OBJECTIONS TO ADMISSION OF MEMBERS. Sec. 10. Should objection be made to the admission of any applicant for membership, two-thirds of the membership of the local voting shall be necessary to admit.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND CONSTITUTIONS. Sec. 11. There shall be issued to each member on admission, a membership card in the form prescribed by the State Executive Committee. Such card to be signed by the Financial Secretary of the local of which the applicant becomes a member, or in case of a member at large, by the State Secretary. With the membership card each member shall receive a copy of the state and national constitutions.

TRANSFER OF MEMBERS. Sec. 12. (a) In case of removal of a member from the jurisdiction of one local to that of another, his membership card showing payment of dues to date shall be taken as prima facie evidence of his qualification to membership to the latter local, when submitted with transfer card duly issued by the Financial Secretary of the local or branch that he is leaving.

(b) The State Committee shall provide locals or branches with transfer cards. No others than those provided by the State Committee shall be recognized.

SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION. Sec. 13. (a) A member may be expelled from the party, or may be suspended for a period not exceeding one year for the following offenses:

(b) For supporting or aiding in the election of a candidate for any office, in either a primary or final election, of any other than the Socialist Party, or in opposition to the regularly selected candidates of the Socialist Party.

(c) For accepting the endorsement of a party other than the Socialist Party.

(d) For the larceny, embezzlement or corrupt misappropriation for his own use or benefit of party funds.

(e) For accepting or holding any appointed position, under a non-Socialist administration, except a civil service position, or a position to which the Socialist Party is entitled under the law.

(f) For failing or refusing, when elected to a public office or while acting as a delegate to an official party convention, to abide and carry out such instructions as he may have received from the dues paying party organization or as prescribed by the state or national constitutions.

(g) For the wilful violation of any provisions of this constitution.

APPEALS FROM DECISIONS. Sec. 14. (a) An expelled or suspended member shall have the right to appeal to the State Committee against such suspension or expulsion. When appeals are filed with the State Committee they are to be investigated by the State Executive Committee and the results of the investigation, together with the recommendations of the State Executive Committee, shall be submitted to a vote of the members of the State. Committee for approval or rejection.

(b) The action of the State Committee shall be final unless an appeal is filed for a referendum vote of the membership of the entire state; notice of such appeal, however, shall be filed not later than fifteen days after the receipt of the verdict of the State Committee.

(c) An expelled or suspended local shall have the right to appeal to the entire membership of the state by the referendum vote. Such appeal must be made within fifteen days after the decision of the State Executive Committee has been declared final, or approval of by the State Committee.

REVOCATION OF CHARTERS. Sec. 15. The charter of any local may be revoked for the following reasons:

(a) For wilfully adopting and adhering to a constitution or platform in violation of the national and state constitutions of the Socialist Party.

(b) For aiding in the nomination to any political office of any person not a dues paying member of the party.

(c) For failing to support all regular nominees of the Socialist Party.

(d) For failing to prosecute, and if found guilty, to punish a member for a violation of the provisions of the state and national constitutions.

(e) For failing to remit for dues to the State Committee for three consecutive months, provided, however, that notice of the intention to revoke such charter shall be given the local at least thirty days in advance.

PROCEEDINGS, HOW INSTITUTED AND PROSECUTED. Sec. 16. (a) Proceedings against a local for violation of any section of this or the national constitution shall be instituted upon a written complaint, signed by at least three (3) members of the party in good standing, or by the State Secretary. Said complaint shall state specifically and clearly the nature of the offense or offenses, with which the local is charged.

(b) The written charges shall be filed with the State Executive Committee, which is to appoint at its discretion a committee to investigate the said charges. The State Executive Committee shall report the findings of this committee with their recommenda tions to the State Committee. If no objections to the recommendations of the State Executive Committee from a member of the State Committee is filed with the State Secretary within fifteen days, such recommendation shall be the final decision of the State Committee.

(c) In case of an objection on the part of any one member of the State Committee (the members of the State Committee from the local under charges not included) it shall be submitted to a vote of the entire State Committee.

(d) Proceedings against a member for the commission of an offense shall be instituted only upon a written complaint signed by a member in good standing, said complaint shall state clearly the offense or offenses with which the member is charged.

(e) The written charges shall be filed with the Secretary of the local who must read the same at the next meeting. The charges may be tried either by the entire local, or by a committee elected for the purpose. The verdict or recommendation of such committee shall be submitted to the local for final ratification.

LOCAL MEETINGS. Sec. 17. Each local shall hold a regular business meeting at least once a month.

CENTRAL COMMITTEES. Sec. 18. In any local which is divided into two or more branches, all business of the local with the party's National and State Committees shall be carried on by a Central Committee.

CHARTERS. Sec. 19. (a) Not more than one charter shall be granted to any city, unless such city consists of more than one. county, in which case one charter shall be granted to each county organization.

(b) More than one charter may be granted to such county with the consent of the existing organization.

COUNTY COMMITTEES. Sec. 20. All counties composed of two or more locals shall organize County Committees composed of three or more delegates from each local in the county; such County Committees to work toward unifying the agitation and organization in the county, and especially assist in organizing the unorganized territory of their respective counties.

MEMBERS IN ARREARS. Sec. 21. (a) Members who are in arrears in the payment of their dues for more than three months shall stand suspended from all membership rights until they have paid up such arrears.

(b) Members in arrears in the payment of their dues for more than one year may be dropped from the membership roll of the local.

EXEMPTION FROM DUES. Sec. 22. On application to their local, sick or unemployed members shall be excused from payment of dues.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OFFICERS. Sec. 23. Upon the election of new officers, locals shall notify the State Committee within ten days after such election, giving the names and addresses of such officers.

CANDIDATES AND FUSION. Sec. 24. Under no circumstances. shall the state or local organization co-operate with any other political party, or independent organization organized to advance the interests of a candidate for public office; and no local shall nominate any one as a candidate for public office who has not been a member of the party for at least two years, except locals which have been in existence less than two years.

ARTICLE II

Administration of State Organization

CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS. Sec. 1. The affairs of the organization shall be conducted by the State Committee, State Executive Committee and the general vote of the members.

STATE COMMITTEE. Sec. 2. The State Committee shall consist of one member from each organized county in the state, and one additional member for every five hundred members in good standing; same to be based on the due stamps bought by the local or locals in such counties during the year ending in the month of September.

ELECTION. Sec. 3. The members of the State Committee shall be elected and may be recalled and their successors chosen by referendum vote of the members of the local or locals in the county. In cases, however, when one local covers the whole county and conducts its business through a county committee, such county committee shall have the power to fill vacancies, and shall also have the power to suspend State Committeemen, but shall immediately submit such suspension to a referendum of the

members in the county. The members of the State Committee must be members in good standing for at least two years, except in the counties not organized for that period of time.

TERM OF OFFICE. Sec. 4. The members of the State Committee shall be elected in the month of December for a term of one (1) year. The term of office to begin in the month of January.

DUTIES OF STATE COMMITTEE. Sec. 5. (a) The State Committee shall meet on the second Sunday in April, except in years when a State Convention is to be held, and it shall then meet at the same time and place with the convention. The expenses of State Committeemen in attending these meetings shall be paid out of the Treasury of the State Committee.

(b) The State Committee shall have the power to review and revise the actions of the State Executive Committee. The Platform Committee, Committee on Rules and all other important committees of the State Convention shall be elected by the State Committee at its meeting prior to the State Convenion, and all these committees to be so appointed shall render reports of their work through the party press not later than two months prior to the date set for the State Convention.

(c) At its annual meeting the State Committee shall elect a State Secretary.

(d) The State Committee shall call the State Conventions of the party.

(e) Any three members of the State Committee, other than members of the Executive Committee, may initiate a motion which shall be submitted to a vote of the State Committee.

(f) The State Committee at its annual meeting shall determine the location of the State headquarters.

COMPOSITION OF STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Sec. 6. The State Executive Committee shall consist of nine members of the party, elected by the State Committee at its annual meeting. Nominations to be made by the State Committeemen at least one month prior to the annual meeting, and a list of those accepting the nominations shall be sent to the State Committeemen in advance of such meeting.

Vacancies shall be filled by the State Committeemen voting by correspondence. Members of the State Executive Committee must have the same qualifications as required of members of the State Committee.