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COVENANT 0FLEAGUE0FNATI0N
The High Contracting Parties,

The High Contracting Parties, .,-- In order to promote international cooperation and to achieve interna- tional peace and Security.
 By acceptance of obligations not to resort to war,
 By the prescription of open, just and honorable relations between ma tions #t
 By the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and
 By the maintenance of justice and gations in the dealings of organized peoples with one another, f Agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations. .s
 Article I.
 The original Members of ;the League of Nations shall be those of the Signatories which are named in the; Annex to this Covenant and also such of those other States named in the Annex as shall accede without reservation to this Covenant. Such accession shall be effected by Dec 1aration deposited with the Secretariat within two months of the coming in to force of the Covenant. Notce Members of the League.
 Any fully self-governing State, Do- minion or Colony not named in the Annex may become a Member of the League if it's admission is agreed to by two-thirds of the Assembly, pro- vided that it shall give effective guar antees of it's sincere intention to ob- serve it's international obligations, and shall accept such regulations as may be prescribed by the League in regard to it's military, naval and air forces and armaments
 Any Members of the League may, after two years notice of it's intention so to do, withdraw from the League, provided that all it's international ob- ks- -II ~11I Isrrnt tfrNvae dcar this Covenant shall have been full filled at the time of its withdrawal.
 Article
 The action of the League under this Covenant shall be effected through the instrumentality of an As sembly and of a Council, with per- manent Secretariat.
 Article 3 The Assembly shall consist of Rep resentatives of the Members of the League.
 The Assembly shall meet at stated intervals and from time to time as oc- casfon may require at the Seat of the League or at such other place as may be decided upon.
 The Assembly may deal at it's meet ings with any matter within the sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world.
 At meetings of the Assembly each Member of the League shall have one
 
 three Representatives.
 Article 4
 The Council shall consist of Repre- sentatives of the Principal Allied ana Associated Powers, together together % with bers of the League. These four Members of the League shall be se- lected by the. Assembly from time to time in it's discretion. Until the ap. pointment of the Representatives of the four Members of the League first selected by the Assembly, Represen- tatives of Belgium, Brazil, Spain and cil.
 With the approval of the majority of the Assembly, the Council may name additional Members of the League whose Representatives shall always be members of the Counc1l; the Council with like approval may increase the number of Members of the League to be selected by the Assembly for representation on the Council.
 The Council shall meet from time to time as occasion may require, and at least cnce year, at the Seat of the League, or at such other place as may be decided upon.
 The Council may deal at it's 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 re- presented on the Council shall be in yfted to send ftepreSentdtlVe to Slt as member at any meeting of the Council during the consideration of matters especially effecting 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 Representative.
 .a Article 5
 Except where otherwise expressly in, CnVnnant n hV the terms of the present Treaty, decisions at any meeting of the Assembly or of the Council shall require the agree nent of all the Members of the League represented at the meeting. All matters of procedure at meet ings of the Assembly or of the Coun- -,cil including the appointment of matters, shall be regulated by the As sembIy or by the Council and may be decided by majority of the Members
 The first nlee-f etaoin etaoin etao meeting.
 The first meeting of the Assembly and the first meeting of the Council : shall be summoned by the President of the United States of America.
 Article 6
 The permanent Secretariat shall be established at the Seat of the League The Secretariat shall comprise a Sec retary General and such secretaries 
 The first Secretary General shal be the person named in the Annex thereafter the Secretary General shal be appointed by the Council with ap proval of the majority of the AS sembly.
 The secretaries and staff of tn, Secretariat shall be appointed by th' Secretary General with the approva of the Council.
 The Secretary General shall act 1T that capacity at all meetings of thu Assembly and of the Council.
 The expenses of the Secretaria shall be borne by the Members of thu League in accordance with the ap portionment of the expenses of tn International Bureau of the UDiversa Postal Union.
 Article
 The Seat of the League is estab lished at Geneva.
 The Council may at any time de eide that the Seat of the League Shal be established elsewhere.
 All positions under or in connec ton with the League, including tn