

PROCEEDINGS 



AMERICAN FISH CULTURlSTS'ASSOCIATIOiN 



Report of the Meeting of Okganization. 



New York City, December 20, 1870. 



A meeting of practical fisli cnlturists was held in this city to-day, 

 in compliance with a call issued November 1st b}^ W. Clift, A. S. 

 Collins, J. H. Slack, F. Mather and L. Stone. 



The oi'iginal place of meeting was subsequently changed to the 

 rooms of the New York Poultry Society, to which society the dele- 

 gates are much indebted, both for the nse of the rooms and for 

 various other courtesies extended to them during the day. 



The delegates having assembled, a temporary organization was 

 formed, with Rev. W. Clift as chairman and Mr. L. Stone as secre- 

 tary. It was then unanimously resolved to form a permanent organi- 

 zation of fish cnlturists, and Dr. Edmonds and Mr. Stone were 

 appointed a committee to draft a' constitution for such an organiza- 

 tion, to report when ready. On the presentation of their report, the 

 following constitution was adopted, viz. : 



Constitution. 



Akt. I. Nmne and Objects — The name of this society shall be 

 " The American Fish Cnlturists' Association." Its objects sliall be 

 to promote the cause of fish culture ; to gather and diffuse informa- 

 tion bearing upon its practical success ; the interchange of friendly 

 feeling and intercourse among the members of the association ; the 

 uniting and encouraging of the individual interests of fish cnlturists. 



Art. II. Memhei's — All fish cnlturists shall, upon a two-thirds vote 

 of the society and a payment of three dollars, be considered members 

 of the association, after signing the constitution. The conlmissioners 



