ART. 5.—REPORTS OF OFFICERS. At the annual meeting, each of the officers shall present a full written report of the year's work.
ART. 6.—SPECIAL COMMITTEES. At the regular monthly business meeting preceding the annual meeting, the President shall appoint from the membership the following special committees: An Auditing Committee of three. This committee shall examine all accounts and render a report at the annual business meeting, a record of such report to appear upon the Secretary's book. A Nominating Committee of five. This committee shall report at the annual meeting the name of one candidate for each office.
ART. 7.—MEETINGS. Two meetings a month shall be held. One to transact the business of the Federation, the other for literary and social purposes, conducted under the direction of the Program Committee. This second meeting shall consist of oratorical contests, debates, recitations, songs, or any other educational features.
The regular business meeting in January shall be the annual meeting.
ART. 8.—PAYMENT OF BILLS. No money shall be paid except upon an order signed by the President and Secretary.
ART. 9.—OFFICIAL ORGAN. The official organ of the Federation shall be "The Hatchet," published in Guthrie, Okla., (16-page monthly, 25 cents a year.) The Press and-Literature Committee shall solicit subscriptions to the official organ.
ART. 10.—ORDER OF BUSINESS. The following order of business shall
be observed at all regular business meetings:
Devotional exercises.
Reading of previous minutes.
Report of Treasurer.
Report of Vice-Presidents.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Adjournment with prayer.
ART. 11.—AMENDMENTS. This constitution may be amended by a two- thirds vote of the members present at any regular business meeting (ten being a quorum), provided such amendment shall have been proposed in writing at the previous regular business meeting.