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SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 



May, 1921. 



Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



NOTE. — Clauses printed in black type will 

 Convention. Every niernhei- slioiilil become fam 

 may make any suggestions to the (leneral Secret 

 tions and recommendations should be addressed: 

 Winnipeg, Man. The dates of the Convention are 

 will be at the above address on and after June 



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CONSTITUTION. 

 ARTICLE 1. 



Name. 

 The organization shall be known as the Canadian 

 Society of Techn.ical Agriculturists. 



ARTICLE :i. 



Objects- 



The objects of the Society .shall be the following: 



(a) To organize and unite all workers in scientific 

 an<l technical agriculture, so that they may combine 

 effort to promote the scientific and practical effi- 

 ciency of the profession and to make the profes.sion 

 of increasing service to the agricultural industry. 



(b) To maintain high standards in the profession. 



(c) To encourage a national policy of agricultural 

 research. 



(d) To help to procure for scientific work in agri- 

 culture greater financial support and wider fields of 

 usefulness. 



(e) To aid in securing and maintaining a closer 

 co-operation among all workers engaged in the pro- 

 fession of agriculture in Canada, and the better co- 

 ordination of their work. 



(f) To aid in bringing about a closer co-ordination 

 between the profession as an organized body and the 

 various agricultural associations throughout Canada. 



(g) To serve as a medium where progressive ideaa 

 for improvements in agricultural education, investi- 

 gation, publicity and extension work can be discussed, 

 formulated and recommended for adoption when 

 deemed advisable. 



(h) To aid in ensuring the employment of techni- 

 cal men for technical positions. 



(i) To issue publications in the interests of Agri- 

 cultural science. 



ARTICLE 3. 



Membership, 



There shall be two classes of members, regular and 

 honorary. 



1. Eligibility requirements for regular members 

 shall be as follows: — 



(a) Every member must be a graduate in Agri- 

 culture from a University or College of recnsnizei] 

 standing, or 



(b) A graduate of a University or College who is 

 engaged in. agricultural research, administration, 

 education, extension work, publicity, experimental 

 problems, or other forms of allied work of a scien- 

 tific or managerial nature, or 



(c) Engaged in agricultural research, administra- 

 tion, education, extension work, publicity or ex- 

 perimental problems, and be accepted as provided 

 for in the by-laws. 



2- The Honorary members" class shall be composed 

 of persons not eligible for regular membership who 

 have rendered the profession valuable or special ser- 

 vice. They shall be selected as provided for in the 

 by-laws. 



3. From the regular members there shall be chosen 

 a body of "Fellows," not exceeding thirty in number. 

 The title "Fellow" shall be granted for professional 

 distinction only, and be bestowed as provided for in 

 the by-laws. 



ARTICLE 4. 



Officers, 



The officers of the Society shall be a president, 

 first and second vice-president, and honorary secre- 

 tary-treasurer, who, togethei- with one member of 



be given special con.sideration at the First Annual 

 iliar with the various clau.se.s and, if he wishes, 

 ary, for reference to the Convention. Such sugges 

 Fred. H. Grindley. Royal Alexandra Hotel, 

 June 15, 16 and 17, and the General Secretary 

 4th, until the close of the Convention. 



each provincial executive, shall form the Dominion 

 Executive of the Society. 



ARTICLE 5. 



Organization. 

 The organization of the Society shall be: 



(a) The Dominion Executive, consisting of the 

 officers and members provided for in Article 4. 



(b) The Provincial Executives. 



(c) The Local Branch Executives. 



ARTICLE 6. 



Management. 



The affairs and business of the Society shall be 

 managed by such officers and committees and under 

 such restrictions relating to the duties and powers 

 of such officers and committees as may be provided 

 for in the by-laws, such by-laws to make provision 

 for the employment of a paid General Secretary- 

 Treasurer. 



ARTICLE 7. 



Meetings. 



There shall I e an annual Convention of the Society 

 and this shall be held alternately in Eastern aad 

 Western Canada. 



Meetings of the Dominion E.xecutive or meetings 

 called by it shall be arranged as may be necessary 

 to carry out the objects ofl the Society, where not 

 specified in the by-laws. 



Local organizations may hold meetings as provided 

 for in the by-laws. 



QUORUMS. — One-third of the members of the 

 Dominion E.xecutive on of any branch Executive 

 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- 

 ness, and at any meeting of any branch one-fifth of 

 the enrolled members shall be considered a quorum 

 for business or other purp<ises. 



Place of meeting. The place of meeting for the fol- 

 lowing year shall be fixed at each annual Convention. 



ARTICLE S. 



Fees. 



The amount, apportionment, and method of collec- 

 tion, of the annual dues shall be regulated by By- 

 law. 

 ARTICLE 9. 



Elections. 



The four main officers of the Society shall be 

 elected at large as provided iu the Bj'-laws. All 

 officers shall be eligible for re election. Vacancies 

 shall be filled by appointment by the Dominion Ex- 

 ecutive or by nomination and election at any regu- 

 lar or special convention. 



ARTICLE 10. 



Order of Business. 



The order of business at all Conventions of the 

 Society or meetings of the Dominion Executive shall 

 be as follows: — 



(a) Minutes. 



(b) Business arising out of the minutes. 



(c) Correspondence. 



(d) Reports of Committees. 



(e) Unfinished Business. 



(f) Election of Officers ami Committees. 



(g) New Business, 

 (h) Resolutions. 



This order may he varied at any meeting by a 

 two thirds vote of the delegates present. 



