The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-15
CONSTITUTION

| CONSTITUTION
OF the Republican Clubs Of Pembina
County.
We, the Cubs, whose names are
hereunto subscribed, do hereby
} form an organization and adopt
the following constitution.
The name of this organization
shall be the Pembina County Re.
publican League.
The object Of this League shall
be to encourage and assist in form.
ing permanent Republican Clubs
in Pembina county, aud in main
tanning and making them useful
when organized; to unite them in
effective work in advancing and
disseminating the principles of the
Republican party in Pembina
county.
The officers Of this League shall
be President. first and second
Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer. The President of this
League shall be the present mem.
Der Of the State League Executive
Committee, who in addition to his
duties in the Office of President,
shall also be League Treasurer.
The Vice Presidents, in their or.
der, shall succeed to the Office and
duties of President, upon his fail.
ure or inability to act. All such
officers shall be elected at the con-
yention of the League except as
otherwise provided, and shall hold
their respective Offices until their
successors are elected.
The convention shall be com.
posed of three delegates from each
Club in the League, selected from
such CLUB by their members. Each
Club shall have but one vote upon
all questions.
The convention shall meet al.
nually at such time and place as
shall be selected by the previous
convention; or if no such direction
has been Jade by the Executive
Committee, notice of the time and
place of such meeting shall be Civ.
en- by the League Secretary, in
writing, at least ten days prior to
the day ofmeetlng.
The convention shall be the sole
Judge of the qualification of its
own members; shall have power to
elect or expel from the League; and
shall have power to oyerrule the
action of the Executive Commit
tee.
The convention may levy OH the
several Clubs composing the
League.
j There shall be an Executive
Committee, composed of the Presi-
dents of the Clubs in the League;
the President and Secretary of the
County League, shall be ex officio
members of that committee. A ma
jority Of those present at any regu.
lar or called session of the commit.
tee, shall constitute a quorum for
transaction of business. The Elk.
ecutive Committee shall have the
general management of the affairs
of the League when the conven.
Ition is not in session, and shall
have charge of raising funds from
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charged with the duty of organic
ing new clubs wherever in its
opinion advisable. The Commit.
tee shall be called together by the
President of the League Immediate
ly after the annual convention and
shall then organize. It shall make
its own rules, and shall hold meet
ings at such times and places as it
shall determine. A meeting may
be called at any time by the Chair.
man, and must be, upon the request
of five members,
The duties of the officers shall
be such as are usually performed
by like officers and may be regu.
lated by the Executive Committee.
Any Club in Pembina county
may be admitted to membership
in this League upon its:application
in writing, to the Executive Com.
mittee and upon payment to the
Treasurer the sum of five (s5) dol.
lars.
This League shall not express
any preference for any candidate
before any political convention.
This constitution may be am.
ended at any convention by a
majority vote of the Clubs present,
provided however, that the party
or parties proposing such amend.
ment shall present them to the
Secretary, in writing, who shall
notify the different Clubs in his
call for convention, of the charac-
ter and nature of each proposed
amendment.
The officers provided for in this
League, shall be elected immedi.
ately uDon its adontion and each