Articles 26-50

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY)
(Not to be used in handling issues concerning interpretation of the UTU Constitution)

An International officer censured, suspended, or removed by the Executive Board may appeal to the convention by submitting his/her appeal in writing to the Chairperson of the Executive Board, with a copy to the General Secretary and Treasurer, at least thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the convention. If the decision being appealed is rendered less than thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the convention, the appellant may appeal his/her case to the convention provided he/she notifies the Board and the General Secretary and Treasurer of his/her intention to appeal within twenty-four (24) hours after having been notified of the Board's decision.

The appeal shall be presented to the convention by the appellant, or his/her counsel, together with any new evidence developed. The appellant, or his/her counsel, and the Board shall submit their arguments. The question shall then be put, "Shall the decision of the Board be sustained?" The vote shall be taken on this question without debate. A majority vote in favor of the question shall sustain the decision of the Executive Board. A majority vote against the question shall reverse the decision of the Executive Board.

An officer who is removed from office may not again serve in any office of the United Transportation Union except upon the approval of the Board of Directors.

Immediately after their election, the members of the Boards of Appeals shall meet and elect a Chairperson and Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a correct record of the proceedings of the Board. A record shall be taken of all oral testimony for the use of the Board in making its final decisions.

The Boards of Appeals shall meet semiannually, on the second Monday of January and July, and at such other times as may be necessary, at the headquarters locations, to consider and determine all appeals submitted under the provisions of this Constitution. A majority of a Board shall decide all appeals coming before that Board. It shall have no authority to consider and determine any other matter, nor to refer any case to any other tribunal of the organization for a decision except questions arising as to the application of organization law shall be referred to the International President.

The Boards shall give a clear and concise report of each appeal properly submitted to it. Such report shall consist of a statement of all material facts involved in the appeal, the contentions of the parties and the decision of the Board, stating the reasons upon which the decision is based. All decisions shall be released by the Boards without delay.

In an appeal involving a Board member's local, such Board member must disqualify himself/herself and be excused by the Chairperson of the Board. The original decision shall be signed by each member of the Board participating and, following each signature, the word "for" or "against" shall be written indicating his/her vote on the matter. Copies of all decisions shall contain the names of the Board members participating. Decisions of the Boards of Appeals shall be final and binding and shall not be appealable to the convention.

The Boards shall, at the conclusion of each meeting, submit a report properly authenticated to all interested subordinate bodies and International officers.

A member of the Boards of Appeals shall not represent the International in any other capacity while serving as a member of the Board.

ARTICLE 28
OFFICERS, MEMBERS, OR SUBORDINATE BODIES SHALL NOT RESORT TO CIVIL COURTS UNTIL ALL APPEALS HAVE BEEN MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CONSTITUTION

No officer, member, or subordinate body of the United Transportation Union shall resort to the civil courts to correct or redress any alleged grievance or wrong, or to secure any alleged rights from or against any officer, member, subordinate body, or the United Transportation Union until such officer, member, or subordinate body shall have first exhausted all remedy by appeal provided in this Constitution for the settlement and disposition of any such rights, grievances, or wrongs.

Any officer, member, or subordinate body of the United Transportation Union violating the provisions of this Article shall be subject to charges and trials as provided by this Constitution.

ARTICLE 29
COMPENSATION AND VACATION BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS,
BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS

Adjustments in salaries of International officers, Board members and Staff members will be made in the same proportion as increases or decreases in wages received by employees represented by the United Transportation Union.

All officers, Board members and Staff members, devoting full time to the service of the International, shall receive their salary in equal payments bi-weekly.

Members of the Board of Appeals, Executive Board, and other appointed committees shall receive their salary not less frequently than bi-weekly while in session, or when the work for which they have been assembled is completed.

International officers, Board members, and Staff members, and representatives devoting full time to the service of the International will be entitled to the same vacation benefits for which they would have qualified with their carrier under the National Vacation Agreement. The method of handling vacations shall be determined by the International President and General Secretary and Treasurer.

When a member serving the International on a part-time basis suffers a loss of earnings from his/her carrier resulting in a reduction or loss of his/her vacation pay from the carrier, he/she shall receive from the department of the International in which he served the amount of vacation pay lost as a result of his/her services with the International.

The fiscal year of the United Transportation Union and all its subordinate bodies shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of the same year.

All officers and employees of the United Transportation Union shall be retired from the service of the United Transportation Union on the last day of the year in which they attain age seventy (70).

The International President and the General Secretary and Treasurer shall receive bids and award contracts for printing International and local supplies, and other necessary printing. The printing of local supplies shall be under the supervision of the General Secretary and Treasurer. Locals outside the United States may have their printing done, with the exception of official receipts, membership, and transfer cards, which must be procured from the International. All forms provided by such locals must be submitted to the General Secretary and Treasurer for his/her approval before being printed.

All supplies shall be furnished locals at cost by the General Secretary and Treasurer and must bear the imprint of the United Transportation Union seal.

Official National and Canadian publications shall be issued regularly by the United Transportation Union which shall be under the business management of the International President and General Secretary and Treasurer. The International President shall be Editor-in-Chief and employ such editorial and other assistance as necessary. The publications shall be furnished to all active members of the United Transportation Union and to widows and retired members who make request for the publications, provided they keep the International advised as to their correct address. All money for subscriptions shall be paid to the General Secretary and Treasurer and credited to the General Fund of the International.

The expense of maintaining the publications shall be paid from the General Fund of the International and the amount paid pro-rated quarterly against the various funds of the International on a percentage basis agreed to by the International President, and the Board of Trustees.

The International or locals shall not endorse articles of merchandise. Locals shall not sell or grant to any person the right to solicit advertisements or issue souvenirs or like objects in the name of the United Transportation Union.

Locals, subject to prior approval of the International President, may issue advertising, programs, time books, or other publications of general interest in the name of the United Transportation Union for local purposes, when properly authorized by the local(s) interested, providing the net proceeds therefrom go to the locals making such authorization.

Where two (2) or more locals are located in the same city or sub-section in which such publications are to be issued, all locals will be given an opportunity to participate in the project.

The rules of order for conventions of the International shall be Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, except as otherwise provided in the following rules:

	1.	These rules may be amended at any regular meeting of the International by a majority vote of the Delegates present.
	2.	The daily sessions of the convention shall begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 2:00 p.m. Evening sessions may be called by a majority vote of the Delegates to begin at 8:00 p.m. Instead of a roll call, appropriate checks shall be collected from the Delegates as a means of recording attendance.
	3.	The convention shall meet daily excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays and, for parliamentary purposes, shall be considered to be in continuous session until adjourned on the last day.
	4.	The General Secretary and Treasurer shall supply each Officer and Delegate with a list of Delegates and standing committees. Proceedings of each day's meeting shall be printed and shall be distributed the following morning.
	5.	Officers and Delegates shall be admitted upon display of their identification badge and will take their seats without ceremony.
	6.	No person except Officers and Delegates of the International shall be admitted to the floor reserved for Delegates. Other officers and members of the United Transportation Union may attend the convention as visitors on presentation of a receipt for current dues or membership card.
	7.	The International President, or in his/her absence, the Assistant President, shall preside. He/she may speak to points of order in preference to other Officers and Delegates. He/she shall decide points of order without debate, subject to appeal by five (5) or more Delegates. No Delegate may speak more than once on such appeal.
	8.	No main motion shall be debated until it has been scheduled and stated by the presiding officer who may require the motion to be put in writing before it is stated.
	9.	While in the Committee of the Whole, a Delegate may speak but once on any subject or motion. The maker of a motion may close debate but will not be permitted to speak in excess of five (5) minutes in the exercise of this right.
1	0.	After a question has been decided, any two (2) Delegates who voted with the majority may, at any time during the session, move to reconsider the question. No debate will be permitted on such motions. Should the motion to reconsider be carried, the question at issue may then be debated in the same manner as a new motion.
1	1.	When a question is put, every Delegate in the assembly must vote on it unless excused by a majority vote of the Delegates.
1	2.	Except as provided in Article 6, a majority of each committee will be appointed by the International President and a minority by the Assistant President. The person named first on a committee shall be the chairperson.
1	3.	A yea and nay vote will be taken on any question when called for by one-third of the Delegates present.
1	4.	The convention is prohibited from considering proposed constitutional amendments not previously presented to the Constitution Committee.
1	5.	All constitutional changes recommended by the Constitution Committee and all such proposals printed and distributed to Officers and Delegates will show the current constitutional provision and the proposed change printed on the same sheet in a manner which will permit easy and accurate comparison. Portions of the Constitution which are not involved in amendment proposals will not be read during sessions of the Committee of the Whole and such portions will, therefore, be identified and passed upon by making appropriate references to their number and/or title.
1	6.	Affirmative action by the Committee of the Whole in rescinding a former action is not subject to a motion to reconsider. If the motion to rescind in a case of this kind fails to carry, a motion to reconsider would be proper but the matter can be acted upon but once.
1	7.	During debate the presiding officer will recognize the Delegate first in line before each microphone in series beginning with microphone No. 1, and continuing through the number of microphones on the floor before again recognizing microphone No. 1. Recognition shall be alternated between proponents and opponents on all questions, odd number microphones for proponents, and even numbers for opponents. When a Delegate wishes to speak he/she shall proceed to one of the microphones. When recognized by the presiding officer, the Delegate shall give his/her name and local number. He/she shall confine remarks to the pending question.
1	8.	If the report of a committee is adopted, the report becomes the act of the convention. If the report fails of adoption, it may be referred back to the committee for further consideration.
1	9.	The report of the Committee on International Officers' Reports will be distributed to Delegates on the first day of the convention. The report will be considered, without reading, as a special order of business on the fourth day of the convention.
2	0.	Documents of interest to the convention shall be printed in the minutes without being read to the convention. This includes resolutions and other matters which direct themselves to appropriate committees for consideration prior to being brought to the floor of the convention.
2	1.	Reports of the Sick Committee will be printed in each day's minutes.
2	2.	The daily sessions of the convention may be opened with a prayer be a member of the clergy or, in the absence of same, by a Delegate.
2	3.	The General Secretary and Treasurer may advance travel allowances and per diem payments to Delegates upon request without approval of the convention.
2	4.	While in the Committee of the Whole, a motion to stop debate shall apply only to the specific subject then under debate.
2	5.	Election of International officers will commence not later than the first order of business on the second Monday of the convention.
		When electing International officers the following rules will apply: Where an individual officer or position is involved, and no candidate receives a majority of legal votes cast on the first ballot, and there are more than three (3) candidates on the ballot, all candidates except the top three (3) will be dropped. Thereafter, the candidates receiving the lowest number of votes will be dropped on each ballot, until one of the candidates receives a majority of legal votes cast. In placing the names of candidates on ballots or voting machines, the names of incumbent officers shall appear first with the names of other candidates following in alphabetical order. When elections are run simultaneously no member may be a candidate for more than one office or position.
		In addition to the foregoing the following procedure will govern the election of International officers:
		After the election of the President, the election of the Assistant President will be conducted. After the election of the Assistant President, the General Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected. After the election of the General Secretary and Treasurer, the National Legislative Director and Canadian Legislative Director will be elected. Nominations will be accepted for Vice Presidential positions 1 through 14, until there are four contested positions after which an election shall be conducted. In other words, it is contemplated that contested Vice President positions will be elected simultaneously in groups of four, until all Vice President positions are filled.
		The Assistant to the President - Yardmasters and the Alternate Assistant to the President - Yardmasters will be elected.
		Board of Trustees - One Trustee at large from the United States will be elected. (Note: Two positions on the Board of Trustees are filled by the President and General Secretary and Treasurer.)
		The Alternate National Legislative Director, and the Alternate Canadian Legislative Director shall be elected next. Alternate Vice Presidents shall be elected as follows - First Alternate in the Eastern territory, First Alternate in the Western territory, First Alternate in the Southern territory, Alternate Canadian Vice President, and First Alternate Bus Vice President in the Western territory, to be elected simultaneously. Second Alternate in the Eastern territory, Second Alternate in the Western territory, Second Alternate in the Southern territory, and Second Alternate Bus Vice President in the Eastern territory, to be elected simultaneously.
		Boards of Appeals will be elected simultaneously. The United States Board - (Five members). One (1) member from engine service, position one; one (1) member from road train service, position two; one (1) member from yard train service, position three; one (1) member from Commuter Authorities, position four; and one (1) member from the Bus Department, position five. The Canadian Board - (Three members). Three (3) positions At Large.
		Executive Board - (Five members). Four (4) members from the United States in position one, two, three, and four and one member from Canada in position five will be elected simultaneously.
		Alternate to the Executive Board - One (1) Alternate to the Executive Board to be elected from the United States.
		The demarcation lines for the various territories are as follows:
		Western Territory - All territory lying west of and including the southern lines of the Illinois Central Railroad (prior to the merger with the Gulf Mobile and Ohio) and lying on the West side of Lake Michigan, and south of Lake Superior, and northwest of a line laid through Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and shall be bounded on the South side by the Mexican border.
		Eastern Territory - Shall be composed of the territory east of the aforementioned line and north of the lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
		Southern Territory - Shall comprise the territory south of and including the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and as far west as the Illinois Central Line, mentioned as the boundary of the Western Territory. Lines of the former Gulf Mobile and Ohio shall be included in the Southern Territory.
2	6.	When an election for a particular office or board is commenced, the same must be completed before the convention adjourns for the day.
2	7.	International officers may speak but shall have no vote in convention.

Copies of the Constitution shall be furnished to all members of the United Transportation Union and sufficient copies shall be printed in French and made available to French speaking members of the United Transportation Union in Canada.

The International President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, may take such action as may be deemed necessary to meet situations not covered in this Constitution in order to protect the interest of the membership and the United Transportation Union.

If any portion of this Constitution is found to be in violation of a Federal, State, or Provincial law, such law shall supersede that portion of this Constitution, but only to the extent and within the limits of the law, and provided that any change shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Constitution.

Employees in transportation service, other fields of employment, trades and industries, whether public or private employees, desiring to organize a local shall apply to the International President for a charter. The application must be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 to cover the cost of necessary supplies for the local.

Should the application be favorably considered by the International President, the General Secretary and Treasurer shall issue a charter, properly signed under official seal, and forward to the person designated. The International President will direct an officer of the International to organize the local and install the elected officers in accordance with this Constitution.

By-laws for their special government, which do not conflict with this Constitution, may be adopted, subject to the approval of the International President.

The International President shall assign each local a number and thereafter it shall be known as "United Transportation Union Local No. ."

The jurisdiction of locals shall be that which existed on the date of unification. Changes in jurisdiction may be made by the International President after giving the interested General Chairperson an opportunity to file recommendations regarding the matter. The local shall have jurisdiction over all members of the United Transportation Union employed under its jurisdiction.

The decision of a local on all matters within its authority shall be final, unless appealed in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and reversed.

Jurisdiction and authority shall not extend to the transfer of members from one local to another local to result in any local of twenty-five (25) or more members being closed. Henceforth the International President shall not make changes in jurisdiction of locals which would result in closing a local whose membership is twenty-five (25) or more members.

A local may discipline its members for misconduct or violation of their obligation.

Any person of good moral character who is employed in a craft or vocation, whether public or private employment, represented by the United Transportation Union is eligible to membership.

To gain admission or readmission, an applicant must execute and file with the local Treasurer an official application for membership which must be accompanied by cash, check, or money order to cover one month's dues and assessments.

No application for admission or readmission shall be accepted by the Treasurer or considered in any manner until three (3) members of the local have signed the same certifying that to the best of their belief the applicant is of good moral character and if admitted to membership in the United Transportation Union will be a worthy member. Upon receipt of a properly executed application accompanied by the required dues and assessment, the local Treasurer will issue to the applicant an official receipt and will promptly forward to the General Secretary and Treasurer the completed application, together with the required dues and assessments. The local Treasurer will report at each meeting all admissions and readmissions occurring subsequent to the last meeting of the local.

Notwithstanding the foregoing the International President may waive compliance with the provisions of this Article where he/she is satisfied that an application for certification will be made by the United Transportation Union to any Labour Relations Board in Canada; in such case, compliance by any person in Canada with the minimum requirements of the appropriate Labour Relations Board respecting membership in a trade union shall be considered as conferring membership upon such person.

The official membership application form will include the following statement which will be subscribed to, and signed by, the applicant in the presence of an officer or member of the local who shall witness the applicant's signature and certify by signature that he/she has done so:

Continuous membership in the former Order of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, or Switchmen's Union of North America in addition to service in the Merchant Marine during a national emergency and any military service together with continuous membership in the United Transportation Union will be combined to compute total continuous membership in the United Transportation Union.

Members of the United Transportation Union, upon written request to the Treasurer of their local during the month of December, will be furnished a membership traveling card for the following year. Such cards shall bear the number and seal of the local, and the signature of the President and Treasurer of the local. The title, if any, and the continuous membership record of the member shall also be shown thereon.

Members totally disabled or having twenty (20) years' continuous membership as provided in Article 42 and are retired from transportation service will be given a gold embossed card indicating life membership in the United Transportation Union. Such members shall be entitled to attend local meetings.

Every member of the United Transportation Union grants complete authority to the United Transportation Union and any of its constituted representatives to act in said member's behalf for the purpose of disposing, in any manner, of any and all of said member's claims, complaints, or grievances against their employer; and to submit such claims, complaints, or grievances for determination to any person, board, or other tribunal provided by law or otherwise as may be deemed to be necessary. The United Transportation Union shall have authority to receive notice of hearings, or to waive hearing, and to appear for, represent, and act for its members before any person, board, or other tribunal in connection with consideration and determination of claims, complaints, or grievances, subject to the right of appeal in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, except where the member involved serves reasonable written notice on the United Transportation Union to the contrary.

Decisions reached disposing of or settling claims, complaints, and grievances referred to herein shall be furnished in writing, within thirty (30) days after such decision, to the Local Chairperson and Secretary of the local submitting such claims, complaints, and grievances.

Members of the United Transportation Union are obligated to pay all dues and assessments promptly, to attend all meetings of their local where reasonably possible to do so, to faithfully observe the provisions of the Constitution of the International and the by-laws of the local, to keep from outsiders the private proceedings of the United Transportation Union, to faithfully perform all the duties assigned to them to the best of their ability and skill, and to so conduct themselves at all times as not to bring reproach upon the United Transportation Union. Members who are found to be in violation of these duties are subject to reprimand, suspension, or expulsion, as their local may determine, following a trial conducted in strict compliance with Article 74 of this Constitution.

Visiting members of the United Transportation Union shall be admitted to local meetings upon presentation of an official receipt for the current month's dues or life membership card. In case the identity of the visiting member is not known, further proof of membership may be required.

(a) In the event the charter of a local is revoked or surrendered the members shall be transferred to a local having jurisdiction over their current employment. The local having jurisdiction will be designated by the International President and such members will be transferred on the date such revocation or surrender is effective.

(b) Following the date of unification, members in active service must become members and maintain membership in the local having jurisdiction over the craft in which assigned on the seniority territory on which employed. Thereafter, if a member is assigned to another craft under the jurisdiction of another local for a period in excess of ninety (90) days the Treasurer of the local with which the member is affiliated shall, upon receipt of written request from the Treasurer of the local under whose jurisdiction the member is working, issue a transfer certificate for the member.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a member from voluntarily transferring to another Local in less than ninety (90) days provided he/she is working under the jurisdiction of that Local.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in circumstances in which two (2) or more locals have identical jurisdiction a member may, upon written request, transfer his/her membership from one such local to the other.

(d) General Chairpersons, Local Presidents, Local Chairpersons, First Vice Local Chairpersons, Secretary and Treasurers, and Legislative Representatives shall not be subject to the aforementioned transfer requirements.

(e) Transfer certificates will be in the form prescribed by the General Secretary and Treasurer and completed in quadruplicate by the Local Treasurer, forwarding the original to the local requesting the transfer, the second copy to the General Secretary and Treasurer, the third copy to the member being transferred, and retaining the fourth copy for his/her records. Upon the completion of this transaction, the member will be obliged to pay dues and assessments, effective on the first day of the following month, to the local to which transferred.

(f) Members required to transfer from one local to another local in the application of this Article may continue to participate in any benefit program in which they were participating at the time of said transfer, provided such member continues to remit the necessary payment for said benefits.

Each local shall maintain a local fund to pay the expenses of the local, by levying local dues on all in-service members. The amount of local dues shall be established by the members present, voting by secret ballot, when the local is organized.

No change in local dues, the daily rate or salary established for local officers or legislative representatives, or the levying of a special assessment, may be considered by a local until notice of such proposition has been read at one (1) regular or special meeting and all members have been notified of the proposition and date on which the proposition will be considered. Any proposition to change local dues, the daily rate or salary established for local officers or legislative representatives, or the levying of a special assessment, must be approved by a majority vote of the members, voting by secret ballot, in attendance when the proposition is considered.

Each local shall maintain a local committee fund to pay the cost of representation by the Local Committee of Adjustment by levying local committee dues, as established by the members present under its jurisdiction, voting by secret ballot, when the committee is established.

No change in Local Committee dues, the daily rate or salary established for Local Committeepersons, or the levying of a special assessment may be considered until such proposition has been read at one (1) regular or special meeting and all members working under the jurisdiction of the Local Committee have been notified of the proposition and date on which the proposition will be considered. Any proposition to change Local Committee dues, daily rate or salary of Local Committeepersons, or to levy a special assessment must be approved by a majority vote of the members working under the jurisdiction of the Local Committee involved, voting by secret ballot, who are in attendance when the proposition is considered.

The effective date of any increase in local, local committee of adjustment dues, or special assessments must coincide with the requirements of any checkoff of Union Dues Agreement in effect.

The dues and assessments of members shall be paid in advance, before the first day of the month in which they are due. Any member who fails to pay his/her dues and assessments within the time provided shall be suspended without notice or further action.

No member shall be considered in arrears for dues and assessments when his/her employer has withheld from their pay money for such dues and assessments, pursuant to a dues check-off agreement, and the employer has delayed or defaulted payment to the local.

A member who for any reason, including sickness and disability, is not engaged in transportation service, other fields of employment, trades, and industries, whether in public or private employment where the United Transportation Union holds the contract, or in the service of the United Transportation Union for a full calendar month (excluding his/her vacation) shall, upon submitting to the General Secretary and Treasurer and the local Treasurer written request on the prescribed form, be relieved from the payment of all dues and assessments for subsequent calendar months until he/she again returns to transportation service, other fields of employment, trades, and industries, whether in public or private employment where the United Transportation Union holds the contract, or service with the United Transportation Union. Such member will promptly report to the local Treasurer his/her date of return to active service with the employer and will be obligated to pay full dues and assessments beginning with the first month thereafter.

During the period in which members request relief and are relieved from the payment of dues and assessments in accordance with this Article, they shall continue to enjoy all privileges of membership, except they shall not be permitted to vote in elections or on any other subject involving grievances, hours or mileage limitation, or other methods of work distribution.

The local Treasurer, in cooperation with the local President and the local Chairperson involved, will maintain a close check of the roster of members who are relieved from the payment of full dues and assessments under the provisions of this Article with a view towards avoiding the abuse of this privilege. In addition, the local Treasurer will, at each regular meeting of the local, read for the benefit of members present the roster of members who have been excused from the payment of full dues and assessments.

Where the reason for a member not being engaged in transportation service, other fields of employment, trades, and industries, whether in public or private employment where the United Transportation holds the contract, or in the service of the United Transportation Union is sickness or disability the local, upon receipt of written request from the member, may by majority vote of the members present at any regular meeting authorize the local Treasurer to pay the member's remaining dues and assessments for such period as the local might determine. The written request shall be a condition precedent to the member's rights under this paragraph.

Dues and assessments advanced for the benefit of sick or disabled members under the foregoing paragraph represent a loan to the member. The local shall designate a date on or before which the amount advanced should be repaid. If repayment is not made within the time specified the member shall be suspended for non-payment of dues.

It shall be the duty of the members to keep the Local Secretary and Treasurer advised of their current home address.

A member suspended for improper conduct shall, at the expiration of the time for which the member was suspended, be reinstated but shall not be required to pay dues and assessments accrued during the suspension. Should the member be accused of improper conduct during the suspension, the member shall be liable to charges.

	1.	Call to order
	2.	Invocation
	3.	Roll call of officers
	4.	Report of Credentials Committee
	5.	Action on previous day's minutes
	6.	Communications
	7.	Reports of officers
	8.	Reports of committees
	9.	Unfinished business
1	0.	New business
1	1.	Nominations and elections of officers
1	2.	Installation of officers
1	3.	Closing