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

powers In such form as to tdem shall !
EN- most likely to affect ihoiy safety and |
prudence, indeed, will dictate that gov.
ernmcnts long established should not be |
changed for light and transient causes,
and accordingly, all experience hath !
shown that mankind are more disposed TO |
suffer evils, while evils are siderable,
than to right themselves by sbollshing the
forms TO which they are accustomed But
when a long train cf abuses and usurpa-
ton, pursuing invariably the same object,
evinces a design to reduce them u6der ab-
solute despotism, It Is their right, 1t Is
their duty TO throw off such government
and provide new guards for their future
security.
LEGISLATIVE.
This order shall be composed OF two
degrees. 1, councils; 2, inner councils.
The inner councils shall have supreme
authority over the councils in their iurls.
diction. The councils shall be vested
with fun power to enact all necessary
laws, rules and regulations in acceptance
with the foregoing declaration Of pur-
poses, subject to revision by superior
councils.
COUNCILS.
/. There shall be; /, county coun-
q
clla; 4, supreme councils.
2. County councils In the limits
Of each congressional district shall form
q district council, which shall be COM
posed Of duly accredited delegates, one
for every members from each
county council.
8. The district council In each state
shall form state council, which shall be
composed OF duty accredited delegates
from each district council, one for every
---- meKnbers.
4. The state councils shall form one
supreme council, which shall be com
posed OF duly accredited delegates, one
for every members.
: District councils shall be superior to
county councils, state councils to dis
tIict councils and the supreme 90 all
state councils.
---- members shall constitute a'quo-
rum in all csuncififor the transaction Of
business.
SUFFRAGE.
All questions shall be decided 10y vote
Of the majority OF the comrades presenJ,
except as follows;
j. To solicit recruit the vote shall be
unanimous in the affirmative.
2. To suspend or expel a comrade, or
!
trades in good standing,
.. To change this constitution and
ritual, vote OF two-thirds Of the dele
gates to the supreme council, and the
sanction of the inner council, to be evil
| d5nced by its seal. Provided, that no
law, ruie or regulation shall be made con-
trary to the letter or the spirit of the
, foregoing declaration Of purposes.
APPEALS AND PETITIONS.
i Every county council and the comrades
1 thereof, shall have the right of petition
r and appeal to the superior councils.
EXECUTIVE.
|, The officers of a county council shall he
! captain, first and second lieutenant, OIL
, of-the-day, orderly-sergeant, quarter
/ master-sergeant, commissery- sergeant,
sergeant of-the-guard, seminal and picket.
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
/ The officers OF district council shall
be colonel, lieutenant-colonel, major, adj
. jutant, commissary, quartermaster, OH.
cer-of-the-day, sergeaDt-major, sentinel
! and loyal picket.
! STATE oFFIcEns.
The officers of state council shall be
hrigadler general and his aids, senior
colonel, junior colonel, adjutant Of
D brigade, brigade quartermaster, brigade
S commissary, marshal, grand sentinel,
uhH sAohu PiShSH'
OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL.
q The officers of the supreme council
: shall be general and his staff-lieutenant-
r general, major general, adiutant-g neral,
r commlssary- general, quartermaster-gen-
! eral, captaln-general, supreme grand SEN
. tineL and supreme grand picket.
I DUTIES or OFFICERS.
I Captains II shall be the duty OF the
3 captain TO assemble the comrades at all
, bivouacs; command the same while as
sembled; TO execute all orders from
higher councils, together with the de-
| clsions OF his own council; receive all
| dispatches, detail special scouts; receive
all reports and submit them to the coun.
[ ell And to perform such other duties as
may be imposed upon him under this con-
] stltutiou and the bylaws made in pur-
! suance of 1t.
OFFICER OF THE DAY.
The officer of the day shall inspect the
. Oniaara and A. .a,..au :.