The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12

Industrial Union In counties having
county organizations, shall constitute
the county legislative council, of which
the county lecturer shall be ex-oficio
chairman.
The lecturers of the several counties
composing a congressional district shall
constitute the district Legislative coun-
Gil, of which the district lecturer shall
be ex-officio chairman.
The president of the state alliance,
the state executive committee, the state
lecturer (where such officer exists and
the district lecturer of each of the con-
gressional districts of the state shall
constitute the state legislative council,
of which the state president shall be
ex-officio chairman.
DUTIES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.
1t shall be the duty of the state legislative
council to meet at the call of the state pres
ident, and to provide means for the dssem-
nation of alliance literature among the
brotherhood in their respective states and to
promote and advance the demands of the
alliance and the supreme council. 1t shall
prescribe the term of service, the compensa-
tion for the same, and provide for its pay
ment for each of the district lecturers with
in the state 1t shall CO operate with the
and methods for securing such legislative
reforms may be indicated in the demands
of the national body, provided that no state
| legislative council shall advocate any
measures which may conflict with the con-
stitution or laws OF the order, or demands of
the state alliance and supreme council
DUTIES OF DISTRICT COUNCILS.
1t shall be the duty of the district legisla-
| tive council to convene at such time and
place as may be designated by its chairman,
within its districts. to receive and to con-
| slider such matters as may be communicated
| to it by the state and national legislative
council, to exemplfy the unwritten work Of
the order, to secure aud provide for the
service of lecturers and the dissemination Of
Alliance literature in conjunction with the
state and county legislative councils for
! each county within its Jurisdiction. 1t shall
CO operate with the state and national legis-
lative councils in advancing the general in
| terests of the order and for securing such
| legislation, state and national, as may be In.
dicated by the state and national bodies. 1t
shall promptly disseminate such information
or printed matter to the various counties of
the district as may be designated for the
membership. 1t may establish bylaws for
its government, provided that no district
| legislative council shall advocate any meas
ure which may conflict W tn the constitution
or laws of the state or national bodies or
with the demands of the state alliance or
supreme council.
DUTIES OF COUNTY COUNCILS.
| 1t shall be the duty of the county legslat-
| i've council to meet at the call of its presl-
| dent at such time and at such place within
the county as he may designate, to consider
| such matters as may be referred to it by the
national state or district legislative councils
| in promoting the general interests of the Or
der and for securing such legislation as may
be indicated by the demands of the state
and national bodies. 1t shall devise the
best means for securing such legislation for
its county as the order of said county may
indicate. 1t may establish bylaws for its
government. 1t shall give active co-opera-
ton in disseminating all matter of informa-
tion or alliance literature designed for the
membership and for securing an efficient
lecture service for its county, provided hat
no county legislative council shall advocate
any measure in conflict with the constltu-
| tion, laws demands of the state or nation
al bodies.
For the purpose of organizing this system,
| the national president shall designate and
| publish to the order the date on which the
county and district legislative councils in
| the various states shall convene. The state
presidents shall designate and publish to the
order in their respective states the place at
which each district legislative council will
convene within its district.
| At the first meeting of the district legisla-
tive council it shall elect, by ballot, lectur-
| er for said district. unless such lecturer has
been otherwise provided, and shall report
lecturer promptly to the state president, the
state secretary and tho national president,
each of whom shall keep a correct list of the