1898 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



57 



'bership of the New Union in December — last month. We are 

 informed by General Manager Secor that there were 108 

 votes cast on the amendments, and as the highest number of 

 unfavorable votes cast on any one of the six amendments was 

 only 8, all were practically carried unanimously. 



That our readers may see just what the United States 

 Bee-Keepers' Union stands for, and upon what plan it Is or- 

 ganized, we follow this paragraph with the Constitution as 

 amended, trusting it may now meet with such favor at the 

 hands of bee-keepers everywhere that they will rally to its 

 loyal support, and thus generally unite in an attempt to carry 

 out all its objects — every one of which is in the interest of bee- 

 keepers everywhere : • 



Coiistiliitioii or tlic United Stales Bee-Kee|>cr§' 

 Union. 



ARTICLE I.— Name. 



This organization shall be known as the United States 

 Bee-Keepers" Union. 



ARTICLE II.— Objects. 



Its objects shall be to promote and protect the interests of 

 its members ; to defend them in their lawful rights ; to enforce 

 laws against the adulteration of honey ; to prosecute dis- 

 honest honey commission-men ; and to advance the pursuit of 

 bee-culture in general. 



ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



Sec. 1. — Any person who is in accord with the purpose 

 and aim of this Union, and will work in harmony with the 

 same, may become a member by the payment of one dollar 

 annually to the General Manager or Secretary ; and said 

 membership shall expire at the end of one year from the time 

 of said payment, except as provided in Section 8 of Article 

 VI of this Constitution. 



ARTICLE IV.— Officers. 



Sec. 1. — The officers of this Union shall be a President, a 

 Vice-President, a Secretary and a Board of Directors which shall 

 consist of a General Manager and six Directors, whose term 

 of office shall be for three years, or until their successors are 

 elected and qualified, except that the term of office of the two 

 Directors having received the smallest number of votes at the 

 time of voting for Directors in December, 1897, shall expire 

 Dec. 31, 1898; and the term of office of the two Directors 

 having received the largest number of votes at the said time 

 of voting shall expire Dec. 31, 1899 ; and that the term of 

 office of the two Directors having received the largest number 

 of votes at the said time of voting shall expire Dec. 81, 1900. 



Sec. 2. —The Board of Directors shall choose their own 

 chairman. 



ARTICLE V. — Election of Officers. 



Sec. 1. — The President, Vice-President, and Secretary 

 shall be elected by ballot by a majority of the members pres- 

 ent at each annual meeting of the Union, and shall constitute 

 the Executive Committee. 



Sec. 2. — The General Manager and the Board of Direc- 

 tors to succeed the two whose term of office expires each year, 

 shall be elected by ballot during the month of December of 

 each year by a majority vote of the members voting; and the 

 Board of Directors shall prescribe how all votes of the mem- 

 bers shall be taken. 



ARTICLE VI. — Duties of Officers. 



Sec. 1. — President — It shall be the duty of the President 

 to preside at the annual meeting of the Union ; and to per- 

 form such other duties as may devolve upon the presiding 

 officer. 



Sec. 2. — ^'tce-President — In the absence of the President 

 the Vice-President shall perform the duties of President. 



Sec. 8. — Secretary — It shall be the duty of the Secretary 

 to keep a record of the proceedings of the annual meeting; to 

 receive membership fees; to furnish the General Manager 

 with the names and postoffice address of those who become 

 members whenever requested of him ; to make a report at the 

 annual meeting of the Union, and, whenever requested to do 

 so by the Board of Directors, of all moneys received and paid 

 out by him since the last annual meeting ; to pay to the 

 Treasurer of the Union all moneys left in his hands after 

 paying the expenses of the annual meeting; and to perform 

 such other duties as may be required of him by the Union ; 

 and he shall receive such sum for his services, not exceeding 

 $23, as may be granted by the Board of Directors. 



Sec. 4:.— General Manarjer—The General Manager shall 

 be Secretary of the Board of Directors, and shall keep a list 

 of the names of members with their postoffice address ; receive 

 membership fees, and be Treasurer of this Union. He shall 

 give a bond in such amount, and with such conditions, as may 

 be required and approved by the Board of Directors, for the 

 faithful performance of his duties, and perform such other ser- 

 vices as may be required of him by the Board of Directors, or 

 by this Constitution. 



Sec. 5.— At the time of sending the ballots to the mem- 

 bers for the annual election, he shall also send to each mem- 

 ber a list of the names of all members, and an itemized state- 

 ment of all receipts and expenditures of the funds of the 

 Union by the Board of Directors, and a report of the work 

 done by said Board of Directors. 



Sec. 6.— The Board of Directors shall pay the General 

 Manager such sura for his services as said Board may deem 

 proper, but not to exceed 20 per cent, of the receipts of the 

 Union. Said Board shall meet at such time and place as it 

 may decide upon. 



Sec. 7.— Board of Directors— The Board of Directors shall 

 determine what course shall be taken by the Union upon 

 any matter presented to it for consideration, that does not 

 conflict with this Constitution ; and cause such extra, but 

 equal, assessments to be made on each member as may be- 

 come necessary, giving the reason to each member why such 

 assessment is required ; provided that not more than one as- 

 sessment shall be made in any one year, and not to an amount 

 exceeding the annual membership fee, without a majority vote 

 of all the members of the Union. 



Sec. S.— Any member refusing, or neglecting, to pay said 

 assessment as required by the Board of Directors shall forfeit 

 his membership, and his right to become a member of the 

 Union for one year after said assessment becomes due. 



ARTICLE VII.— Funds. 



Sec. 1.— The funds of this Union may be used for any pur- 

 pose that the Board of Directors may consider for the interest 

 of its members, and for the advancement of the pursuit of 

 bee-culture. 



ARTICLE VIII.— Vacancies. 



Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be 

 filled by the Executive Committee ; and any vacancy occurring 

 in the Executive Committee shall be tilled by the Board of 

 Directors. 



ARTICLE IX.— Meetings. 



This Union shall hold annual meetings at such time and 

 place as shall be agreed upon by the Executive Committee, 

 who shall give at least 60 days' notice in the bee-periodicals, 

 of the time and place of meeting. 



ARTICLE X.— Amendments. 



This Constitution may be amended by a majority jote of 

 all the members, provided notice of said amendment has been 

 given at a previous annual meeting. 



Mr. p. H. Elwood, we learn through Gleanings for Jan. 

 15, "lost, the day after Thanksgiving, the light of their 

 household, a bright little boy of three years." 



Mr. Alex. Schroeder, of Austria, Europe, writing us 

 Jan. 3, 1898. said: 



" Up to this we have had hardly any winter. I hope it 

 will continue so all the time." 



Mr. Thgmas G. Newman, the General Manager of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Union, has removed from 2096 Market 

 street to 1429 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. His corres- 

 pondents will please notice this change from 2096 to 1429. 

 It brings his office several blocks nearer the business center of 

 the city than before. 



Mr. L. Kreutzinger, of this (Cook) county, has just en- 

 gaged Mr. J. T. Hammersmark as manager of his apiaries 

 for the coming season. Mr. Kreutzinger also has an apiary In 



