9       Section 1. A Local Union may be formed by
  10   fifteen (15) or more persons working within the
  11   jurisdiction of the International Union by apply-
  12   ing to the International Secretary-Treasurer for a
  13   charter.

  14       Section 2. The International Secretary-Trea-
  15   surer shall furnish the applicants for a charter with
  16   an application blank, and when the same has been
  17   properly filled out and returned with fifteen dol-
  18   lars ($15.00) charter fee, upon approval of the In-
  19   ternational Executive Board, a charter shall be
  20   granted and initial supplies furnished.

  21       Section 3. The charter fee for Local Unions
  22   shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00), which shall en-
  23   title the Local Union to a charter, one (1) member-
  24   ship receipt book, one (1) International bookkeep-
  25   ing set, one (1) Recording Secretary's minute book,
  26   fifteen (15) Constitutions, one (1) roll call book
  27   and one gavel.

  28       Section 4. The charter and supplies shall re-
  29   main the property of the International Union, to be
  30   used by the Local Union only as long as said Lo-
  31   cal Union and its members comply with the laws
  32   of the International Union.

  33       Section 5. Any member who shall counterfeit,
  34   imitate or falsify the International Union dues re-
  35   ceipts, insignia, label or buttons, or knowingly use
  36   such imitations or counterfeits, shall be expelled
  37   from this Union as the circumstances may warrant
  38   after trial has been accorded the accused.

  39       Section 6. The charters to be issued to Local
  40   Unions shall be in the following form:

1. To All Whom These Presents Shall Come:

2.     Know Ye, that the International Union,
3. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND
4. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
5. AMERICA (UAW), established for the purpose of
6. effecting through organization of the Automobile,
7. Aerospace, Agricultural Implement, and other in-
8. dustries and composed of Local Unions and Mem-
9. bers in different sections of the United States and
10. Canada, doth, upon proper application and under
11. conditions herein provided hereby grant unto
12. ............................................................................
13. ............................................................................
14. ............................................................................
15. and to their successors, this Charter for the estab-
16. lishment and future maintenance of a Local Union
17. at.........................................................................
18. to be known as Local Union No. .........................
19. of.........................................................................
20. Now, the conditions of this Charter are such: That
21. said Union forever and under any and all circum-
22. stances shall be subordinate to and comply with
23. all the requirements of the Constitution, Bylaws
24. and General Laws or other laws of the International
25. Union. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE
26. AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORK-
27. ERS OF AMERICA (UAW), as they may from time
28. to time be altered or amended: That said Union
29. shall for all time be guided and controlled by all
30. acts and decisions of the International Union,
31. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND
32. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
33. AMERICA (UAW), as they may from time to time
34. be enacted: That should the Local Union above
35. chartered take advantage of any powers, privileges
36. or rights conferred under the laws as they may ex-
37. ist at any time, said action shall not prevent the
38. International Union, UNITED AUTOMOBILE,
39. AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
40. MENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW) from
41. recalling, amending, changing or abolishing any
42. such powers, privileges or rights.

43.     So long as the said Union adheres to these con-
44. ditions, this Charter to remain in full force; but upon
45. infraction thereof, the International Union,

1. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND
2. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
3. AMERICA (UAW) may revoke this Charter,
4. thereby annulling all privileges secured hereunder.

5.     In witness Whereof, We have hereonto set our
6. hands and affixed the Seal of the International
7. Union, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPANE
8. AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORK-
9. ERS OF AMERICA (UAW) This         day of         ,
10. 19    .

11.         INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

12. ............................................................................

13.                 International President

14. ............................................................................
15.             International Secretary-Treasurer.

16.     Section 7. No Local Union, Family Auxiliary
17. or subordinate body shall disband as long as fif-
18. teen (15) members or two (2) Local Unions desire
19. to retain the Charter, and then only upon the ap-
20. proval of the International Executive Board. In lo-
21. calities where there are two (2) or more Local
22. Unions and where the membership of any Local
23. Union drops below fifteen (15) members in good
24. standing, such Local Union may be merged with
25. another Local Union in that locality, at the discre-
26. tion of the International Executive Board.

27.     Section 8. The above Section shall not apply
28. to the issuance of charters covering plants under
29. the jurisdiction of a previously chartered Amalgam-
30. ated Local Union.

31.     Section 9. If a Local Union disbands or if a
32. Local Union goes out of existence by reason of
33. cessation of production at the workplace over
34. which it has jurisdiction, all of the funds, property
35. and assets of the Local Union shall forthwith re-
36. vert to and become the property and assets of the
37. International Union. If within one (1) year there-
38. afetr a new charter is issued to a Local Union with
39. the same or similar jurisdiction, the International
40. Executive Board shall, in order to aid such newly
41. chartered Local Union in the commencement of
42. its operations, make an appropriation to it in an
43. amount not to exceed the value of such funds, prop-
44. erty and assets.

45.     Section 10. If as a result of a drastic reduc-
46. tion in the membership of a Local Union because

1. of layoffs or other reasons, the funds, property and
2. assets of such Local Union become grossly dis-
3. proportionate to the number of members remain-
4. ing, the International Executive Board may, by
5. seven-eights (7/8) vote, after a hearing, and for
6. such a period of time as it may deem necessary, take
7. possession of and assume control over the expen-
8. diture and use of such funds, property and assets
9. for the purpose of insuring their application in fur-
10. therance of the objectives of the Local Union and
11. the International Union, and their conservation in
12. the interest of the membership of the Local Union
13. as then existing and as subsequently augmented.

14.     Section 11. In case the membership of a unit
15. covered by the jurisdiction of an Amalgamated
16. Local Union feels that there is just cause for with-
17. drawal from the Local Union, the question may be
18. raised in any regularly called meeting. If approved
19. by a majority vote of such meeting, a date shall be
20. set for a special meeting to discuss and decide
21. whether or not to petition the International Execu-
22. tive Board for withdrawal from the Local Union.
23. The membership of such unit shall be given at least
24. seven (7) days' notice of the time, place and pur-
25. pose of such special meeting. If at this meeting, in
26. a vote by secret ballot, a two-thirds majority
27. of the members present vote to petition the Inter-
28. national Executive Board, such a petition, contain-
29. ing a detailed statement setting forthe the reasons
30. for the withdrawal from the Local Union shall be for-
31. warded to the International Executive Board. The
32. International Executive Board upon receipt of such
33. petition shall investigate the circumstances and
34. determine if just cause for withdrawal exists and
35. the effect such withdrawal woulh have upon the
36. Local Union and the petitioning unit. If, following
37. its investigation, the International Executive Board
38. is satisfied that the petitioning unit has just cause
39. for withdrawal and that such withdrawal will not
40. adversely affect the Local Union or the unit, the
41. International Executive Board will direct a refer-
42. endum vote of the unit membership.

43.     The membership of such unit shall be given at
44. least seven (7) days' notice of the time, place, and
45. purpose of such referendum vote. Voting in such
46. election shall be by secret ballot in booths conve-
47. niently located to allow all members an opportu-
48. nity to vote. All ballots shall have printed thereon
49. the following words: "Are you in favor of with-
50. drawal from Local?     Yes¤ No¤."

1.     In the event that the members present at the
2. special meeting provided for in this Section de-
3. cide against petitioning the International Execu-
4. tive Board for withdrawal, or if a petition is sub-
5. mitted but the International Executive Board de-
6. nies it, or in the event the referendum vote fails to
7. obtain the required two-thirds (2/3) majority, the
8. question shall not be acted or voted on again for a
9. period of two (2) years. In case a two-thirds (2/3)
10. majority of the unit membership voting in such
11. referendum vote favor of withdrawal, the Inter-
12. national Executive Board shall issue a separate
13. charter.

14.     Section 12. In the event an Amalgamated Lo-
15. cal Union desires to discontinue the affiliation of a
16. unit of the Local Union, such desire may be raised
17. in any regularly called meeting of the Local Union
18. membership or the Joint Council where such body
19. exists. If approved by a majority vote of such meet-
20. ing, a date shall be set for a special meeting to dis-
21. cuss and decide whether a vote shall be taken on
22. the proposed discontinuation of affiliation. The
23. membership, or Joint Council delegates where such
24. body exists, shall be given at least seven (7) days'
25. notice of the time, place and purpose of such spe-
26. cial meeting. If at this meeting a two-thirds (2/3)
27. majority of the members (or Joint Council del-
28. egates) present vote in favor of holding an elec-
29. tion to decide the issue, the Local Union member-
30. ship shall be given at least seven (7) days' notice
31. of the time, place and purpose of such election.
32. Voting in such election shall be by secret ballot in
33. booths conveniently located to allow all members
34. an opportunity to vote.

35.     All ballots shall have printed thereon the fol-
36. lowing words only: "Are you in favor of discon-
37. tinuing the affiliation of the...............................

38. Unit of Local?.............................Yes¤   No¤"

39.     In the event that the members (or Joint Council
40. delegates, where such body exists) present at the
41. special meeting provided for in this Section de-
42. cide against holding an election or in the event that
43. the vote of the Local Union membership voting in
44. such election does not obtain the required mahor-
45. ity, the question shall not be acted or voted on again
46. for a period of two (2) years.

1.     Section 13. In case a two-thirds (2/3) majority
2. of an Amalgamated Local Union membership vot-
3. ing vote in favor of discontinuing the affiliation of
4. a uinit as provided in Section 12, the International
5. Executive Board may issue a separate charter.

6.     Section 14. All funds and other assets of an
7. Amalgamated Local Union shall be and remain the
8. property of the membership of that Local Union,
9. and any unit withdrawing from an Amalgamated
10. Local Union and obtaining a separate charter shall
11. only be entitled to the balance of such funds or
12. property as may have been allocated to it by the
13. Local Union up to the time of separation where
14. such unit funds are established.

15.     Section 15. Local Unions, District Councils
16. organized pursuant to Article 34, Family Auxilia-
17. ries and Community Action Program (CAP) Coun-
18. cils shall be the only chartered subordinate bodies
19. of this International Union. All other subordinate
20. bodies of the International Union which may at any
21. time exist shall not be chartered and shall have no
22. autonomy under this Constitution, but shall exist
23. upon the authority of, and be generally supervised
24. by and responsible to, the International Executive
25. Board.