CONSTITUTION. 
Article i. This organization shall be known as The Florida State Hor¬ 
ticultural Society, and its object shall be the advancement of horticulture. 
Article 2. Any person may become a member of the Society by subscrib¬ 
ing to the Constitution and paying one dollar. Any person may become a Life 
Member of the Society by subscribing to the Constitution and paying ten dollars- 
Article 3. Its officers shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, 
Secretary, Treasurer 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 by the Executive Com¬ 
mittee. 
Article 5. The duties of the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary and 
Treasurer shall be such as usually devolve on those officers. The President, Sec¬ 
retary and Treasurer shall be, ex-officio, advisory members of the Executive 
Committee. 
Article 6. The Executive Committee shall have authority to act for the 
Society between annual meetings. 
Article 7. The Constitution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of 
the members present. 
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 expenses, 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, resolutions and discussions tending to commit the Society 
to partisan politics or mercantile ventures. 
