- 

 culturists who have distinguished themselves by important ori- 

 ginal investigations, and shall be limited in number to ten. Any 

 person contributing two hundred and fifty dollars or more at any 

 one time to the funds of the Society shall be designated a patron. 



7. Each member, upon his election, and annually thereafter, 

 shall pay to the treasurer the sum of five dollars. Members may 

 become life members by the payment of fifty dollars at any one 

 time. Associate members shall be elected in the manner pre- 

 scribed for members. They shall have all the rights and privi- 

 leges of members except voting and holding office, and may 

 become members at any time subsequent to their election by 

 paying the annual dues prescribed for members. The annual 

 dues for associate members shall be one dollar. 



8. All fees received from patrons and life members shall con- 

 stitute a permanent fund, only the interest of which may be ex- 

 pended ; said fund to be held by trustees to be duly appointed in. 

 accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 



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