Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-30

the counterslRn.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The captain, first aud second leuten-
ant, orderly sergeant, officer OF the day
end sergeant Of the guard of each coun-
ell shall constitute the executive commit
tee thereof. Said committee shall
transact all necessary business Of the
council that may arise between the
bivouacs, when II is impraGticable TO call
a special bivouac for such purpose, and
to perform such other duties as may be
imposed on them by this constitution and
the laws made in pursuance thereof.
BIvoUACs.
County councils shall hold biv9uac
once month or oftener. District couu-
cils shall hold hiyouac once In six
months or oftener. State and supreme
council shall hold biyouac once every
year.
TRIALS.
No comrades shall be punished without
fair and impartial trial; all offences
shall be tried by the comrades in the
bivouac assembled.
AMENDMENTS.
Our declaration OF purpose shall never
be changed by amendments or otherwise,
aud all laws, rules and regulations con-
trary to the letter or spirit thereof shall
be void.
CoRgEsP oNDENCR,
All o1llcial correspondence OF the order
shall be In cipher
MEMBERSHIP.
No one shall be eligible 20 comradeship
in this order who Is not white person OF
superior intelligence, true and faithful
and devoted to the principles set forth in
our declaration OF purposes, and not
worth above (Sl00,000) one hundred
thousand dollars, aud who does not be-
lieve in the existence Of a Supreme Being,
cad who Is not American born.
BY.L1ws--oRDEsE OF BUSINESS.
L, order of business; 2, report of officer
of the day; 8, roll call A. enlistment OF
recruits; g. reading Of the minutes; G, re-
ports OF committees; q, unfinished bust
ness; 8, new business.
TIME OF HOLDING BIvoUAcs.
Councils shall hold bivouacs during
the full moon. The commander Of each
council shall have the power to convene
special biveuacs when, in his opinion, the
good of the order requires it.
Captaiu-The acting captain shall COM
mand the council in bivouac, and his oe-
cision upon any point of order, or debate,
shall be absolute and inel until overrQled
by the council.
APPEAL.
Any comrade shall have the right to
appeal from decision of the captata to
the council.
RULES OF ORDER AND DEBATE.
l. No comrade shall address the cap
tain or council, in biyouac, without first
rising TO his feet aud being recognized by
the captain. .. No comrade shall speak
on any question, until 1t be put in the
form Of motion and duly seconded. 3.
No comrade shall interrupt another while
speaking unless he rise to point of
order, he shall then state his objection in
as few words as possible and take his
seat. 4. No comrade shall speak oftener
than twice on the same subject, nor
longer than five minutes for each speech
without the consent of majority of the
comrades present. g. Any question may
be discussed by the consent Of the coun-
ell, 6. Questions of personal nature
affecting a comrade shall lie over until
the next blyouac, except by the unan-
imous consent of all the comrades pres
ent. 7. Cushlng's Manual shall be our
guide in parliamentary usage, when not in
conflict with this constitution and bylaws.
SUSPENSION.
Non-attendance three successive biv-
ouacs suspends a member until eatisfac-
torily explained.
EXPULSION.
comrade who violates his oath .6hall
be expelled from the order, and pending
his trial shall be put under quart
TRIALS.
No comrade shall be punished without
a fair and impartial trial.
BLACK LIST
Orderly sergeants OF councils shall at
once notify his state council when any
comrade has been expelled State adult
ants of brigade shall, as soon as prac tea
BILE thereafter, notify al district councils
within its own bounds, and the supreme
council, and these councils shall notify
all subordinate councils.
ENLISTMENT FEE.
The enlistment fee shall be s. for
each recruit.
DUES
/. Each comrade shall pay dues at the
beginning of each quarter, and such other
dues as the council may deem necessary.
2. County councils shall send E
dues with each delegate to the district
council.
8. District councils shall send 8
dues with each delegate to the state
council.
I. State councils shall send s. dues
with each delegate to the supreme coun-
Gil
DRILLING RECRUITS,
Immediately upon swearing Ia recruit
the captain shall appoint some expert
enced veteran to drill the recruit.
COMRADE.
No comrade shall speak Ill of another
unless, in his opinion, It will benefit this
order or the comrade spoken Of.
RECRUITING OFFICERS.
There shall be elected by the state
council of each state, one state recruiting
officer who shall hold his office for one
year, and until his successor Is duly
elected and quallnedI
DUTIES OF RECRUITING OFFICERS
The recruiting officer shall travel In
the interest OF the order, organizing all
new councils, and see that the same are
furnished with charters; he shall sppoint
TO assist him not more than four assistant
recruiting officers, who shall be under
his orders, subject TO the approval OF the
state council and the state executive com
mlttee, and perform such other duties as
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