Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
CONSTITUTION.
Farmen Alliance and industrial Union.
Of Kansas.
For SabOrainate Alliances.
ARTICLE I.

OCCIIOu lib UOuy oudA DO A"o"u
as the - FARMERS ALLIANCE OF
BARToN COUNTY, KANSAS, and is
under the jurisdiction Of the FARMERS
STATE ALLIANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION OF KANSAS.
Sec. 2-The officers of this Alliance
shall be a President, Vioe-President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Lee
turer, Assistant Lecturer, Door-keeper.
Assistant Door-keeper. Sergeant-at-
Arms, and judiciary Committee Of
three.
Sec. 3-The Presidents duties are to
open the Alliance according to Ritual;
to preside over the body; to decide
questions Of order; In case Of a tie, to
cast the deciding ballot; in case Of a
called meeting, to state its object; to
conduct limitations and expound the
secret work, and see that the Constitu-
tion and Rules Of the Order are prop
erly observed.
Sec. 4-The Vice-President's duties
are, to assist the President, and in his
absence to perform his duties.
See. 5-The Secretary's duties are,
ings of the Alliance; to conduct its
correspondence; to keep a roll of its
members; to receive all money due the
Alliance. and pay it promptly to the
Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor:
and at the end of each quarter he shall
prepare and read a report to his Alli-
ance, as follows: 1st, The number of
male and female members initiated
during the quarter; 2d, The number
dimitted, dismissed, suspended and
expelled; Sd, The total number of male
'and female members then enrolled;
4th, The amount of money received and
expended during the quarter, the
amount carried over from last quarter,
and the balance on hand. He shall
also make out and send report to the
Secretary Of his County Alliance, or to
the Secretary Of the State Alliance if
there is no organization in his county,
within ten days after the close of each
quarter, on and according to blanks
furnished by the Secretary of the State
Alliance for that purpose. And if
there shall be any charge in the Office
OF President or Secretary, he shall
report the same at once.
Sec. 0-The Treasurer's duties are, to
receive all money from the Secretary.
and. pay it out on the warrant of the
Secretary approved by the President.
Gee. THE Chaplain's duties are, to
conduct the religious services of the
Alliance, and to officiate at the funeral
services at the death of a member of
Che Order.
Sec. SIT is the duty of the Lecturer
% read or deliver an address on some
topic of interest to the Order at each
meeting; of the Assistant Lecturer to
conduct candidates, and in the absence
of the Lecturer to perform his duties,
to collect the ballot, and to receive and
introduce visiting members.
Sec. 9-The duty of the Door-keeper
and his Assistant shall be, to guard the
door; to take up the word; to see that
all are properly clothed; to have charge
of the property of the Alliance, and to
keep the house in order.
Sec. 1O-The duties of the Sergeant
alarms are, to assist the President in
preserving order, and to perform such
other duties as the President may
require of him.
Sec. 11-There shall be a Finance
Committee, composed of three men,
bers, appointed by the president upon
his accession to Office. The duties Of
this committee are, to examine the
books of the Secretary and Treasurer,
and report the same, at the end of each
quarter. They are the Trustees of the
Order.
Sec. 11-Delegates from this Alliance
to the County Alliance shall be elected
quarterly, one delegate for every ten
members, until such time as represen-
tation shall be curtailed by vote in the
County Alliance.
Sec. 13-The Judiciary Committee
shall have appellate jurisdiction over all
legal questions arising in their Alliance,
subject to appeal to the County Judici-
ary Committee.
ARTICLE II.
Section This Alliance shall have
meetings in each month; one on
the and one on the -
Sec. 2-Five members shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of
business.
Sec. 3-The President may issue a
called meeting Of this Alliance when
eyer the business of the Order may
demand.
ARTICLE III.
Section 1.-The Secretary shall make
a report to the Secretary Of the County
or State Alliance, as provided in Sec
tion of Article I, at the close of each
quarter, ending as follows: March
3lst, June 3Oth, September S0th, and
December 3lst; and shall send with