BY-LAWS. 139 



publicly announced by said Committee at least six months before 

 the time fixed for making the award of prizes, which award 

 shall be made by a Committee consisting of the Committee on 

 the Library, together with the Chairmen of the Standing Com- 

 mittees on Ornamental Gardening, Fruits, Flowers and Vegeta- 

 bles, respectively, unless the Society appoint a Special Com- 

 mittee for the purpose. 



SECTION XXXV. 



DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. 



Whenever any donation or bequest shall be made to the Soci- 

 ety for any specific object, it shall be sacredly applied to that 

 object. 



The name of the donor and the amount and description of 

 each donation shall be registered in a book kept for the purpose. 



SECTION XXXVI. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS. 



All donations of seeds shall be delivered to the Chairman of 

 such Committee as the President may order, for examination and 

 distribution, and the recipients requested from time to time to 

 make report of their success in the cultivation of the same to 

 the Society. 



SECTION XXXVII. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS. 



Amendments to the By-Laws may be proposed on the first 

 Saturdays of January, of April, of July and of October, only. 

 They shall be stated in writing and have two readings at the 

 time of being proposed ; if a majority of the members present 

 vote in their favor, they shall be entered on the journal of the 

 Society, and lie over for consideration to the next quarterly 

 meeting or an adjournment thereof; when, if two thirds of the 

 members present shall vote in favor of adopting such amend- 

 ments, they shall become a part of the By-Laws. 



