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is for bee-keepers to say whether it 

 deserves both their moral and financial 

 support or not. If it does, they 

 should render both in unstinted meas- 

 ure. It is to the interest of all to do 

 so, and the interest of all is the inter- 

 est of every individual engaged in the 

 pursuit of bee-culture. 



As the Union has made the speaker 

 its servant (without salary or emolu- 

 ments), he may speak thus plainly, for 

 he will never require or take tyiy as- 

 sistance from the Union, except that 

 assistance which comes to every de- 

 votee of the pursuit in a general way, 

 by its influence in favor of justice and 

 right ! 



The Union is yours — support it. 

 Thomas G. Newmajj. 



The following resolution was passed 

 by a unanimous vote : 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this 

 Society that the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union has been productive of good, 

 and deserves the hearty, moral and 

 financial support of all bee-keepers, 

 and that the General Manager deserves 

 and receives the hearty gratitude of 

 this Association for his very earnest, 

 efficient and disinterested services. 



The convention then adjourned until 

 7 p.m. 



President Mason had no more than 

 called the meeting to order before he 

 pulled Mr. Root " over the coals " for 

 careless proof-reading. Mr. Root had 

 allowed the words " manufactured 

 stock " to appear in his market quota- 

 tions. For once the joke, and it was 

 a serious one, too, was .on Mr. Root, 

 and everybod}- had something to say ; 

 the talking and laughing over this mis- 

 hap proved so interesting that consid- 

 erable time slipped by unheeded. 

 Finally attention was turned to the 

 consideration of the proposed 



Conslitiitioii and By-I.iaM's for 

 the Society. 



This was prepared last year by Mr. 

 Thomas G. Newman, and referred to a 

 committee to report at this meeting. 



The committee reported the matter 

 back to the convention without recom- 

 mendation. Then, with but a very 

 little discussion or consideration, it 

 was voted to adopt the new Constitu- 

 tion and B3'-Laws, and the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 hereafter be known as the 



International Americ-sin Bee- 

 A»>sociation, 



with the following Constitution and 

 By-Laws : 



Article I. — Name 



This organization shall be known as 

 "The International American Bee- 



Association," and shall include in its 

 territory all of the United States and 

 Canada. 



Article \l.— Object. 



Its object shall lie to promote the 

 general interests of the pursuit of bee- 

 culture throughout the North American 

 Continent ; to form a fraternal bond of 

 union for the instruction and protec- 

 tion of its members ; to diflfuse a gen- 

 eral knowledge of the value and uses 

 of honey both for food and medicine ; 

 to create a market for this God-given 

 sweet, and to assist in its distribution 

 evenly over the American Continent — 

 and thereby enhancing its commercial 

 value. 



Article III. — Membership. 



1. This Association shall consist of 

 its officers, life members, annual mem- 

 bers, honorary members, delegates 

 from affiliated local associations, and 

 ex-presidents. 



2. Any person interested in Apicul- 

 ture may become a Life Member, upon 

 the payment to the Secretary of the 

 sum of ten dollars, and receiving a 

 majority vote at any annual meeting 

 of this Association. 



3. Any person interested in Apicul- 

 ture may become an Annual Member 

 upon the payment to the Secretary of 

 one dollar, and receiving a majority 

 vote, at anj' annual meeting. Ladies 

 interested in apiculture may be ad- 

 mitted free upon a majority vote. 



4. Annual Members shall be entitled 

 to vote, hold office, and discuss any 

 question before the Association, subject 

 to the By-Laws of the Association. 



5. Any persons interested in bee-cul- 

 ture may become Honorary Members 

 by a majority vote at any regular 

 meeting. 



6. Delegates from affiliated local 

 Associations shall be admitted free, 

 and have all the rights of annual 

 members. 



,. Article IV. — Officers. 



1. The officers of this Association 

 shall consist of a President, First Vice- 

 President, Secretary and Treasurer, 

 and their term of office shall be one 

 year, or until their successors shall be 

 elected and installed. These officers 

 shall constitute the executive com- 

 mittee. 



2. The Presidents of all the Local 

 Associations, in affiliation with the 

 International Association, shall be ex- 

 officio Vice-Presidents of this Associa- 

 tion. 



Article V. — Affiliation. 



Any State, District, Territory or 

 Province in North America may be- 

 come affiliated to the "International 



American Bee-Association " upon the 

 annual payment of five dollars, which 

 shall be due on the first day of January 

 in each year. 



Article VI. — Meetings. 



The Annual Convention of this Asso- 

 ciation shall be held at such time and 

 place as shall be agreed upon at the 

 previous Annual Convention. Ten 

 members shall constitute 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, Secretary, and Treas- 

 urer, who shall constitute the executive 

 committee. 



Article VIII. — Vacancies in Office. 



Vacancies in office by death, resig- 

 nation, or otherwise, shall be filled by 

 the President until the next annual 

 meeting. 



Article IX. — Amendments. 



This Constitution may be amended 

 at any Annual Convention, by a two- 

 thirds vote of all the members in at- 

 tendance. 



BY-LAWS. 



Article I. — The officers of this As- 

 sociation shall be elected hy 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 

 committees ; to put to vote all motions 

 regidarly seconded ; to decide all ques- 

 tions of order according to the Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws of the Association, 

 and in accordance with Parliamentary 

 usao'e ; to provide for counting the 

 votes at all elections ; and at the ex- 

 piration of his term of office, to de- 

 liver an address before the Association. 



Art. III. — It shall be the dut}- of the 

 First Vice-President (or in his absence 

 one of the other Vice-Presidents), in 

 the absence of the President, to per- 

 form the duties of that office. 



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

 Secretary to call the names of the 

 members 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 Association, and 

 to file and preserve all papers belong- 

 ino- to the same ; to take and record the 

 name and address of every person who 

 becomes a member of the Association, 



