The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-22

|TRBAsURBR NOMINATION.. ELEC-
|TlON AND TERM Any local may
nominate candidate for state SeCy-
|Trras. through THE CHAIRMAN
and n referendum vote on the persons
30 nominated shall be taken by the
various locals on the first Sunday of
tho second month following the adop-
|tiOn of This constitution and the per
son receiving plurality vote shall be
the state secretary-treasurer The
/ term of office OF the state secretary
| treasurer shall expire AT midnight De
cember 81 of each year. provided,
however that I'm the event Of no cleo
/ ton of successor or that an elected
successor fails TO qualify then the
/ term Of office 10 continue to such time
| as the membership by referendum
vote through "THE CHAIRMAN"
shall otherwise decide.
/ On the first Sunday I'm each Novem-
| Der following the adoption Of this con
Isututon any local may nominate a
candidate for state secretary treas-
/ urer and said nomination shall appear
| in 1.-THE CHAIRMAN" in the follow
I ing issue under the heading CALL.
/ FOR REFERENDUMS, and on the
first Sunday of the following Deem
Der, each local shall vote on the per
sons so nominated and the vote so
cast shall be certified to "THE CHAIR
MAN" by the secretaries of the sew
eral locals, and the same shall appear
/ in the following issue under the head
ing CALL FOR REFERENDUM"
and on the first Sunday of the follow
ling December, each local shall vote on
| the persons so nominated and the vote
so cast shall be certified to 1.-THE
ICHAIRMAN" by the secretaries of the
several locals, and the same shall aD-
pear in the following issue of "THE
! CHAIRMAN" under the heading. GRE
PORT ON REFERENDUMS" and the
person receiving a plurality of the
votes cast and duly qualifying shall
be the state secretary treasurer for a
term beginning the first day of the
following January; provided, however,
/ that the membership acting through
/ the local organizations and THE
! CHAIRMAN" may by referendum vote
dismiss any state ecretary-treasurer,
or any other state official holding any
office which may hereafter be created
and elect a successor to said office
for any uneXpired term.
Sec. 81. DUTIES OF STATE SEC
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The state
secretary-treasurer shall keep all
books and accounts Of the state or
ganization, receive all it's monies of
any nature whatsoever and disburse
same under orders of the state mem
bership through "THE CHAIRMAN;
make a full and complete report on
9 Of l1Jn .cfo mr. c
sold each local during the preceding
month and the number of members in
good standing in each local as evil
denced by the report of the local sec
retaries; state the amount received
from donations, collections, sale of lit
erature, etc, the various disburse-
ments made and the funds then on
hand. The state secretary-treasurer
shall attend to all state correspond
ence and refer all such, other than
routine matter, to the membership
through "THE CHAIRMAN" and shall
rorfO~ro such other duties as the men,
bership by vote of referendum through
"THE CHAIRMAN may REQUIRE.
| The state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shall
furnish a bond of an approved bond
| ing company in the sum of S2.500.00,
/ the fee for which shall be paid by the
state organization. The state secre-
tary-treasurer shall receive for SER
vices the sum of $500 per month for
the term of service ending December
81, 1912.
Sec. %. COUNTY ORGANIZA-
TIONS. Locals in any city or county
may create such unit city or county
Organization as said locals desire, pro-
vided such organization does not con-
flict with any provision in the national
or this constitution.
Sec. %. NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The members of the national commit
tee shall be elected by referendum
vote through "THE CHAIRMAN"
from nominations made by locals, and
the requisite number receiving the
highest vote shall be the state repre-
sentatives on the national committee.
Those next in number shall serve as
alternates.
Sec. "a. COMMENTS. Until other
wise decided by referendum vote COM
ments in "THE CHAIRMAN" shall be
limited to one hundred words for any
one local.
Sec. rs. THIS CONSTITUTION
MAY BE ALTERED, AMENDED OR
ABOLISHED by motion or resolution
of the local organizations through
"THE CHAIRMAN"
Attest
WIN. Fl, K