Transactions Of The Kansas State Horticultural Society

Author : William H. Barnes
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ISBN 13 : 9781332318360
Total Pages : 146 pages
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Download or read book Transactions of the Kansas State Horticultural Society, (Organized in 1869;), Vol. 23 written by William H. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the Kansas State Horticultural Society, (Organized in 1869;), Vol. 23: Containing the Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting, Topeka, December, 1898 Article 1. This association shall be known as The Kansas Statu Horticultural Society. Art. 2. Its object shall be the promotion of horticulture. Art. 3. Its membership shall consist of (1) honorary members, persons of distinguished merit in horticulture, elected bye majority vote of the Society; (2) life members, persons paying five dollars to the Secretary at one time; and (3) annual members, persons paying one dollar to the Secretary, membership of same to cease on the first day of the following annual meeting, unless renewed. Art. 4. The legislative body of this Society shall consist of life members, two delegates from each auxiliary society, and annual members of one year's standing. Art. 5. Its officers shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, elected by ballot at the annual meetings in even years. They shall serve for the term of two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Art. 6. There shall be elected, biennially, a Trustee from each congressional district, who shall serve for two years, or until a successor shall have been elected and qualified. The Trustees, together with the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall constitute an Executive Board. The President, Secretary and Treasurer shall constitute the Executive Committee. Art. 7. The terms of its officers and Trustees, excepting the Secretary and Treasurer, shall begin immediately on adjournment of the annual meeting at which they shall be elected; that of the Secretary and Treasurer shall begin July 1 following their election. Art. 8. This Society shall hold its annual meeting in Topeka, during the month of December. Semiannual meetings may be held at such time and place as the Executive Committee shall determine. Art. 9. The official seal of this Society shall consist of a circular disc, and shall contain thereon the following: "Kansas Stat Horticultural Society, 1869. Ad astra per aspera. Man's first occupation." With appropriate illustration. Art. 10. This constitution may be changed or amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any annual meeting, provided such change or amendment shall have been submitted and read at the last preceding annual meeting. By-Laws. As amended and adapted at the thirty-first annual meeting, 1897. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of this Society and of the Executive Board, and perform such other duties as may devolve upon him. Sec. 2. The Vice-President shall in the absence or inability of the President perform the duties of said office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.