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than one afiiliated association the Aote of the delegation shall be 

 based upon the total aggregation of their membership." 



This called forth a spirited discussion participated in by a num- 

 ber of members including Dadant, Phillips, Foster, Surface, and J. 

 G. Creighton. 



Moved l)y J. J. Anderson, delegate of Idaho Honey Producers' 

 Association, to amend the above motion by having the proposed 

 amendment to Article V, Section 2, published and action to be taken 

 at the next annual meeting. The roll-call of votes on this motion 

 was taken and showed the vote unanimously in favor of the amend- 

 ment. The motion as amended was then put and carried unani- 

 mously. 



The report of the special committee on Article 0, Sections 1 and 

 2, was called for at this time. The report was made by Dr. H. A. 

 Surface, chairman, and recommended the adoption of Sections 1 

 and 2. 



This committee was also asked to give answers to the following 

 questions: Was it necessary to purchase an existing publication, 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review, in order to establish an official organ for 

 the National? Their answer was, "We do not consider it was nec- 

 essary to make such a purchase, but we approve the action of the 

 Directors." O. Was the Board of Directors authorized to purchase 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review? Ans. — Under the Constitution there is 

 nothing prohibiting the purchase of the Review by the Board. The 

 report was signed by Dr. H. A. Surface, chairman. 



Moved by C. P. Dadant, delegate of Illinois Branch, tliat the 

 report be accepted and placed on file. Seconded and carried. 



In considering the adoption of the amendment to Article IX, Sec- 

 tion 1, it was moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate of Idaho Honey 

 Producers' Association, that the amendment be adopted so that Sec- 

 tion 1, of Article 9. would read: "The Beekeepers' Review, a 

 monthly publication, shall be published by this Association as its 

 official organ." Seconded and carried unanimously. 



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

 Association, that Article IX, Section 2, be adopted, which would 

 read: "X'^otices and reports published in the official organ, the Bei:- 

 Keepers' Review, shall be considered ample and sufficient notice to 

 the members, and it shall not be considered necessary to send a 

 written or printed notice in addition to the one published in the 

 Review. Seconded and carried unanimously. 



The report of the Committee on Article IV, Section 2, was now- 

 called for, which was as follows : This committee recommend that 

 the fee of the X'ational Association be made $1.00, 50c to go to the 

 Branch Association and 50c to the X^ational, and that the subscrip- 

 tion to the Review be $1.00 in addition. 



