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for reason for so doing, and Central Council or District Board shall immediately make a full investigation. Should the recall, as instituted by local unit be warranted the Central Council or District Board shall then revoke credential as held by Executive Board member, and request Executive Board to immediately fill the vacancy.

Clause 12. Any officer of the O. B. U. may be recalled by a majority vote of the District Board or Central Labor Council which sent said officer to the convention.

Clause 13. The General Executive Board shall fill vacancies occurring on said Board by choosing a representative from the same industrial division.

Clause 14. Meetings to determine the recall of any officer, whether of local unit, Central Council, District Board, or General Executive Board must be specially summoned, all members being notified.

Clause 15. Local units, whose delegates on Central Council or District Board have been elected to membership on the General Executive Board, shall fill vacancy on Central Council or District Board by electing an alternate delegate.

Conventions

Clause 16. This organization shall meet in convention every six months, the convention call to be issued by the General Executive Board.

Clause 17. The conventions shall consist of delegates from Central Labor Councils and district Boards on the following basis of representation.

Clause 18. One delegate for 2000 members or less, and one additional delegate for each additional 2000 members or major fraction thereof.

Clause 19. All conventions of the O. B. U. shall pool transportation of the delegates. Transportation to mean railway or steamship fare only.

Clause 20. Each convention shall fix the date and locality for the succeeding convention.

Clause 21. The General Executive Board shall call a special convention within 30 days upon receipt of a demand from three or more District Boards or Labor Councils comprising a membership of not less than 16,000. The reason for such convention must be stated in the demand and incorporated in the convention call.

Per Capita

Clause 22. Per Capita tax to the General Executive Board of the O. B. U. shall be ten cents per month, which shall be paid through the Central Labor Councils and District Boards where same exist.

Clause 23. Any organization not within the jurisdiction of a Central Labor Council or District Board may be affiliated with and pay per capita direct to the General Executive Board.

Supplies

Clause 24. All supplies to be delivered to Central Labor Councils and District Boards where same exist, said Councils and Boards shall be responsible to the General Executive Board for payment.

Clause 25. All supplies to be furnished the membership at cost.

Clause 26. General Executive to issue a special membership card for members sick, unemployed or on strike. Local unions to be empowered according to their own needs and circumstances to release members from payment of dues during sickness, strikes and unemployment.