322 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



HONORARY MEMBERS. 



Mrs. Geo. N. Hart, . - . . Hagar City, Wis. 



Mrs. A. A. Kennedy, - - - HuVchineon, Minn. 



Mrs. J. McC'ane, . . . . Lake Harriett, Minn. 



Thos. C. Russell, until Jan., 1896, - - Minnehaha Falls 



Roy Underwood, until Jan., 1896, - - Lake City 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Minnesota Bee-Keepers 

 Association, held in the Lumber Exchan<^e, Minneapolis, Minn.,. 

 January 10th, 11th and 12th, 1894. 



Wednesday- Morning Session, January 10th. 

 The association was called to order by the president, J. P. West. 

 The members present desired to hear the subject of "Apples and 

 General Fruits" discussed by the Horticultural Society, so it was- 

 agreed to take a recess until 1:30 p. M. 



Wednesday Afternoon Session, January 10th. 

 The meeting- was called to order by the president, J. P. West. The 

 reading of the minutes of the last meeting was unanimousl}'- dis- 

 pensed with, and the society proceeded to transact its business. The 

 treasurer, L. E. Day, of Farmington, submitted the following report: 



TREASURERS REPORT. 



Mr. President, as treasurer of this association,! submit the follow- 

 ing statement of receipts and disbursements for the j^ear ending 

 January 9, 1891: 



January 12, 1893, balance on hand $27.30 



Received at the annual meeting, 1893 15.00 



May 10th, for dues 50 



May 14th, for dues 50 



Total receipts $43.30 



Paid J. P. West, for programs and postage $6.00 



Balance in treasury 37.30 



Total $43 . 30 



J. P. West, who was appointed at the annual meeting, 1S93, to pro- 

 cure the passage of an act to prevent adulteration of honey and pre- 

 vent its sale, reported that he succeeded in procuring the passage of 

 the following law, but that b}?^ an oversight the dairy and food com- 

 missioner supposed that the bill was killed and it was not included in 

 the laws sent out by the commission; but that the commissioner was 

 doing all in his power now to prosecute the rascals who insist on 

 violating the laws of the state and selling adulterated honey. 



ACT TO PREVENT FRAUD, &C. 



An act in relation to the sale of honey compounded or adulterated, 



and to prevent fraud and to preserve the public health. 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within 



the state of Minnesota to offer for sale, or have in their possession 



with intent to sell, sell or cause to be sold, honey compounded, 



