APPENDIX B 



Constitution of the Meriden Bird Club * 



Article I. Name 



The name of this organization shall be The Meriden Bird 

 Club. 



Article II. Objects 



The objects of this Club shall be, the increase and pro- 

 tection of our local wild birds, the stimulation of interest in 

 bird life, and the gradual establishment of a model bird 

 sanctuary. 



Article III. Membership 



Section i. The membership of this Club shall consist of 

 Associate Members, Active Members, Junior Members, Life 

 Members, Patrons and Benefactors. 



Sect. 2. Any person in sympathy with the objects of this 

 Club, whether a resident of the town or not, may become an 

 Associate member by paying the prescribed dues. 



Sect. 3. Any resident of the town of Plainfield may become 

 an Active Member of this Club, on election by the Executive 

 Committee and payment of the prescribed dues. 



Sect. 4. Any child under fourteen years of age may 

 become a Junior member of this Club, on the payment of 

 ten cents. 



Sect. 5. Any person in sympathy with the objects of this 

 Club may become a Life Member, Patron or Benefactor, 

 upon payment of the prescribed fee, and upon election by 

 the Executive Committee. 



Sect. 6. The dues of an Associate Member shall be one 

 dollar, payable annually. The dues of an Active Member 

 shall be fifty cents, payable annually. The fee of a Life 

 Member shall be twenty- five dollars, payable at one time. 



* For those clubs which wish something more formal than the Brush 

 Hill Bird Club Constitution, Mr. Baynes has very kindly allowed us to 

 print in full the Constitution of the Meriden Bird Club. 



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