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Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society, with such other dele- 

 gates as may be appointed. 



He shall search with reasonable diligence for new and useful 

 sorts of fruits, plants and trees, obtain them as far as practical for 

 exhibition at meetings of the society, and collect and distribute for 

 trial and propagation cions, seeds and plants, under such regula- 

 tions as the board or the society shall make. He shall incur no 

 expenditure of a large or doubtful character, except with the sanc- 

 tion of the board or the society. He shall compile and edit the 

 annual report of the society, and shall attend to its publication 

 and distribution; and for his services he shall be allowed a reasona- 

 ble compensation. 



Art. 6. The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of the 

 Society, and pay them out only upon the order of the Board or the 

 Society upon vouchers signed by the President or acting President 

 and the Secretary. He shall make up a full and true report of all 

 receipts and disbursements of the Society, and present the same to 

 the Secretary on or before the tenth day of January, in each year, or 

 at any other time when called upon to do so by the Board or the 

 Society. His annual report shall begin and close with the calendar 

 year. He shall give bond in such sum as the Board or the Society 

 may direct, to be approved by the President or Acting President, 

 and the Secretary, and said bond when so approved shall be filed 

 with the State Auditor, and it shall be renewed yearly for each 

 term of office. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the Secretary 

 of the Society. 



Art. 7. The Members of the Society or of the Board present at 

 any meeting thereof shall be a quorum for the transaction of busi- 

 ness. 



Art. 8. Any person may become an annual member of this 

 society, on payment of the sum of one dollar, or a life member, on 

 payment of ten dollars, and all membership fees shall be first paid 

 to the Secretary, and by him be immediately paid into the hands of 

 the treasurer. 



Art. 9. Honorary members for a time stated or for life, may be 

 elected at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of the Society, and they 

 shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership, ex- 

 cept voting for officers; but this shall not be construed to prevent 

 any person from joining the active list by paying the membership 

 fees. 



Art. 10. The fiscal year shall commence January 1st, and end 

 December 31st. 



