ARTICLE II. Section 1. The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretary; an Executive Committee of seven, composed of President, Secretary and Treasurer, and five additional members; a Committee of Membership, consisting of three; and a Committee of Arbitration to consist of three members. Sec. 2. All the officers and committees shall be elected by ballot of the Association, and shall hold their offices for one year, or until their successors are elected,* except the Committee of Arbitration, which committee shall be appointed by the President, when required for special cases. A majority of the votes cast shall be requisite to constitute a choice. ARTICLE III. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association, for the choice of officers and the transaction of other business, on Tuesday of the last full week of June, at such place as the Executive Committee may appoint; each member shall be notified by the Secretary, through the mail, of the time and place of such meeting at least thirty days in advance of said meeting. Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum. ARTICLE IV. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President, or, in his absence one of the Vice Presidents, to preside at all meetings of the Association. The President shall also preside at all meetings of the Executive Committee, and he shall audit and sign the annual account of the Treasurer. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend all meetings of the Association and of the Executive Committee, and to keep a careful record of their doings; to conduct all correspondence, and to carry into execution all orders, votes, Amendment of June, 1898. and resolves not otherwise committed; to keep a list of the members of the Association; collect the assessments, and pay over the same to the Treasurer; to notify members of their election, and members of committees of their appointment. In the absence of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary, the President shall appoint a Secretary pro tempore. Sec. 3. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all money received and expended for the use of the Association, and shall pay all accounts owing by the Association after they have been examined by the President and found correct. His account shall be produced at the annual meeting, having been previously audited and signed by the President. When his term of office expires, he shall deliver to his successor, or, in his absence, to the President, all books, moneys, and other property of the Association in his possession. *Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Arbitration to investigate and decide all disputes of a financial, mercantile, or commercial character which may be submitted to it. *Sec. 5. The proceedings of the Committee of Arbitration shall be recorded in a book to be kept for the purpose, in which shall be entered a summary of each controversy, the award made thereon, and, at the discretion of the committee, the grounds for making such award. The said book shall be the property of the Association, and subject to the inspection of its members. ARTICLE V. These By-laws may be amended or repealed by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting thereon at any meeting of the Association, provided notice of such amendment or repeal shall have been sent by mail to each member at least thirty days in advance of said meeting. Amendments of June, 1898. ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1. Reading of the Records of the Last Convention. 2. Report of the Treasurer. 3. Proposals for Membership. 4. Election of members. 6. Reading of Communications. 7. Unfinished Business. 8. New Business. 9. General Discussions. 10. Annual Election and Installation of officers. ROLL OF MEMBERS. Adams, T. Lee, Kansas City, Mo. Allan, John H. Seed Co., Picton, Ont. Allen, C. L., Floral Park, N. Y. Barrett, W. H., Adrian, Mich. Bodger, John & Son, Santa Paula, Cal. Bolgiano, F. W., & Co., Wash ington, D. C. Bolgiano, J., & Sons, Baltimore, Md. Bragg, B. L. Co., Springfield, Mass. Braslan, Chas. P., San Jose, Cal. Breck, Jos., & Son, Boston, Mass. Briggs Bros. & Co., Rochester, N. Y. Brill, Francis, Hempstead, L. I. Brown, Alfred J., Grand Rapids, Mich. Brown, A. C., Springfield, Ill. Buckbee, H. W., Rockford, Ill. Burt, N. J., & Co., Burlington, la. Bushnell, D. I., & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Burpee, W. A., Philadelphia, Pa. Cadwell & Jones, Hartford, Conn. Caughey & Carran, Detroit, Mich Childs, J. L., Floral Park, N. Y. Churchill & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Clark, A. N., Milford, Conn. Clark, O. W. & Son, Buffalo, N. Y. Clark, The E. B. Co., Milford, Conn. Clark, C. S., Wakeman, Ohio. Cleveland Seed Co., Rochester, N. Y. Comstock, Ferre & Co., Wethersfield, Conn. Conklin, E. W., & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. Coryell, L. J., Oshawa, Ont. Courteen, S. G., Milwaukee, Wis. Cox Seed Co., San Francisco, Cal. Crabbs & Reynolds, Crawfordsville, Ind. Craig, R. G., & Co., Memphis, Crosby Co., S. D., New York. Edward F., Honeoye Dickinson, Charles, Chicago, Ill. Dickinson, The Albert Co., Chi cago, Ill. Ebeling, F. H., Syracuse, N. Y. Eber, Wm., & Son, Quincy, Ill. Emerson, Frank T., Waterloo, Neb. Emerson, Thos. W. Co., Boston, Mass. Farmer Seed Co., Faribault, Minn. Griffith & Turner Co., Baltimore, Md. Griswold, T., & Co., So. Wethersfield, Conn. Grenell, W. H., Pierrepont Manor, N. Y. Haines, S. Y., Tompkins, Mich. Harmon, H. T., & Co., Portland, Me. Hart, Welles & Co., Wethersfield, Conn. Harvey Seed Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Harvey Seed Co., Montgomery, Ala. Hickox, Mull & Hill Co., Toledo, Ohio. Hoermann, Frank, Terre Haute, Ind. Holmes Seed Co., Harrisburg, Pa. Hollenbach, Peter, Chicago, Ill. Hunter, C. C., Minneapolis, Minn Huntington & Page, Indianapo lis, Ind. Heyman Milling Co., Monroeville, O. Illinois Seed Co., The, Chicago, Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Ia. Jefferson, J. Will, Louisville, Ky. Kansas City Grain and Seed Co., Keeney, N. B., & Son, LeRoy, N. Y. Kendel, A. C., Cleveland, Ohio. Kelling, Joseph Jr., Elyria, Ohio. Kelly Co., The, Cleveland, Ohio. Kimberlin, J. M., & Co., Santa Clara, Cal. Koss, Theodore, Milwaukee, Wis. Lamberd, S. L., Co., Baltimore, Md. Lilly, Bogardus & Co., Seattle, Wash. Leonard, S. F., Chicago, Ill. Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, Ohio. Lupton, J. M., Mattituck, N. Y. Mandeville & King, Rochester, N. Y. Manglesdorf Bros. Co., Atchison, Kan. May, L. L., & Co., St. Paul, Minn. McCullough's, J M., Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio. McCullough, J. Chas., Cincinnati, Ohio. McKay, Reece & Co., Nashville, Tenn. McKenzie, A. E. & Co., Brandon, Manitoba. Meier, Fred, Sleepy Eye, Minn. Michell, Henry F., Philadelphia, Pa. Mingle, P. B., & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Missouri Valley Seed Co., St. Joseph, Mo. Moore & Simon, Philadelphia. Morse, C. C., & Co., Santa Clara, Cal. Nebraska Seed Co., Omaha, Neb. Noll, J. F., & Co., Newark, N. J. Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. |