ing 25 members or less is entitled to one dele-
gate¥and for each 200 additional members in
excess of 25 one additional delegate, but no
organization is entitled to more than ten dele-
gates.] No vote shall be valid unless received
by the Secretary within 45 days of the date of
the mailing of the pamphlet. In connection
with its vote each organization member may
file such explanation, comment, or opinion as
it may desire.
In forwarding the pamphlet it shall be the
duty of the Secretary to advise each organiza-
tion member of the date on which the right to
register votes expires.
SECTION 9. If before the expiration of 4
days from the date the pamphlet was sent out
votes representing more than two-thirds of the
voting strength of the organization membership
are registered in favor of the propositions sub-
mitted or any of them, the Secretary shall im-
mediately certify that fact to the Board of Di-
rectors. ‘Thereupon, the propositions so ap-
proved shall be recorded as having been adopted
by the Chamber and it shall be the duty of the
Board of Directors to take such steps as may be
necessary to make effective the action taken.
If at the expiration of 45 days one-third of
the voting strength of the Chamber has been
recorded and two-thirds of the vote thus cast
representing at least twenty (20) states is in
favor of the propositions submitted or any of
them, the Secretary shall so certify to the Board
of Directors. Thereupon the proposition so
approved shall be recorded as having been
adopted by the Chamber and it shall be the duty
of the Board to make effective the action taken.
SECTION 10. On a question submitted to ref-
erendum no organization member found to have
voted with the minority shall be deemed to
impair its standing in this Chamber by adher-
ing to its position or by continuing its efforts
in support thereof.
SECTION 11. Upon approval by the Council
or Board of Directors a member may be per-
mitted by petition to place upon the program
for consideration at the annual meeting a ques-
ion which has not been submitted in advance
dy mail as hereinbefore provided for, but such
1 question shall not be considered if one-third
of the delegates present object thereto, and its
submission by mail as hereinbefore provided for
shall be ordered on the recording of a two-
thirds vote in favor of that method of pro-
cedure.
SECTION 12. ACTION AT MEETING.
(a) On all questions before a meeting of this
Chamber, on which a vote is taken viva voce,
or by division, each duly accredited delegate
from an organization member shall be entitled
to one vote in person. A yea and nay vote may
>e ordered on any question upon demand of
one-fourth of the delegates present officially rep-
-esenting such organization members and on
such ballot only the votes of said members shall
be counted. On all yea and nay votes each or-
ganization member shall be entitled to as many
votes as there are delegates present representing
said member, subject to the provisions of Article
VI, Section 3. All yea and nay votes shall be
fully recorded and published in the proceedings.
An affirmative vote of two-thirds shall be nec-
essary to carry the approval of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States of America
ipon any proposition or resolution which may
appear upon the official program or be added
thereto as provided for by these By-Laws: Pro-
vided, That such a vote shall be void and of
no effect unless the attendance registered at the
meeting shall represent one-third of the voting
strength of the Chamber from at least twenty
20) states.
(b) The list of questions to be considered
at each annual meeting shall be mailed to each
member at least 30 days in advance of such
meeting.
(c) No question shall be received from an
organization member for submission to the
Chamber at the annual meeting within 40 days
of the date of said annual meeting, except in
case of emergency and unless by a two-thirds
vote of the Board of Directors.