The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-29
Fruit Growers Association Of the
Southwest.

Art. l. This Association shall be known
as the Fruit Growers Association of the
Southwest and shall embrace the States of
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas.
Art. 2 Its object shall be the advance
ment of the science of Pomology and the
art of Horticulture.
Art. 3. The members shall consist of an
nudl members, paying an annual fee of one
dollar, of lire members, paying fee of ten
dollars at one time; and of honorary mem
beers, who shall be persons of distinguished
merits in Horticulture or kindred sciences,
who may, by vote. be invited to participate
in the privileges Of the Society. The wives
of members may be members without fee.
Art. 1. The officers shall be President;
I six Nice-Presidents, one from each State
/ embraced in the section; a Corresponding
| Secretary; Recording Secretary; a Urea
surer and an Executive Committee, which
| shall consist of the above officers. with the
/ preceding President; the Corresponding
Secretary acting as Recording Secretary tor
this Committee; all of whom shall be elected
at the annual meeting in July and hold Office
until the succeeding election and instalment
Art. >. The Association shall have quar-
/ terly meetings the 2nd Wednesday of jan
uary, April, July and October and the An
niversary at the July meeting, at such point
! as the Association may determine.
Art. 6. This Constitution may be amen
ded at any anniversary by two-third vote
of the members present.
Bl-LANS.
l. The President shall preside at all meet
| ings Ofthe Society, call meetings of the EX-
ecutive Committee, and under its directions
have a general superintendent of the
affairs OF the Society, and direction Of the
! expenditures fits money; he shall deliver
an annual address upon some subject con-
nected with horticulture and shall appoint
| all committees unless otherwise ordered.
2 The Vice-Presidents, in the order of
their appointments shall act in the case of
the absence or disability of the President !;
/ and shall by correspondence and personal
! intercourse with the HOrticulturistS of their
| several localities, endeavor to organize local
societies, obtain accurate information of the
condition and progress OF Horticulture
therein. and report annually in writing TO
this Society.
3. The Corresponding Secretary shall at
tend to all the correspondence of the Socie-
ty.
4. The Recording Secretary shall record
the proceedings of the Society, file and pre-
serve all papers belonging to il, and prepare
its reports for publication.
5. The Treasurer shall receive and keep
an accurate account of all moneys belonging
TO the Society, and disburse the same upon
the written orders of the President, which
will be his vouchers; he shall make an
annual report to the Society of the receipts
and disbursements, which, with the vOuch-
ers, shall be referred to the Executive Com
mittee for settlement.
u. Inc Executive AOulullllCt hlldlls SUI
ject to the direction of the Society manage
all its affairs.
There shall be chosen annually by the
Society one committee upon new fruits; one
upon synonyms, which committees shall
report at each anniversary.
5. The Executive Committee shall APP
point standing committees on each of the
I following subjects: Fruit Lists and Orna-
mental Trees.
9. These by laws may be altered or amen
ded at any ar dual meeting by majority.
Sometime was spent in interchanging
views on the different varieties and culture
, of fruits, and much valuable information 10
the members was elected.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes, Jackson was
chosen for the next annual meeting, to take
place on the Second Wednesday in July.
Col. j. l.. Power kindly offered the col
; umns of THE CLARION to the Association
for which, a vote Of thanks was given him.
At the annual meeting in July, members
of the Association, and all others, are re-
quested to exhibit specimens OF Flowers
Fruits and Vegetables.
Association adjourned.
NJ. w. PHILIPS, Pres't.
W. W. PORTER, Secretary, pro TEN.