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Lorsque ie document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est filmA A partir de rangie- sup^rieur gauche, de gaUche h droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Lds diagrammes suivants .illustrent la m6thode. ( 1 2 r 3 MICROtOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No 2) 1.0 I.I 1m 2.8 3.2 I 40 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 m ^ /APPLIED IIVHGE M inc 1653 iami Mom SIrMi RochMttf, Now York 14609 (716) 482 OJOO - Phon« <71ft) 2«8 - 3909 - Fg. USA • i ) • ' ■ % o (^OiNSTlTUTION — AND— 15Y-LAWS OK TUB Fruit-Growers' AssociatioD OK TJIE V " •Province of British Columbia, ■ADOPTED AT A GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY HELD IN VANCOUVER ON THE 1ST DAY Of FEBRUARY. 1889. VAN<(H-VKR: WOULD I'KINTINO AND -KUnLIHtl INU <'i> IS89. i-*.. V 4i i 4 il CONSTITUTION -i — ->»- ARTICLE I. NAMK. ■ ■ ■ • This Society shall be called "TlIK HklTlsil Columbia Fruit-GiU)\vkrs' As^iociATiox." * ARTICLE IL OBJECT. " The object of the Society shall be to encour- a^L;e the cultivation of Mowers, Fruits, Veij^ctables, and pursuits })ertaiiiin^ to I L)rticulture, the pro-- motion ("5f Ik-e culture, holdin^^ of exhibitions and collectini; information rcgardini^ the different varieties of fruits best adapted *for cultivation in this Province. ARTICLE III. offi<.t<:rs. Its officers shall consist of a President, a \'ice- President, Second Vice-Presidoiit, a Secretary- Treasurer and such number of Directors as may -Imm time-tQ- time be cOQj^idGrcd advisable. — — -^ 189 Bb BY-LAWS. ARTICLE I. ANNUAL Ml'.KTINC. The annual incctin^^ shall beheld in lluMnonth of January, in each year, notice of which mect- injr shall be advertised by the Secretary-Treas- urer, not less than thirty da>s before the time of meeting, in the newspapers of Vancouver, Vic- toria, New Westminster, Kamloopsand Xanaimo. ARTICLE II. ^ ^ ^ ELECTIONS. . , Election of officers shall be by ballot. ARTICLE III. p:li:ction of officers. At the annual meeting, the members shall elect a Board of Directors, who shall at tlieir' first meeting, elect their President and Vice- President from their number. The Secretary- Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Di- rectors. /- / . .- • • Article iv. . (,)UORUM. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction, of the business of the l^^oard nf Direction. Thirteen members shall form a quo-' rum at all mectini,rs f)f the Society. ^ . *i .■i /. Al^TICLK V. s The Directors shall form a board [qv the c^ov- cniment of the Society; sha-ll hold meetings quar- terly, as follows: in the month of January on the day previous to the annual meetin.G:, ^^^^^ wn the first Tuesday of May, Au<^aist, and Novem- ber or. as often as they may be deemed ex- p^ji^nt; shall appoint the time andp^ce for holdin*,^ exhibitions; make such rules and regul^ons for the same as may be required; make and publish, before the. i 5th day of Aprifof ea(2h year, a full and si)ecific list' of i)rizes to be awarded; cncoura^^c the introduction of new objects of horticultutc, and for the [)urpose of pro- motin<^r the interests and objects of tlie Society (subject to its instruction, supervisicjn and con- trol); shall keep a i'^'cor(U^all their proceedings, and make a report of th<3fmme tp the Society at its annjual meeting. i0 .^**A ^ r, /~ ARTICLE \7. Whenever A^^y vacanc>- -^h;.] y . , ■ --. ■■■■■■' ■•'>-•'■■<-> ^iiiiii occtn- iiv that „ oar, of Onecion .,f ,|,e SociL,y, it „,.iv b? filH bj- a. special cr,w>f,|,e saiU Hoa,',! at s"ch tnnc as they ,nay decn expedient, of which , one months notice shall be yi.ven -bv the Score- ' tary-lreast,rer in vv^itinj, to each member li the ■saici l5oar^. . , " . , - ' ^ ' * ■ ■ ■: - '■. ARTICI.I.: VII. " . The duty of the Prcsi.lcnt shall be to'preMdc ■ =lt all meetings of the Socety; ,o Maintain order- t" state the business before the -Sociay; in Case . -i equal division t,pon at,;,. ,,,uesti„n to .ive ihe ' castu.g vote;, to call for accotnus and reports of ■ all tonin.,tt(ies; to call extra meetings of the ' Socety, when requested, u, writing, by five n,em- bu-s; and senen^lly.to superintend, the execution. ofsuchby.|aws,ndreoul.atio.sasth:. Societv shall 5^n.ime to ti„>eena,t, not otherwise pre; ,4 .r ARTICl.K Vfll. In <^asc of the absehce of the iVdsidcnt at anv |nce.,^o the Society, it.shal. be tl.dt.t7f the V,ce-1 ,e.s,dent to take the chair, and in his ;absence, the Seoo.,d Vice-President; ui," tr ■ax^ (X * ■* .^ 't> thq5 .-f}' he irtl, at which . Sccrc- )f the C-'sidc ■ rdcr;- - Case ^ t ' the- :s of • the cm- tion ^ icty. )ro- ny of ^or « ^ .. ■.e^bc,n,,.,,anha.ea,.l-„.ealltho.a.rf,. ■c-sKlcn , the .Sociuty shaH th.n cl„«,,se vn a • / ^ ARTIClU: ix. 1 -. . < ■n,c Sc^rctary-Trcas;,,-,rsl,all. receive all suin. of money. cl,le, or jK.yabfe. to the .Soeiet^. .a,ul ,^;;> cleposit.all,sun.sover$.5nKsonu.cl ne^;'- . ''""^''i^l-'-^"f;y.thcl&..dori.,ree.™.s. ,o- .,K,es,dent,„r.,W.e o,-l,is absence, of th^ ' \"=^- ;<--Kcnt or u, l,i.s.absence. of tl,e Seco.uT/ the Soc.ety and .Hoard of Direction; k^e-; ' a record of an pro^^^^^^ luct ,t.s correspondence; shall kee,rcopies of the same ,n a book to be provided f,.- tl?. pnrpo ' wh,eh shall be open to the insAcion t .' -en^bers at a;n- regular n^eetin^.'^.a.l report t. HoardofD,rection_tl;.,eceiptofall-d<.natL,s„f »c,on,s, secds,.p!ants. books or specimens, vvhfch shall be chstribated in sucl, n,anner as s a be ■ deemed best ^v. compelled to give the necessary bondslo provide against loss of funds held by him — amount of said bonds to Be fi.sed by the Board of Direc- tion; in the absence of the Secretary, the' Presi- dent shall appoint a Secretary pro tempore. ^ ■' . Article x. There shall bean annual Exhibition of Fruits, Plants* Flowers, Vegetables, Horticultural De- signs, &c,, on such day or days, and subject to such rules and regulations as the l^oard of Di- rection may approvcTX There .shal[ also be Exhibitions at such other t?mcs and seasons^^and at such place or places as may be by them . deemed expedient. ' * . . ARTICLE XI. Any person residing in the Province of British Columbia may become a member of tiiis Society upon paying an annual fee of two dollars, which shall entitle him to the i)rivilcge of comi)etrng for prizes at all exhibitions of the Society, and shall be eligible to any office or ai)poiutment of the Society. ' J ARTICLE XII. Any person residing outside the limits of the Province shall, upon the payment of one dollar .> % 0 • f 4 annually, be entitled to the privileges of mem- bership, so far as admission to Exhibition, to- ' [,^ether with copies of rei^orts tlfat maybe pub- lished during the year by the Society. Such ' persons shall not, by 'this act, be entitled to any of the elective or Gontrolin^^^ privilcM^cs of the Association. Jj _ ARTICLE XIII. The financial year shall end on the 30th No- vember, and no one shall be entitled to vote ati • the annual meetin<; who has not been a member the precedin'^r y^ar, and has paid his subscription for the current year. ARTICEE Xi # Any person residinj; within the Province, on payment of twenty dollars, will be entitled to a life membership which will entitle him to all the ])rivilegc!3 of the Society. ^ ARTICLE XV. All funds derived fr(KTi*life membership fees shall be permanently .invested for the benefit of the Society, and the interest alone shall he used for the current e