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are elected and qualified, and a Board 

 of five Directors, who shall hold their 

 offices for a period of two years or 

 until their successors are elected and 

 qualified. The Officers and Directors 

 shall be elected at the Annual Meeting 

 in each year; provided. That two Di- 

 rectors shall be elected in odd years 

 and three Directors shall be elected in 

 even years. 



Article VI — Duties of Officers. 



Section 1. The duties of the Presi- 

 dent shall be to preside at all regular 

 and special meetings of the Association 

 and act as Chairman of the Board of 

 Directors. 



Sdt. 2. The duties of the Vice-Pres- 

 ident shall be to preside in the absence 

 of the President. 



Sec. 3. The duties of the Secretary- 

 Treasurer shall be to keep a record of 

 the proceedings of the meetings of the 

 Association and its Board of Directors, 

 maintain a list of all members of the 

 Association, with their addresses, col- 

 lect, receipt and care for the member- 

 ship dues and all funds of the Asso- 

 ciation, unless otherwise ordered by 

 the Directors, place such funds in such 

 depository as may be provided by the 

 Directors and shall pay out such 

 money in the way and manner author- 

 ized by the Board of Directors and 

 perform such other duties as required 

 of him by the laws governing the 

 Association. 



Sec. 4. The duties of the Board of 

 Directors shall be to have general 

 supervision of the affairs of the Asso- 

 ciation, fix the compensation of its 

 various officers and employees, author- 

 ize the making of contracts of the 

 Association, direct the disbursement of 

 the funds, approve all bills against the 

 Association and perform such other 

 duties as may from time to time be 

 im.posed upon them by the By-Laws of 

 the Association. 



Article VII — Committees. 



Section 1. The standing committees 

 of this Association shall consist of an 

 Executive Committee, consisting of 

 the President, Vice-President and Sec- 

 retary-Treasurer, and such other com- 

 mittees as may from time to time be 

 created by By-Law or Resolution. 



Sec. 2. The executive committee 

 shall have charge of all routine and 



executive work which may require at- 

 tention in the interim between the 

 meetings of the Board of Directors. 



Article VIII— Meetings. 



Section 1. The Annual Meeting of 

 the Association shall be held during 

 the month of February of each year, 

 the exact date to be determined by 

 the Executive Committee and the 

 Board of Directors. The Annual Meet- 

 ings shall be composed of members of 

 the Association in good standing and 

 duly accredited delegates, selected by 

 the Affiliated Associations. 



Sec. 2. Special Meetings of the As- 

 sociation may be called at any time by 

 the Executive Committee. 



Sec. 3. The Regular Meetings of the 

 Board of Directors shall be held im- 

 mediately following the Annual Meet- 

 ings, and also on 



Sec. 4. Special meetings of the 

 Board of Directors may be called at 

 any time by the President of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Article IX — Funds. 



Section 1. There shall be created a 

 fund to be known as the General Fund, 

 and also a fund to be known as the 

 Subscription Fund. Fifty cents of the 

 membership fee, herein provided, shall 

 go into the General Fund and one dol- 

 lar into the Subscription Fund. 



Sec. 2. The expenses of carrying on 

 the business of the Association, includ- 

 ing the compensation of the various 

 officers and other expenses not other- 

 wise provided for, shall be paid out of 

 the General Fund. The Subscription 

 Fund, and all surplus moneys remain- 

 ing after the necessary expenses of the 

 Association have been paid, shall be 

 expended as the Association shall 

 direct, in the circulation of literature 

 in relation to bee-keeping, to provide 

 lecture courses and such other educa- 

 tional means and methods as may be 

 deemed essential to the interest of the 

 Association and its members. 



Article X — Amendments. 



Section 1. These By-Laws may be 

 amended at any regular meeting of the 

 Association, by a two-thirds vote of 

 the members present, provided, how- 

 ever, that at least ninety days' notice 

 has been given to all Affiliated Asso- 

 ciations of the proposed amendment. 



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