Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-02
submitted to the Sections for general

1. The National Executive Committee is composed of seven members to be elected by the Section or Sections of the place selected as the seat of the com. mittee. The committee shall elect from its members a Financial Secre- tary, Recording Secretary and Treasurer.
 The same Section or Sections shall also elect the National Secretary, who shall also act as secretary for foreign affairs. He shall be member of the Executive Committee, but with an ad- visory voice only.
 It is the right and duty of the said Section or Sections to suspend any mem Der of the National Executive Commit. tee, including the National Secretary, who may be guilty of any neglect of duty, to elect temporary successor in place of such suspended member, and to submit such action with the reasons therefor to general vote.
 3. The members of the National Ex- ecutive Committee shall be elected for the term of one year, but may be re- elected at the expiration thereof.
 8. The National Executive has for its duty:
 q, To carry out the resolutions of the National Convention and those adopted by general vote.
 b. To supervise the agitation through out the country.
 c. To establish proper relations and communication with the Socialist Par ties of other countries.
 q. To make all necessary preparations for the National Convention, and make a full report to the same on all Party matters.
 Q. To issue semi.annually and in a sufficient number of copies report to the Party, stating definitely the condi- tion of every Section and of the Partys finances. The local Sections selected as the seat of the committee shall elect an power at any time to inspect and audit the books and the funds on hand.
 4. It is also the duty of the National Executive Committee:
 q. To receive any propositions which may be presented for general vote by any Section; they shall become binding if endorsed by general vote of the Party within two months after the issue of the call.
 b. To be represented in the National Convention by one of its members, who | shall have no vote, but mere advisory voice in the proceedings, and shall bear no other credentials.
 c. The National Executive Committee makes its own order of business. q. The Executive Committee may compensate its officers, according to the labors performed by them, from the treasury of the Party. Iv.-THE PARTY PRESS
 1. The National Executive Committee shall have control of the contents of the Party organs.
 9. The editors are appointed by the National Executive Committee from such comrades as shall be recommended for appointment by the convention. They cannot be members of the con- mittee.
 3. The National Executive Committee shall give notice of discharge at least two weeks before the same is to take effect; the editors shall also be bound to give two weeks notice of their inten- tions to leave their positions.
 4. Any of the editors who may prove incompetent or violate the platform or constitution of the party may be forth with suspended by the National Execu- tive Committee
 Any editor who has been discharged by the committee shall have right of appeal to the Board of Grievances.
 5. The control and administration of the party property, consisting of the printery and the party organs, belongs to the local Section or Sections of the town where the printery is situated and the organs are published.
 v.-BoARD OF GRIEVANCES.
 1. The Board of Grievances shall be composed of seven members.
 2. The duties of this Board shall be:
 c. To settle all difficulties in the party within four weeks after receiving the necessary evidence, the decisions to be at once communicated to the National Executive Committee; and to decide appeals in cases of expulsion.
 b. From all decisions of the Board of Grievances, appeal may be taken to the general vote. The Sections must report the result of their vote to the National Executive Committee within six weeks; within two additional weeks the National Executive Committee must publish the result.
 c. The secretary of the Board of Grievances shall render full report of the transactions of that Board during its term of office to the National Conven- tion.
 q. The Board shall declare vacant the seat of any of It's members for absence from three consecutive meetings with out sufficient cause, and is authorized to order the Section of its locality to fill the vacancy by election.