Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. III, SEC. 9
the terms and objectives set forth in the Consent
Decree.
(b). Amendments to the Constitution and all other
action of the Convention shall be adopted by a majority
vote of the delegates present, seated, and voting at the
time of submission of the amendment or other proposed
action to the Convention. Amendments shall become
effective immediately upon their adoption unless otherwise
specified in any particular amendment adopted by
the Convention or except as required to comply with the
terms of paragraph L.17 of the Consent Decree in United
States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et. al.,
88 Civ. 4486 (S.D.N.Y.) (LAP), to the extent paragraph
L.17 of said Consent Decree remains in effect.
(c). The General Executive Board shall have the
power, following Convention adoption of amendments
to this Constitution, but prior to printing thereof, to make
such typographical, grammatical, and punctuation corrections,
rearrangements and renumbering of articles
and sections, or otherwise, including the supplying or
remedying of inadvertent omissions or errors, as are necessary
to carry out the spirit and intent of any amendments
so adopted.
(d). The General President, subject to the Rules of the
Convention as approved by the delegates, shall determine
and may change the order of business at the
Convention at any time.
(e). The time within which certain actions must be
taken as set forth in this Article, other than the time of
holding the International Convention, may be waived by
the General President and General Secretary-Treasurer
upon good cause shown, with a right of appeal to the
General Executive Board.
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