ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY 



BY-LAWS 



Article I. — The President, Secretary, Treasurer and the chairman of 

 each standing committee shall each present a report at the annual meeting 

 of the Society. 



Article II. — The President shall appoint annually two members to 

 audit the accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer. 



Article III. — The Treasurer shall pay out no money except on the 

 written order of the President, countersigned by the Secretary. 



Article IV. — It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to 

 arrange the programmes for the meetings of the Society, to fill all vacan- 

 cies which may occur in its officers between the annual meetings, and to 

 have general management of the affairs of the Society. 



Article V. — The Committee on Legislation shall inform themselves 

 in regard to such laws as relate to the horticultural interests of the state, 

 and bring the same to the attention of the Society, and also the need of 

 further legislation. When so directed by the Society, it shall cause to be 

 introduced into the legislature such bills as may be deemed necessary, 

 and shall aid or oppose any bills introduced by others, which directly or 

 indirectly affect the interests of the fruit grower. 



Article VI. — -The Committee on Membership, with the cooperation 

 of the County Vice-Presidents, shall bring the work of the Society to the 

 attention of fruit growers throughout the state, and by such means as 

 they deem best strive to increase the membership. 



Article VII. — The Committee on Exhibitions shall suggest from time 

 to time such methods and improvements as may seem to them desirable 

 in conducting exhibitions of the Society, as well as fruit exhibitions 

 throughout the state, and with the assistance of the Executive Committee 

 shall arrange the premium lists, and have charge of the exhibitions given 

 by this Society. 



Article VIII. — It shall be the duty of the Committees on Insects and 

 Diseases to investigate in regard to the ravages of these enemies of fruit 

 culture, and to suggest how to combat them and prevent their spread ; 

 to answer all inquiries addressed to them by the members as far as possi- 

 ble, and, when necessary, promptly lay before the Society timely informa- 

 tion on these subjects. 



Article IX. — The Committee on New Fruits shall investigate and 

 collect such information in relation to newly introduced varieties of fruits, 

 as is possible, and report the same to the Society, with suggestions as to 

 the value of the varieties for general cultivation. 



Article X. — The Committee on Markets and Transportation shall 

 inform themselves as to the best methods of placing fruit products upon 

 the market, and bring to the attention of the members of the Society this 

 and any other information concerning profitable marketing. 



Article XI. — The Society will adopt the nomenclature of the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society. 



