FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
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ers’ and Shippers’ League. Mr. L. B. 
Skinner, President, was in the chair. Mr. 
Tenny explained the Charter, which had 
been granted the League, and read the 
names of the original Directors, as pre¬ 
scribed in the Charter. These were as foL 
lows: L. B. Skinner, Dr. J. H. Ross, J. 
C. Chase, H. C. Schrader, B. L, Ham- 
ner, H. E. Heitman, T. V. Moore, W. 
C. Temple, H. J. Drane, J. R. Davis and 
John Taylor. 
According to the requirements of the 
Charter, it was necessary to elect a new 
Executive Committee, and the President 
appointed the following committee as a 
nominating committee : M,r. L. S. Tenny, 
Mr. L. D. Jones and Mr. B. F. Tilling- 
hast. While this committee was confer¬ 
ring, the members of the League took up 
the question of the adoption of by-laws, 
and the following by-laws were adopted: 
By-Laws of the Florida Growers’ & 
Shippers’ League. 
Article I. Membership. Any person 
interested in the fruit or vegetable busi¬ 
ness of Florida, may become a member of 
this League by paying the annual member¬ 
ship fee of $1.00, and agreeing to pay the 
assessments of the League. 
Article II. Assessments. The assess¬ 
ments for the support of the League shall 
be determined at the annual meeting, and 
these assessments shall not be changed 
during that year, unless by a majority 
vote of the members attending a special 
meeting called for that purpose. 
Article III. Special Meetings. Spe¬ 
cial meetings of the League may be 
called upon a majority vote of the Execu¬ 
tive Committee, or upon a petition signed 
by one-tenth of the members. Notice of 
such special meeting shall be sent each 
member, stating the purpose of such spe¬ 
cial meeting. 
Article IV. Special Contribution. 
Nothing in these by-laws shall be con¬ 
strued as meaning that special contribu¬ 
tions may not be made by the members 
for any special purpose. The voluntary 
contributions, however, shall be kept sep¬ 
arate from the regular assessment fund. 
Article V. These by-laws may be 
amended by a two-thirds vote of the mem¬ 
bers attending any annual or special meet¬ 
ing. 
Article VI. Quorum. Twenty-five 
members present at any regular or spe¬ 
cial meeting of the League shall consti¬ 
tute a quorum. 
The question of the term of member¬ 
ship was then taken up, and Mr. Ten¬ 
ny announced that thereafter a mem¬ 
bership certificate would be issued to 
each member. This certificate would 
be dated, and the membership will con¬ 
tinue for one year from this date. 
Report of the Nominating Committee 
for Members of the Executive 
Committee for the Ensuing 
Year. 
Northern District : 
Z. C. Chambliss, Ocala, Fla., to serve 
one year. 
J. C. Chase, Jacksonville, Fla., to 
serve two years. 
H. C. Schrader, Jacksonville, Fla., to 
serve three years. 
Central District : 
J. H. Ross, Winter Haven, Fla., to 
serve one year. 
