V. 
Membership. 
Section I. — Garden Clubs desiring to become members of the 
Garden Club of America shall be duly proposed, and seconded by- 
two Member Clubs of the Garden Club of America, according to 
the rules of membership. Their names shall be sent to the Secretary 
who shall submit them to the Board of Directors for election. 
Section II. — No Club shall be ehgible for membership unless it 
has been in existence for two years, and unless it has a membership 
of twenty persons. 
Section III. — Members-at-large are those who for geographical 
reasons may not belong to a Member Club of the Garden Club of 
America. They shall be duly proposed and seconded by two members 
of the Garden Club of America, according to the rules of member- 
ship. Their names shall be sent to the Secretary who shall submit 
them to the Board of Directors for election. More than one adverse 
baUot shall exclude. Such members shall enjoy all privileges of the 
Club excepting the power of vote, and nomination. 
Section IV. — A Member Club or a Member-at-large may be 
dropped by a majority vote of the Board of Directors for poHcies 
deemed to be injurious to the interests or opposed to the objects of 
the Garden Club of America. 
AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Section II.— No Club shall be 
eligible for membership unless it has been in existence for two years, 
and unless it has a membership of not less than twenty persons. 
VI. 
Fiscal Year. 
The fiscal year of the Garden Club of America shall be from 
January ist to January ist. 
AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: The fiscal year of the Garden Club 
OF America shall be from July ist to July ist. 
VIL 
Dues. 
Section i. — The Annual dues of the Member Clubs shall be at 
the rate of $2 . oo per year for each individual member of each Member 
Club, which amount shall be paid by each Club collectively. 
Section II. — ^The Treasurer shall notify all Clubs of the amount 
of their dues during the month of January. Those Clubs whose dues 
are not paid by May ist shall be notified that they are in arrears, 
and that unless their dues be paid within two months they may be 
dropped from the roll. Members elected subsequent to July will pay 
only half dues. 
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