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reached its determination to suspend Quinn, II
should be allowed to conduct the business OF that
meeting free from interference with the matter.
This Is in Justice 10 the Local Assembly and the
order. for II might iralspire that the full member
snip OF the L. A. would not be present at the nrst
meeting, aud II a minority should take action, and
Incur the penalty due for INSTRUMENTATION, II might
be disposed OF far differently at a meeting at which
all members would have an opportunity to be pres
ent and act inteIligently on the decree OF the D. A.
Court: II therefore follows, and preceden, has es-
tabiished the rule, that at least two meetings are
allowed to the Local Assembly for the discussion Of
Important business.
QuISS's RIGHT TO PRESIDE.
The Local Assembly had not acted. It had not
notified the ID. A. Court OF Its intention to take an
appeal to the General Executive Board or its in.
tention to Ignore the order Of the ID. A. Court;
therefore James L. Quinn, had an unqnes'ionei
until the legal an proper steps had been taken, all
Of which could and should have been done prior to
the meeting OF District Assembly 40 held on May
II two meetings of the Local Assembly should be
held and no notice taken OF the order OF the D. A.
Court, or II a vote was passed by the L. A. to iR-
more the said order, aud the d. A. Court not served
with a notice Of any kind or u notice that the order
Of the u. 4. Court Is to ceriify the facts to the b.
A. IN session. and the Local Assemoly shall be de,
nj a'e1 m the right .n to representation cnn a, MI In n ne p; A. s:. and
bly, must retire beyond the limits of the d.
A.. II, at the meeting at which this will
shall be received by the d. A. Court, that body
snail declare said /. A. suspended, and certify the
TACT 10 Ine ~. a. III the ID. n. Court mas received
notice that |. A. 9, 23i intends to take an appeal to
the General Executive Board against the decree
OF suspension passed upon one OF Its members,
James T. Quinn, then that member shall continue
to exercise the rights and privileges conferred upon
him when elected AZ District Master Workman.
IL devolves upon the L. A. to carry out the sem
tence, ana untn II does so or refuses TO do 30 the ID.
A. Court hiss no legal right to certify Its findings to
the District Assembly. The time allowed to q l.
A. to act on the nnding OF the ID. A. Court should
always allow the holding OF two regular meetings.
The case, briefly summed up, shows. that James
f. Quinn erred In Withholding HIS testimony before
the District Assembly Court. He erred In deciding
that the District Assembly Court did not havo juriR-
diction In the matter. lie erred In citing section
345 az his authority for Withholding his testimony.
He Ia sustained In acting as ID. NJ. W. until such
time a. the local to which he Ia attached either de-
clines to accept the decree OF the ID. A. Court. or
and until the fact Is certified 10 the D.. A.. by the
Court Of the same.
The Court OF d. A. 40 10 sustaiued In holding tnal
in the case OF l. A. 1856 W. 2,2s4, for It had full but
not final Jurisdiction.
The Court OF ID. A. - Ia sustained In certifying
the result of lis finding In the case OF the suspen-
sion OF James X. Quinn ana others to the said A.
2, 234.
= ne court OF D.. A.. 20 is sustained In suspeudlng
James l.. Quinn for refusing 10 testify.
The Court OF ID. A, 40 erred, and IL not sustained
IN certifying to the district assembly before the L.
A.. NO given proper notice that It had taken action
on the order Of The ID. A. Court. As no business
OF q district assembly can he properly transacted
until the ID. A. Is regularly opened BY the regular
orlcers whose seats have not been declared va
cant, such action az may be taken on this decision
20. Fraternaily submitted.
Il. ", POwpERLY. q. NJ. w.