BY-LAWS
ARTICLE XIII
SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS
SEcrioN 1. All subjects considered or acted upon by to the membership, the Board of Directors shall ordef
this Chamber shall be national in character, timely in it to be incorporated in a referendum pamphlet without
importance, and general in application to business and committing itself in favor or against any of its recom
industry. mendations, but if not in proper and adequate form it
shall refer it back to the committee or appoint a new
SEctioN 2. All propositions, resolutions, or questions, committee to report on the subject.
axcept those which involve points of order or matters of
persons) pv, shall bs Sipe; for aan ih Seis 6. Tre Bison pamphlet shall aunts
ag only by the organizailon members, or by the Na- in addition to the report itself a brief of the major a
tional Council, or by the Board of Directors: Provided, ments against the recommendations of the committee and
That by consent of two-thirds of the delegates present such other matter as the Board may deem advisible. j If
at a meeting a subject not so presented may be considered. the subject has been submitted by a member organizs
tion, said organization shall have the privilege of incor
SecrioN 3. When an organization member desires t0 porating in the pamphlet a brief of such length as the
present a subject for the consideration of this Chamber Board may determine. The pamphlet shall also conta
it shall commit its proposals to writing in the form of a, pallet upon which the member organizations may regis”
resolution duly adopted by said organization or its gov- ter their votes respecting the questions submitted.
erning body and forward it to the Secretary.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to bring this sub- SECTION 7. The pamphlet in the form in which i
ject before the Board of Directors by mail, or at its first approved by the Board shall be transmitted to each
meeting, whereupon the Directors shall decide whether 1.0 of the Chamber in good standing and simulta”
rot he is f sl Sarr, ily ly he Sry sll + copy to he Noo
ouncillor represen each organizatio mber.
dustry. If the Board of Directors decides that a sub- =e ang Retitos me
ject submitted by an organization member is not of na- ced bY
tional character, timely in importance, and general in a Ss i
application te business and industry, and should not ber is expected to register its vote on the a in writin
Pastel he a PP pons and mail said ballot to reach the National Headguarte®
lon of a Ro to the National Council at any meet- within 48 days £ 70m ths dove of insante of the panlls
ing of that body or by mail through the office of the Hach organization may east one such vote for each a
id : I z a a a decides b wd gate to which it is entitled in the annual meeting. [
Te iio dat sablect should be iia o : he organization having 25 members or less is entitled tO on®
5 ny tn it Ho Le oy a or eos a Pt delegate and for each 200 additional members in exces?
io P dos 5 SBIISHOm 9 "of 25 one additional delegate, but no organization iS ea
Ze 10 bier hs § SEI, titled to more than ten delegates.] No vote shall be
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SecrioN 4. If the eligibility of the subject has been Yl ps i by he a 45 0 on
determined the Board of Directors shall decide whether with its vot . is go r 5 nz file such
the subject shall be sumbitted for consideration by the LOIS Suga Digunieinon menwer my
Chamber in annual or special meeting or by referendum. explanation, ent, or opinion as it may desire.
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Section 5. REFERENDUM. ‘A subject to be sub- In forwarding the pamphlet it shall be the diff
mitted to referendum shall as soon as practicable be re- the Secretary to advise each orgamization memb er
ferred to a committee for report. If the report when date on which the right to register votes expires.
received is in proper and adequate form for submission (Continued on Page 3 of Cover)