Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-06-25
BY Laws Governing Colonies of the
BEG.

l. All land and capital to be held
in trust by the Board of Trustees of
the national union.
2. No incumbrance ever to be
placed upon the land
3. The land cannot be sold as long
as any colonists remain to cooperate.
i. All products of each colony shall
be turned over to the central Ex-
change Department, and after all
wants of the communities are provi-
ded for, the surplus shall be sold or ex-
changed by the Distributor for such
commodities as the colonists need but
cannot produce.
5. Members wishing to join colony
shall be placed on six months proba-
ton.
&. Members, in order to remain.
must receive a two-thirds vote of all
members of the colony to which they
are attached.
I. Members wishing to join colo
ny shall pay an admission fee of $3.50.
This admits the persons who properly
constitute one family.
s. Upon joining colony members
are to forward the admission fee to the
National Secretary. Land will be &C
cepted at fair valuation in payment
of fee. Members unable to pay the
full amount either in cash or land
shall, when possible, be given an OPP
portunity to work out the fee in the
colony. and may turn in their credits
or time checks for that purpose, and
shall be allowed the same credit for
overtime as for regular hours of work.
9. The fees of rejected applicants
and expelled members shall be re-
funded.
10. Withdrawing members shall
have no legal claim to the return of
the amount paid as admission fee, but
by majority vote of all members of
their colony may be allowed that
amount out of the general funds. Ell
Their in commodities, B G c scrip or
legal tender, at the option of the said
associate members.
IL. For sufficient cause any men,
Der may be expelled by three-fourths
vote of his community.
u. The day shall be the unit of
account.
13. The time check shall be for use
in the colonies and shall be non-trans-
ferable: the B & G scrip, to be used by
the National Board of Trustees in ex-
change for legal tender and other
forms of property, shall be the general
medium of exchange.
II. Each adult member shall be
allowed equal pay for days work.
Is. The number of hours to consti-
tute a days work shall be determined
according to Bellamy's method: Hard
work, short hours: eight hours being
regarded as the normal days work
until such time as the cooperative
system is well established, when the
hours may be reduced.
| IL. Members NAV choose their own
occupation, but shall hold themselves
ready to do any work assigned them
! by proper officers. The members in
each trade or calling shall nominate
their own superintendent, who shall
be elected by and responsible to the
community in which this work is
carried on.
Il. Each member must sign a
pledge to abide by these laws and sub
NIT all grievances to settlement by
arbitration, waving all right to APP
peal to the courts.
Is. Members unable or not willing
to join colonies at the start, but who
may wish to join later, may pay for
certificate of membership by INSTALL
ments. If, in case of death or serious
accident Detailing member, his fam
| lily does not wish to go to colony the
amount of his installments will be
paid in legal tender. B c c scrip or
commodities to his wife and children
10. Colonies will be granted local
self-government in so far as the rules
they may adapt do not conflict with
these laws and the national constitu-
ton.
20. These rules may be amended
at any time by majority vote, pro-
vided such amendment is proposed in
writing and endorsed by per cent of
the entire membership; and when
sent to the national secretary thus en-
dorsed, said amendment shall be SUBJ