The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
LABOR MEN TO MEET
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF FEDERAL
 TION IN APRIL.
Seventh Session of the Union Leaders to Be Held in Montgomery the x2nd and z3rd of Next
 Month.

The seventh annual convention of the Alabama Federation of Labor will take place in Montgomery on the 22nd of April at the Montgomery Labor Council hall. The meeting will last until the night of the 23rd.
 All the different labor organizations in the State are expected to send delegates. They are already being chosen by the various affiliated organi- State.
 The official call, which has just been issued, follows:
 ITO All Labor Organizations in the
 State of Alabama--Greeting:
 Tn compliance with the constitution. you are hereby notified that the sev- enth annual convention of the Alabama Federation of Labor will be held at Montgomery Labor Council hall, Mont. somery, Ala, commencing Monday morning, April 22, 1907. at 10 a. m.. and continuing until the night of Tues day, the 23rd.
 The basis of representation in the convention shall be as follows;
 Article III. Section 3-Representa- tives to the annual convention shall be elected directly from local unions and shall have one vote for one hundred members or less. and one additional vote for each one hundred members or majority thereof. One delegate may represent more than one local if necessity arises, but said representa- tive can not cast more than five votes in all. and no person shall be eligible as a representative whose local is not shall be entitled to five delegates and five votes. Provided, that for the pur- pose of this section, local union is defined to be one which consists of -indiyiduai members as primary or- ganiEation, and as central body is defined as one which is composed of delegates elected or appointed from other locals
 "The duplicate credentials must be filled out immediately after delegates are elected and mailed to the secre- tary-treasurer of the State Federation. The original is retained by the deie- gates-elect and presented to the sec- retary treasurer at the opening of con- vention. Both original and duplicate credentials must be signed by the proper officers with seal of the union attached.
 All locals are urged to return cre- dentials as soon as delegates are elect ed, so as to enable the President to appoint the various committees upon the opening of the convention. ea.
 '@rhe executive council has been un- ueF 6 HSaNy eNpcHS6, udVtuS the le&iS- lative committee at Montgomery during the Legislature. All unions in arrears are requested to pay up promptly to meet this expense and the coming con- vention.
 "Following are the rates of dues for affiliated unions:
 Local unions having a membership of seventy-hve members or less shall be Csc per month; from seventy six to 125 shall be SIPS per month; 126 to 200 shall be $1.75 per month; 201 to 300 shall be s3.25 per month; 800 and over shall be $s.25 per month. All central bodies having ten or more union afIli- lated with them shall pay Ss.50 per month and be entitled to five delegates and five votes. All central bodies hav- ing less than ten unions affiliated shall pay $12.50 per quarter and be entitled to three delegates and three votes
 Afhliation fec One months dues in advance.
 Article XII, section 2, of the consti-