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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



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The New Union's Constitution. 



The New Union's Constitutiou was 

 somewhat overhauled at the recent 

 Buffalo convention ; or perhaps we 

 would better say that certain amend- 

 ments were recommended, the same to 

 be approved or rejected at the time of 

 the annual election to be held in De- 

 cember. But before giving the sug- 

 gested changes, we here show the New 

 Union's Present Constitution: 

 ARTTCLE I.— Name. 



This organization shall be known 



as the United States Bee Keepers' 



Union. 



ARTICLE 11.— Objects, 



Its objects shall be to promote and 

 protect the interests of its members ; 

 to defend them in their lawful rights; 

 to enforce laws against the adultera- 

 tion of honey ; to prosecute dishonest 

 honey commission-men ; and to ad- 

 vance the pursuit of bee-culture in 

 general. 



ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



Sec. 1. — Any person may become a 

 member upon the paymebt of a mem- 

 bership fee of one dollar annually to 

 the Secretary or General Manager on 

 or before the first day of January of 

 each year, except as provided in Sec- 

 tion 8 of Article VI of this constitu- 

 tion. 



ARTICLE IV.-Ofeicers. 



Sec. 1. — The officers of this Union 

 shall be a President, a Vice-President, 

 a Secretary and a Board of Directors 

 which shall consist of a General Man- 

 ager and six Directors, whose terras 

 of oflice shall be for one year, or until 

 their successors are elected and quali- 

 fied ; and the Director, aside from the 

 General Manager, receiving the lar- 

 gest number of votes shall be chair- 

 man"of the Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE V. — Election of Officers. 



Sec 1. — The President, Vice-Pres- 

 ident and Secretary shall be elected 

 by ballot by a majority of the mem- 

 bers present at each annual meeting 

 of the Union, and shall constitute the 

 Executive Committee., 



Sec. 2. — The General Manager and 

 the Board of Directors shall be elected 

 by ballot during the month of Decem- 

 ber of each year by a majority of the 

 members voting ; blank Postal Card 

 ballots for this purpose, accompanied 

 by a full list of the membership, shall 

 be mailed to each member by the Gen- 

 eral Manager ; and said ballots shall 

 be returned to a committee of two 

 members, who shall be appointed by 

 the Executive Committee, whose 

 names and Dostotfice address shall be 

 sent to the General Manager by said 

 Executive Committee on on before 

 the 15th of November preceding the 

 election. Said committee of two shall 

 count the ballots and certify the re- 

 sult to the General Manager during 

 the first week in January. 

 ARTICLE YL— Duties of Officers. 



Sec. 1. — President. It shall be the 

 duty of the President to preside at 

 the annual meeting of the Union; 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-Pres- 

 ident shall perform the duties of the 

 President. 



Sec. 3. — Secretary. It shall be the 

 duty of the Secretary to keep a record 

 of the proceedings of the annual meet- 

 ing ; to receive membership fees ; to 

 furnish the General Manager with 

 the names and postoffice address of 

 those who become members at the an- 

 nual meeting ; to pay to the Treasurer 



