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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Nov. 9, 1899. 



be Secretarj' of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of 

 this Association ; he shall receive membership fees, g-iving 

 a receipt therefor ; he shall keep a list of the names of 

 members with their post-office addresses ; he shall notify 

 each member of the time of the expiration of his member- 

 ship at least 30 days before said membership expires, and 

 ask for a renewal of said membership. 



Sec. S. — Whenever one or more amendments of this 

 Constitution have been proposed as provided in Article IX, 

 it shall be the duty of the General Manag'er to submit the 

 proposed amendment or amendments to a vote of the mem- 

 bers at the time of the next annual election of officers for 

 adoption or rejection. 



Skc. 6. — At the time of sending the ballots to the mem- 

 bers for the annual election, the General Manager shall also 

 send to each member a list of the names of all members, 

 and an itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures 

 of the funds of the Association by the Board of Directors, 

 and a report of the work done by said Board of Directors. . 



Sec. 7. — The General Manager 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 services 

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

 this Constitution. 



Sec. 8. — The Board of Directors shall pay tlie General 

 Manager such sum for his services as said Board may deem 

 proper, but not to exceed 20 percent of the receipts of the 

 Association. 



Sec. 9. — The said Board shall choose its own chairman, 

 and shall meet at such time and place as it may decide upon, 

 and shall determine what course shall be taken by the 

 Association upon any matter presented to it for considera- 

 tion, that does not conflict with this Constitution ; and 

 cause such extra but equal assessments to be made on each 

 member as may become necessary, giving the reason to 

 each member why such assessment is required ; provided 

 that not more than one assessment shall be made in any 

 one year, and not to an amount exceeding the annual mem- 

 bership fee, without a majority vote of all the members of 

 the Association. 



Sec. 10. — Any member refusing or neglecting to pay 

 said assessment as required by the Board of Directors shall 

 forfeit his membership, and liis right to become a member 

 of the Association for one year after said assessment be- 

 comes due. 



ARTICLE VI.— Funds. 



The funds of this Association may be used for 

 any purpose that tlie Board of Directors maj' consider for 

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

 pursuit of bee-culture. 



ARTICLE VII.— Vacancies. 



Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors maj- 

 be filled by the Executive Committee ; and any vacancy 

 occurring in the Executive Committee shall be filled bj- the 

 Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE VIII.— Meetings. 



This Association 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 IX.— Amendments. 



This Constitution may be amended by a majority vote 

 of all the members, provided notice of said amendment has 

 been given at a previous meeting. 



ARTICLE X. 



Skc. 1. — The above proposed amendments to the Con- 

 stitution of the National Bee-Keepers' Association are made 

 with the expectation that they will be adopted by the mem- 

 bers of both organizations for the purpose of uniting them 

 into one, but should the members of the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union reject the above proposed Constitution, then the 

 vote of the members of the United States Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation shall be null and void. 



Sec. 2. — Should this proposed Constitution be adopted 

 bj' the above-named organizations, such disposition shall 

 be made of the moneys and other properties of the two or- 

 ganizations as shall be agreed upon by the Advisory Board 

 of the National Bee-Keepers' Union and the Board of Direc- 

 tors of the United States Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Sec. 3. — All those who are members of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Union, and those who are members of the 

 United States Bee-Keepers' Association at the time this 



Constitution is adopted, shall be members of this Associa- 

 tion until such time as said membership will cease in the 

 Union or Association to which they belong at the time of 

 the adoption of this Constitution. 



D J. J I \ Thomas G. Newman, 

 ^'-''^''^'■'^ *■>'■/ A. B.Mason. 



Mr. Root — Can we not discuss each section as we go 

 thru ? 



Mr. Doolittle — I don't see why this Constitution as read 

 is not good enough witli the exception of changing the 

 name Union to Association. 



Mr. Abbott — One of the things seems to be that the 

 National Union is swallowing up the Association. I made 

 up my mind when the first sentence was read that I would 

 stand here until Gabriel's trumpet sounds to fight for the 

 Association. But it seems to me that the friends can see 

 neither is being swallowed up. 



Dr. Mason — It seems to me that there is no swallowing 

 up. 



Mr. Wander — Wh)- do they want the voting on our side 

 first ? 



Dr. Mason — Both societies vote in December. 



Mr. York — This Constitution is not for us to adopt now, 

 but simply to consider and recommend for adoption. 



Dr. Miller — Let us have clear and full knowledge of the 

 meaning of the matter before us. We need to have full in- 

 formation. 



Dr. Mason — No one can tell you what it will mean. 

 The future will tell that. 



Mr. Stone — I do not clearly understand. Suppose we 

 vote this, we have elected our officers. 



Dr. Mason — The directors are named here. Provision 

 is made for putting all the members of both old boards on 

 the new board, and also adding W. F. Marks and P. H. 

 Elwood, of New York, as new members. 



Mr. Root — Even if we were not marrying these associa- 

 tions, it seems to me that the Board of Directors, which 

 consisted of six, was a little too small. This proposition 

 provides for 12 directors. 



Mr. Selser — As I understand it, otir members vote in 

 December. If zve cannot vote upon it now. whv bother 

 with it ? 



Dr. Mason — Our Constitution requires that notice of 

 any proposed amendment shall be given at an annual meet- 

 ing before it can be voted on bj- the members of this Asso- 

 ciation, and the object in discussing the matter here is, so 

 that if we see fit, we may recommend the adoption of the 

 amendments by the members; just giving the matter our 

 endorsement. 



Mr. Doolittle — There has been some friction, and I 

 think if this goes to the Pacific Coast that we are united, it 

 will help us. 



On motion it was voted that this convention recommend 

 the adoption of the proposed amended Constitution. 



W. L. Coggshall, of Tompkins Co., N. Y., on being 

 askt his opinion on a certain subject, said he could " operate 

 bees better than talk." 



Thad. H. Stevens — How many colonies have you, Mr. 



■gshall ? 



Mr. Coggshall— 1,300. 



Mr. Keeler — What kind of bees have you ? 



Mr. Coggshall — Italians. 



Mr. Keeler — Do you keep them at a distance from your 

 dwelling-house ? 



Mr. Coggshall — If it is more convenient. 



E. R. Root — Do they sting as they did when I was there? 



Mr. Coggshall — No, the bees wanted to give you a touch 

 of their ability in that line of business, and tlie boys stirred 

 them up for your special benefit. 



Mr. Howe — In extracting honey the last record we made 

 was 1,400 pounds in l'^' hours. 



E. R. Root — I don't know what a record is in that line, 

 and I want to know if any one has a better record. How do 

 you handle the combs ? 



Mr. Howe — We put the combs in the extractor just as 

 they hang in the hives, and when one side is extracted we 

 take one comb in the left hand and one in the right and 

 change places with them without turning them, and you 

 can see it is very quickly done. 



Dr. Mason — Who uncaps the honey? 



Mr. Howe — We do the extracting before the honey is ; 

 capt. By having everything convenient we can do it in'a I 

 very short time. ■ 



Pres. Whitcorab — What do you do with the honey after- 1 

 wards ? 



