1 66 HISTORY OF THE WHEEL AND ALLIANCE. 



SEC. 9. The President shall have power to call a 

 meeting of the Supreme Council at such a time and place 

 as in his judgment is for the good 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. 



SEC. 10. The Vice-President's duties shall be to 

 assist the President, and in his absence to perform his 

 duty. 



SEC. ii. The order of succession in vacancy shall 

 be: President to Vice-President, and Vice-President to 

 Chairman of the Executive Board. 



SEC. 12. The Secretary's duty shall be to keep a 

 record of the proceedings of the Supreme Council, con- 

 duct its correspondence, to receive all money of the 

 Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union and pay it over 

 to the Treasurer and take his receipt 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 pro- 

 ceedings of each annual or called session immediately 

 after adjournment. He shall have charge of the seal, 

 books and papers of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial 

 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 Secretaries 

 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 





