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6 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
CONSTITUTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ADOPTED JAN. 9, 1895. 
Article I—Name.—This society shall be known as the Minnesota 
State Horticultural Society. 
Article II.—Its object.—The object. of this society shall be the ad- 
vancement of the art and science of horticulture throughout the 
state. : 
Article III—Membership.—Any person may become an annual 
member by paying to the secretary an annual fee of $1.00, or a life 
member by the payment of $10.00, provided that the life fee may be 
paid in two annual payments of $5.00 each. The members of any 
local society may become annual members of this society provided 
such local society shall send to the secretary of this society a 
properly certified list of its members, an annual report of its proceed- 
ings and an annual fee of seventy-five cents for each member of 
such local society where the membership numbers from ten to 
twenty-five, or fifty cents for each member where the membership 
is more than twenty-five. 
All memberships shall expire at the close of the first day of the 
next annual meeting. Honorary members for a time stated, or for 
life, may be elected at any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of 
the members present, provided that the name proposed for this pur- 
pose shall be first referred to the executive board. Every member 
shall be entitled to one copy of the transactions, postpaid, as often 
as published. 
Article IV.—Officers.—Its officers shall consist of a president, one 
vice-president from each congressional district, a secretary, a treas- 
urer, a librarian, and an executive board of six. All officers shall 
be elected separately and by ballot cast personally by the member- 
ship, and shall hold office until their successors are elected and 
qualified, except that the vice-presidents may be elected by the sec- 
retary casting therefor the ballot of the society. The annual election 
of officers shall take place on the afternoon of the the third day of 
the annual meeting. All terms of office shall begin immediately upon 
election, and no person shall be eligible to hold office who has not 
been amember of the society for the three years immediately preced- 
ing. The president, vice-presidents, and the treasurer shall hold 
their office for one year. An executive board to consist of six mem- 
bers shall be elected at the first election after the adoption of this 
constitution. The first two members elected shall hold their office © 
for a term of three years, the next two members shall hold their 
office for a term of two years, and the last two shall hold their 
