ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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Mr. Dadant — In publishing a paper 

 like the Journal or a periodical, second 

 class matter, it is necessary that the 

 subscription shall go direct; you can- 

 not lake it out of the General Fund 

 and then hand it over to the publisher 

 of the. paper unless you have subscrip- 

 tions from each separate person; and 

 for that reason they would have to 

 have $1.00 from each member for a 

 subscription to the Review. 



We could not send in $30.00 to the 

 General Fund and then take it out for 

 subscription to the' Review, without a 

 dollar from each member being paid 

 for a subscription to the Review. 



It is simply a technicality of the 

 Post Office Department; they will not 

 allow it to be done any other way. 



When we send our money in now — 

 if I use their blanks — it is as subscrip- 

 tion to the Review, and, incidentally, 

 membership to the National, but it has 

 to read, "Subscription to the Review", 

 In order to make it legal with the Post 

 Office Department. 



Mr. Burnett — This does not pre- 

 vent, however, the directors from vot- 

 ing, out of the General Fund more 

 money for the support of literature or 

 magazine, or whatever they may seo 

 fit to send out. 



This is something I think I would 

 prefer, at this time, not to rule Upon, 

 but let our delegates thresh it out at 

 for convention; but it seems to me the 

 amount of $1.00 is in excess of what 

 is necessary. 



Mr. Dadant: — There is an Article on 

 "Amendments" here: 



ARTICLE XI— Amendments. 

 This constitution may be amended 

 at any regular meeting of delegates 

 by a two-thirds vote of the delegates 

 present; Provided, however, that at 

 least ninety days' notice has been 

 given to all affiliated Associations. 



Mr. Dadant — Here is something in 

 small type: 



"Secretaries are further notified that 

 the following Rules will be acted upon 

 at the next delegate meeting in Feb- 

 ruary." 



Rule No. — . There shall be an an- 

 nual fee of fifty cents collected from 

 each member of the National Bee- 

 Kedpers' Association; said dues to be 

 receipted for by the Secretary, and re- 

 ceipts turned into the general fund of 

 the National to be used the same as 

 other funds of this department. Said 



fifty cents paying the annual dues of 

 the member one year from date of his 

 receipt card. 



Rule No. . Annual receipts from 



members residing in states, territories, 

 or D. C, where there is no affiliated 

 association, shall be turned into the 

 general fund of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



Rule No. — . That officers and di- 

 rectors of the ISational Bee -Keepers' 

 Association all be elected by a direct 

 vote of the members, by a mail ballot 

 furnished for that purpose; and that 

 no delegate meeting shall be called, 

 except as may be deemed necessary by 

 the board of directors. Said meeting 

 and place of meeting to be decided 

 upon by said board of directors. 



Mr. Burnett — Do you understand 

 that fifty cents is in addition to the 

 $2.00 membership? 



Pres. Kannenberg — It looks that way. 



Mr. Dadant — This is an amendment 

 as I understand it. 



Mr. Burnett — It seems to me, Mr. 

 President, it is well at this time for 

 us to express ourselves in favor of 

 having the financial burden as light as 

 possible, and thus get a large member- 

 ship instead of getting a few as has 

 been done in the past. 



If you get a great majority of the 

 bee-keepers in there will be your 

 strength, not what you can get in the 

 way of $2.00 over $1.00 per capita. 



Mr. Miller — I understand that last 

 was not a part of the constitution, but 

 were suggestions that have been of- 

 fered instead of some of those things 

 that have gone before. 



Mr. Miller — In regard to making 

 these expenses light: It is a question 

 whether that is advisable or not. We 

 get only what we pay for. If we pay 

 more the Association can do more for 

 us. 



I think it woufd probably be the 

 cheapest advertising we could do — to 

 do it through the Association. Of 

 course this is an open question. Some 

 people think we ought to get aiong as 

 cheaply as possible. 



Mr. Burnett — The thought is, would 

 not 1,000 members at $r.00 be 

 better for the Assocation than 500 at 

 $2.00 apiece? In that way you spread 

 your literature coherence amongst the 

 fraternity which will enable you to 

 carry out your plans and be a power in 

 legislation. 



I have been associated in the bee 



