, ▁the ▁K lan ▁had ▁only ▁collected ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁init iation ▁fe es ▁and ▁other ▁dues . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁troubles ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁I RS ▁file d ▁a ▁li en ▁for ▁$ 6 8 5 , 3 0 5 ▁in ▁un pa id ▁tax es , ▁pen alt ies ▁and ▁interest ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁against ▁the ▁K lan . ▁The ▁special ▁Kl on v ocation ▁conven ed ▁by ▁Col esc ott ▁decided ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁organization . ▁Before ▁formally ▁ste pping ▁down ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁gover ning ▁committee ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁members . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁the ▁final ▁Kl on v ocation ▁gather ing ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁Its ▁dec isions ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁central ▁K lan ▁organization , ▁" re pe aled ▁all ▁degrees , ▁vac ated ▁all ▁offices , ▁void ed ▁all ▁char ters , ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁every ▁Kl ans man ▁of ▁any ▁oblig ation ▁whatever ". ▁Local ▁chap ters ▁could , ▁however , ▁continue ▁their ▁activities , ▁now ▁acting ▁independently ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁final ▁Kl on v ocation ▁called ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁an ▁" in form al , ▁un in cor por ated ▁al liance ". ▁ ▁After ▁dis band ing ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁or ▁k la ver ns ,