ARTICLE 7

Powers of Administration

  26.       Section 1. The International Union shall be
  27.   governed by its membership in the following man-
  28.   ner:

  29.   (a)The highest tribunal shall be the International
  30.       Convention composed of delegates democrati-
  31.       cally elected by the membership of Local
  32.       Unions

  33.   (b)Between Conventions the highest authority
  34.       shall be the International Executive Board. The
  35.       Board shall hold regular quarterly meetings
  36.       and such special meetings as are required.

  37.   (c)Between meetings of the International Execu-
  38.       tive Board the administrative authority of the
  39.       International Union shall be vested in the
  40.       International President. The International
  41.       President shall be responsible to the Interna-
  42.       tional Executive Board for the administration
  43.       of the Union between International Executive

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  1.     Board meetings, acording to the Constitution,
  2.     the actions of the International Convention and
  3.     the decisions of the International Executive
  4.     Board. On all matters of major importance
  5.     s/he shall consult the other International Ex-
  6.     ecutive Officers. S/He shall report her/his ac-
  7.     tions to the International Executive Board for
  8.     its approval of rejection.

  9. (d)In the case of the incapacity of the Interna-
  10.     tional President, her/his powers and duties
  11.     shall be assumed by an Officer of the Interna-
  12.     tional Union who shall be selected by the In-
  13.     ternational Executive Board.

  14.   Section 2. To achieve the objectives and pur-
  15. poses of this organization, as set forth in this Con-
  16. stitution, the funds of this organization are autho-
  17. rized to be managed, invested, expended or used
  18. under this Article and Constitution not only for the
  19. purposes and objectives expressly set forth in Ar-
  20. ticle 2 and otherwise in this Constitution, but also
  21. for any additional purposes and objectives not in-
  22. consistent therewith as may be contained at any
  23. time in the resolutions and programs adopted and/
  24. or ratified by any International Convention or
  25. which the International Board believes
  26. will further the general interest and welfare of the
  27. membership of this organization or any substan-
  28. tial part thereof.