Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting | Page 5

as the Board of Directors may require or may
legally be required, shall invest life memberships or other funds as the
Board of Directors may direct, subject to legal restrictions and in
accordance with the law, and shall submit a verified account of receipts
and disbursements to the Annual meeting and such current accounts as
the Board of Directors may from time to time require. Before the final
business session of the Annual Meeting of the Association, the
accounts of the Treasurer shall be submitted for examination to the
Auditing Committee appointed by the President at the opening session
of the Annual Meeting.

ARTICLE V. The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the
association between meetings. Four members, including at least two
elected officers, shall be considered a quorum.
SECTION III.--ELECTIONS
ARTICLE I. The Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and
hold office for one year beginning immediately following the close of
the Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE II. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of
officers on the first day of the Annual Meeting and the election shall
take place at the closing session. Nominations for any office may be
presented from the floor at the time the slate is presented or
immediately preceding the election.
ARTICLE III. For the purpose of nominating officers for the year 1949
and thereafter, a committee of five members shall be elected annually
at the preceding Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE IV. A quorum at a regularly called Annual Meeting shall be
fifteen (15) members and must include at least two of the elected
officers.
ARTICLE V. All classes of members whose dues are paid shall be
eligible to vote and hold office.
SECTION IV.--FINANCIAL MATTERS
ARTICLE I. The fiscal year of the Association shall extend from
October 1st through the following September 30th. All annual
memberships shall begin October 1st.
ARTICLE II. The names of all members whose dues have not been
paid by January 1st shall be dropped from the rolls of the Society.
Notices of non-payment of dues shall be mailed to delinquent members
on or about December 1st.

ARTICLE III. The Annual Report shall be sent to only those members
who have paid their dues for the current year. Members whose dues
have not been paid by January 1st shall be considered delinquent. They
will not be entitled to receive the publication or other benefits of the
Association until dues are paid.
SECTION V.--MEETINGS
ARTICLE I. 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 Board of Directors 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 Board of
Directors.
SECTION VI.--PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLE I. The Association shall publish a report each fiscal year and
such other publications as may be authorized by the Association.
ARTICLE II. The publishing of the report shall be the responsibility of
the Committee on Publications.
SECTION VII.--AWARDS
ARTICLE I. The Association may provide suitable awards for
outstanding contributions to the cultivation of nut bearing plants and
suitable recognition for meritorious exhibits as may be appropriate.
SECTION VIII.--STANDING COMMITTEES
As soon as practical after the Annual Meeting of the Association, the
President shall appoint the following standing committees:
1. Membership 2. Auditing 3. Publications 4. Survey 5. Program 6.
Research 7. Exhibit 8. Varieties and Contests
SECTION IX.--REGIONAL GROUPS AND AFFILIATED
SOCIETIES

ARTICLE I. The Association shall encourage the formation of regional
groups of its members, who may elect their own officers and organize
their own local field days and other programs. They may publish their
proceedings and selected papers in the yearbooks of the parent society
subject to review of the Association's Committee on Publications.
ARTICLE II. Any independent regional association of nut growers may
affiliate with the Northern Nut Growers Association provided
one-fourth of its members are also members of the Northern Nut
Growers Association. Such affiliated societies shall pay an annual
affiliation fee of $3.00 to the Northern Nut Growers Association.
Papers presented at the meetings of the regional society may be
published in the proceedings of the parent society subject to review of
the Association's Committee on Publications.
SECTION X.--AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I. These by-laws may be amended at any Annual Meeting
by a two-thirds vote of the members present provided such
amendments shall have been submitted to the membership in writing at
least thirty days prior to that meeting.
* * * * *
Forty-Second Annual Meeting Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc.
August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 Urbana, Illinois
At the evening session on August 27, Dr. William Rohrbacher
presented Dr. Arthur S. Colby, of the University of Illinois, who
informally welcomed