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........................................................................Title.
I. The title shall be "The Iris Society."
..............................................................Meeting
Place.
2. The Society shall meet in London or in such other place as
may be convenient.
...................................................................Objects.
3. Among the objects of the Society shall be to encourage, improve
and extend the cultivation of Irises, and to regulate their nomenclature.
Membership.
4. The Society shall consist of members paying an annual subscription.
No person shall be entitled to any of the rights and privileges
of membership until his or her subscription for the current year
has been received by the Hon. Treasurer.
Members of the Society shall be entitled
..........(a) To receive copies of
any publications issued by the Society.
..........(b) To vote at all meetings
of the Society.
..........(c) To vote by post on
any definite motion on the agenda.
.................................................................Subscriptions.
5. Shall be payable on January lst in each year. Any member may
resign by giving notice in writing to the Hon. Secretary or Hon.
Treasurer not later than December 31st, and in default of such
notice a member will he liable for the subscription for the current
year.
...............................................Application
of Income and Funds.
6. The income and funds of the Society shall be applied towards
the promotion of its objects.
............................................................Executive
Committee.
7. The management and administration of the affairs of the Society
shall, subject to these rules, be vested in a committee consisting
of not more than five members of the Society, all of whom shall
he elected at the Annual Meeting, and shall hold office for one
year. The officers of the Society shall be ex-officio and additional
members of the committee. Any vacancy occurring among the members
of the committee or officers of the Society during the year shall
be filled by the committee, and such appointment shall hold good
until the next Annual Meeting. Three members shall form a quorum.
............................................Appointment
and Duties of Officers.
8. The officers of the Society who shall be elected at the Annual
Meeting and hold office for one year shall be the following
(a) A President who shall hold office for not more than one year,
and who shall be ineligible for re-election as President for one
year after the expiration of any term of office.
(b) An Hon. Treasurer who shall prepare and present at the Annual
Meeting an Annual Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts.
(c) An Hon. Secretary who shall be responsible for all the secretarial
work of the Society. The Hon. Secretary shall account to the Hon.
Treasurer for all moneys received by him on behalf of the Society.
(d) An Hon. Editor who shall edit all publications of the Society.
These officers shall be ex-officio members of the committee.
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