10 EIGIITEEXTII AXNUAL REPORT OF THE 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE ILUNOIS STATE 

 BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Constitution. 



Adopted Feb. 26, 1891. 



ARTICLE I.— Name. 



This organization shall be known as The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 its principal place of business shall be at Springfield, 111. 



ARTICLE II.— Object. 

 Its object shall be to promote the general interests of the pursuit of bee-culture. 



ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



Section 1. Any person interested in Apiculture may become a member upon the 

 payment to the Secretary of an annual fee of one dollar ($1). (Amendment adopted 

 at annual meeting, November, 1905): And any affiliating Association, as a body, may 

 become members on the payment of an aggregate fee of fifty cents (50c) per member, 

 as amanded November, 1910. 



Sec. 2. Any persons may become honorary members by receiving a majority vote 

 at any regular meeting. 



ARTICLE IV.— Officers. 



Section 1. The officers of this Association shall be. President, Vice President, Sec- 

 retary and Treasurer. Their terms of office shall be for one year, or until their successors 

 are elected and qualified. 



Sec. 2. The President, Secretary and Treasurer shall constitute the Executive 

 Committee. 



Sec. 3. Vacancies in office — by death, resignation and otherwise — shall be filled 

 by the Executive Committee until the next annual meeting. 



ARTICLE v.— Amendments. 



This Constitution shall be amended at any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote 

 of all the members present — thirtj^ days' notice having been given to each member of 

 the Association. l^ 



By-Laws. 



ARTICLE I. 

 The officers of the Association shall be elected by ballot and by a majority vote. 



ARTICLE II. 



It shall be the duty of the President to call and preserve order at all meetings of 

 this Association ; to call for all reports of officers and committees; to put to vote all motions 

 regularly seconded; to count the vote at all elections, and declare the results; to decide 

 upon all questions of order, and to deliver an address at each annual meeting. 



