Constitution 
Article 1. This organization shall be known as The Florida State Horticultural Society, and 
its object shall be the advancement of Horticulture. 
Article 2. Any person or firm may become an annual member of the Society by subscribing 
to the Constitution and paying two dollars. Any person or firm may become a perennial member 
of the Society 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 
Constitution 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. 
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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 Ja'nuary 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 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. The Executive Committee shall have authority to act for the Society between an¬ 
nual 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 two doilals. ^ : 
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, 0 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. 
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 avail¬ 
able for payment of the current expenses of the Society. Perennial membership dues shall be 
placed on deposit at interest by the Treasurer. Only two dollars and the interest from each per¬ 
ennial membership fee shall be available for use in payment of the current expenses of the So¬ 
ciety during any particular year. 
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