_Name._ This society shall be known as the NORTHERN NUT GROWERSASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED.ARTICLE II_Object._ Its object shall be the promotion of interest in nut-bearingplants, their products and their culture.ARTICLE III_Membership._ Membership in the society shall be open to all persons whodesire to further nut culture, without reference to place of residenceor nationality, subject to the rules and regulations of the committee onmembership.ARTICLE IV_Officers._ There shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretaryand a treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting;and an executive committee of six persons, of which the president, thetwo last retiring presidents, the vice-president, the secretary and thetreasurer shall be members. There shall be a state vice-president fromeach state, dependency, or country represented in the membership of theassociation, who shall be appointed by the president.