American l^ee Journal 



here a copy of the new Constitution, as 

 adopted in November, 1911, and which 

 went into effect Jan. 1, 1912: 



Constitution of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association 



ARTICLE I.— Name. 



This organization shall be known as 

 the National Bee-Keepers' ."Association. 



ARTICLF. II.— Object. 



The object of this .Association shall 

 be to aid its members in tht business 

 of bee-keeping; to help in the sale of 

 their honey and beeswa.x, and to pro- 

 mote the interest of bee-keepers in any 

 other direction decided upon by the 

 Hoard of Directors. 



,\RTICLE III. — Pl.\n of Org.vnization. 



This organization shall consist of 

 one central organization witli its vari- 

 ous branches. These branches may 

 be in any locality where 2.5 or more 

 members of the National Association 

 decide to form a branch. 



ARTICLE I\'. — Membershit. 



Section 1. — Membership shall be e.x- 

 tended to any person interested in bee- 

 keeping, and who is in accord with the 

 purposes and aims of this Association. 

 The annual membership shall be $1.00; 

 one-third, or .jo cents, of which shall 

 go into the fund of the local treasury 

 where such a branch is maintained. 



Sec. 2. — Whenever a local bee-keep- 

 ers' association shall decide to unite 

 with this Association, it will be re- 

 ceived upon the payment by the local 

 secretary of one dollar ($1.00) per mem- 

 ber per annum to the Secretary; but 

 </// active members of such local asso- 

 ciation must become members in order 

 to take advantage of this provision. 



Sec 3. — Membership in the National 

 -Association will begin Jan. 1st each 

 year. Those joining /Ti-rious to Sept. 

 1st will be credited paid to Jan. 1st fol- 

 lowing. Those uniting after Sept. 1st 

 will be credited paid to one year from 

 Jan. 1st following. 



ARTICLE \'. — N.vrioxAL Meeting. 



Sectiom 1 The National meeting 



shall consist of delegates duly elected 

 by the various branches. These meet- 

 ings shall occur during the month 

 of February, the exact date and place 

 to be decided by the ISoard of Directors. 



Sec. 2. — Each branch shall be entitled 

 to elect one delegate to attend the Na- 

 tional meeting, who shall present 

 proper credentials, and, if correct, such 

 delegate shall be entitled to one vote 

 for every .")0 members or fraction there- 

 of in his local branch. 



Sec. 3. — At the annual meeting the 

 delegates may hold one or more ses- 

 sions open to bee-keepers for the con- 

 sideration of such special or general 

 topics as the Board of Directors may 

 decide upon. 



\RTICLEVL— Officers and Dltie.s. 



Section I. — The officers of this Asso- 

 ciation shall be a President. Vice- 

 President, Secretary, and Treasurer- 

 General Manager. These officers shall 

 be elected at each annual meeting of 

 delegates and serve one year, or until 



their successors are elected and quali- 

 fied. 



Sei'. 2. — The President shall preside 

 at each annual meeting of delegates, 

 and at any special meetings which may 

 be called. He shall also preside at all 

 meetings of Directors, and perform 

 any other duties which may devolve 

 upon the presiding officer. 



Sec. 3. — The Vice-President shall per- 

 form the President's duties in his ab- 

 sence. 



Sec. 4. — The Secretary shall keep a 

 record of the proceedings of the an- 

 nual meeting ; maintain a list of all 

 members of the .Association, with their 

 addresses ; collect, receipt and pay over 

 to the Treasurer-General Manager all 

 dues and membership fees ; keep a 

 proper record of all business transac- 

 tions, and perform such other duties as 

 may be required of him by the Asso- 

 ciation or Directors. 



Sec. .J. — The Treasurer-General Man- 

 ager shall care for the funds of the 

 .Association, depositing the same in 

 such depository as may be approved by 

 the Directors. He shall also pay such 

 orders coming to him as may bear the 

 signature of the one authorized by the 

 Directors to draw orders. 



ARTICLE V'll. — Board of Directors 

 AND Their Duties. 



Section 1. — At each annual meeting 

 of delegates, in addition to the officers 

 named in Article VI., there shall be 

 elected a Board of live Directors. (For 

 the year 1912, the officers and Board of 

 Directors sliall be elected at the regular 

 ballot election of the .Association, to 

 serve until their successors are elected 

 by a meeting of delegates.) 



Sec. 2. — These Directors shall care 

 for the business of the .Association be- 

 tween the annual meetings. Thej shall 

 have full supervision of the work of 

 the officers elected, and shall have 

 power to remove from office any officer 

 or director not acting in accordance 

 with the Constitution and By-Laws of 

 the Association. 



Sec. 3. — The Board of Directors shall 

 decide upon the compensation of the 

 various officers, authorizing the amounts 

 so decided upon to be paid from the 

 general treasury. 



Sec . 4. — The Board of Directors shall 

 have power to elect a General Organizer 

 whose duty it shall be to promote the 

 organization of branches throughout 

 the United States and Canada. They 

 shall also decide as to his compensa- 

 tion. 



.ARTICLE VIII.— Orgaxiz.\tion oi 

 Branches. 



Sectio.x 1. — Local branches may be 

 established in any locality, but not in- 

 terfering with a branch already estab- 

 lished, whenever the membership in 

 that locality so desires. 



Sec. 2. — A local branch shall consist 

 of not less than "Jo members. 



Sec. 3. — A local bee-keepers' associa- 

 tion already established may become a 

 branch by a majority vote of its mem- 

 bers, either by mail or at a meeting, 

 and accepting the Constitution and 

 By-Laws of this Association. 



ARTICLE IX. — .A.mendments. 



Section 1. — This Constitution may be 

 amended at any regular meeting of 



delegates by a two-thirds vote of the 

 delegates present and voting, provided 

 that at least 90 days' notice of the pro- 

 posed amendment be given to the sec- 

 retaries of the branches. 



ARTICLE X.— Rlles of Order. 



Robert's Rules of Order shall govern 

 all meetings of both the National and 

 branch organizations. 



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