Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-09-10
Amendments for
State Constitution
Changes Made by the Convention Should Be Care
fully Studied by Every Member of the Party
Before Voting the Referendum.

Article 1. section ?. amended to read:
Sec. 2. Twenty per cent OF the
state committee shall constitute a
quorum to transact business.
Section 3 amended to read:
State committee shall meet in reg
lar session annually: in convention
years three days before the conven-
ton.
Section 4 amended to read:
The revenue OF the state organiza-
ton shall be derived from sale of due
stamps TO the locals at the rate OF rs
cents per stamp per member per
month.
Article H., section 4 amended 10
read:
"And make reports to state conven-
tons"
Article III, section 4, amended to
read:
There shall be state cabinet COM
posed OF three members. They shall
be elected by the state committee ut
it's annual session from the party
membership. II any member of the
cabinet shall be absent for two con-
eecutixe meetings his office shall b.
declared vacant and the state secre-
tary shall call for nominations from
state committee to mi the Office
Section amended to read:
The state cabinet shall meet once
in three months and at the call OF the
chairman of the cabinet. IL shall SUI
pervise and direct the work OF the
state secretary and business manager
and editor of the Official state paper.
Section amended to read:
Any member of the state commit
tee may require the state secretary to
submit TO the vote of the whole state
committee questions as to the removal
OF any member or members of the
cabinet or the state secretary. als.'
for its consideration any part OF the
work OF the state secretary or the
cabinet, or any business belonging to
the state committee.
Article Iy.. section 1. amended 20
read:
The nomination for the office OF
state secretary shall he made in open
convention. such nomination to b.
sent to referendum of the pariv
membership. The present incumbent
OF said office shall hold Office until his
successor is duly elected by said refer
endum. His term of office shall be
concurrent with that of the state COM
mittee. The state secretary shall be
subject to removal by a two-third vote
OF said committee.
Section 4 amended to read:
The state secretary shall he in pos
session of and responsible for all
funds. He shall keep correct ac-
counts OF all money received and paid
out by him, and shall at times have
his books open to inspection of any
member OF the cabinet or member of
the state party. He shall be placed
under bonds, the amount to be fixed
by the state committee. His term
bond shall be paid for out of the state
funds.
Article v. stricken out.
Article vi. amended to read:
Section 4. No person shall hold
membership in a local other than the
local In the place in which he resides.
Sec. 9. No person shall be admitted
as a member OF the socialist party
while he holds an elective or APP
pointive Office under a capitalist party,
Sec. 2. Any member of the socialist
party who has been an officeholder
under capitalist party, shall, before
being eligible 70 a nomination from
the party, serve the party In the ranks
one previous election, regardless OF
his length of membership in the party
Sec. 4. No member shall be eligible
as a candidate for any state Office who
has not been a member of the socialist
party In good standing for two years
previous 90 his nomination. and nc
membtr snah De ehBipie as N"""'
date for any county or minor offic,
who has not been a member of th'
socialist party in good standing fol
one year previous to his nomination
This shall not apply to districts where
the party has not been organized one
or two years previous TO the date Of
nomination, but in all cases candi
dates must be active members OF th'
local.
Sec. 8. No person can retain mem
bershIp In any socialist local In thu
state OF Montana who is the membe
OF any alliance, organization or asso
citation whose principles are antagon
istic to the interests OF workingmen
and any local retaining such person II