The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
srred against him the Secretary shall issue his demt

/ Sec. z. Any member holding demit or card, and
petition accompanied by the demit or card and
shall be subject to the ballot required APP
picaton for membership, Provided fee of fifty cents
months old. When member is demted by an Alliance
he is under the supervision of that Alliance long he
remains within it's Jurisdiction and shall not be allowed
sit in open Alliance after the quarter expires in which
he obtained the demit
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION l. It deemed contrary to the spirit Of the
order Tor brothers to to law with each other There
lore it is earnestly recommended when pecunary differ
ences arise between MEMBERS that they settle them ami
cably among themselves
Each Farmers Alliance shall appoint committee of
three the good of the order This Committee shall be
board for the arbitration OF differences of any nature
that may arise among it's members.
SEC. 2 When any officer or member shall be guilty OF
conduct unbecoming Alliance man, when personal
differences shall exist between MEMBERS which after
sonable effort cannot be amcably adjusted officer
may be mpeached; charges and specifications may be
prepared by any member at stated meeting of the
charges and specification shall be furnished by the Secre
tary to the party charged The chairman shall notify
the parties at variance writing of the time and place
at which they will take, in writing all testimony of per-
not members OF the Alliance, and report the same
at the next meeting of the board and upon report and
such other testimony may be had in the Alliance the
board shall proceed at in the trial. and nict such
punishment either both OF the parties they may
determine.
Sec g. All trials of officers and members of the Farm
ers Alliance shall be before the Board of the Farmers Al
lance
SEC 4. All parties on trial Tor any Ofense shall have
the right to defend themselves in person by proxy
The Lecturer shall conduct the prosecution, and shall
have The right to close after which the board shall
port their findings to the Alliance.
Sec 5. The Alliance shall adjudge the degree OF pun
shment upon the member found guilty by the board by
twothirds voe to be taken by ballot neither accused
sion; second, suspension; and third on reprmand.
Sec g. In case OF an appeal all the proceedings in the
trial. with the testimony properly Transcribed from the the
County Alliance with the signatures OF the President and
Secretary; and shall in effect stay proceedings.
:. Sec. Z. Any member expelled can only be reinstated
bv vote after one months notice mon anp
cation in open Alliance at stated meeting.
Sec. 8. Any member expelled can only be reinstated
by application the preceding section and the
ballot required petition for membership in the
& der.
Sec 9. Where a Farmers Alliance becomes defunct,
any member in good standing in that Alliance join
another Alliance without admission fee Provided, How
ever that said Alliance may be the Judge OF membership
and Provided further, law that is in force is
violated in admitting such member
Sec. 10. When an Alliance becomes SO large to be
unwiedly it may by two-thrds vote divide and form
two Alliances and petition of said Alliance under seal,
to the President of the State Alliance he will grant
charter for Alliance
Sec. IL. All appeals from Farmers Alliances shall be
; SEC. II. Any member suspended charges may be
reinstated by twothrds vote after months notice
in open Alliance.
Sec. 13 Any member expelled may be reinstated by
application by the ballot required for member
twothrds vote and work under the Charter they may
elect but must report their action to the President
the State Alliance; he will approve it and notify the
State Secretary.
r ARTICLE VII.
SECTION 1. This Constitution cannot be altered or
amended except upon written motion presented at a
regular stated meeting, which shall be read and final
ton deferred to the next meetng when it shall be again
read and carried by thirds vote shall become
part hereof.
BYLAWS.
I. Each delegate to the County Alliance shall be
titled to written credentials from the Secretary of this
Alliance.
2. All members of the Farmers Alliance in good
standing present at any meeting OF an Alliance shall be
. considered advisory members of that body.
3. majority vote of all members entitled to vote
shall decide any question before any Alliance unless 9th
erwse specified
4. All members in good standing shall be required to
vote all questions unless excused by the President
who shall vote only of tie and in balloting
5. The parliamentary rules set forth in the Manual OF
the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union shall
adopted the rules for ransacting business this
Alliance.
6. No brother shall vouch for another in any Alliance
unless they have been together in open Alliance has
legal information that the brother vouched for
= Der in good standing
T. On the election of secretary of this Alliance at
any time notice shall Immediately be given the secreta
ries OF the Farmers State and County Alliances
8. Any officer who shall fail to fulfil the duties of his
Office; absent himself from his Alliance for three stated
meetings in succession without valid excuse shall be
pended from Office said to be accepted by two
thirds of the members present.
9. Anyproposed amendment to these bylaws shall be
at ata tod