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Excerpt from The Constitution, the Annual Report, and the Papers Read: During the Years, February, 1896, to February, 1898 1. The name of the Society shall be the Western Horticultural Society. 2. Its object shall be the advancement of the interests of Horticulture. especially in the region between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains, by collecting, arranging and disseminating information on the subject, or by such other means as may be agreed upon. 3. Its membership shall include all who pay an annual fee of 51, or a life membership fee of 510, in one or two payments. 4. The Society may also elect honorary members for a period of five years or for life. 5. The Officers shall include an Honorary President, a President, six Vice-Presidents, a Secretary', a Treasurer, and three Councillors. 6. Five of the Vice-Presidents shall be chosen from districts outside of Winnipeg. 7. The Officers resident in Winnipeg shall constitute an Executive Committee. 8. The meetings of the Society shall be held at such times as may be agreed upon by the Executive Committee. 9. The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting, which shall be held in the month of February in each year. 10. Alterations of the Constitution can only be adopted by a two-thirds vote, and only at an annual meeting, or at a meeting, in view of which, notice of the proposed amendment has been given. BY/LAWS. 1. Three members of the Executive Council shall form a quorum. 2. The Secretary shall be responsible for giving due notice of each meeting to the members. 3. At any regular meeting of the Society the order of business shall be that proposed by the Executive and announced by the Chairman. In the absence of such prepared order of business the following shall be observed: (1) Calling to order. (2) Reading and Confirming of Minutes. (3) Reading and Referring Letters, Accounts, etc. (4) Reports of Committees. (5) Inquiries and Notices of Motion. (6) Nomination and Election of Members. (7) Unfinished and Miscellaneous Business. (8) Adjournment. 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.