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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE 



BY-LAWS OF THE 1 



National Bee-Keepers' Association, 



As Adopted at Denver, Colo., February, 1915. 



Article I. — Name. 



Section 1. The name of this organi- 

 zation shall be the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



Article II. — Objects. 



Section 1. The objects of this As- 

 sociation shall be to promote the in- 

 terests of bee-keeping by the dis- 

 semination of useful and scientific 

 knowledge concerning the care of 

 Honey Bees and their products; the 

 care of and marketing of Hive prod- 

 ucts; to promote social relations be- 

 tween those engaged in bee-keeping; 

 to create and maintain greater public 

 interest in bee-keeping and its impor- 

 tance in relation to agriculture and 

 horticulture, and to advance the wel- 

 fare of the members by all means not 

 inconsistent with the law of the land 

 and the By-Laws of the Association. 



Article III — Powers. 



Se'c. 1. The Association shall have 

 power: 



(a) To have and keep a corporate 

 seal. 



(b) To hold under its corporate 

 name such property as shall be deemed 

 necessary and useful in carrying out 

 the purposes of its organization. 



(c) To print, publish and distribute 

 such magazines, papers or other pub- 

 lications or periodicals as may be 

 deemed essential to the purposes of the 

 Association. 



(d) To promote lecture courses, field 

 meetings and other educational means 

 and methods in the science of bee- 

 keeping as shall be deemed best cal- 

 culated to promote the welfare of the 

 Association and its members. 



(e) To sell, lease or otherwise dis- 

 pose of any property of the Association 

 no longer needed in carrying on its 

 purposes. 



Article IV— idetnbership. 

 Section 1. Membership shall be 

 limited to persons who are in sym- 



pathy with the purposes of this Asso- 

 ciation. 



Sec. 2. All persons engaged in bee- 

 keeping or kindred occupations, either 

 for profit or pleasure, may become 

 members of this Association by making 

 application in writing therefor to the 

 Secretary of the Association, and re- 

 ceiving a majority of votes of the 

 members present at any regular or 

 special meeting. 



Sec. 3. Any • Association or Society 

 heretofore or hereafter organized for 

 purposes in harmony with the objects 

 of this Association may affiliate with 

 this Association by adopting resolu- 

 tions therefor and making application 

 to the Secretary of this Association 

 and receiving a majority of the votes 

 of the members, present at any regular 

 or special meeting, whereupon the 

 members of said Affiliated Organiza- 

 tion become members of this Associ- 

 ation. 



Sec. 4. Each Afllliated Association 

 shall be entitled to elect one delegate 

 to attend the National meeting, who 

 shall present proper credentials, and, 

 if correct, such delegate shall be en- 

 titled to one vote for every fifty mem- 

 bers or fraction thereof in this local 

 Association. 



Sec. 5. A membership fee of one 

 dollar and fifty cents per annum shall 

 be paid by each member of the Asso- 

 ciation, whether such member becomes 

 so by affiliation of the organization of 

 which he is a member, or otherwise. 



Sec. 6. Membership in this Associa- 

 tion shall cease upon failure to pay the 

 annual fees, or to conform with the 

 provisions of the Charter and By-Laws 

 of this Association. 



Article V — Offroers. 



Section 1. The officers of this As- 

 sociation shall be a President, Vice- 

 President and Secretj^ry -Treasurer, 

 who shall hold their respective oflSces 

 for one year, or until theif successors 



