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fruits, and for discussions, at such time and place as the Executive Board 
shall designate. 
Article VL — This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by 
a two-thirds vote of the members present. 
BY-LAWS. 
I The President shall preside at meetings, and with the advice of the Sec¬ 
retary call all meetings of the Society, and have a general superintendence 
of the affairs of the Society, and shall deliver an Annual Address, )'pon some 
subject connected with Horticulture. 
II. The Vice President shall act in the absence or disability of the Pres¬ 
ident, and shall perform the duties of the chief officer, 
III. The Secretaries of local Societies shall by correspondence and personal 
intercouse with Horticulturists of their respective districts obtain accurate 
information of the condition and progress of horticulture and report to this 
Society. 
IV. The Corresponding Secretary shall attend to all the correspondence 
of the Society. 
Y. The recording Secretary shall record the proceedings of the Society^ 
preserve all papers belonging to the same, and superintend the publication 
of its reports. 
VI. The Treasurer shall receive and keep an account of all moneys be¬ 
longing to the Society, and disburse the same on the written order of the 
President countersigned by the Secretary, and shall make an annual re¬ 
port of receipts and disbursements. 
YII. The Executive Board may, subject to the approval of the Society, 
manage all its affairs, and fill all vacancies in the board of officers ; three of 
their number, as designated by the President shall constitute a finance com¬ 
mittee. 
YIII. It shall be the duty of the Finance committee to settle with the ^ 
Treasurer, and to examine and report upon all bills or claims against the 
Society, which may have been presented and referred to them. 
