Constitution 
Article i. This organization shall be known as The Florida State Horticultural Society, and 
its object shall be the advancement of Horticulture. 
Article 2. Any person may become an annual member of the Society by subscribing to the 
Constitution and paying one dollar. Any person may become a perennial member of the So¬ 
ciety by subscribing to the Constitution and paying the annual dues for five or more years in 
advance. Any person may become a life member of the Society by subscribing to the Consti¬ 
tution and paying twenty-five dollars. Any person or firm may become a patron of the Society 
by subscribing to the Constitution and paying one hundred dollars. 
Article 3. Its officers shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treas¬ 
urer, and Executive Committee of three, who shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. 
After the first election their term of office shall begin on the first day of January following 
their election. 
Article 4- The regular annual meeting of this Society shall be held on the second Tuesday 
in April, except when otherwise ordered b" the Executive Committee. 
Article 5. The duties of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be 
such as usually devolve on those officers. The President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex- 
officio members of the Executive Committee. 
Article 6 . 
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nual meetings. 
Article 7. 
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Executive Committee shall have authority to act for the Society between an- 
Constitution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members pres- 
By-Laws 
1. The Society year shall be co-extensive with the calendar year, and the annual dues of 
members shall be one dollar. 
2. All bills authorized by the Society or its Executive Committee, for its legitimate ex¬ 
penses, shall be paid by the Secretary’s draft on the Treasurer, O K’d by the President. 
3. The meetings of the Society shall be devoted only to Horticultural topics, from scientific 
and practical standpoints, and the Presiding Officer shall rule out of order all motions, reso¬ 
lutions and discussions tending to commit the Society to partisan politics or mercantile ven¬ 
tures. 
4. All patron and life membership dues and all donations, unless otherwise specified, shall 
be invested by the Treasurer in United States bonds. Only the interest on these bonds shall 
be available for payment of the current expenses of the Society. Perennial membership dues 
shall be placed on deposit at interest by the Treasurer. Only one dollar and the interest from 
each perennial membership fee shall be available for use in payment of the current expenses of 
the Society during any particular year. 
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