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the privileges of affiliation, which comprise 

 the following: 



(1.) The President of each affiliated so- 

 ciety is er-officlu a Vice-President of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Association. 

 (2.) It shall be entitled to receive from 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion two silver medals, to be offered as 

 prizes for honey, open for competition to all 

 its members, one for the best in the comb, 

 and the other for the best out of the comb. 

 (3.) The members of all the affiliated 

 societies shall be entitled to the facilities 

 which may be provided from time to time 

 by the Honey Company, for the sale of 

 honey and beeswax, upon the terms stated 

 in the By-Laws of the company. 



(4.) Each affiliated society shall be en- 

 titled to the services of a judge to award 

 premiums at its bee and honey show, upon 

 the payment of his actual railroad and 

 hotel expenses. 



(5.) Each affiliated society shall be en- 

 titled to elect one delegate to each 25 

 of its members, or fraction thereof, who 

 may represent it at the annual convention 

 of the North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation—all expenses of such delegates to be 

 borne by themselves or the local society, or 

 both conjointly, as they may provide. Such 

 delegates shall be entitled to vote, hold 

 office, and take part in all the deliberations 

 of the North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation. 



Art. X.— A Defense Committee of seven 

 shall be appointed for the purpose of con- 

 sidering the applications of members for 

 defense from unjust lawsuits by those who 

 are prejudiced against the pursuit. This 

 committee shall be the officers annually 

 elected by the National Bee-Keepers' Union, 

 which is hereby declared to be affiliated to 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. Its President is hereby made a Vice- 

 President of this Association, and its Gen- 

 eral Manager also a delegate to the Annual 

 Convention. 



Art. XI.— An Expert Committee of three 

 shall be annually elected and fully em- 

 powered to prepare examination blanks, 

 and make all necessary arrangements for 

 the examination of candidates for diplomas 

 as experts in the art of bee-kepping. This 

 committee shall be empowered In the name 

 of this Association, to award diplomas of 

 three grades upon candidates, according to 

 their proficiency in the art of bee-keeping, 

 and the management of an apiary. 



Art. XII.— 1. The Executive Committee 

 of this Association shall cause the Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws to be printed in ap- 

 propriate form, and every person joining 

 the Association shall be entitled to a copy 

 of the same. 



3. It shall also select subjects for discus- 

 sion, and appoint members to deliver ad- 

 dresses or read essays, and the same shall 

 be published with the call for the next an- 

 nual meeting. 



:i It shall also provide free badges for all 

 members, and j)rocure medals for the 

 honey shows of affiliated associations and 

 diplomas for experts. 



4. The Executive Committee shall also 



provide a place of meeting for the annual 

 convention, and see that all necessary ar- 

 rangements are made to carry out the de- 

 mands of the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Art. XIII. — No member shall be entitled 

 to the floor more than five minutes in the 

 discussion of any motion, resolution or 

 petition without obtaining the consent of 

 the Association, nor a second time, unless 

 by the consent of the President, or a ma- 

 jority of the members present. 



Art. XIV. — All committees shall be 

 elected by ballot, by a plurality vote, ex- 

 cept by special resolution. 



Art. XV. — These By-Laws may be 

 amended by a two-thirds vote of all the 

 members present at any annual meeting of 

 the Association. 



Fee<l tlie Kees for winter, if they 

 need it. Don't let them starve, but see to 

 it that they have ample stores to carry 

 them through the cold season, which will 

 soon be here. Also properly protect them 

 from the cold winds and storms that are 

 bound to come in a northern climate. Don't 

 neglect your bees, whatever you may do. 



COWVEWTIOM USRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1894. 

 Oct. 1.— Southern Minnesota, at Winona. 



E. C. Cornell, Sec, Winona, Minn. 



Oct. 4,— Utah, at Salt Lake City. Utah. 



Jno. C. Swaner, Sec, Salt Lake City, Utah 



Oct. 10-12.— North American, St. Joseph, Mo. 

 Frank Benton, Sec, Washington, D. C. 

 1895. 

 Jan. 28.— Venango Co., at Franklin, Pa. 



C. S. Pizer, Sec, Franklin, Pa. 



Feb. 8, 9.— Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis, 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis. 



I^" In order to have this table complete, 

 iSecretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meetinR. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



P RES.— Emerson T. Abbott St. Joseph. Mo. 



Vick-Pres.— O. L. Hershiser.... Buffalo. N. Y, 

 Secretary— Frauk Benton, Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer— George W. York.. .Chlcag-o, Ills. 



Watlonal Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L.Taylor. .Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



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