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Article IV 



Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall be chosen by the 

 Chair at the opening session of the annual meeting, which committee shall nominate 

 officers for the following year. 



Article V 



Limitations. Only active members of the Association or their properly accredited 

 representatives shall be permitted to vote for the amendments of the constitution or 

 by-laws or for the election of officers. 



Article VI 



Amendments. These by-laws can be amended at any regular meeting by a two- 

 thirds vote of the active members present. 



Mr. T. B. Symons, chairman, submitted the report of the com- 

 mittee on affiliation. The report was received and the committee 

 continued. 



The secretary read a communication from Dr. T. J. Headlee, secre- 

 tary of the meeting of inspectors from four states that met at Fort 

 Smith, Ark., December 15, 1910, submitting a memoranda of the 

 action taken by these inspectors at this meeting. 



The following resolution offered by Dr. J. B. Smith was carried: 



Moved: That the secretary be instructed to advise the secretary of 

 the meeting at Fort Smith, Ark., of the cordial concurrence of this 

 Association in the views and objects expressed in their communica- 

 tion. That he forward to such secretary a copy of the constitution and 

 by-laws just adopted and invite the membership of the states repre- 

 sented at that meeting in our association. 



By motion the president was authorized to appoint a conimittee On 

 nominations and resolutions. The chair appointed Messrs. J. B. 

 Smith, H. E. Summers and T. B. Symons to serve on both committees. 



Further business was taken up at the last session as follows: 



T. B. Sj^mons, chairman of the committee on national legislation, 

 made a report of progress and suggested that the Association endorse 

 the Simmons Bill, providing for national inspection of imported plants, 

 etc., before Congress. Dr. L. 0. Howard explained the present status 

 of the bill, and Dr. J. B. Smith read extracts from an excellent paper 

 by Dr. Marlatt on "History of Such Legislation." 



By motion the report was received and committee continued, and 

 authorized to expend such funds as necessary, not to exceed S25 in 

 promoting such legislation. The members of this committee are T. B. 

 Symons, E. L. Worsham, and G. G. Atwood. 



Report of Nominating Committee 



The committee submitted the following report, which was read by 

 President Washburn: 



