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Article VI. — Qiioniin. 



Five (5) members shall constitute a quormn for the transaction of 

 business. 



Article VII. — Amendments. 



The Constitution and By-Laws of this Association may be amended at 

 any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present, a notice 

 of the proposed amendment having been presented in writing at a previous 

 regular meeting. 



Article Vlll— Fruit Districts. 



For the purpose of distributing the work of the Association and ex- 

 tending its scope, the County of Adams shall be divided into the follow- 

 ing seven (7) districts : District One, or North District, to consist of 

 Menallen Township ; District Two, or West District, to consist of Franklin 

 Township; District Three, or Southwestern District, to consist of Highland, 

 Liberty and Hamiltonban Townships ; District Four, or South District, to 

 consist of Cumberland, Freedom and Mt. Joy Townships, and that portion 

 of Straban Township lying south of the Western Maryland Railroad; Dis- 

 trict Five, or Eastern District, to consist of Germany, Union, Conowaga, 

 Mt. Pleasant. Oxford, Reading, Berwick and Hamilton Townships ; Dis- 

 trict Six, or Northeastern District, to consist of Latimore, Huntingdon and 

 Tyrone Townships ; District Seven, or Central District, to consist of Butler 

 Township and that portion of Straban Township lying north of the West- 

 ern Maryland Railroad. 



Article IX. — Committees. 



The following five (5) committees shall be appointed annually by the 

 newly-elected Executive Committee and announced at the January meeting, 

 as follows : A committee on programs, a committee on membership, a 

 committee on statistics, a committee on exhibits and a committee on crop 

 reports ; each committee shall be composed of one or two members from 

 each of the seven (7) districts of Adams County, as designated in Art. 8. 

 and one or two from each of the Counties of York, Cumberland and 

 Franklin. 



BYLAWS 



Article I. — Duties of President. 



The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and have 

 a general supervision of its affairs. 



Article II. — Duties of Vice Presidents. 



The highest designated Vice President present at any meeting shall 

 preside in the absence of the President ; all of the five vice presidents shall 

 serve on the Executive Committee in conjunction with the other elective 

 officers ; and, in addition, each vice president shall have special duties as 

 follows : 



The First Vice President shall be chairman of the program committee, 

 and be responsible for the preparation of a program for each regular meet- 

 ing, same to be announced at the preceding meeting. 



The Second Vice President shall be chairman of the membership com- 

 mittee, and shall use every effort, personally and through members of his 

 committee, to extend the membership and secure renewals. 



The Third Vice President shall be chairman of the committee on sta- 

 tistics, and shall be responsible for the preparation of statistics showing 

 number of orchards in Adams County, and, as far as possible, in York, 

 Cumberland and Franklin Counties, with quantity, age, kind and variety of 

 trees planted therein, for the use of the Association, adding thereto as 

 new orchards are planted or old ones extended. 



