Constitution and By-Laws of the Canadian 

 Forestry Association^ 



(Published in accordance with a resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of the 



Association, March, 1910.) 



I. NAME. 



The name of the Association shall be: 

 The Canadian Forestry Association. 



II. OBJECT. 



Its objects shall be: — 



(1) To advocate and encourage judi- 

 cious methods in dealing with our forests 

 and woodlands. 



(2) To awaken public interest to the 

 sad results attending the wholesale de- 

 struction of forests (as shown by the ex- 

 perience of older countries) in the deterior- 

 ation of the climate, diminution of 

 fertility, drying up of rivers and streams, 

 etc., etc. 



(3) To consider and recommend the ex- 

 ploration, as far as practicable, of our 

 public domain and its division into agri- 

 cultural, timber and mineral lands, with a 

 view of directing immigration and the 

 pursuits of our pioneers into channels best 

 suited to advance their interests and the 

 public welfare. With this accomplished, a 

 portion of the unappropriated lands of 

 the country could be permanently reserved 

 for the growth of timber. 



(4) To encourage afforestation wherever 

 advisable, and to promote forest tree- 

 planting, especially in the treeless areas of 

 our north-western prairies, upon farm 

 lands where the proportion of woodland 

 is too low, and upon highways and in the 

 parks of our villages, towns and cities. 



(5) To collect and disseminate, for the 

 benefit of the public, reports and informa- 

 tion bearing on the forestry problem in 

 general, and especially with respect both 

 to the wooded and prairie districts of 

 Canada, and to teach the rising generation 

 the value of the forest with a view of 

 enlisting their efforts in its preservation. 



(6) To secure such forestry legislation 

 from time to time from the federal and 

 provincial governments as the general 

 interests demand, and the particular needs 

 of the people seem to require. 



III. MEMBERSHIP. 

 Its membership shall include all who 

 pay an annual fee of $1.00 or a life mem- 

 bership fee of $10.00. 



IV. OFFICERS. 

 The officers shall comprise an honorary 

 President, a President, a Vice-President, 

 a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a 



Treasurer, the editor of the official organ 

 of the Association and twenty-one direc- 

 tors, and from (and including) the As- 

 sociation year 1909-10 the ex-presidents 

 of the Association shall be members of 

 the Board of Directors. 



V. ELECTIONS. 



These officers shall be elected by ballot 

 at the annual meeting of the Association, 

 and shall serve one year, or until their 

 successors are elected. Vacancies occur- 

 ring during the year may be filled by the 

 Executive Committee. 



VI. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



(1) The officers shall comprise an honor- 

 ary President, a President, a Vice-Presi- 

 dent, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, 

 a Treasurer, the editor of the official organ 

 of the Association and thirty directors. 



(2) In addition to the above all past 

 presidents of the Association, from (and 

 including) the Association year 1909- 

 1910, shall be e.r-officio members of the 

 Board of Directors. 



VII. ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual meeting of the Association 

 shall be held during the month of February 

 in the City of Ottawa, upon such a date 

 as shall be decided by the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Association, a notice of one 

 month of which shall be given to each 

 member by the Secretary. 



VIII. SPECIAL MEETINGS. 



Special meetings shall be held at such 

 times and places as the Executive may 

 decide, a sufficient notice of which shall be 

 sent to each member by the Secretary. 



IX. AMENDMENTS. 



Amendments to the Constitution can 

 be adopted only by a two-thirds vote of 

 the qualified members present at the 

 annual meeting of the Association, and 

 a notice of such intended amendment shall 

 be given with the notice calling the meet- 

 ing. 



BY-LAWS. 

 President. 



The President shall preside at all meet- 

 ings of the Association. 



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