1 6 4 HISTORY OF THE WHEEL AND ALLIANCE. 



Constitutions, also to enact laws defining the eligibility of 

 persons of mixed or unusual occupations or residence, sub- 

 ject to all the limitations of this article. 



ARTICLE IX. STATE BODIES. 



SECTION i. A State organization may be chartered 

 by the President in any State having as many as seven 

 county organizations, provided, that any State containing 

 less than seven counties may be chartered when one-third 

 of its territory is organized. 



SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the President to issue 

 a charter to any State organization qualified under section 

 one of this article, when they shall file evidence that they 

 have, first, adopted a Constitution that does not conflct 

 with this Constitution, second, that they adopt the secret 

 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 can not 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. 



The statutory laws were taken up, and, after discus- 

 sion and amendment, were adopted, as follows: 



STATUTORY LAWS. 



SECTION i . The basis of representation of the State 

 organizations in the Supreme Council shall be as follows: 

 Two delegates from each State and one additional dele- 

 gate for each 20,000 active members or majority fraction 

 thereof. 



