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7. The president may, when notified of any dereliction of duty or 

 violation of the rules of the order, suspend any officer or committee, 

 and summon them to appear before the judiciary committee to make 

 showing to the chairman, either by oral or written evidence, as to their 

 guilt or innocence of the charges. 



8. The president shall have full authority to enforce order and deco- 

 rum during the sessions of the Supreme Council. 



9. The president shall have power to call a meeting of the Supreme 

 Council at such time and place as in his judgment is for the benefit of the 

 order. When petitioned by one-fourth of the State presidents in the 

 jurisdiction of this order, he shall call a meeting of the Supreme Council. 

 He shall state in the call specifically for what purpose the meeting is 

 convened. 



10. The vice-president's duties shall be to assist the president, and in 

 his absence to perform his duty. 



u. The order of succession in vacancy shall be president to vice- 

 president, and vice-president to chairman of the Executive Board. 



12. The secretary- treasurer's duty shall be to keep a record of the 

 proceedings of the Supreme Council, conduct its correspondence, to 

 receive all money of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, and 

 account for the same, to read all communications, reports, and petitions 

 in open Supreme Council when necessary, to affix the seal of the 

 Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union to all documents requiring the 

 same, to prepare for publication a copy of the proceedings of each 

 annual or called session immediately after adjournment. He shall have 

 charge of the seal, books, and papers of the Farmers' Alliance and Indus- 

 trial Union. His books shall at all times be open to the inspection of 

 the president, or any committee appointed by the president to inspect 

 the same, to keep a correct account between each State and the 

 Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union. He shall furnish the secre- 

 taries of each State Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union with a blank 

 book properly ruled, with suitable column heads for classifying and 

 recording the contents of the reports from the Farmers' Alliance and 

 Industrial Union. Also suitable blanks for making reports to his office 

 and to the chairman of the executive committee. He shall also make 

 a list of all the officers, standing and special committees of the Supreme 

 Council, with name and post-office address, which list shall be a part of 

 the printed proceedings of the Supreme Council. 



13. It shall be the duty of the lecturer to visit each State in the juris- 

 diction at least once a year, and to hold himself in readiness at all times 

 to visit such localities and perform such duties as may be designated by 

 the president. 



