ry and the treasurer shall be members.
There shall be a state vice-president from each state, dependency,
or country represented in the membership of the association, who
shall be appointed by the president.

ARTICLE V

_Election of Officers._ A committee of five members shall be
elected at the annual meeting for the purpose of nominating
officers for the following year.

ARTICLE VI

_Meetings._--The place and time of the annual meeting shall be
selected by the membership in session or, in the event of no
selection being made at this time, the executive committee shall
choose the place and time for the holding of the annual convention.
Such other meetings as may seem desirable may be called by the
president and executive committee.

ARTICLE VII

_Quorum._ Ten members of the association shall constitute a quorum,
but must include two of the four elected officers.

ARTICLE VIII

_Amendments._ This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the members present at any annual meeting, notice of such
amendment having been read at the previous annual meeting, or a
copy of the proposed amendment having been mailed by any member to
each member thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

_Committees._ The association shall appoint standing committees as
follows: On membership, on finance, on programme, on press and
publication, on nomenclature, on promising seedlings, on hybrids,
and an auditing committee. The committee on membership may make
recommendations to the association as to the discipline or
expulsion of any member.

ARTICLE II

_Fees._ Annual members shall pay two dollars annually, or three
dollars and twenty-five cents, including a year's subscription to
the American Nut Journal. Contributing members shall pay five
dollars annually, this membership including a year's subscription
to the American Nut Journal. Life members shall make one payment of
fifty dollars, and shall be exempt from further dues. Honorary
members shall be exempt from dues.

ARTICLE III

_Membership._ All annual memberships shall begin either with the
first day of the calendar quarter following the date of joining the
Association, or with the first day of the calendar quart