2. Trades Councils and Local Labor Parties with 5,000 members or under shall be affiliated on an annual payment of 15s.; similar organizations with a membership of over 5,000 shall pay £1 10s., the former Councils to be entitled to send one delegate with one vote to the Annual Conference, the latter to be entitled to send two delegates and have two votes. 3. In addition to these payments a delegate's fee to the Annual Conference may be charged. IX. _Annual Conference._ The National Executive shall convene a Conference of its affiliated Societies in the month of January each year. Notice of resolutions for the Conference and all amendments to the Constitution shall be sent to the Secretary by November 1st, and shall be forthwith forwarded to all affiliated organizations. Notice of amendments and nominations for Secretary and National Executive shall be sent to the Secretary by December 15th, and shall be printed on the Agenda. X. _Voting at Annual Conference._ There shall be issued to affiliated Societies represented at the Annual Conference voting cards as follows: 1. Trade Unions and Socialist Societies shall receive one voting card for each thousand members, or fraction thereof paid for. 2. Trades Councils and Local Labor Parties shall receive one card for each delegate they are entitled to send. Any delegate may claim to have a vote taken by card. PARLIAMENTARY FUND I. _Object._ To assist in paying the election expenses of Candidates adopted in accordance with this Constitution, in maintaining them when elected; and to provide the salary and expenses of a National Party Agent. II. _Amount of Contribution._ 1. Affiliated Societies, except Trades Councils, and Local Labor Parties shall pay a contribution to this fund at the rate of 2d. per member per annum, not later than the last day of each financial year. 2. On all matters affecting the financial side of the Parliamentary Fund only contributing Societies shall be allowed to vote at the Annual Conference. III. _Trustees._ The National Executive of the Party shall, from its number, select three to act as Trustees, any two of whom, with the Secretary, shall sign checks. IV. _Expenditure._ 1. _Maintenance._--All Members elected under this Constitution shall be paid from the Fund equal sums not to exceed £200 per annum, provided that this payment shall only be made to Members whose Candidatures have been promoted by one or more Societies which have contributed to this Fund; provided further that no payment from this Fund shall be made to a Member or Candidate of any Society which has not contributed to this Fund for one year, and that any Society over three months in arrears shall forfeit all claim to the Fund on behalf of its Members or Candidates, for twelve months from the date of payment.