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ARTICLE I.— Name and ( )l)jccts. 



The name of this Society shall be "The American I-'ish Cul- 

 turists' Association." Its objects shall be to promote the cause 

 of fish culture; to i:i^ather and diffuse information bearing upon 

 its practical success; the interchange of friendly feeling and in- 

 tercourse among the members of the Association ; the uniting 

 and encouraging of the indi\i(lual interests of Fish culturists. 



ARTICLE II.— Members. 



All fish cultiu'ists shall, upon a two-thirds vote v)f the Society 

 and a payment of three dollars, be considered nieml)ers of the 

 Association, after signing the Constitution. 



The Conmiissioners of the various States sliall l)e honorarv 

 members of the Association, ex-officio. 



ARTICLE III.— Officers. 

 The officers of the Association shall Ik- a President, a Sec- 

 retary and a Treasurer, and shall be elected annually by a ma- 

 jority vote. 



X'acancies occurring during tlie year may be filled by the 

 President. 



ARTICLE I\\— Meetings. 

 The regular meetings of the Association shall be held once 

 a year, the time and place being decided ujion at the previous 

 meeting. 



.MvTICLE \ . — Changing the Constitution. 



The Constitution of the Society may be amended, altered or 

 repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present at an\' 

 regular meeting. 



(Finis.) 



It is rather interesting to note how few changes have been 

 introduced into the original Constitution during the twenty- 

 eight years of the Society's existence. 



It is also sad to note h(nv few of those wdio took part in 

 the organization of the .\ssociation have Ii\ed to see its growth. 

 There is no one now living. T think, except Dr. Edmunds, then 

 Fish Commissioner of \'ermont. and the writer, who were pres- 

 ent at this first meeting, or who toc^k an active ])art in the organ- 

 ization of the Society. 



A report of the meeting of organization that appeared in the 

 New York Citizen, which, by the way. was the paper of lion. 



