The workingman's advocate., 1872-10-12

which may be paid in install nents with the
consent % the local Union having luris,lic-
tion in the case. IN consider Ition az which
he NAV BE- allowed "a work while the case
is being investigated. In case he il fpnnd
TO be an unfair man, he shall, by paying
all fines that may have been imposed on
him by local Unions and 4, fray expenses,
be accepted as a member ~ said Union. A
SEQ. 4. ANY cigar maker obtaining EN-
ployment in place where NJ Union exists /
shall be required tO dep,sit his card with /
the nearest Union. For neglectlng To do |
-. the said Union shall fine him five dol |
lars.
SEc ) All members working outside
where a UnIon Is located shall receive a
certificate Of membership On deposItlng
their card: said certificate to be endorsed
hy the President and Secretary, and to be
renewed every three months, providing the
dues are paid up. and shall bear the words:
This certificate shall be null and void
three months after date, and IN case the
holder Of such certificate be compelled to
leave without being able to obtain his card,
said certificate I" supply its pE.cD uniii lr
can have Il sent.
SEE q. No travelling cards, certificates
II membership or retiring cards shall he
issued by local Unions. except such as shall
he provided by the international Secretary;
and all cards sent by the international
Secretary to local Unions shall bear the i'm
press of the International seal, with the
name of the International Secretary, as a
proof of their genuineness; ard said card
shall be null and void in three months af
ter its issue.
SEC :. Local unions may assist
needy cigar-maker who Is travelling for
employment, provided his card bears the
following endorsement This is t. GER
tify that ...............is compelled To leave
the jurisdiction Of this union" Officers
shall in no case certify that the bearer y
compelled to leave for want Of employment,
when such employment can be had under
their jurisdiction.
So. 4. The amount Uf the loan shall
in all cases lie indorsed on the card.
81, o. All moneys received by local
unions which are due to other unions shall
he immediately forwarded 70 the unions Z"
| which they are due, as provided fer III
Section ., Article VII and it shall be the
! duty uf Financial Secretaries Of local
| unions to give a correct account at their
regular meeting Of all moneys loaned on
| cards, and all disbursements received by
| them.
SEc. 10 When member Of any local
\ union presents card with money loaned
endorsed thereon, the union III which he
deposits his card must collect twenty per
cent. Of his wages at the end Of each week
while such debtor is III employment, ur
+! they shall be responsible for the same.
SEc. IL. Any cigarmaker depOsitlng
4 his card with "A loan thereon shall receive
from the Financial Secretary certificate
stating what amount is due different
unions. in rotation. This certificate shall
| be given to the director Of the shop, If any.
| II there is no other cigar-Inaker at work i'll
| the shop wherein he may obtain employ
ment, then the Corresponding Secretary
shall hold said certificate.
SEC. IL. Ii shall be the duty of the men
in every shop to elect one Of their mem
| bers as Director, whose duty II shall be to
receive the certificate from any cigar ma
ker who may have possession thereof, and
collect the twenty per cent. 1t shall lie
his duty to immediately y make a settlement
with the financial Secretary Of the mon
of all moneys So collected, /, until said rd $
clear, when the certificate shall he returned
| To the Union.
SEC. Is. In case cigar maker desires or
is compelled to leave the jurisdiction of a
| mon from whom he holds a certificate,
his card shall not be granted to him, until
the certificate is returned to the Financial
Secretary of the Union.
| SIC. a. Should the Director neglect to
collect the requisite amount prescribed,
/ ,.l,..,I,,uI ,L-..r u fHA
| shop shall be held responsible for the
amount which may be due the Union, ter
the time they are working with such a
| cigar maker, and such money shall he col
lsctel ia like IAAnner other dHes and
assessments Of local Unions. Any cigar
maker depositIng his certificate IN shop,
and failing to pay the amount prescribed,
after having been at work one week therein,
shall not be permitted to work longer ~
any union shop, nor shall he receive hIs
card, until he shall have paid the requisite
amount due. for the time he may have
worked in such shop.
SE.. ID. All expenses incidental to ia,
collection and forwarding of loans shall bt
paid by the debtor.
SEC. IL. The dues Of members of al
local Onions shall commence on the first
day of every month A member drawing
his card shall pay dues for the month IN
which his card Is ISSUED 10 the | mon from
which receives IT, and no other Union shal
charge dues for the same month.
SEC. IL. ANY cigar maker having a cleaI
card shall be required to deposit the same
with the Director Of the shop, or the
Financial Secretary Of the Union under
whose jurisdiction he obtains employ
ment, before being allowed to % to work,
whereupon he shall bs admitted into said
Union free If charge Should he desire
To leave their jurisdiction before the reg
ulAr meeting If the Union, he shall be
granted a new card.
ARTICLE NJ.
SEc. I. No person shall be eligible to
membership in any local Union unless said
person he practical cigar-maker, and
have served a regular apprenticeship Of
not less than three years.
SEc 2 Each local Union shall have the
right u regulate the amount Of the lnitia-
tion fee Of its apprentices also cigar
makers coming from foreign countries, ex-
cept British North America provided
that the apprentice fee does not exceed
five dollars.
Sea. 3. Any cigar maker coming from a
foreign country, having Union card,
shall be admitted into a local Union with
out any charge, provided that four months
shall not have intervened between the
date of its issue and its acceptance by a
local Union.
SEc. 4. No local Union shall allow its
members to work with filler breaker, or
nOn-J Mon man.
SEc .. Each member Of a local union
shall, upon his admission into the same,
take the following obligation Il,
do solemnly pledge my honor as man,
that | will not reveal any business which
may be transacted at the meeting If our
union, to nOn-union men, or parties not
connected with the organization.
! ARTICLE Mi.