Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
The Covenant of the League of Nations

The Covenant of the League Of Nations
The High Contracting Parties.
wo In order to promote international co-opera-
stion and to achieve international peace and
security
by the acceptance of obligations not to
resort to war.
by the prescription of open, just and
honorable relations between ma
-. tons,
by the firm establishment Of the under
standings of international law as the
actual rule of conduct among Gov
ernments, and
by the maintenance of justice and
scrupulous respect for all treaty
obligations in the dealings of or
ganized peoples with another.
Agree to this Covenant of the League OF Ma
r. ARTICLE
The original Members of the League of
: Nations shall be those of the Signatures 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 Declaration deposited with the Secretarlat
within two months of the coming into force OF
the Covenant Notice thereof shall be sent to
all other Members of the League
=. Any fully self-governing State, Dominion
or Colony not named in the Annex may become
4 Member of the League if its admission is
agreed to by two-thirds of the Assembly, pro-
vided that it shall give effective guarantees of
its sincere intention to observe its international
obligations, and shall accept such regulations
as may be prescribed by the League in regard
to its military naval and air forces and arma-
ments.
Any Member of the League may, after two
years notice of its intention SO to do, with
draw from the League, provided that all its
international obligations and all its obligations
under this Covenant shall have been fulfilled
at the time of its withdrawal.
ARTICLE z.
The action of the League under this Cow
enant shall be effected through the instru-
mentally of an Assembly and of a Council,
with permanent Secretariat,
i ARTICLE 3.
i The Assembly shall consist of Representa-
Ntives of the Members of the League.
The Assembly shall meet at stated inter-
: walls and from time to time as occasion may
require at the Seat of the League at such
other place may be decided upon.
The Assembly may deal at its meetings
the League or affecting the peace of the world.
:. At meetings of the Assembly each Member
of the League shall have vote, and may
have not more than three Representatives.
= ARTICLE
y The Council shall consist of Representa-
tives of the Principal Allied and Associated
Powers. together with Representatives of four
other Members of the League. These four
Members of the League shall be selected by
the Assembly from time to time in its discre-
ton. Until the appointment of the Representa-
tiyes of the four Members Of the League first
selected by the Assembly, Representatives of
Belgium, Brazil, Spain and Greece shall be
members of the Council.
>. With the\approval of the majority of the
Assembly, the Council may additional
Members of the League whose Representatives
shall always be members of the Council; 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 once a
year, at the Seat of the League, or at such
other place as may be decided upon.
The Council may deal at its meetings with
any matter within the sphere of action of the
League affecting the peace of the world.
Any member of the League not repre-
scented on the Council shall be invited to send
"a Representative to sit as a member at any
meeting of the Council during the considera-
ton of matters specially affecting the interests
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.
ARTICLE S.
: Except where otherwise expressly pro-
vided in this Covenant or by the terms of the
Assembly of the Council shall require the
agreement of all the Members of the League
represented at the meeting.
~ All matters of procedure at meetings of
the Assembly or of the Council, including the
appointment of Committees to investigate par
ticular matters, shall be regulated by the As
sembly or by the Council and may be decided
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