1. Each State or District Legislative Board must maintain a fund
2. sufficient to pay all salaries and expenses necessary for the
3. maintenance of such State or District Legislative Board through
4. assessments levied upon the members under their jurisdiction.
5. The State or District Legislative Board funds shall be deposited with
6. the General Secretary and Treasurer and shall be used to pay the
7. salaries, expenses, and other allowances necessary for the maintenance
8. of the State or District Legislative Board.
9. Dues, assessments, salaries, expenses, and other allowances
10. established for the maintenance of State or District Legislative Boards
11. and in effect as of January 1, 1969, shall remain in effect subject to
12. change as provided herein.
13. Any proposition to increase or decrease dues, assessments,
14. personal expense, or other allowances established for the maintenance
15. of the State or District Legislative Boards shall be submitted to the
16. members of the State or District Legislative Board while in session or by
17. mail by the Secretary of the State or District Legislative Board setting
18. forth the specific change and effective date of such change. Such
19. proposition must be approved by a majority vote of the members of the
20. State or District Legislative Board before being made effective.
21. All reasonable and proper expenses of a State or District Legislative
22. Board, Executive Committee, or officer or member thereof when in the
23. service of a Legislative Board shall be allowed as expense of the
24. Legislative Board. An itemized statement of expenses incurred, with
25. receipts for all items in excess of $5.00, and any amount due for
26. services rendered shall be submitted to the Director of the Legislative
27. Board. When such statements are approved they shall be submitted to
28. the General Secretary and Treasurer for prompt payment. A copy of all
29. such statements shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Legislative
30. Board.
31. The State or District Legislative Director may rent office space,
32. purchase necessary office equipment, and employ such clerical
33. assistance as necessary when authorized to do so by a majority vote of
34. the Board in session or by mail vote between sessions.
