THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



May 



gates who, before being seated, shall 

 present proper credentials. Any and all 

 members of affiliating societies shall be 

 admitted to the privilege of the floor, 

 but only those who are duly accredited 

 delegates or their proxies are entitled 

 to vote. 



Art. IX.— Duties of Officers. 



Sec. 1. President — It shall be the 

 duty of the President to superintend all 

 matters of the Association; to preside 

 at the meetings; to call meetings of the 

 Executive Committee and of the Ad- 

 visory Board, through the Secretary, 

 and to perform such other duties as 

 may devolve upon the presiding officer. 



Sec. 2. Vice President — In the ab- 

 sence of the President the Vice Presi- 

 dent shall perform the duties of that 

 office. 



Sec. 3. Secretary-Treasurer— It shall 

 be the duty of the Secretary to call the 

 names of the societies; to receive the 

 annual dues and the credentials of their 

 respective delegates at the opening of 

 each meeting: to report all proceedings 

 of the Association, and to record the 

 same; to conduct the general cor- 

 respondence of the Association; to file 

 and preserve all papers belonging to 

 the same; ar the close of his term of 

 office to transfer all money and papers 

 belonging to the Association to his suc- 

 cessor in office; to pay out the funds of 

 the Association only upon vouchers 

 signed by the President; to render a 

 written report of all receipts and ex- 

 penditures at each annual meeting, and 

 to perform such other duties as prop- 

 erly belong to such office or by direc- 

 tion of the President or the Advisory 

 Board. 



Sec. 4 Advisory Board — The Advis- 

 ory Board shall, by conference and co- 

 operation, assist the President, and 

 carry out the plans of the organization, 

 and have in charge propositions for 

 legislative action not otherwise com- 

 mitted to the charge of special com- 

 mittees; to do and perform all acts not 

 inconsistent with the intent and pur- 

 pose of the Association; to fill all va- 

 cancies that may occur. The President 

 of this Association is to be the chair- 

 man of the Board ex-officio. 



Art. X. — Compensation. 



No officer of the Association shall re- 

 ceive compensation for services except 

 such compensation be fixed previous to 

 the rendition of such service by reso- 

 lution duly adopted and recorded. 



Art. XI. — Special Meetings. 

 Upon the petition of a majority of 

 the Advisory Board the President shall 

 call a special convention of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Art. XII. — Amendments. 

 This constitution may be amended by 

 a majority vote at any annual conven- 

 tion of the Association. 



Art. XIII.— Quorum. 



One-half of the number of delegates 

 entitled to vote shall constitute a quo- 

 rum for the transaction of business at 

 the meetings of the Association, 



Honey from Basswood, IBtc. 



Written Jor The American Bee-Keeper, 



BY G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



^M)^ CORRESPONDENT wishes me 

 "^W^ to answer the following ques- 

 (^i^ tions through the columns of 

 the American Bee-Keeper: First, I am 

 thinking of moving my bees the com- 

 ing summer several miles to where 

 there is an abundance of basswood, 

 hoping to secure a greater yield of 

 honey than I at present receive, as I 

 have no basswood in my immediate 

 vicinity. What do you think of the 

 idea? Second, are not the blossom 

 buds formed on the basswood trees a 

 few weeks previous to the time of their 

 opening, so I can know by this whether 

 there is a prospect of honey from that 

 source in time to make preparations for 

 moving? Third. Are there any sea- 

 sons when basswood blossoms in pro- 

 fusion, when there is no honey yield 

 from it? 



In answering the first question I 

 would say that the plan is a good one 

 and I can see nothing against it, ex- 

 cept the expense. I believe basswood 

 to be the greatest honey producer in 

 the world. In fact, no report has ever 

 been given (if I am correct) where 20 

 pounds per day has been stored for 30 

 days in succession, by a single colony, 

 except from basswood. Such a report 

 can be found in the back volumes of 

 the American Bee Journal; and I had 

 a single colony that did fully as well 

 for ten days, the same giving 66 pounds 



