PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS 



The following amended by-laws of the American For- 

 estry Association will be presented to the members for 

 adoption at the annual meeting to be held in Washing- 

 ton, D. C. on January 26, 1922. 



The amended by-laws were submitted with the follow- 

 ing letter to the Board of Directors at a meeting on De- 

 cember 8, 1921, by a committee composed of Col. W. B. 

 Greeley, Col. Henry S. Graves, F. W. Besley, Philip W. 

 Ayres, Henry S. Drinker, Chester W. Lyman, Nelson C. 

 Brown and P. S. F.idsdale, and with some slight changes 

 in the wording, were adopted : 



Washington, D. C, December 2, 1921. 

 To the President and Board of Directors, American For- 

 estry Association, Washington, D. C. 

 Gentlemen : 



The Committee designated by President Pack to con- 

 sider and recommend a revision of the existing by-laws 

 of the American Forestry Association, respectfully rec- 



ommends the adoption by the Association of the follow- 

 ing by-laws. For simplicity and clarity it has seemed 

 preferable to recommend a complete set of by-laws, in 

 which certain changes have been incorporated. The 

 purpose of these changes is two-fold : 



(1) To put into effect the general principles approved 

 by the Board of Directors on August 30, 1921, following 

 the recommendations of the conference committee. 



(2) To improve the language and scope of the by-laws 

 in certain other particulars, in the belief that the present 

 opportunity for revision should be utilized to render the 

 by-laws as adequate and effective as practicable in all re- 

 spects. 



Two special sections have been included to provide for 

 changing over the Association from the existing to the 

 new procedure in the matter of elections (Section 3 of 

 Article 4), and in the terms of the existing Directors of 

 the Association (Section 2 of Article 6). 



ARTICLE I Name 



The name of this Association shall be 

 "THE AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 ASSOCIATION." 



ARTICLE II Objects 

 The objective of the Association is to 

 bring about a better handling of the forests 

 of the country in order that these may ren- 

 der their highest service in the economic, in- 

 dustrial, and social development of the na- 

 tion. The Association aims to foster in- 

 vestigation, research, and experimentation 

 in the science of forest production, manage- 

 ment, and utilization; to assemble infor- 

 mation regarding the economic and indus- 

 trial aspects of forests and regarding the 

 service of the forest in protecting lands 

 and waters; to secure from the forest a 

 larger service i:; outdoor recreation, in 

 perpetuating wild life, and in other general 

 public benefits; to encourage and further 

 the practice of forestry by individuals, 

 municipalities, states, and the federal gov- 

 ernment; to promote educational, legisla- 

 tive, and other measures tending to the 

 accomplishment of these objects; to publish 

 a magazine and other literature for the ed- 

 ucation of the public as to the meaning 

 and importance of forestry and for the dis- 

 semination of a knowledge of forestry' 

 in its various branches ; to place before the 

 peojile of the country various problems 

 and issues in forestry and to forward, in 

 the interests of the public, specific policies 

 of forestry ; to aid in the coordination of 

 the efforts of state forestry associations 

 and other organizations interested in prob 

 lems relating to forests ; to establish and 

 maintain a library; to acquire by purchase, 

 gift, devise or bequest, and to sell, maintain 

 and operate forests and forest lands, for 

 the furtherance of the foregoing objects; 

 to acquire by purchase, gift, devise or be- 

 quest such property, real or personal, and to 

 erect thereon such building or buildings, as 

 may be necessary or advisable in the pro- 

 motion of these objects, and in general to 



Tke Amended By-Laws 



do and perform all things necessary to fur- 

 ther the foregoing objects. 



ARTICLE III Members and Dues 



Section i. Any person or organization 

 may become a member of the Association 

 upon his or its application for membership 

 being approved by the Secretary. 



Section 2. There shall be seven classes of 

 members : 



(i) Honorary Members, who shall be 

 such individuals as may be elected by the 

 Board of Directors because of their con- 

 nection with other forestry associations or 

 their interest in the aims of the Association. 



(2) Patrons, who shall be individuals or 

 organizations who shall contribute One 

 Thousand Do^llars or more at one time to 

 the permanent fund of the .'\ssociatioii. 



(3) Life Members, who shall be individ- 

 uals or organizations who shall contribute 

 at least One Hundred Dollars at one time 

 to the permanent fund of the ."Association. 



(4) Sustaining Members, who shall be 

 individuals or organizations who shall pay 

 annual dues of Twenty five Dollars. 



(5) Contributing Members, who shall be 

 individuals or organizations who shall pay 

 annual dues of Ten Dollars. 



(6) Subscribing Members, who shall be 

 individuals or organizations who shall pay 

 annual dues of Four Dollars. 



(7) -Annual Members, who shall be in- 

 dividuals who shall pay annual dues of 

 One Dollar. 



Section 3. Honorary Members. Patrons 

 and Life Members shall be exempt from 

 the payment of annual dues. 



Section 4 The dues for the ensuing 

 twelve months shall be payable when an 

 application for membership is approved 

 and annually thereafter. The membership 

 of all those in arrears for one year shall 

 automatically cease. The Board of Di- 

 rectors, however, may, in their discretion, 

 remit the dues of any member. 



Section 5. All members, except Honor- 

 ary Members, shall be entitled to one vote 



each at the meetings of the .'Association, or 

 by mail as so provided, and to hold office 

 therein. 



Section 6. The periodical magazine pub 

 lished by the .'Association shall be sent reg- 

 ularly to all members except annual mem- 

 bers, its price being included in the dues. 

 The price of the magazine to non-members 

 shall be fixed from time to time by the 

 Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE IV. Board of Directors 



Section i. The Board of Directors shall 

 consist of fifteen elected members togethei' 

 with the President and Treas.urer of the 

 .Association serving as ex-officio members. 

 It shall have the direction and management 

 of the affairs of the Association and the 

 control over and disposition of its funds 

 ajul property. .All members, except Hon- 

 orary Members, shall be eligible as direc- 

 tors. 



Section 2. The Board of Directors shall 

 select each year a Committee on Elections, 

 whose names and addresses shall be pub- 

 lished in an issue of the magazine not later 

 than during the month of October. The 

 Committee on Elections shall consist of 

 three members of the .'Association in good 

 standing for at least three years, who are 

 widely known for professional or industrial 

 attainments or public service in forestry, 

 and who represent as far as practicable the 

 professional, industrial, and public inter- 

 ests embraced in the work and objects of 

 the -Association. Not more than one mem- 

 ber of the Committee on Elections shall be, 

 at the time of selection, an officer of the 

 .Association other than Vice President. Sug- 

 gestions for nominations for any officer of 

 the Association to be elected at the nex,t an- 

 nual meeting may be submitted to the Com- 

 mittee on Elections by any member of the 

 .'Association ; nominations for such officers 

 may be made by not less than twenty-five 

 members of the Association, signed by 

 the members submitting them. All sugges- 

 tions and nominations should be addressed 



