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day of January in each year, in advance 

 for the calendar year. 



ARTICLE VI.— Meetings. 



Its principal place of business shall be at 

 Chicago. 111., and the annual meeting of 

 this Association shall he held at such place 

 as shall be agreed upon at the previous an- 

 nual meeting. Ten members shall consti- 

 tute a quorum for the transaction of busi- 

 ness, but a less number may engage in dis- 

 cussion, and adjourn until some future day. 



ARTICLE VII.— Vacaxcies in Office. 



Vacancies in office, by death, resignation, 

 or otherwise, shall be filled by the Execu- 

 tive Committee, until the next annual 

 meeting. 



ARTICLE VIII.— Amendments. 



This Constitution may be smended at 

 any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote 

 of all the members present. 



The "By-Laws," we believe, have not 

 been amended since their first adoption at 

 Columbus, O., in 1888. so we copy them as 

 follows from the published "Report"' for 

 that year : 



By-Laws of the N. A. B.-K. A. 



Article I. — The officers of this Associa- 

 tion shall be elected by a majority ballot ; 

 or, if so decided, by a vote of two-thirds of 

 those present, the officers may be elected 

 by a show of hands. 



Art. II.— It shall be the duty of the Presi- 

 dent to call and preserve order in all meet- 

 ings of the Association ; to call for all re- 

 ports of officers and standing committees ; 

 to put to vote all motions regularly sec- 

 onded; to decide all questions of order 

 according to the Constitution and By-Laws 

 of the Association, and in accordance with 

 parliamentary usage ; to provide for count- 

 ing the votes at all elections; and at the 

 expiration of his term of office, to deliver 

 an address before the Association. 



Art. III.— It shall be the duty of the 1st 

 Vice-President (or in his absence one of 

 the other Vice-Presidents), in the absence 

 of the President, to perform the duties of 

 that office. 



Art. IV.- -It shall be the duty of the Sec- 

 retary to call the names of the members of 

 the Association at the opening of each an- 

 nual meeting, and to receive the annual 

 dues ; to report all proceedings of the Asso- 

 ciation, and record the same, when ap- 

 proved, in the Secretary's book; to conduct 

 all correspondence of the Association, and 

 to file and preserve all papers belonging to 

 the same; to lake and record the name and 

 address of every person who becomes a 

 member of the Association, and transfer 

 the moneys received for dues to the Treas- 

 urer, after taking his receipt for the same ; 

 to make out and publish annually, as far as 

 practicable, a statistical table showing the 

 number of colonies owned in the spring and 

 fall, and the amount of honey and wax pro- 

 duced (together with such other informa- 



tion as may be deemed beneficial) by each 

 member of the Association; and to give 

 notice of all meetings of the Association in 

 all the bee-papers, at least four weeks be- 

 fore the time of such meeting. 



Art. v.— It shall be the duty of the 

 Treasurer to receive from the Secretary 

 the funds of the Association, and give a 

 receipt for the same; to pay them out 

 upon the order of the Executive Commit- 

 tee, and to render a written report of all 

 receipts and expenditures of the Associa- 

 tion at each annual convention. 



Art. VI.— The Secretary shall have power 

 to choose an Assistant-Secretary if deemed 

 necessary. 



Art. VII.— The Association shall be 

 mainly governed by the following order of 

 business: 

 Call to Order. 



Calling the Roll of Officers and Members. 

 Reading the Minutes of the Annual and 

 Special Meetings, if any. 



Reception of New Members and the Col- 

 lection of Annual Dues. 

 Secretary's Report. 

 Treasurer's Report. 

 Report of Standing Committees. 

 Reports from Affiliated Societies. 

 President's Address. 

 Election of Officers. 



Selection of the Time and Place for Hold- 

 fng the Next Convention. 

 Miscellaneous Business. 

 Discussion of Apicultural Topics. 

 Installation of Officers. 

 Adjournment. 



Art. VIII. — 1. A committee of five may be 

 elected, who shall have power to organize 

 itself into a •• Honey Company," and its 

 duties shall be to inaugurate plans for the 

 marketing and sale of the products of the 

 apiary. Every member of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association, and its 

 affiliated branches, shall be entitled to the 

 benefits of the Honey Company, subject to 

 the terms of its By-Laws. 



2. This Honey Company shall make an- 

 nual reports of the state of the market, 

 amount of business done, and of its finan- 

 cial condition, to the annual convention of 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. 



Art. IX.— 1. The Secretary of each local 

 affiliated society shall, through its Secre- 

 tary or President, on the first day of Au- 

 gust in each year, report to the Secretary 

 of the North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, the number of its members, stating 

 the aggregate number of colonies of bees in 

 their apiaries in the previous fall, the num- 

 ber in the spring, the increase since, and 

 the approximate number of pounds of 

 honey produced (stating comb and ex- 

 tracted separately), and any other desir- 

 able information concerning the probable 

 honey-production of those not members of 

 the society, but within the territory of the 

 affiliated local association. 



2. K the annual affiliation fee be not 

 promptly paid, and the local report with- 

 held, the -North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association " may at any time within one 

 month of the date mentioned, withdraw 



