298 APPENDIX. 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. NAME OF THE SOCIETY. 



The society shall be denominated " THE NEW ENGLAND 

 SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DOMESTIC FOWLS." 



ARTICLE II. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The society shall be governed by a President, twelve Vice- 

 Presidents, (two from each of the New England States,) a 

 Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer, 

 who shall be Trustees ex-qfficio, and nine other Trustees chosen 

 at large, all of whom shall be continued in office until others 

 shall be elected in their stead. 



ARTICLE III. EXHIBITIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



There shall be two stated exhibitions of the society annually, 

 namely, on the second Tuesday of February and the second 

 Tuesday of November, the former to commence at seven o'clock 

 in the evening, and the latter at eight, morning. These meet- 

 ings are to be held at such places as the Trustees shall appoint, 

 of which they will give notice in two or more of the Boston 

 newspapers, and one newspaper, at least, published in the 

 capital of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 Connecticut, and Rhode Island, said announcements to be made 

 not less than three weeks previous to the time the exhibition 

 is to take place 



ARTICLE IV ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



There shall be an annual election of officers, which shall 

 take place at the stated meeting to be held in February. Forty 

 members shall be necessary to form an elective quorum. The 

 choice shall be made by ballot, and the election determined by 

 a majority of votes. 



