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Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall keep all moneys of the Society and disburse the same 

 only upon the written orders of the Executive Committee. He shall render his accounts 

 annually to the Executive Committee, and give such bond as said Committee may 

 require. He shall keep a record of the names of the members of the Society, and shall 

 from time to time transmit to the Secretary the names of all new members and of such 

 persons as have ceased to be members. 



Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall have the general management and oversight 

 of the afifairs of the Society; transact its business, and appoint all standing and sptoial 

 committees, when not otherwise provided for; examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 and make an annual report to the Society, of their doings and of the financial afiairs of 

 the Society. 



Sec. 7. The Trustees shall represent the Society and act as its agents in their 

 respective counties. They may receive applications for membership, and forward the 

 same, with the fees therefor, to the Treasurer, and shall promote the interests of the 

 Society in their respective counties. 



Sec. 8. Whenever the ofiBee of President shall become vacant, the Vice Presidents 

 shall succeed to his office, in the order of seniority, for the remainder of the year; and 

 any vacancy occurring in any other office may be filled by appointment by the Execu- 

 tive Committee; the person so appointed holding the office for the remainder of the year. 



ARTICLE III.— Meetings. 



Section 1. The Annual Meeting of the Society shall be held at the place and during 

 the time of the Annual Autumn State Exhibition, and such notice thereof shall be given 

 as the Executive Committee shall direct. If, from any cause, the regular Annual 

 Meeting shall not be held as above provided, a special meeting shall be held at Augusta 

 in the month of January next following. 



Sec. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Executive Committee; of 

 which meetings each member shall be notified, by a notice properly directed and 

 deposited in some post office at least ten days prior to the time of such meeting. 



ARTICLE IV.— Funds. 



The fees for life membership shall constitute a permanent fund, to be safely invested 

 by the Treasurer under the direction of the Executive Committee, and of which only the 

 interest shall be used for the disbursements of the Society. 



ARTICLE v.— Amendments. 

 These By-Laws, except Sec. 2 of Article 1, may be altered or amended at any annual 

 meeting of the Society, by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present, pro- 

 vided^ howfver, that Article 4 shall not be so amended without notice given and entered 

 on record at the preceding Annual Meeting. 



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