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Treasurer ; these officers shall be elected at each annual meeting- of 

 delegates, and shall serve for one year or until their successors are 

 elected and qualified." Motion seconded and carried unanimously. 



Moved ])y Dr. H. A. Surface, delegate of Pennsylvania, that 

 Article VI, Section 2, be not adopted so that the constitution would 

 still read : "The President shall preside at each annual meeting of 

 delegates and at any special meeting which may be called. lie shall 

 also preside at all meetings of Directors, and perform any other 

 duties which may devolve upon the presiding officer." Motion sec- 

 onded and carried imanimoush\ 



Moved by j. J. Anderson, delegate of Idaho Honey Prodiicers' 

 Association, that Article VI, Sections 4 and ■'>, shall be changed to 

 correspond with the adoption of the change suggested in Section. 1. 

 This simply leaves off the words "General ^Manager" to the title of 

 Treasurer. Motion seconded and carried unanimously. 



At this point it became necessary to decide positively whether 

 the convention would be able to take the trolley ride arranged for by 

 the Board of Commerce for the afternoon. Moved by C. P. Dadant, 

 delegate of Illinois Branch, that we accept with thanks the invita- 

 tion from the Ciiamber of Commerce, and arrange to take the ride 

 at 3 :30 p. m. Motion seconded and carried. 



Moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate of Idah(^ Honey Producers' 

 Association, that Article VII. Section 1, l)e adopted as follows: '*A 

 board of five Directors shall be elected by the delegates at their an- 

 nual meetings as follows : In even years, 2 ; in odd years, 3 ; each of 

 whom is to serve two successive years, or until his successor is 

 elected and qualified. Seconded and carried unanimously. 



Moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate of Idaho Honey Producers' 

 Association, that Article \^III, Section 2, be stricken from the con- 

 stitution, and Section 3 inserted in its place. Section 2 reads as fol- 

 lows: "A local branch shall consist of 2.") members." [Motion sec- 

 onded and carried unanimously. 



A discussion occurred at this time with reference to Article V, 

 Section 2, which reads: "Each affiliated association shall be entitled 

 to elect one delegate to attend the National meeting, who shall pre- 

 sent proper credentials and if correct such delegate shall be entitled 

 to one vote for every 50 members or fraction thereof, in his local 

 association." The committee recommended that Article V, Section 

 2, be amended to read as follows: "Each affiliated association shall 

 be entitled to elect a delegation to attend the National meeting which 

 delegation shall present proper credentials, and if correct such dele- 

 gation shall be entitled to one vote for every 25 members or fraction 

 thereof in their local association. Any delegation may represent 

 one or more affiliated associations in their state, but cannot represent 

 an affiliated association from anv other state. In representing more 



