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CONSTITUTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Article I. — Name. — This society shall be known as the Minne- 

 sota State Horticultural Society. 



Article II. — Its object. — The object of this society shall be the 

 advancement of the art and science of horticulture throughout the 

 state. 



Article III. — Membership. — Any person may become an annual 

 member by paying to the secretary an annual fee of $1.00 or a life 

 member by the payment of $10.00, provided that the life fee may 

 be paid in two annual payments of $5.00 each. The members of 

 any local horticultural society, the annual fee of which is not less 

 than $1.00, may become annual members of this society, provided 

 such local society shall send to the annual meeting of this society 

 a duly authorized delegate and shall transmit to the secretary a 

 properly certified list of its members, an annual report of its pro- 

 ceedings, together with the papers read at its meetings, and an an- 

 nual fee of twenty-five cents for each member of such local society. 



All memberships shall expire at the close of the first day of the 

 next annual meeting. Honorary members for the time stated, or 

 for life, may be elected at any annual meeting by a two-thirds 

 vote of the members present, provided that the name proposed for 

 this purpose shall be first referred to the executive board. Every 

 member shall be entitled to one copy of the transactions, postpaid, 

 as often as published.' 



No member shall vote on any proposed amendment to the con- 

 stitution or by-laws or at any election of ofificers except those who 

 have been members for not less than two consecutive years im- 

 mediately preceding that in which the election is being held. 



Article IV. — Officers. — Its officers shall consist of a president, 

 one vice-president from each congressional district, a secretary, a 

 treasurer, a librarian and an executive board of six. All ofificers 

 shall be elected separately and by ballot cast personally by the mem- 

 bership, and shall hold office until their successors are elected and 

 qualified, except that the vice-presidents may be elected by the 

 secretary casting therefor the ballot of the society. The annual election 

 of officers shall take place on the afternoon of the third day of the 

 annual meeting. All terms of ofifice shall begin immediately upon 

 election, and no person shall be eligible to hold office who has not 

 been a member of the society for the three years immediately pre- 

 'ceding. The president, vice-presidents and the treasurer shall hold 

 their offices for one year. An executive board to consist of six 

 members shall be elected at the first election after the adoption of 

 this constitution. The first two members elected shall hold their 

 office for" a "term of three years, the next two members shall hold 

 their office for a term of two years, and the last two shall hold 

 their office for a term of one year, and at each annual election there- 

 after two members of this board shall be elected to serve for a 

 term of three years. The president and secretary of this societv 



