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 Sect/on Cleveland 
 
 Socialist Labor Party. 
 
 C. I*ezius. Printer, 193 Champlain St. 
 
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 Section Cleveland 
 
 Socialist Labor Party. 
 
 CLEVELAND, O. 
 
 C. I y ezius. Printer, 193 Champlain St. 
 
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 Socialist Labor Party. 
 
 Section i Section Cleveland shall be organ- 
 ized under such rules and regulations as have been or 
 may be adopted by the S. L. P. of America. 
 
 Sec. 2. It may be sub-divided in branches to 
 facilitate the work of organization and propaganda. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 Admission of Members. 
 
 Sec. i. Any person of either sex who shall sub- 
 scribe to the declaration of principles of the Socialist 
 Labor Party, and being of the age of eighteen or over, 
 is eligible as a member of the Section. 
 
 Sec. Applications for membership shall be made 
 on blanks furnished for that purpose, and no member 
 shall be accepted who has not affirmed all questions 
 asked. 
 
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 ARTICLE III. 
 
 Meetings. 
 
 Sec. i. The meetings of the Section shall be held 
 at stated intervals at least once each month as agreed 
 upon by the majority present at the place designated 
 for that purpose. 
 
 Sec. 2. The organizer or secretary of the section 
 shall call the meeting to order, whereupon a chairman 
 shall be elected. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 Dues. 
 
 Sec. i. The dues shall be twenty-five cents per 
 month. For the amount paid each member shall re- 
 ceive a due stamp, to be provided by the financial sec- 
 retary from the secretary of the state committee, and 
 which shall be affixed to his membership card. 
 
 Sec. 2. Unemployed or sick members shall be 
 exempt from dues. 
 
 Sec. 3. Women members shall pay the sum of 
 ten cents per month, covering the cost of the due 
 stamp. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 Sec. 1. The officers of the section shall be : 
 Organizer, 
 
 Recording Secretary, 
 
 Financial Secretary, 
 
 Treasurer, 
 
 Librarian. 
 
 Sec. 2. The term of office shall be six months 
 and until their successors have qualified. 
 
 Sec. 3. The election of officers -shall take place 
 ill the months of January and July. 
 
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 ARTICLE VI 
 
 Admission of Members . 
 
 Sec. i After a candidate has been accepted as a 
 member the chairman of the meeting shall welcome 
 him in the ranks as follows : 
 
 Comrade : In welcoming you 'to membership in 
 the Socialist Labor Party, I take it for granted that 
 you have become conscious of the fact that the co- 
 operation of the wage- workers is necessary to ov( r- 
 throw the degrading capitalist system of wage slav- 
 ery. Realizing that concerted agitation of the toih rs 
 is necessary to a successful termination of the class 
 struggle, by your enteiing the ranks of the only party 
 pledged to revolutionize the social system, you affirm 
 the principles laid down in our constitution and plat- 
 form. It gives me pleasure to extend to you the 
 hand of fellowship. H il the dawn of the Co-opera- 
 tive Commonwealth !” 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 Charges and Penalty. 
 
 Sec. i. Charges for violating the obligation of 
 membership, or having committed anything detri- 
 mental to S. L. P. interests, shall be preferred in 
 writing and referred to a committee of three for 
 investigation. After a hearing of both sides, the 
 report of this committee shall be submitted to 
 the section at the earliest possible date, and if found 
 guilty the accused shall be either reprimanded, sus- 
 pend, d or expelled. It shall require a two-third vote 
 of those present and voting, to expell a member from 
 the section. Provided, however, that before the 
 
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 penalty goes into effect, it shall be approved by a 
 general vote of the Section. Appeal may be taken as 
 provided by the constitution. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 Duties of Officers. 
 
 Sec. r. The duties of officers shall be those custo- 
 mary to the position held. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 Order of Business. 
 
 Sec. i. The order of business shall be as follows: 
 
 a) Minutes of previous meeting. 
 
 b) Bills and Communications. 
 
 c) Reports of Committees. 
 
 d) Unfinished Business. 
 
 e) Subject for next meeting. 
 
 f) New Business. 
 
 g) Propositions for Membership. 
 
 h) Five minutes recess for payment of Dues. 
 
 i) General Discussion. 
 
 j) Receipts and Expenditures. 
 
 k) Adjournment. 
 
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 ARTICLE X. 
 
 Central Committee . 
 
 Sec. r. The various branches of the Section shall 
 elect each two members to constitute a Central Com- 
 mittee, which shall meet at stated intervals not less 
 than once a month, with other sections and branches, 
 and to transact such matter as is referred to it or 
 such other labors as may promote the propaganda of 
 the party. 
 
 Sec. 2. It shall exercise the function of Executive 
 and f Campai)jn Committee at each election, and have 
 charge of the campaign, subject to approval of the 
 Section. 
 
 Sec. 3. The organizer of the Section shall be a 
 member ex-officio of said committee. 
 
 ARTICLE X: . 
 
 Arrears. 
 
 Sec 1. Members in arrears for dues for three 
 months shall be notified by the Financial Secretary, 
 and if payment is not forthcoming within four weeks 
 after notification, they shall be stricken from the 
 roll. This provision shall not apply to sick or unem- 
 ployed members, who have reported to the Financial 
 Secretary. 
 
 ARTICLE XII. 
 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 Sec. 1. Privilege of the floor shall be accorded to 
 anyone, but the time limit shall be ten minutes. 
 Extension of time may be granted on motion to that 
 effect. 
 
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 Sec. 2. Financial Secretaries of branches shall 
 report to the Central Committee during the month 
 of January of each year a full list of the members 
 in good standing or otherwise. 
 
 ARTICLE XIII. 
 
 Amendments. 
 
 Sec i. These by-laws may be amended at any. 
 meeting by a majority vote of those present and en- 
 titled to vote upon the question; provided, notice of 
 of the proposed amendment has been given at a 
 previous meeting.