27.       Section 1. When a majority of Local Unions of
  28.   this International Union representing a majority of
  29.   the membership within their geographica; district
  30.   request the establishment of a District Council, such
  31.   Local Union representatives shall be assembled by
  32.   the Regional Directors of that area for the forma-
  33.   tion of such a Council.

  34.       Section 2. When such a District Council is es-
  35.   tablished, it shall be mandatory for all Local Unions
  36.   of this International Union to affiliate with the
  37.   Council of their geographical district and obtain a
  38.   charter from the International Union.

  39.       Section 3. The purpose of the District Council
  40.   shall be to recommend to the Regional Director
  41.   and the International Union, constructive measures
  42.   for the welfare of Local Unions and their mem-
  43.   bers. It shall discuss comparative wages, rates,
  44.   agreements, methods of approach, organizational

1. problems, national, state and provincial legislative
2. programs and such other problems as may be of
3. general interest to the Local Union membership.

4.     Section 4. The District Council shall be com-
5. posed of delegates elected from the Local Unions
6. in accordance with appropriate procedures estab-
7. lished in the bylaws of each member's Local Union.
8. The term of the delegates elected by a Local Union
9. shall be three (3) years. To avoid unnecessary ex-
10. pense in District Councils, Local Unions may em-
11. power as many delegates as they desire to carry
12. and vote the entire vote of the Local Union.

13.     Section 5. Activities of the District Councils
14. shall be financed by the payment of a per capita
15. tax by each Local Union affiliated with the Dis-
16. trict Council, which shall require the approval of
17. the International Executive Board.

18.     Section 6. The per capita tax may be used to
19. assist in organizational work, prepare educational
20. literature, lobby for legislative programs and pro-
21. grams of benefit to its affiliated Local Unions.

22.     Section 7. When a subordinate body has failed
23. to report and pay the per capita tax to the District
24. Council, the District Council Secretary-Treasurer
25. shall report this fact to the International Secretary-
26. Treasurer; the International Secretary-Treasurer
27. shall notify the subordinate body President and
28. Board of Trustees. Such subordinate body shall
29. stand suspended until such deficiency is made
30. good.

31.     Section 8. The District Council shall draft its
32. bylaws in conformity with this Constitution and
33. subject to the approval of the International Execu-
34. tive Board.

35.     Section 9. To dissolve a District Council the
36. Regional Director(s), on the request of three (3)
37. Local Unions within the geographical district, shall
38. call a special meeting of the Council to be held
39. within thirty (30) days of such request, with proper
40. notice of the purpose of the meeting to vote upon
41. the dissolution of the Council. At this meeting the
42. District Council may be dissolved by a vote of a
43. majority of the Local Unions representing a ma-
44. jority of the membership within the geographical
45. district.