40) ANNUAL REPORT. 
BY-LAWS. 
Annrottt 1. The president shall preside at all meetings of the society ; call 
meetings of the executive board, and under its direction have a general super- _ 
vision of the affairs of the society, and deliver an annual address upon some sub- 
ject connected with horticulture. And he shall appoint a general fruit committce, 
composed of one person from each town within the jurisdiction of the society, 
at the close of each annual meeting. 
Arr, 2. The vice president shall preside in the absence ot the president) 
Arr. 3. The secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings; have charge of its 
papers, books and reports; conduct the correspondence, and prepare and forward 
an annual report to the secretary of the State Horticultural Society beforeshe 
10th of January each year; and shall receive for so doing his necessary expenses 
for postage, stationery, printing and expressage, and shall render an annual 
detailed account of such expenses incurred, which shall be referred to a special 
auditing committee. 
Art. 4. The treasurer shall receive and keep an accurate account of all 
moneys belonging to the society, and dispense the same upon the written orders 
of the president and secretary, which he shall retain and file as vouchers; and he 
shall make an annual report to the society of the receipts and disbursements, 
which, with the vouchers, shall be referred to the special auditing committee, as 
provided in section three. 
Art. 5. At each regular meeting, a subject shall be selected for discussion at 
the next meeting, and one or more persons be designated to write an essay upon 
some subject having a bearing or influence upon horticulture. 
Art. 6. Itshall be the duty ot each member of the fruit committee to make 
an annual report upon the fruit crop in his respective district, and the genera] 
condition of horticulture, and note the result of any experiments coming under 
his observation. And it shall be the duty of the committee at each annual 
meeting, to recommend for the consideration of the society, a suitable list of 
fruits for general cultivation. 
Art. 7. These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members 
present at any annual meeting. 
J. 8S. HARRIS, 
Chairman Com. 
DISCUSSION. 
Mr. Brimhall moved that the report be accepted and placed on 
file, when the following discussion ensued: 
The secretary stated that only one society reported its proceed- 
ings for the last transactions. 
Mr. Harris. Tf it could get only one delegate from each county, 
the State society would have its usefulness gréatly extended. 
Think there is a great demand for horticultural information, and if 
we could show the advantages arising from organization in connec- 
tion with the State society, local societies would be organized. 
Mr. Dart. These societies might die even after they were organ- 
