‘MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 131 
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 address at the annual 
meeting of the same. In the absence of the President, one of the 
Vice Presidents shall preside in his place. 
2. The Secretary shall record all the doings of the society, col- 
late 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 communica- 
tions addressed to the society; establish and maintain correspond- 
ence 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 re- 
lating to meetings of the society, and notices of horticultural and 
similar meetings of general interest, and report to the annual meet- 
ing of the society an‘abstract of the matter that has come into his 
possession, which shall become part of the transactions for the cur- 
rent year, and shall be prepared by him for the public printer. 
3. The Treasurer shall collect and hold all funds of the society, 
and pay out the same only on the order of the Secretary counter- 
signed by the President. 
4, An Executive Committee of five shall be chosen annually, who 
shall, in connection with the President and Secretary, (who shall be 
members ex-officio,) have in charge all matters pertaining to the in- 
terests 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 expense exceeding fifty dollars except 
by authority of the vote of the society at its annual meeting, when 
