The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
Horticultural and Mechanical Asso-
citation.
ARTICLE 2-oBJECTS.

citation.
ARTICLE 2-oBJECTS.
The objects of this Association shall
be to encourage the arts and sciences,
to foster and improve Agriculture,
Horticulture and Mechanics.
ARTICLE 3-MEMBERs.
SECTION I. The Association shall
consist of such persons as shall signify
their wish to become members and
shall pay to the Treasurer or some
other properly authorized person or
officer Of the Association an initiation
fee Of one dollar or more as hereinaf.
ter provided.
SECTION 2. The initiation fee of
new members shall be paid on or be-
fore December Ist to entitle such
member to vote at the annual election
following.
SECTION 3. Whenever a member
shall appear by the books of the Treas.
urer to have paid ten dollars in annual
dues, he shall become perpetual
member and be thereafter exempt
from the payment Of annual dues.
Provided that said sum Of ten dollars
may be paid at the option Of the mem
Der, either all at once, or in any sum
annually not less than one dollar until
the whole be paid. And provided
also that any member who has already
paid in the sum of ten dollars as ap-
pears on the books of the Treasurer
shall be placed on the list Of perpetual
members.
SECTION 4. Every perpetual mem.
Der shall be entitled to a certificate
signed by the President, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Association, which
certificate shall set forth that said
member having paid the sum of ten
dollars In annual dues has hereby be-
come perpetual member of said AS
sociation.
SECTION S. Certificates of perpet-
ual membership may be transferred
on the books of the Association and
the Secretary is hereby authorized to
make such transfer, and to issue a
new certificate to the person named
in the transfer to be endorsed on the
old certificate on payment of the sum
OF one dollar to the Association.
SECTION 6. No member who is in
arrears shall be entitled to a member.
ship ticket for the current year.
SECTION 7. The previous payments
Of any member who is now or shall be-
come in arrears for two successive an
nual dues shall be forfeited to the AS
sociation and the Treasurer is hereby
authorized Immediately after each an
nual meeting to strike the names of
all such delinquent members from the
roll. Such person after having for
feited his membership can reupite
with the Association and become a
member thereof by complying with all
the conditions and requirements gov
erning his original entry to member
ship. The sum so forfeited shall not
be included in making up the ten dol
lars required for perpetual member
ship. This section to take effect
June I, 1894.
ARTICLE 4-OFFICERS.
The officers of this Association shall
be President, four Vice Presidents
a Treasurer, Secretary and Libra
rian.
ARTICLE 5-ExECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
SECTION I. There shall be an ex
ecutive committee which shall consist
of the officers of the Association anC
three members to be elected by tn,
Association at the same time and fol
a like term as the said officers.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty o
tine executive committee to transac
the business of the Association gen
orally shall superintend and direc
the publication of such of the report.
and transactions as they may deem
proper ; shall designate the time 70
exhibitions, regulate the expenditures
and keep such general charge of tn,
affairs of the Association as may bes
promote its interests.
| SECTION 3. They shall select tIei
own chairman, and meet quarterly
and at any other time when convened
by their chairman. Six members sha
form quorum.
SECTION 4. An auditing committe
shall be elected annually by the Asso
citation who shall examine the ac
counts of the Treasurer and Secretar
and report on the same at the mex
meeting.
ARTICLE DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS.
SECTION I. The President shsl
have a general superintendent of tn,
affairs Of, the Association. In case O
the death, resignation or inability o
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