The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
XII KLUX DISPUTE
ENDS BY DECREE
Of GEORGIA JUDGE
Simmons Given Salary For
Life And Evans Gets Au-
thority

ATLANTA. Ga, May THE SUI
preme judicial body tf the Ku Klux
Khan is the imperial kloncilium,
giving direction to the administra-
ton of the affairs of the order by a
majority vote, Judge f. d. Thomas
declared in a decree today in Fulton
county superior court. The imperial
wizard was declared to be the SUI
preme chief executive officer of the
order subject to the veto power of a
two-thirds majority of the llon
cilium. He also must follow all acts
of the kloncilium.
Judge Thomas ordered that Will
liam J. Simmons, emperor and fCun-
der of the Khan, shall receive $1,000
per month for life and that a like
sum shall be paid monthly to his
widow In the event of his death. In
consideration therefor. Emperor Sim
mons was ordered to transfer to the
Khan full titles to all ritual, litera-
ture. costumes and other parapherna-
liza of the order of which he is de-
clared to be the author, in pursuance
of his contract with the order.
simmon. H.. lie . JOB
The court found that William
Joseph Simmons is emperor Of the
Khan for life under the charter of the
order. which was declared to be SUI
preme. H. w. Evans was found to
be imperial wizard for a period of
four years from December !, last. I'M
der the constitution and bylaws
which come next to the charter and
which were adopted at a klonvoka :
ton of the khan in Atlanta in No
vember, 1922, the court said.
The imperial wizard was declared
to have authority to act in the adj
ministraton of affairs of the order
where the imperial kloncilium has
not affirmatively acted. The l<lon-
cilium was said to have the right to
function independently of the impe
rial wizard, name an executive com
mittee. fix Its meeting dates.
The imperial klonvokation was de-
clared to be the supreme legislative
body of the order and under its char
ter the imperial kloncilum in the in
terval between meetings has full
power and authority to perform the
functions of the imperial klonvoka-
ton consistent with the charter.
Wizard Presides
The imperial wizard has no veto
power over the acts of the klonctl-
Jun, the decree said. The kloncilium,
the court ruled, consists of the en-
peror. imperial wizard and Is other
members appointed by the imperial
wizard on April 90, 1923. The i'm
perial wizrad was designated as pre-
siding officer unless the kloncilum
selects some other tne.
While the imperial wizard has the
power to appoint members of the
kloncilum, that body confers va
cancies among it's membership. 1t
was said to have the right to re-
move any member OF the kloncilium
for cause, such member to have the
right of appeal to the imperial klCn-
violation.
The ruling followed the litigation
between Imperial Wizard H. W.
Evans and Emperor w. ]. Simmons
for control of the khan. which was
settled by compromise some days
ago. DIR. Evans retaining the office
of imperial wizard, Colonel Smm ons
that of emperor and the khan recog-
MIXING the kamelia. the order for
women, organized along the lines
similar to the khan by Mr. Simmons.
1t was stated tonight at imperial
headquarters of the khan that to-
days order by Judge Thomas in
VOWED no change in governing the
affairs Of the organization. the klon-
cilium or imperial council has been
the governing body Of the organiza-
ton in the past just Is it will be
in then future. 1t was understood
that todays action was merely to
get the affairs of the Khan out of
court, where they were taken re-
Gently in the controversy between
Elrreror Simmons and Imperial Wiz
ard Evans.