French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-08
Document Designed to 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 a Scrupulous Respect for AL Treaty Obligations
in ALI Their Dealings With One Another.

be selected by the assembly for rep
resentation on the council.
The council shall meet from time
to time as occasion may require and
at least once a veal, 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 i
vited to send a representative to sit
as a 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 nave not more than one repres-
entative.
CThis 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
represented at the meeting.
All matters of procedure at meet
l ings of the assembly or Of the council,
the appointment of committees to in
: vestigate particular matters shall be
> regulated by the assembly or by the
l council and may be decided by a ma
: joritv> of the members of the league
represented at the meeting.
The first meeting of the assembly
and the frst meeting at the council
{ shall be summoned by the President
. of the United States Of America.
CThe 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.
p The permanent s~ecretariat shall be
n established at the seat OF the league.
p The secretariat shall comprise a Sec
T. ~retariat general and such secretaries
n and staff as may be required.
The first secretary general shaH be
the person named in the nne there
after the secretary general shall be
"a appointed by the council with the ap-
prevail of the majority OF the assembly.
w The secretaries and the staff of the
wv secretariat shall be appointed by the
- secretary genera with the approval
of the council.
The secretary general shall act in
that capacity at all meetings OF the as
sembly and of the council.
The expenses Of the secretariat shall
IS be borne by the members Of the league
in accordance with the apportion'
Iy ment of the expenses Of the interna
Ut tionaI bureau OF universal postaE
union.
lr- This replaces the original article
five. In the original the appointment
a of the first secretary general was lef'
le' to the council, and approval OF the
he majority Of the assembly was not re
uuired for subsequent appointments
A-+'-re S~w~~.
The seat of the league is establish
ed at Geneva.
The council may at any time decid'
gu that the seat Of the league shall b.
established elsewhere.
" All positions under or in connection
d" with the league, including the secre
tariat. shall be open equally to mel
- and
arg Representatives OF the members o
al the league and officials of the leagu
when engaged on the business OF tn
league shall enjoy diplomatic priv
Ieges and immunities.
."n The building and other property OF
cupied by the league Or its officials O
R by representatives attending its NEE
ings shall be inviolable.
70 (Embodying parts of the old al
ticles five and six, this article name
Geneva instead Of leaving the seat {
the league to be chosen later, an
adds the provision for changing tn
seat in the future. The paragrap
opening position to women equal
= with men is new.
Article Eight.
The members Of the league recoi
nize that ahe maintenance Of a peac
requires the reduction Of nation;
armament to the lowest point consis
ent with national safety and the e.
-forcement by common action OF int
80 national obligation.
The council, taking account OF tt
geographical situation and circuI
stances of each state, shall formula
plans for such reduction for the co
sideration and action of the sever
governments.
- Such plans shall be subject to I
consideration and revision at lea
the every ~ years
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