Full text: Referendum on Advisory Committee's report on the merchant marine

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)
	        
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