The Lancaster Farmer. 



Dr. S. S. KATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA., AUGUST, 1879. 



Vol. XI. No. 8. 



Editorial. 



THE NEW DEPARTURE. 



The incoi'iinnitiou of the Agi-iculturtil and 

 Horticultunil Society of Lancaster County, 

 may be apinopriately regarded as the starting 

 point of a "new departure. " But it will be 

 borne in mind by the members of that organ- 

 ization that this only purports to be the slarl- 

 4ng point, and as a departure may be retro- 

 gressive as well as progressive, they should 

 see to it that they do not move in the wrong 

 direction. At the July meeting of the Society 

 its final reorganization was completed by the 

 adoption of a Constitution, By-laws, and 

 Special Resolutions for its better government; 

 under, and in conformity with the act of 

 Incorporation. Below we publish the three 

 documents above referred to, in order 

 that the readers of our journal may know 

 exactly the laws uudcr which the Society 

 is working ; and if there are any members 

 who are not subscribers to The Farmer, if 

 they take a living and working interest in the 

 progress of the Society, that interest should so 

 far influence them as to become subscribers 

 without further delay. The Farmer pub- 

 lishes monthly, and has published monthly, 

 from its very first number in January, 1869, 

 the proceedings of the Society, as well as all 

 essays read before it, and a synopsis of all the 

 discussions had before it. These, together 

 with its organic laws, will enable the members 

 at all times to act intelligently in all that 

 relates to its welfare. 



Constitution. 



1. The name of the corporation shall be 

 "The Lancaster County Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society." 



2. The purpose for which it is formed 

 shall be to encourage and improve agricul- 

 tural, horticultural, domestic and household 

 arts, and any other matters pertaining to the 

 interests of agriculture and horticulture. 



3. Its place of business shall be in the 

 county of Lancaster. 



4. The term of its existence shall be perpet- 

 ual, subject to the power of the General 

 Assembly, under the Constitution of the Com- 

 monwealth. 



5. The officers of the Society shall be a 

 President, two Vice Presidents, five Mana- 

 gers, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding 

 Secretary, and a Treasurer, to continue in 

 office for one year, and until others are 

 elected; all officers to be elected by ballot at 

 the annual meeting. 



6. The by-laws of this Society shall be made 

 by the members in good standing, at a general 

 meeting called for that purpose, and shall 

 prescribe the time and place of meeting of the 

 Society, the terms for the admission of mem- 

 bers, the powers and duties of the officials, 

 and such other matters as may be pertinent 

 and necessary for the business to be transact- 

 ed; Provided that such by-laws are not 

 inconsistent with this charter, the constitu- 

 tion and laws of the Commonwealth, and 

 of the United States. 



7. This Society to have all the powers and 

 authority, and be subject to the limitation 

 and regulations of corporations of the "First 

 Class" under act of Assembly entitled, an act 

 "To provide for the incorporation and regula- 

 tion of certain corporations ;" approved the 

 29th of April, A. D. 1874, and its supple- 

 ments. 



Bt-laws. 

 1. The Society sh.all consist of annual 

 members, life members and honorary mem- 

 bers ; who shall bo proposed at one meeting 

 and balloted for at the next meeting, and a 



majority of the members present voting in the 

 alliVmative shall constitute an election. 



2. Annual members shall pay one dollar 

 initiation fee, which shall be considered their 

 regular dues for the first year, or any fraction 

 of the year ; but they shall pay one dollar 

 annually thereafter, beginning with the first 

 annual meeting after their election, and a 

 refusal or neglect to pay said annual contri- 

 bution for six months after they have been 

 notifieJby the Recording Secretary, shall sever 

 their connection with the Society, if so de- 

 termined by a majority of the members pres- 

 ent at any stated meeting when a vote is 

 taken thereon. 



3. life members shall pay a fee of ten dol- 

 lars to constitute them such, but they shall 

 not be required to pay any dues or fees there- 

 after. 



4. Honorary members shall not be required 

 to pay any fees or dues, and they shall be 

 entitled to all the privileges of annual and 

 life members, except that they shall not have 

 a vote for officers, nor on any question involv- 

 ing the financial responsibility of the Society. 



5. The stated meetings shall be held on the 

 first Monday in each month, and the first 

 meeting in each year shall be called the 

 annual meeting, at which time all the elective 

 officers shall be elected: Provided, that under 

 certain contingencies it may be ordered other- 

 wise by special resolution, so far as it relates 

 to the day of meeting. 



0. Seven members shall constitute a quorum, 

 for the transaction of business, and the Soci- 

 ety shall not be dissolved, or its property di- 

 vided, so long as ten members wish to keep it 

 in existence; Provided, that Jive members 

 may have power to adjourn to any day be- 

 fore the next stated meeting. 



7. The hour of meeting shall be at 1 o'clock 

 p. m., and the place shall be specified from 

 time to time by special resolution. 



8. The President shall occupy the executive 

 chair at all stated and special meetings; shall 

 give the casting vote on questions in which 

 the members are equally divided; sign all 

 orders on the Treasury; and shall perform 

 such other functions, and be entitled to such 

 privileges as usually appertain to his office. 



9. Tne Senior Vice President shall preside, 

 during the absence of the President, unless 

 those officers mutually agree otherwise; but 

 as soon as the President enters the meeting 

 room, the chair so occupied shall be vacated 

 and accorded to him, except in cases of tem- 

 porary inexpediency, or he requests it other- 

 wise. 



10. The Secretary shall record the proceed- 

 ings of all stated and special meetings ; attest 

 the President's orders on the Treasury and 

 shall receive all fees and dues, recording them 

 in the proceedings, and pay them over to the 

 Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same. 



11. The Treasurer shall be the custodian 

 of all the funds of the Society, and shall pay 

 them out on the order of the President, 

 attested by the Secretary ; but no bill shall be 

 paid unless it has received the sanction of the 

 Society, or the Board of Managers. 



12. The Corresponding Secretary shall con- 

 duct the correspondence of the Society, and 

 shall notify all persoBS who have been elected 

 members of the .same, and also the (luality of 

 their membership. 



13. The Board of Managers, of which the 

 President shall be ex-offlcio the chairman, 

 shall have the general control of such prop- 

 erty, stocks, books or other values as the 

 Society may from time to time possess ; shall 

 direct and supervise all public exhibitions, 

 and under the sanction of the Society shall 

 have power to borrow and lend ; to make 

 contracts and fulfill contracts; and shall 

 designate three of their number to represent 



them in making contracts with others. They 

 shall also appoint a Librarian, a Chemist, a 

 Botanist, a Mineralogist and an Entomologist, 

 who shall hold those offices during good 

 behavior, or until they voluntarily resign said 

 offices. 



14. All officers shall submit an annual 

 report on the condition and work of their 

 respective offices, which shall be in writing; 

 Provided that the report of the President may 

 be in the form of an annual address, on such 

 geneial topics as relate to the progress and 

 advantage of the Society and its objects. 



15. The Librarian shall have the custody of 

 the books, pamphlets, periodicals, papei-s, 

 manuscripts and such other literary property 

 as the Society may from time to time possess, 

 and shall label, number and catalogue the 

 same for the use of the members. 



16. These by-laws may be altered, amend- 

 ed or supplemented at any time by a majority 

 of the members i)rcsent at any stated or 

 special meeting; Providtd that a proposition 

 has been submitted one month previous to the 

 vote being taken thereon ; and that such 

 alterations do not contravene the charter or 

 the laws of the Commonwealth. 



Special Resolutions. 



1. Should any person proposed and diUy 

 elected a member of this Society, refuse or 

 neglect to pay his initiation fee, as provided 

 by the By-Laws, for three months thereafter, 

 his proposal and election may be considered 

 null and void; but nothing herein shall be 

 so construed as to prevent him from a subse- 

 quent proposal and election. 



2. The meetings of the Society shall be 

 held in the West Room on the third story of 

 the City Hall, in the city of Lancaster: ex- 

 cept in cases hereinafter designated, or as 

 may be otherwise from time to time provided. 



3. Two thirds of the members present con- 

 curring, at any stated meeting of the Society, 

 it may be lawful to hold the next stated or 

 special meeting anywhere within the county 

 of Lancaster; Provided, that a resolution to 

 that effect has been offered at a previous 

 meeting; that such place shall be accessible 

 by railroad or stage, and that two such meet- 

 ings in succession shall not be held out of the 

 city limits of Lancaster. 



4. "Goocf Standing" shall be interpreted 

 to mean, one who regularly pays the fees and 

 dues, provided by the By-Laws, and is free 

 from criminal offence. 



5. When the first Monday in any month 

 shall occur on the first of January, first of 

 April, Easter Monday, "\\'liitsuntide Monday, 

 or on the fourth day of July, then the meet- 

 ings in those months shall be held on the 

 Second Mondays, and that fact shall be stated 

 distinctly from the chair at the previous 

 meeting, and shall be recorded in its proceed- 

 ings. 



6. The official year shall begin on the first 

 day of January, and all official reports — 

 either financial, statistical, meteorological or 

 otherwise— shall be made and calculated as 

 near as possible to that date. 



7. When any meeting is held elsewhere 

 than the city of Lancaster, as provided in 

 the second and third special resolutions, the 

 time and place shall be determined by a ma- 

 jority of the members present, and the chair 

 shall distinctly announce the same before the 

 meeting adjourns, and said meeting shall be 

 in lieu of the one which would otherwise have 

 been held in Lancaster. 



8. If deemed necessary, the Secretary may 

 be authorized to duly advertise such meetings 

 as are contemplated bv resolutions three and 

 seven, as Meetings Extraordinary, at least 

 one week in advance. 



