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CONSTITUTION OF THE MINN. STATE HORT. SOCIETY. 3 
CONSTITUTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
As AMENDED Dec. 8, 1899. 
Article I.—Name.—This society shall be known as the Minnesota State 
Horticultural Society. 
Article II.—Its object.—The object of this society shall be the advance- 
ment cf the art and science of horticulture throughout the state. 
Articl2 [1] —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 pay- 
ments 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 prcperly certified list of its members, an annual report of its proceedings, 
together with the papers read at its meetings, and an annual 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 an- 
nual 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 constitution 
or by-laws or at any election of officers except those who have been members 
for not less than two consecutive years immediately 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 officers shall be elected separately and by 
ballot cast personally by the membership, 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 office 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 preceding. The president, vice- 
presidents and the treasurer shall hold their offices for one year. An execu- 
tive 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 thereafter two members 
of this board shall be elected to serve for a term of three years. The presi- 
