People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-30
Constitution of the Industrial Legion
of the United States Of America
ARTICLE I.

shall be known as the INDUSTRIAL
LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
SEC. 2. OBJECT.-The object of this or
ganization is to carry out politically the
measures embodied in the Declaration of
Principles, and to secure free speech,
free ballot and q fair count.
SIC. 3. CLASSES. The Industrial Lee
zion shall consist of three classes, viz
a Senior Glass, a Junior Glass and Wo-
mans Aid Corps.
SEC 4. ELIGIBILITY, SENIOR GLASS;
Every male citizen above the age Of
twenty-one (21) years shall be eligible to
the Senior Glass who declares himself in
favor of and votes for the Peoples party
and the reforms as set forth In the Dec
laratiOn of Principles.
SEC. ). ELIGIBILITY, JUNIOR CLASS
All male persons between the ages of
fourteen "a and twenty-one (21) shall
be eligible to the Junior Class upon sub
scribing to the Declaration of Principles
of the Senior Glass and the payment of
twenty-five cents (25c } for the badge of
the Junior Legion. Upon the initiation
Of ten or more comrades in any town,
ward or precinct they shall have power
to make tr~n own bylaws and regula-
tons, subject to the constitution of the
Senior Glass, and shall not be liable to
the Senior Glass for any dues or fees
other than the badges, except such as
may be provided for in their own by
laws).
SEC. 6. W0MAN's AID CoRPs.-The
the third class in the Industrial Legion
shall be known as the Woman's Aid
Corps, and shall be composed Of all loyal
women who subscribe TO the Declaration
of Principles of the Industrial Legion
and are willing to assist in securing the
enforcement Of said principles through
the Peoples party. The Woman's Aid
Corps shall provide its own bylaws and
shall not be liable to the Senior Class for
any dues or fees other than a badge,
which shall be sold to members for
twenty-five cents (25c.) each.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION /. FORM OF ORGANIZATIONS =
This organization shall consist of Ma
tional, State and County Leglons, Town,
Ward or Precinct Companies and Local
Squads.
SEC 2. NATIONAL OFFICERS. = The
Officers Of the National Body shall be a
Communicated Chief, Vice-Commander-
in-Chief, Adjutant General, Quarter
master General, National Recruiting
Officer, and National Sentinel, and shall
be elected for term of two ~ years.
SEC. 3. STATE OFFICERS. -The Officers
of the State Legion shall be a State
Commander, Vice Commander, Adju-
tant, Quartermaster, Recruiting Officer
and Sentinel, and these, together with
all the Officers of the County Legion,
Companies and Squads, shall be elected
for a term Of one % year.
SEC. T. COUNTY OFFICERS.-The Off
GERS of the County Legion shall be a
Colonel, Adjutant, Quartermaster, and
Recruiting Officer and Sentinel.
SEC. 5. COMPANY OFFICERS. Off
GERS of the Town, Ward or Precinct Com
panies shall be a Captain Adjutant,
Quartermaster, Recruiting Officer and
Sentinel.
SEC. 8. SQUAD OFFICERs.-T Officers
of the Local Squads shall be Sergeant
and Corporal
SEC. Z. EXECUTIVE COUNCILS. - The
National, State and County Legions, and
Ward, Town or Precinct Companies
shall have an Executive Council, con-
sisting of nine CO. members. The four a.
highest officers lin the order named) in
each organization shall be members ex-
Officio.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 1. DUTY OF COMMANDER
shall be the duty of the Commanders of
the National, State and County Legions,
also of the Town, Ward or Precinct
Companies and Local Squads to call
their meetings to order and preside over
the deliberations said meetings in par
Iamentary rulings to be governed by
Cushing's Manual.
SEC 2. DUTY OF COMMANDER
1t shall be the duty of the Vice-Com-
mander to assist the Commanders in
maintaining order, and to officiate in
their absence.
SEC 3. Duty OF ADJUTANTS.-I shall
be the duty of all Adjutants to keep
correct minutes of the proceedings of
each meeting. They shall receive all
money and pay the same to the Quarter
master, and make reports to their supe-
rior officers as provided in the bylaws.
SEC 4. DUTY OF QUARTERMAsTERS.-I
shall be the duty of all Quartermasters
to receive all money from the Adjutants,
faithfully keep the same and pay it out
on orders drawn by the Adjutant and
signed by the Commanders.
SEC, 5. Duty OF RECRUITING OFF,
CERs.-It shall be the duty Of Recruiting
Officers to organize Legions wherever
they can find sufficient number of per-
sons who are willing to work for the re-
forms set forth in the Declaration of
Principles and vote for the Peoples party.
SEC. 6. DUTY OF COMRADES 1t shall
be the duty of all the Comrades of the
INDUSTRIAL LEGIONS, Companies and
SQUADS to attend the meetings regularly
subscribe for reform newspapers, books
etc, and vote for no candidate for public
office unless nominated by the Peoples
party, and should the said party have
none in the field, to vote for no candidate
who is not in favor of the Declaration of
Principles Of the INDUSTRIAL LEGION.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION 1. FORM OF ORGANIZATION
Local Squads shall be organized in each
school district companies in each town
shin. precinct or ward County LegiOns
in each county in the State, and State
I,egions in each State in the United States
and a National body as prescribed IN Ar
ricle II, Sections l and 2.
SEC. 2. NUMBER NECESSARY To ORGAN
IzE.-Ten 10) or more comrades may or
ganize a Local Squad, three % or more
Local SQUADS may organize Company
three or more Companies may organize a
County Legion, and five or more County
LegiOns may organize State Legion.
SEC. 3 METHOD OF ELECTION.-All the
officers of the Local Squads, townships,
ward'or precinct companies, county, State
and National Legions shall be elected by