The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-12-14
The St. Paul League.

meeting. Several new names were
added to the roll of membership. The
election of officers was completed and
the League is now differed as follows:
President, Robert E. Anderson.
First vice president, Robert H. Hunton.
Second vice president, Samuel Hardy.
Secretary, w. H. Davis.
First asst. secretary, Chas. S. Parker.
Second asst. secretary, R. D. Ware.
sergeants-at'arAs, D. G. Cotton, ]. w.
Luca.
Chaplains, Rev. J. M. Henderson
Rev. L. G. Sheafe. -
Executive committee, F. L. McGhee
J. @. Adams, J. X. Hilyard, T. H. Lyles,
Allen French.
The committee on revision of the Con-
stitution and Bylaws reported the fol-
lowing which was adopted and ordered
to be published in the official organ, The
APPEAL:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this organization shall be
the Afro-American League of St. Paul
Minnesota, No. l.
ARTICLE II.
Sec. l. The objects of this League
are to protest against taxation without
representation; to secure more equita-
BILE distribution of school funds, to in
sist upon fair and impartial trial by
judge and jury of peers in all causes at
law. wherein we may be a party; to re-
sist by all legal and reasonable means,
mob and lynch law, whereof we are
made the victims, and to insist upon the
arrest and punishment of all such often
ders against our legal rights; to resist
the tyrannjcal usage of railroad, steam
boat and other corporations, and the
violent and insulting conduct of their
employees in all instances where we are
concerned, by prosecution of all such
corporations and their employees in
state and federal courts; to labor for the
reformation of all penal institutions
where barbarous, cruel and unchristian
treatment of convicts is practicel and
to assist healthy immigration from ter
forbidden sections to other and more
law abiding sections.
Provided, also, that the objects of
this League shall be conserved by the
creation of healthy public opinion,
through the medium of public meetings
and addresses, and by appealing to the
courts of law for redress of all denial of
legal and constitutional rights; the
purpose of this league being to secure
the ends desired through peaceable and
lawful methods.
Sec. 2. Provided, further, that the OBJ
jects of the League shall be to promote
the industrial and moral W. flare of the
Colored citizens of our city, and to seek
for worthy and competent persons, ac-
cess to the various industrial enterprises,
to encourage labor, frugality and homes
ty.
ARTICLE III.
Any person of the ags of eighteen
years and upwards without regard to
race, color or sex) may become mem.
Der of the League by subscribing to this
constitution and bylaws, and by the
payment of fifty cents entrance fee, and
monthly assessment of twenty-five
cents.
Provided, furthermore, that no one
shall be uebarred from lnembershi D
therein because of his political opinions.
ARTICLE ".
Sec. l. The officers of this League
shall be president, first and second vice.
presidents, secretary, first and second
assistant secretaries, treasurer. two
chaplains, two sergeants-at-arms, and an
executive committee of five who shall
be elected at the regular meeting in
February of each year and shall hold
their Offices for the term of one year, or
until their sue :essors are elected and
installed. g.. .....
Sec. 2. The officers shall be elected
by ballot, and the candidates receiving a
plurality of the votes cast shall be de-
clared elected.
ARTICLE v.
A general tax of $1OO per annum
shall be levied on each member of this
League and paid by the treasurer into
the treasury of the National League for
the purpose of carrying out the objects
set forth in Article 2. .......
ARTICLE vi. -,.-... +,
This constitution and bylaws may be
altered or amended, at any regular
meeting, by a two-thirds vote of the
members present. Provided, that a
written notice of the proposed altera-
ton or amendment shall be offered at
the meeting sixty days prior to the one
in which it is to be acted upon, and a
copy of the same filed with the secre-
tary.
BYLAWS.
Sec. 1. The regular meeting of this
League shall be held on the third Tues
day in each month beginning at 8
O'Clock P. NJ,
Sec. 2. Nine members at any meeting
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business.
Sec. 8. The president shall call spec.
cial meetings upon the written request
of seven members, of which at least two
days notice shall be given.
Sec. 4. The officers of this League
shall perform the duties usually requir-