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igriciiltural and Horticiiltural

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VIOTOBIA, B. C,

PftrNTED AT THB DaILY StANPAUD OmClfe.

187a.

PKEAMBI.E.

Whereas it wjis d^omod cxpcdioiit by ii^.
Fiirinors and otlierrtof BritiBli Co I niid)! a, thai-
it Society should he fonncd for friciidlv ii -
teiv'ourso and mutual iui[»roveinent in i\^iri'i-
iiiltural Scioiico and Ai't; and a nieotint:'
liiiviuiT l>eon called of Farniern and otlicr.*^
for this purpose, an Association was ffM'ined,
when the following (Jontititutiou and l>y -
L:iws were adopted-

COXSTITUTIOX.

ARTICLE I. — NAME.

This Societ}^ shall be known by tliC nam?
of tiie -'Britisli Columbia Aii:rieulturai and
llortieulturiil Society."

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AirnCLE II. — OBJECTS.

The objec'ts of this Society sballbe to ad-
vance the general interests of Agriculture
iind Stock-raising in this Province, by hohl-
ing meetings tor discu^mon, by injjmrting
samples ot Seeds and Agricnltnral Irnpl<i-
inents, by iniponing Live Stook for breeding
purposes, and by holding Exhibition*, Plow.
uig Matches, etc., and to diaiemiuate lufor-

4 CONSTITUTIOiif.

inatlon among its members by eorrc^poiidin.ix
v.-ith similar Societies both at home and
;jbrotx«l, and by providing a lieading-Room,
Library and Museum for the use" of the
Society.

ARTICLE III. — MEMBERSHIP.

Any person can become a member of this
Society by subscribing liis name to the Con-
stitution and By-Laws and paying the en-
trance fee of five dollars annually in advan';e.
Any person can become a life-member by
subscribing his name to the Constitution and
liy-Laws and paying into the treasury the
8iiia of one hundred dollars. Honorary mem-
bei's can only become such by being elected
by a two-thiris vote of the liiembers present
at any meeting. Any person whose sub-
r:.cription is more than three months in arrears
sliall thereby forfeit all right to membership.

ARTICLE IV. — OFFICERS.

The Otlicers of this Society shall be a Pre-
sident, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary,
Treasurer, and a Board of Directors, which
^shall consist of nine elected members, toge-
ther with the Presidetit, Vice-Presidents and
Treasurer, who shall be ex officio members of
the Board.

ARTICLE v. — ELECTION OF OlPFICEUS.

The Presidcntj Vice-Presidents, Secretary,

CONSTITUTION. 5

Treasurer, and Board of Directors sliall ha
elected auiiiuiUy on tlie first Saturday in
December, and shall take ofKoe on the'iirst
Saturday in January, and the vote of the
inenibers for the election of such Oliieers
sliall be taken by ballot.

ARTICLE VI., — MEETINUS.

The regular meetings of tlTn Society shall
be held on the first Saturday of each inonth,
and the annual mcetiiiigon the iirst Saturday
in Decend)er of o ich year, at such time and
place as may be designated.

ARTICLE Vir.— ALTERATION OF COXSTITITIOX.

Xo alteration shall be made to the Consti-
tution unless a notice ot motion shall liavo
been given to fha Secretary in writing at
least one month previous; and such motion
shall be carried by a two-thirds m jori y of
the members present.

BY-LAWS.

1. Ofiecrs—Jt phall l)e tlio duty of tlio
]*i\'si(K'iit, or in Ills aUsonec tlio Vico-Prc.^i-
<l<.Mit, to ])rosi(lM at all niootin.o:^ r)ftlio Soci-
ety and of the Board of Diroctors : to ]>ro-
Hurvc* order, <^ive the castino- voto. call Bj)e('ial
nioetinL''S of the Society and J^oard ofDiroc-
tor^, and to attend scenorallv to the interests
of the Soeietv.

2. Tnasurtr. — It sliall be tlie duty of tlio
Treasnrer to reeciye all monies dne or dona-
ted to tlie Society and doi)osit tlicni in a Bank,
to pay all orders draAyn on liiinsclf l>y the
tSecretary a' d countersigned l»y tlie Piosi-
dent. It sliall also be liis (hity to keep a
correct account of all the casli receiyed an<l
cxjiended by hini,and to present to tlie Soci-
ety a monthly audajninal report at^he regu-
lar monthly and annual meetini^r^.

B: Serrdaru. ~li sliall be tlic duty of Xwa
Secretary to keej* the minutcjiof the n>eet-
inirs of the Society and of the Board of J)ir-
ectors, to record the names aiiu receiye the
entrance tecs of all members und pay tbe
♦*ai.ie to tbe Treasurer; to eori*esj»oml ^vith
<»tber similar Societies, and keep copies of all
correspondence ; to keep a labor lint ; to fur-
nish 8uch information to tbe members of this
fcioeicty as may bo required; and to luuke a

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report to the Society at the end of each year,
which shall be read at the annual meeting.

4. Boardof Directors.-^FWe menihere shall
constitute a quomni for the transaction of
husinesa, and it nhall be theirdnty to nla^-
a«j:e the general attair^j of the Society and to
proscribe such rules and regulatiorm for hold-
ing exhibitions, {.lowing matches, etc., im
tliey may deem iicccr»!*ary.

OtLtfE^ OF BtTgl5tt5S.

1. Seven members of this Society shall
constitute a quorum tor the transaction of
business.

2. Reading minutes of previous meeting.'

3. Reading correspondence.

4. New business. No new business can
be brought before any meeting of this Soci-
ety unless notice thereof has been sent to
each member by circular, and a similar no-
tice posted in the Secretary's room at least
one month previous.

0. Lectures, essays, debate, and couveraa-
lion.