MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 13 
BY-LAWS 
ADOPTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD JANUARY 20-23, 1874. 
DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 
1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all 
meetings of the society, when present, and to deliver an ad- 
dress at the annual meeting of the same. In the absence of 
ae President, one of the Vice Presidents shall preside in his 
place. 
2. The Secretary shall record all the doings of the society, 
collate and prepare all communications, etc., for the public 
press, and pay over all money received from members, or 
otherwise, to the Treasurer, on his receipt; shall receive and 
answer all communications addressed to the society ; establish 
and maintain correspondence with all local, county, district 
and State horticultural societies, and secure by exchange their 
transactions, as far as possible; to aid the President as an 
executive officer, in the dispatch of business relating to meet- 
ings of the society, and notices of horticultural and similar 
meetings of general interest, and report to the annual meeting 
of the society an abstract of the matter that has come into 
his possession, which shall become part of the transactions 
for the current year, and shall be prepared by him for the 
pub.ic printer. 
3. The Treasurer shall collect and hold all funds of the 
society, and pay out the same only on the order of the Secre- 
tary countersigned by the President. 
4, An Executive Committee of five shall be chosen annu- 
ally, who shall, in connection with the President and Secre- 
tary, (who shall be members ex-officio) have in charge all 
matters pertaining to the interests of the society ; shall revise 
all matter coming into the hands of the Secretary, and pass 
upon the same their approval before its submission to the 
annual meeting 
5. The Executive Committee may call a meeting of the 
society at any time and place they may deem advisable for 
the interests of the society, giving at least thirty days’ notice 
through the public press, and shall in no case incur any ex- 
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