Download or read book Tenth Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tenth Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan: 1880 Article I. - Name, Territory, and Objects. The name of the society shall be the Michigan State Horticultural Society; and its territory shall be the State of Michigan. Its objects shall be the development of an adequate appreciation of the peculiar adaptation of the soils and climate of the State to the pursuit of horticulture in all its branches; and the collection and dissemination of information bearing upon the theory and practice of the same, as well as upon the arts and sciences directly or indirectly associated therewith, or calculated to elevate or improve the practice thereof. Article II. - Officers and Mode of Election. The officers of the society shall be a President, a Vice President in and for each county of the State, as far as shall be found necessary and practicable; a Secretary and a Treasurer, together with an Executive Board of six members, aside from the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be ex officio members of said board. The officers shall be elected by ballot. Article III. - A Quorum. Four members of the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of said board: Provided, That each of the members thereof shall have been notified, in the usual manner, of the time, place and object of such meeting. Article IV. - Annual Meeting And Election of Officers. The annual meeting of the society, for the election of the officers specified in Article II., shall occur on the first Wednesday of December in each year, and the officers then elected shall enter upon the discharge of their duties as such, on the first day of January next ensuing; but in case of a failure to elect at that time, such election may be held at a subsequent time, at an adjourned meeting, or at a meeting of the society called for that purpose, in the usual manner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.