The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-06
Document Designed Promote International Cooperation
and to Achieve International Peace and Security With
out Resort to War.
FOR CLEARER UNDERSTANDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
The High Contracting Parties Agree in This Covenant to Main
tain Scrupulous Respect for ALI Treaty Obligations
in ALI Their Dealings With One Another. >


resentation on the council.
The council shall meet from time
to time as occasion may require and
at least once year, at the seat of
the league, or. at such other place as
may be decided upon.
The council may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere Of action Of the league or af-
fecting the peace Of the world.
Any member Of the league not rep
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send a representative to sit
as member at any meeting Of the
council during the consideration Of
matters specifically affecting the In
terests Of that member Of the league.
At meetings of the council, each
member of the league represented on
the council shall have one vote, and
may have not more than one repres-
entative.
(This embodies that part Of the
original article three designating the
original members Of the council. The
paragraph providing for increase in
the membership of the council is new.)
.: Article Five. ..'.' -
Except where otherwise expressly
provided in this covenant decisions
at any meeting Of the assembly or Of
the council shall require the agree
ment Of all the members Of the league
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vestigate particular matters shall be
regulated by the assembly or BY, the
council and may be decided by anna
jority Of the members Of the league
represented at the meeting.
The first meeting Of the assembly
and the first meeting at the council
shall be summoned by the President
of the United States Of America.
" (The first paragraph requiring un-
animous agreement in both assembly
and council except where otherwise
provided is new. The other two para
graphs originally were included In
article four.) .
Article Six.
The permanent secretariat shah be
established at the seat Of the league.
The secretariat shall comprise Sec
retariat general and such secretaries
and star as may be required.
: The first secretary general shall be
the person named in the annex; there.
after the secretary general shall be
appointed by the council with the ap-
proval Of the majority Of the assembly.
The secretaries and the staff Of the
secretariat shall be appointed by the
secretary general with the approval
Of the council.
The secretary general shall act In
that capacity at ali meetings Of the an.
sembly and Of tho council.
The expenses Of the secretariat shall
be berne by the members Of the league
tn accordance with tho apportion-
msat Of the expenses Of tho interna-
tional bureau Of universal postal
union,
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i've. In the original the appointment
Of the first secretary general was left
to the council, and approval Of the
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The council may at any time decide
that the seat Of the league shall be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the league, including the seers-
tariat, shall be open equally to men
and women.
Representatives Of the members Of
the league and officials Of the league
when engaged on the business Of the
league shall enjoy diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
The building and other property &C.
eupied by the league or its officials or
by representative attending its meet
ings shall be inviolable.
(Embodying parts Of the old ar
ticles. FIVE and six, this article names
Geneva instead Of leaving the seat Of
the league to be chosen later, and
adds the provision for changing the
seat in the future. The paragraph
opening position to women equally
with men Is new).
Article Eight .
The members Of the league recog-
nise that the maintenance Of peace
requires the reduction Of national
armament to the lowest point consist
ent with national safety and the en-.
forcement by common action Of inter
national obligation.
The council, taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum.
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plans for such reduction for the con-
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