AMEftiCAN BEE JOURiSTAL. 



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Tie National Bee-Keepers' Onion, 



HOW TO BECOME MEMBERS. 



Several have sent inquiries to know 

 how to become members of the Union, 

 in order to answer all at once, and save 

 writing a letter to each, we invite atten- 

 tion to the following : 



The Entrance Fee is $1, and that pays 

 for the Dues of any portion of the unex- 

 pired current year, ending Dec. 31. 



Then it costs only one dollar for 

 Annual Dues, which are payable every 

 New Year's day, and must be paid within 

 six months, in order to retain member- 

 ship in the Union. 



If membership ceases, all claims 

 against former members also cease ; and 

 all claims to the protection of the Union 

 are dissolved. 



The Constitution of the Union reads as 

 follows : 



Article I. — This organization shall be 

 known as the "National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union," and shall meet annually, or as 

 often as necessity may require. 



Article II.— Its object shall be to pro- 

 tect the interests of bee-keepers, and to 

 defend their rights. 



Article III.— The officers of this Union 

 shall consist of a President, five Vice- 

 Presidents, and a General Manager (who 

 shall also be the Secretary and Treasurer), 

 whose duties shall be those usually per- 

 formed by such officers. They shall be 

 elected by ballot, and hold their several 

 offices for one year, or until their succes- 

 sors are elected ; blank ballots for this 

 purpose to be mailed to every member by 

 the General Manager. 



Article IV. — The officers shall consti- 

 tute an Advisory Board, which shall 

 determine what action shall be taken by 

 this Union, upon the application of bee- 

 keepers for defense ; and cause such extra 

 assessments to be made upon the members 

 as may become necessary to their defense ; 

 provided that only one assessment shall be 

 made in any one fiscal year, without a 

 majority vote of all the members (upon 

 blanks furnished for that purpose), together 

 with a statement showing why another 

 assessment is desirable. 



Article V. — Any person may become a 

 member by paying to the General Manager 

 an Entrance Fee of one dollar, for which 

 he shall receive a printed receipt making 

 him a member of the Union, entitled to all 

 its rights and benefits. The Annual Fee of 

 $1.00 shall be due on the first day of 

 January in each year, and MUST be paid 



within six months in order to retain mem- 

 bership in this Union. 



Article VI.— The Funds of this Union 

 shall be used for no other purpose than to 

 defend and protect its members in their 

 rights, after such cases are approved by the 

 Advisory Board; and to pay the legitimate 

 expenses of this Union, such as printing, 

 postage, clerk-hire, etc. 



Article VII.— This Constitution may be 

 amended by a majority vote of all the 

 members at any time. 



The Entrance Fee and Dues must be 

 sent direct to the General Manager, 

 Thomas G. Newman, Chicago, Ills., who 

 will record the names, and send receipts 

 for every dollar sent in. 



We call particular attention to the 

 remarlis of Mr. E. France, on page 571, 

 concerning the Union. Let every bee- 

 keeper read it, and consider whether it is 

 not his duty to become a member of the 

 Union. On one thing Mr. France is in 

 error. The officers of the Union have 

 been made the members of the Defense 

 Committee of the North American Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, and in that way 

 the two organizations are "united" and 

 act in harmony, but yet they have inde- 

 pendent management and different Con- 

 stitutions and By-Laws. This is the 

 only kind of " union " which we think 

 could be considered, and which would be 

 mutually advantageous and agreeable. 



Permanent Kxliibit. — North- 

 ern manufacturers and dealers in 

 machinery and manufactured articles 

 are invited to join with the South and 

 show the latest labor-saving devices of 

 every description, at a permanent exhi- 

 bition, to be inaugurated by the fourteen 

 Southern StateSjNew Mexico and Arizona. 



The exhibition is to be opened in 

 Raleigh, N. C, May 15, 1891, and is 

 under the direction of the several State 

 governments, for the purpose of display- 

 ing their products and resources. From 

 Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, a great Southern Exhi- 

 bition will be held at the same place. 



Hon. John T. Patrick is Secretary, 

 with headquarters at Raleigh, N. C, 

 and anyone desiring information should 

 address him. 



