310 THE BEE-KEEPERS* REVIEW 



Article IV., Section 3, of the National Constitntion, reads as 

 follows : "Membership in the National Association will begin Janu- 

 ary 1st each year. Those joining previous to September 1st will be 

 credited paid to January 1st following. Those joining after Septem- 

 ber 1st will be credited paid one year from January 1st following." 



Since the adoption of our Constitution last year, we have ac- 

 quired a periodical that must be taken into consideration. It looks 

 to me as if Section 3, Article IV, of the Constitution would need to 

 be changed to meet the new requirements. We will suppose a case: 

 Air. Goodbeekeeper sends in his $1.50^ under date of July 1st. He is 

 given credit to a year's subscription to the Review for the dollar, 

 and the 50c pays his annual dues m his local association. He gets 

 the Review for a 3'ear, and a membership in the National for six 

 months. 



It seems to me under the new arrangements it would be much 

 better were the membership to begin at the time of joining the asso- 

 ciation, and continue one year from that date. 



Then there is a considerable number in favor of separating the 

 local fee from the National fee. It never seemed fair to me to 

 charge a member the local fee, when he is located where no local 

 branch of the National has been organized. Then there is the 

 amount necessary to provide to carry on each individual local branch. 

 This amount may vary considerably, some getting along with as 

 small an amount as 25c per annum, while other branches would re- 

 quire as much as a dollar per annum. Each branch should be 

 allowed to name the amount of their annual dues to suit their re- 

 spective requirements, would be my idea along this line. 



A constitution should be so formulated that it will cause no 

 hardship to either the National Association or its branches. Our 

 present constitution is not so arranged, and I would call upon the 

 members to help us formulate a constitution, or rather to correct a 

 portion of the one we already have, to conform to the present needs. 



According to our constitution, any changes made in the consti- 

 tution at the February meeting of the delegates, must be formulated 

 00 days before that meeting. It will be seen that the time is now 

 ripe for discussion along this line of change in constitution at the 

 next delegate meeting. What is your idea, members? 



E. D. TowNSEND, Chairman. 



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