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dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and their 

 term of office shall be one year, or until 

 their successors shall be elected and in- 

 stalled. 



2. The Presidents of all the local asso- 

 ciations, in affiliation witli the Inter- 

 National Association, shall be " ex-ofticio " 

 Vice-Presidents of this Association. 



ARTICLE V. — AFFILIATION. 



Any State, District, Territory or Pro- 

 vince in North America may become af- 

 filiated to the "Inter-National American 

 Bee-Association " upon the annual pay- 

 ment of five dollars, which shall be due 

 on the first day of January in each year. 



AliTIfLE VI 



-MEETINGS. 



The regular meetings of this Associa- 

 tion shall be held at such time and place 

 as shall be agreed upon at the previous 

 annual meeting. Ten members shall con- 

 stitute a quorum for the transaction of 

 business, but a less number may engage 

 in discussion, and adjourn until some 

 future day. 



ARTICLE VII.— SPECIAL MEETINGS. 



Special meetings may be called by the 

 President and Secretary, who shall con- 

 stitute an executive committee. 



ARTICLE VIII.— VACANCIES IN OFFICE. 



Vacancies in office by death, resignation, 

 or otherwise, shall be filled by the Presi- 

 dent until the next annual meeting. 



ARTICLE XI.— AMENDMENTS. 



This Constitution may be amended at 

 any annual meeting, by a two-thirds vote 

 of all the members in attendance. 



BY-LAWS. 



Article I.— The officers of this Asso- 

 ciation shall be elected by a majority 

 ballot ; or, if so decided, by a vote of two- 

 thirds of those present, the officers may be 

 elected by a show of hands. 



Art. II.— It shall be the duty of the 

 President to call and preserve order in all 

 meetings of the Association ; to call for 

 all reports of officers and standing com- 

 mittees ; to put to vote all motions regu- 

 larly seconded ; to decide upon all ques- 

 tions of order, according to the Constitu- 

 tion and By-Lays of the Association, and 

 in accordance with parliamentary usage ; 

 to provide for counting the votes at ali 

 elections ; and at the expiration of his 

 term of office, to deliver an address be- 

 fore the Association. 



Art. III.— It shall be the duty of the 

 First Vice-President (or in his absence 

 one of the other Vice-Presidents), in the 

 absence of the President, to perform the 

 duties of that office. 



Art. IV.— It shall be the duty of the 

 Secretary to call the names of the mem- 

 bers of the Association at the opening of 

 each annual meeting, and to receive the 

 annual dues ; to report all proceedings of 

 the Association, and record the same, 

 .when approved, in the Secretary's book ; 

 to conduct all correspondence of the Asso- 

 ciation, and to file and preserve all papers 

 belonging to the same ; to take and record 

 the name and address of every person 

 who becomes a member of the Associa- 

 tion, and transfer the moneys received for 

 dues to the Treasurer, after taking a 

 receipt for the same ; to make out and 

 publish annually, as far as practicable, a 

 statistical table showing the nuraher of 

 colonies owned in the spring and fall, the 

 amount of honey and wax produced (to- 

 gether with such other information as 

 may be deemed beneficial) by each mem- 

 ber of the Association ; and to give notice 

 of all regular meetings of the Association 

 in the bee-papers, at least four weeks be- 

 fore the time of such meeting. 



Art. v.— It shall be the duty of the 

 Treasurer to receive from the Secretary 

 the funds of the Association, and give a 

 receipt for the same ; to pay them out 

 upon the order of the executive committee, 

 and to render a written report of all re- 

 ceipts and expenditures of the Associa- 

 tion at each annual meeting. 



Art. VI.— The Secretary shall have 

 power to choose an Assistant-Secretary, 

 if deemed necessary. 



.\nT. VII.— The Association shall be 

 mainly governed by the following order 

 of business : 



("all to Order. 



Heading the Minutes of the last Annual 

 Meeting. 



Calling the Roll of Officers and Members. 



Reception of New Members. 



Collection of Annual Dues. 



Secretary's Keport. 



Treasurer's Report. 



Reports of Standing Committees. 



Reports from Affiliated Local Associa- 

 tions. 



President's Address. 



Election of Officers. 



Selection of Place and Time of Next 

 Meeting. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



Discussion of Topics. 



Installation of Officers. 



Adjournment. 



Art. VIII.— a committee of five shall be 

 elected, who shall have power to organize 

 itself into a "Honey Company," and its 

 duties shall be to inaugurate plans for the 

 marketing and sale of the products of the 

 apiary. Every member of the Inter- 

 National American Bee-Association, and 

 its affiliated branches, shall be entitled 

 to the benefits of the Honey Company, 

 subject to the terms of its By-Laws. 



3. This Honey Company shall luake 

 annual reports of the state of the market, 

 amount of business done, and of its finan- 

 cial condition to the annual convention of 

 the Inter-National American Bee- Associa- 

 tion. 



Art. IX.— 1. The Secretary of each local 

 affiliated society shall, through its Secre- 

 tary or President, on the first day of 

 August in each year, report to the Secre- 

 tary of the Inter-National American Bee- 

 Association, the number of its members, 

 stating the aggregate number of colonies 

 of bees in their apiaries in the previous 

 fall, the number in the spring, the increase 

 since, and the approximate number of 

 pounds of honey produced (stating comb 

 and extracted separately), and any other 

 desirable information concerning the 

 probable honey-production of those not 

 members of the .Society, but within the 

 territory of the affiliated local association. 



3. If the annual affiliation fee be not 

 promptly paid, and the local report with- 

 held, the ''Inter-National American Bee- 

 Association" may at anytime within one 

 month of the dates mentioned withdraw 

 the privileges of affiliation, which com- 

 prize the following : 



(1.) The President of each affiliated 

 society is " ex-officio " a Vice-President of 

 the Inter-National American Bee-Asso- 

 ciation. 



(2.) It shall be entitled to receive from 

 the Inter-Natioual Society, two silver 

 medals to be offered as prizes for honey, 

 open for competition to all its members, 

 one for the best in the comb,|and the other 

 for the best out of the comb. 



(3.) The members of all the affiliated 

 societies shall be entitled to the facilities 

 which may be provided from time to time 

 by the Honey Company, for the sale of 

 honey and beeswax, upon the terms stated 

 in the By-Laws of the Company. 



(4.) Each affiliated society shall be En- 

 titled to the services of a Judge to award 

 premiums at its Bee and Honey Show, 

 upon the payment ot his actual railroaa 

 and hotel expenses. 



(.5.) Each affiliated society shall be en- 

 titled to elect one delegate to each 3.5 of 

 its members, or fraction thereof, who may 

 represent it at the annual meeting of the 

 Inter-National American Bee-Association. 

 All expenses of such delegates to be borne 

 by themselves or the local society, or both 

 conjointly, as they may provide. Such 

 delegates shall be entitled to vote, hold 

 office, and take part in all the delibera- 

 tions of the Inter-National Association. 



Art. X.— a Defen.se Conunittee of seven 

 shall be appointed for the purpose of con- 

 sidering the applications of members for 

 Defense from unjust lawsuits by those 

 who are prejudiced against the pursuit. 

 This committee shall be the officers an- 

 nually elected by the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union, wliich is hereby declared to be 

 affiliated to the Inter-National American 

 Bee-Association. Its President is hereby 

 made a Vice-President ot this Association, 

 and its Manager also a delegate to the 

 Inter-National Convention. 



Art. XI.— An Expert Committee of 

 three shall be annually elected and fully 

 empowered to prepareexamiiiation blanks, 

 and make all necessary arrangements for 

 the examination of candidates for Diplo- 

 mas as Experts in the art of bee-keepinp. 

 This committee shall be empowered in 

 the name of this Association, to award 

 Diplomas of three grades upon candi- 

 dates, according to their proficiency in the 

 art of bee-keeping and tlie management 

 of an apiary. 



Art. XII.— 1. The Executive Committee 

 of this Association shall cause the Con- 

 stitution and By-Laws to be printed in 

 appropriate form, and every person join- 

 ing the Association shall be entitled to a 

 copy of the same. 



3. It shall also select subjects for di.scus- 

 sion, and appoint members to deliver ad- 

 dresses or read essays, and the same shall 

 be published with the call for the next 

 annual meeting. 



3. It shall also provide free Badges for all 

 members, and jirocure medals for the 

 honey shows of affiliated associations, and 

 Diplomas for experts. 



4. The Executive Committee shall also 

 provide a place of meeting for the annual 

 convention, and see that all necessary 

 arrangements are made to carry out the 

 demands of the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Art. XIII.— No member shal I be entitled 

 to the floor more than five minutes in the 

 discussion of any motion, resolution or 

 petition, without obtaining the consent of 

 the Association, nor a second time, unless 

 by the consent of the President, or a ma- 

 jority of the members present. 



Art. XIV.— All committees shall be 

 elected by ballot, by a plurality vote, ex- 

 cept by special resolution. 



Art. XV.— These By-Laws may be 

 amended by a two-thirds vote of all the 

 members present at any regular meeting 

 of the Association. 



Let us all remember that in the 

 strength of its deposits " the Bank of 

 Human Friendship " is invincible ! 

 and the assess are greatly augmented 

 when " good men and true " invest 

 largely in its capital stock ! Were 

 mankind to cease to aid each other, 

 the race would soon perish. From 

 the moment of our advent into this 

 world until some kind hand wipes the 

 death-damp from our brow, we need 

 assistance and friendly help— and 

 none can be guiltless who refuse it. 



" Do you agk for the name 



Of tlilB Genius whose fame 

 Through the clvilizefl world doth abound ? 



It Is Fri' nflnhtp pure. 



Whose w(irkrt will endure 

 Until the lust truiui>eL shall sound.' 



I trust that I have made plain the 

 outline of the organization suggested 



