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panying such notification with a certificate
of death and the working card or certificate
of membership Of the deceased member.
The secretary treasurer of the International
Typographical Union, as soon as practical
BILE after such notification, shall pay over
to the president and secretary of such sub
ordinate. union, for the burial expenses of
the deceased, such amount as he or she
shall be entitled to under the provisions of
article TX of the constitution.
Amend general laws, by adding a new
section, as follows:
Section o. It shall be the duty Of the
secretary of each subordinate union to fur
nish monthly to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
the International Typographical Union, at
the same time as he forwards the per cap
ita, on forms to be provided for the pur-
and reinstatenaents with the names Of
members initiated. admitted by card and
withdrawn by card.
Resolution.
Resolved, That in event of the adoption
Of the foregoing amendments by the con-
vention and the referendum, the secretary
of each subordinate union shall transmit to
the secretary-treasuer of the international
Union, on January l. 1904, q true and cor
rect list Of all members who are then pay
ing international dues and assessments.
Committee requests further time.
By Secretary-Treasurer.
Proposition No. 22-By secretaryTreas-
urer Brentwood:
Amend section 6, article III. bylaws, re-
lating to International elections, by strik-
ing out the date June g." in the third line,
and inserting June l." making THIS por-
ton Of the section read:
Section g. These returns shall be care
fully filed and preserved by said official
and at IL m. (noon) on June 1 delivered to
the board of electors, etc.
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 23-By Secretary-Treas-
urer Brentwood:
Amend section 1, article III, bylaws, re-
lating to international elections, by strlk-
ing out the words, 1.-THE secretary-treasurer
shall publish in the Typographical Journal,
not later than March 49, in the ninth and
tenth lines, and inserting in lieu thereon the
following: 1.-THE secretary-treasurer shall
graphical Journal
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 24By Secretary-Treas-
urer Bramwood:
Amend section g. article TX, or constltu-
tion to read as follows:
Section G. The burial fund shall be used
to pay the burial expenses of members IN
good standing at time OF death, ana the
amount of the benefit in each case shall be
$40
Amend section 8. article vi. bylaws to
read as follows:
Section 6. On the death OF member IN
good standing in a subordinate union the
president and secretary thereof shall i'm
mediately notify the secretary-treasurer or
the International Typographical Union on
a form provided for that purpose. accom-.
panying such notification with the last
working card or certificate OF membership
of the deceased member. The secretary
treasurer of the International Typograph-
such notification, shall transmit to the
president and secretary Of such subordi-
nate union for the burial expenses OF the
deceased, the sum of $40
This proposition is submitted contingent
upon the non-adoption Of the proposition
relating to the establishment of a gradu-
ated burial benefit
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 25-By Secretary-Ireas-
urer Brentwood:
Amend section l, article TX, constitution,
relating to revenue and funds, by striking
out the sentence stipulating that lnterna-
tional dues for each month shall be collect
ed by subordinate unions and forwarded on
or before the third Monday Of the succeed
ing month to the secretary-treasurer OF
the International Typographical Union,
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
international dues for each month shall
be collected by subordinate unions, and
shall. be transmitted to the secretary-treas,
urer of the International Typographical
Union before the twentieth of the succeed
ing month Unions failing to comply with
this provision shall be considered dilin-
-quent and debarred from benefits.
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 26-By SecretaryTreas-
urer BramWOOd:
Amend section 8, article TX, constitution.
by striking out the following proviso re-
latng to transfers from the burial fund:
provided. That in event the receipts of
the burial fund shall exceed the expendi-
lures therefrom during any fiscal year.
ctloh of
shall be Immediately transferred to the
general fund by the secretary treasurer"
Committee reports favorably.
Issuance of Label.
Proposition No. 27-By Delegate Owen
doutsville):
Add after section 70, general laws. the
following new section:
Section rs. The executive council may
at any time issue the label of the Inter-
national Typographical Union to employers
in cities or towns where no subordinate
union exists. and where the council may
deem it compatible with the best interests
of the craft. Provided. Said employer
agrees to pay his employees not less than
SO per week of not more than fifty-four
hours Such employees. when competent.
Typographical Union and deposit their
cards in the nearest local union"
Committee reports unfavorably.
Proposition No. 2S-By Delegate McCurdy
Roanoke):
Amend section 14S. general laws to read:
Section 14S. No member Of q subordinate
union shall be entitled to vote upon a pro-
posed change in the scale of prices unless
he has been q member of said union at
least six months. except where the union
has been In existence for shorter period:
and it shall require a three-fourths vote,
by secret ballot, Of such qualified members
present" to change an established scale Of
prices.
Committee reports favorably with addi-
ton of words "at the meeting following
the word present"
Proposition No. 29-By Delegate Bickell
(San Francisco):
Add new section to general laws, as fol-
lows:
Section 1t shall be unlawful for any
subordinate union to admit to its member
ship any machine operator who has not
served an apprenticeship at the printing