Transactions of the American Horticultural Society, Vol. 5

Download or read book Transactions of the American Horticultural Society, Vol. 5 written by American Horticultural Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the American Horticultural Society, Vol. 5: For the Year 1888 Article I. This organization shall be known as the American Horticultural Society. Its object shall be the promotion of horticulture. Article II. Any person may become a member upon the payment of two dollars, and membership shall continue upon the payment of two dollars annually. Article III. Its officers shall consist of a President, First Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, and one Vice-President from each State, who shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. The term of office of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall begin on the first day of July following their election. No person can act as an officer of this Society who does not maintain his membership by the payment of the annual membership fee. Article IV. The regular meetings of this Society shall be held annually on the first Tuesday of September, except when otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee, and continue for such time as the committee shall determine. Article V. The officers of the Society shall constitute an Executive Committee, at any meeting of which a majority of the members present shall have power to transact business. Article VI. Special meetings of the Society may be called by the Executive Committee, and meetings of the committee may be called by the President and Secretary. Article VII. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting. 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.