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2 1 tion with Government officials and employees, by legisla- 2 tion and other lawful means: Provided, That under no cir- 3 cumstances shall this Federation engage in or support 4 [[strikethrough]] strikes against the United States Government. [[/strikethrough]] Political candidates or parties or individuals to any office. ARTICLE III Membership 5 SECTION 1. Any person [[strikethrough]] employed in the civil branch [[/strikethrough]] 6 [[strikethrough]] of the United States Government, the District of Co- [[/strikethrough]] 7 [[strikethrough]] lumbia, or the insular possessions, including departmental [[/strikethrough]] 8 [[strikethrough]] and field employees of the Post Office Department [[/strikethrough]] and 9 [[strikethrough]] militarized employees of the Lighthouse Division of the [[/strikethrough]] 10 [[strikethrough]] United States Coast Guard Service, [[/strikethrough]] is eligible to mem- 11 bership in this Federation: Provided, That [[strikethrough]] local unions [[/strikethrough]] 12 [[strikethrough]] shall have the right to allow members of their organiza- [[/strikethrough]] 13 [[strikethrough]] tions who have separated themselves from the service to [[/strikethrough]] 14 [[strikethrough]] retain membership: [[/strikethrough]] Provided further, That [[strikethrough]] employees [[/strikethrough]] 15 [[strikethrough]] who are members of unaffiliated service organizations [[/strikethrough]] 16 [[strikethrough]] shall be eligible to membership in this Federation only if [[/strikethrough]] 17 [[strikethrough]] a requisite of membership in such service organization is [[/strikethrough]] 18 [[strikethrough]] membership in this Federation. [[/strikethrough]] 19 SEC. 2. Any person may be elected by a Convention 20 to honorary membership in the National Federation, and 21 local [[strikethrough]] unions [[/strikethrough]] may elect to honorary membership, any per- 22 son approved by the Executive Council of the National 23 Federation of [[strikethrough]] Federal Employees [[/strikethrough]]: Provided, That such 24 honorary membership shall carry with it no right to vote 25 or hold office in any [[strikethrough]] union [[/strikethrough]] of this Federation. 26 SEC. 3. [[strikethrough]] Former employees of the Federal Government, [[/strikethrough]] 27 [[strikethrough]] retired under the provisions of the Act of Congress of [[/strikethrough]] 28 [[strikethrough]] May 22, 1920, are eligible to associate membership, upon [[/strikethrough]] 29 [[strikethrough]]payment of an initiation fee of $1. Members [[/strikethrough]] of this 30 Federation, [[strikethrough]] upon retirement, [[/strikethrough]] are eligible for such associ- 31 ate membership without payment of initiation fee. No 32 per capita tax shall be levied upon a [[strikethrough]] local [[/strikethrough]] for any such 33 associate member, but, notwithstanding any other pro- 34 vision of this Constitution, such members shall pay dues 3 1 amounting [[strikethrough]] to $1 [[/strikethrough]] per annum which shall accrue to the 2 National Federation and be applied to defraying the cost 3 of the magazines furnished such members. 4 SEC. 4. [[strikethrough]] A member in good standing, if separated from [[/strikethrough]] 5 [[strikethrough]] the service of the United States Government, may, upon [[/strikethrough]] 6 [[strikethrough]] application, receive an honorable withdrawal card. [[/strikethrough]] A mem- 7 ber in good standing shall have issued to him upon request 8 a transfer card to any other [[strikethrough]] local [[/strikethrough]] without charge. 9 SEC. 5. Charges against a member shall only be pre- 10 ferred by another member of this Federation in writing, 11 before a meeting of the governing body of the [[strikethrough]] local [[/strikethrough]] in 12 which the accused is a member, and a copy thereof shall 13 be furnished by the accuser to the accused prior to such 14 meeting. Such charges shall not be entertained unless, 15 if sustained, they would constitute a violation of the mem- 16 ber's oath. A two-thirds vote of the governing body shall 17 be necessary to hold charges insufficient. The governing 18 body shall order a hearing before a committee appointed 19 by the Presiding Officer, or before the governing body 20 as a whole, giving notice to the accused at least ten days 21 prior to the date set for the hearing. Both the accused 22 and the accuser may appear in person or by a member 23 of this Feder[[strikethrough]]ation[[/strikethrough]], and may produce witnesses on their 24 behalf. On a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the gov- 25 erning body of the [[strikethrough]] local union [[/strikethrough]], or upon a two-thirds vote 26 of the recommendation of the committee, charges may be 27 sustained in whole or in part, and the accused may be 28 fined, reprimanded or suspended from privileges and 29 rights of the [[strikethrough]] Federation [[/strikethrough]] for a specific period, or any 30 two or all of the penalties imposed. ARTICLE IV Convention and Representation 31 SECTION 1. This Federation shall convene biennially 32 on the first Monday in September of each uneven year 33 at such place as may be determined by a majority vote 34 of the delegates in the preceding Convention: Provided,
