BY-LAWS. 13 



SECTION XXX. 



FISCAL YEAR. 



The Fiscal Year shall commence on the first <lay of January, 

 and all annual assessments sliall be deemed and taken to be due at 

 that time. 



SECTION XXXI. 



APPROPRIATIONS. 



No appropriations of money shall be made except at a quarterly 

 meeting of the Society. 



SECTION XXXII. 



THE OBJECT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AND GRATUITIES. 



Prizes may be awarded to such members as shall have essen- 

 tially advanced the objects of the Society, or for the exhibition of 

 any Fruits, Plants, Flowers or Vegetables, of their own growth or 

 cultivation, either new in their kind, or of uncommon excellence, 

 or for any new and successful method of cultivating any variety 

 of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, Shrubs, Plants or Trees ; for any of 

 the objects recommended by the Committee on Gardens, or for 

 any other subject connected with horticulture. Gratuities may be 

 awarded for similar objects to any persons, but no gratuity shall 

 be awarded for any object w^hich shall have been entered or exhib- 

 ited for a prize. Nor shall any prize be awarded for any object 

 not worthy of the same. Nor shall any gratuity given for any 

 object be of a larger amount than the lowest prize established for 

 the same object. 



The Society, under such rules and regulations as it shall from 

 time to time determine, may offer a prize or prizes for the best 

 Essays on Horticulture, upon such subjects as may be proposed by 

 any member, and approved by the Executive Committee. The 

 subject of such Essays to be publicly announced by said Committee 

 at least six months before the time fixed for making the award of 

 prizes, which award shall be made by the Executive Committee., 

 unless the Society apj)oint a Special Committee for the purpose. 



