1 72 AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



work, and acknowledge the supremacy of the National Farmers' Alliance 

 and Industrial Union. 



ARTICLE X. 



RESERVATION OF POWERS. 



SECTION i. All rights and powers, not herein expressly delegated, are 

 reserved to the State organizations severally. 



ARTICLE XI. 



AMENDMENTS. 



SECTION i. This constitution cannot be altered or amended, except 

 upon a written resolution clearly setting forth the changes or additions 

 to be made, which must be read in open session on at least two separate 

 days, and adopted by two-thirds majority. 



STATUTORY LAWS. 



1. The basis of representation of the State organizations in the 

 Supreme Council shall be as follows : Two delegates from each State, 

 and one additional delegate for each 20,000 active members, or majority 

 fraction thereof. 



2. Delegates to the Supreme Council will not be entitled to seats in 

 the body unless settlement of the national per capita dues of five cents for 

 each male member has been made by the State secretary, accompanied 

 by the proper amount of money to the national secretary, and State 

 secretaries shall make such remittance, and report promptly on or 

 before the first day of November. 



3. The annual election of officers by the Supreme Council shall be 

 by ballot. 



4. The president shall appoint from the actual delegates to the ses- 

 sion of the Supreme Council, a chaplain, assistant lecturer, doorkeeper, 

 assistant doorkeeper, sergeant-at-arms, and such other executive officers 

 as the business of the session may require. The term of office for such 

 officers shall expire at the close of the session ; such appointed officers 

 to receive nqthing in addition to mileage and per diem as delegates. 



5. The president shall be the presiding officer of the Supreme Coun- 

 cil, and shall conduct the business according to the accepted rules of 

 parliamentary usage and the requirements of the ritual. 



6. The president shall have authority to call upon any executive 

 officer or committee to make report and showing of the business 

 intrusted to him, at such time as in his judgment it seems best. 



