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ship ; of a copy of the published Transactions of the Society, and a printed 

 copy of the By-Laws of the Association ; of using the Library ; of free 

 admission and of introducing two ladies to all the exhibitions of the 

 Society ; which admission shall be regulated by tickets not transferable. 



SECTION XXIX. 



DISCONTINUANCE OF MEMBERS. 



Any member who, after notice, shall neglect for the space of two years 

 to pay his annual assessment, shall cease to retain his connection with the 

 Society ; and the Treasurer shall have power to erase his name from the 

 list of members. And any member may, at any time, withdraw from the 

 Society, on giving notice to the President, Secretary, Treasurer, or other 

 Officer, and paying the amount due from him to the Society. 



SECTION XXXI. 



FISCAL TEAR. 



The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of January, and all 

 annual assessments shall be deemed and taken to be due at that time. 



SECTION XXXII. 



THE OBJECT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES. 



Premiums or Gratuities may be awarded to such persons as shall have 

 essentially 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 kind of fruits, flowers, vegetables, 

 shrubs, plants or trees, or for any other subject connected with horticulture. 



SECTION XXXIV. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS. 



All donations of seeds shall be delivered over to the Professor of Botany 

 for examination, and to be reported on. They shall then be distributed by 

 the appropriate Committee in such manner as they may deem best, and the 

 recipients shall, from time to time, make report of their success to the 

 Society. 



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