The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-07

| the .D0Qy unless SeGCIom0nL OF Lno
national per capita dues of cents for
each male member has been made by
the State Secretary, accompanied by
the proper amount of money to the
National Secretary, and State Secre-
taries shall make such remittance and
report promptly on or before the first
day OF November. ...
Section 8. The annual election of
officers by the Supreme Council shall
| be by ballot.
Sec. 4. The President shall appoint
from the actual delegates to the session
of the Supreme Council, chaplain,
assistant lecturer, door keeper, assist
ant door-keeper, sergeantat-arms, and
such other executive officers as the
business of the session may require.
The term of Office for such officers
shall expire at the close of the session;
such appointed officers to receive moth
ing in addition to mileage and per
diem as delegates.
Sec. 5. The President shall be the
presiding officer of the Supreme Coun
Gil and shall conduct the business &C,
cording to the accepted rules Of par
liamentary usages and the require
ments of the ritual. ......
Sec. 6. The President shall have
authority to call upon any executive
officer or committee to make reports
and showing of the business entrusted
to him at such time as in his judgment
it seems best.
Sec. 7, The President may, when
notified of any deriliction of duty or
violation of the rules of the order sus-
pend any officer or committee and
summon them to appear before the
judiciary committee to make showing
to the chairman either by oral or writ
ten evidence as to their guilt or inno
cence of the charges.
Sec, 8. The President shall have
full authority to enforce order and de-
corum during the sessions Of the Su-
preme Council.
Sec. 8. The President shall have
power to call a meeting of the Supreme
/ Counc:! at such time and place as in
his judgment is for the good of the
order. When petitioned by one-fourth
of the State presidents in the jurisdic
ton of this order, he shall call meet
ing OF the Supreme Council. He
shall state in the call specifically for
what purpose the meeting is convened.
Sec. 10. The Vice Presidents duties
shall be to assist the President, and
in his absence to perform his duty.
Sec. IL. The order of succession in
vacancy shall be-president to vice
president and vice president to chair
man of the executive board.
Sec.. II. The secretary's duty shall
be to keep a record of the proceedings
of the Supreme Council, conduct it's
correspondence, to receive all money
Of the Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union and pay it over TO the
treasurer and take his receipt for the
same, to read all communications, re-
ports and petitions in open Supreme
Council when necessary, to affix the
seal of the Farmers Alliance and In
| dustrial Union to all documents re
quiring the same, to prepare for pub
lication copy of the proceedings of
each annual or called session imme-
dirtely after adjournment. He shall
have charge of the SEAL books and
papers of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union. His books shall at
all times be open to the inspection of
the President or any committee ap-
pointed by the President to inspect
the same, to keep correct account
between each State and the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union He
shall furnish the secretaries of each
State Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union with a blank book properly
ruled, with suitable column heads for
classifying and recording the contents
of the reports from the Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union. Also
suitable blanks for making reports to
his Office and to the chairman Of the
executive committee. He shall also
make list of all the officers, standing
and special committees of the Supreme
Council, with name and postofice ad-
dress, which list shall be part of
the printed proceedings of the Supreme
Council.
Sec. 13. The treasurer's duty shall be
to receive all money from the secretary,
and pay it out on warrant from the
secretary approved by the President.
He shall file with the secretary bond
for double the amount of money that
is likely to pass through his hands.
Sec. IA. It shall be the duty of the
lecturer to visit each State in the jur
isdiction at least once year and hold
himself in readiness at all times to
visit such localities and perform such
duties as may be designated by the
| President.
Sec. Is. There shall be elected by the
! Supreme Council an executive board