CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION 



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annual meeting of the Association and serve for a term of three 

 years. 



Resolved in putting this new amendment into operation; 

 that, of the directors elected at this meeting, the three having the 

 highest number of votes serve for a term of three years ; that the 

 three having the next highest number of votes serve for the two 

 year term; and that the three receiving the lowest number of 

 votes serve for a one year term. In case the ballot electing 

 the directors does not serve to designate the terms of service as 

 above indicated, it is recommended that the newly elected direc- 

 tors at their first meeting determine by lot the length of their 

 respective terms of service. 



The election of the Board of Directors under the new by-law and 

 according to the resolution just adopted was declared in order, and the 

 secretary, as chairman of the Nominating Committee appointed by the 

 Board of Directors, presented the committee's report, explaining that it 

 was in accordance with their own requests that the names of some of the 

 most valuable members of the old board did not appear on the printed 

 ballot, which itself was only the suggestion of the committee, ample space 

 being provided on the printed ballot for the substitution of any other 

 names desired. 



The president announced that word had just been received from Mr. 

 Thacher, whose name was included in the ballot presented by the commit- 

 tee, that he would be unable to serve and requested that his name be with- 

 drawn. Other nominations being in order, E. G. Hart was nominated but 

 withdrew his name; W. P. Sherlock was nominated; Dr. Lester Keller 

 was nominated; and E. E. Knight was nominated by W. A. Spinks to 

 take the place left vacant on the ballot by the withdrawal of Mr. Thacher. 



The president appointed as tellers B. K. Marvin and W. A. Spinks, 

 and the vote was taken. Before proceeding far in the count, the tellers 

 asked for instructions how to count certain ballots. From their report, so 

 many defective ballots and uncertainties as to the intention of voters were 

 found, that a motion, made by Dr. C. W. Johnson, to destroy the old bal- 

 lots and take a new vote was carried, and the old ballots were destroyed 

 and a new vote taken, after a motion had been lost, that the secretary cast 

 the vote of the meeting for the list of names as printed, only substituting 

 the name of E. E. Knight for that of E. S. Thacher. 



• Moved by F. O. Popenoe, seconded by Wm. Hertrich, that the 

 Board of Directors be empowered to appoint as honorary members of the 

 Association without fees, such scientists, especially interested in avocado 

 culture as, in their judgment, are worthy of this honor. Moved as an 

 amendment by C. P. Taft, seconded by E. Albertson, that the Board of 

 Directors recommend such names to the Association for appointment. The 

 amendment was adopted and the original motion as amended was carried. 



The following resolution offered by E. G. Hart was carried: 



Resolved : 



That the Association does hereby instruct its officers and 

 directors to take every legitimate and proper means to counteract 

 and prevent any fraudulent practice in connection with the 

 avocado business. 



