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to and from convention. Should said as
sesSment of 81 per member be insufficient
for this purpose the deficit shall be made up
from the general funds in the treasury OF
the International Typographical Union, and
should there be a surplus after The per diem
and expenses of said delegate are paid the
surplus shall be turned into the general
fund of the International Typographical
Union. The payment of said delegates per
diem and expenses shall be made through
the local union in which he has a member
ship at the time of election. Said delegate
may be granted additional compensation by
the subordinate union in which he has men,
bership II such union so decides. Any sub
ordinate union within the jurisdiction Of a
district formed by the executive council
may be excluded from such district and
send delegate or delegates as provided by
subsequent sections of this article. An al
ternate shall be elected from subordinate
union in said district at the time the dele
gate is chosen.
Upfavorable report and concurrence
Proposition No. S0-By Mr.. Flanagan
(Grand Rapids:
Add the following new section under
heading, Duties Of Subordinate Unions and
Officers" general laws. p. 1913:
Section -. Secretaries of subordinate
unions are required to file with the secre-
tary-treasurer of the International Typo
graphical Union on the 1st day of January
and July each year. upon blanks furnished
by said officer, a detailed statement of pop
| ulation. scales Of prices, hours Of labor,
ETC., of their city and trade; and 1t Shall be
the duty of the secretary treasurer to codi-
fy such statistics In such manner as will
grade the cities or towns according to their
size and population; further, copies of said
statistics shall be mailed from time to time
to the presidents and secretaries of local
unions so soon as completed or corrected
but shall not be used for general publica-
ton.
To this proposition substitute was offer
ed by the laws committee to the effect that
nrin of
on the 1st day of December in each year a
statistical review of the population of their
territory, the wage scale in force and the
hours of labor Of their organizations The
substitute. after heated debate. was con-
Proposition No. s1-By Delegate Ashton
(Newark):
Strike out section Al, page "a, general
laws.
Proposition No. s2-By Delegate Ashton
(Newark):
Amend section 81. page &c. general laws
Dy striking out last three lines, and substi-
tute therefor the following:
Registered apprentices in machine Offices
snail be privileged to practice on machines
during last year of apprenticeship, provid-
ed they are duly elected and obligated ap-
prentice members.
Unfavorable report and concurrence In
both Of the above.
Proposition No. S3-By Mr. Pierce Wash
| ington):
Amend section 65. general laws, to read
Section IS. In. machine offices under the
jurisdiction of the International Typograph h.
ical Union no person shall be eligible as a
learner on machines who is not a mem.
Der OF the International Typographica]
Union. and who has not served the REQUIRED
apprenticeship at the printing business The
| tlme and compensation of learners shall
| De regulated by local unions. Regularly
employed apprentices in machine offices
| snail be privileged to practice on machines
| during the last three months of their an.
| premiership. p
Favorable report and concurrence.
Like Membership Certificates.
Proposition No. sABy Mr.. Pierc.
| Washington):
| Add new section to general laws, as fol
| lows:
! Section - All members of the Interna
| tlonal typographical Union who have beer
| active members in good standing for thir
| ty-hve years shall be entitled to 'Iff,
| Membership Certificates" the holder o.
| "hlch shall pay no per capita tax or inter
| national assessment or subordinate unior
dues or assessments, but shall enjoy al
the rights. privileges and benefits of mem
| bers in good standing in said organization
| while actually engaged at the printing
| business. These certificates shall be ISSUED
by the International Typographical Union
| through subordinate unions, and shall be
worded as follows:
| ~ international typographical Union.
| No. =.
| This certif1es that. Observation-Disclosures.
the holder hereof, is at this day and date
| having for the previous thirty-five years
been an active member in good standing
OF the International Typographical Union
granted this life membership certificate
which exempts him from all dues and taxes
| In this organization from this date, bui
does not deprive him of any right. privilege
| or benefit of a member in good standing OF
the International Typographical Unior
while actually engaged at the printing
business.
(SeaD
President l. T. U.
Sec.-Treas. 1. T. U.
Application for life membership certif.
| Gates must be made through subordinate
unions. and the application published ir
| the Typographical Journal. Applicants
must furnish satisfactory evidence to sub.
ordinate unions that they are entitled tc
said certificate.
Amend section sc, general laws, SO as tc
conform to the above, by inserting in line
), after the word "home" the following
| 'And holders of life membership certifi.
Gates
Favorable report and concurrence.
| Proposition No. s7-By Delegate Leidy
| Jacksonville, F1a.):
Amend article XIV, constitution, to read
Section 1. There shall be published
weekly paper of not less than eight
pages, 10 De non n-pOutlcal ana non-Sec
| tartan. and to be known as The Typo
graphical Journal: Official paper of the
| International Typographical Union OF
| North America, and which shall be so fal
as practicable the International Unions
official organ of communication to subor.
dinate unions.
Section 2. The executive council shall
appoint an editor of the Typographical
| Journal. whose compensation shall be 81. .oOt
| per annum. and who, in his capacity a:
| editor. shall be at all times subject to the
| direction of the executive council.
| Unfayorable report and concurrence.
| Proposition No. SS-By Delegate Bodine
| Philadelphia):
| Resolved That members who have beer
| thirty-fiye years in continuous good standing
in the International Typographical Union, anC
| who are not regularly employed. be exempt
| ed from the payment of the monthly pei
| capita tax by international law.
Unfavorable report and concurrence.
| Proposition No. S9-By Delegate McCar
| thy augusta, Ga.):
| Amend section 1. article vii, bylaws
| after the words five days" line 5, by In
| serting the words: Together with suff
cient money to defray the actual expens,