CHAPTER II 

 CONSTITUTION AND RULES 



WHEN a Horticultural Society is being formed it is 

 essential that its Constitution and Rules be set out as 

 simply and completely as possible. It is very doubtful 

 whether any set of Rules will cover every point that may 

 arise in the work of a Society. Some Societies have 

 well-nigh strangled themselves with Rules, while others, 

 with a few simple, direct Rules, and a comparatively 

 small, trusted Committee, go ahead. The following 

 suggestions may serve as a guide for those who have to 

 draw up Rules : 



I. TITLE 



The title of the Society shall be "The BROWNSTOWN 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT." 



Obviously the title will vary with the objects of the 

 Society and the limits of its operations. If the member- 

 ship is to be confined to Amateurs then "Amateur" 

 should be inserted before " Horticultural." If fruits 

 and vegetables are to be left outside the scope of opera- 

 tions, then " Floricultural" should be substituted for 

 " Horticultural." 



II. OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY 



The objects of the Society shall be to encourage the cultivation 

 of fruits, flowers, plants, and vegetables , by means of exhibitions, 

 lectures, or by any other means the Committee may determine. 



There is opportunity for considerable elaboration in 

 this Rule, but if the main idea or ideas are stated, and 



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