The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-27

ize.-Ten QO) or more persons may or
ganize Local Legion, three (3) or
more Local Legions may organize a
County Legion, and five (5) or more
County Legions may organize State
Legion.
Sec. 8. Method of Election. OFF,
GERS shall be elected by ballot, and
the Commander in each Legion shall
nave the right to appoint majority
OF the comrades of all committees,
and the Vice-Commander the minOri-
ty, except where they are personally
interested in the committee, when it
shall devolve upon the Adjutant and
Quartermaster.
SEC 4. Representation. Each Local
Legion shall be entitled to represen-
tatiOn in the County Legion by one
ID representative-at-large and by one
additional representative for every
twenty-five members, or a majority
fractional part thereof enrolled on
the books in good standing. Each
| County Legion shall be entitled to
one sentative-at-large in the
State Legion, and to one additional
| representative for every five hundred
comrades enrolled in good standing,
or majority fraction thereof. Each
State Legion shall be entitled to one
representative-at-la in the Nation
al Legion, and to one additional re-
preventative for each five thousand
comrades enrolled in good standing,
or majority fraction thereof
SEC.5. Meetings. regular meet
ings OF the Local Legion shall be once
month, and the Captain may call a
meeting of the Legion at any time
when it may be necessary.
The County Legion shall meet once
each quarter, in January, April, July
and October. and special meetings as
often as necessary.
State LegiOnS shall meet once each
year, on the second Tuesday in JAN
uary, and special meetings as often
as necessary
The National Legion shall meet
once each year, on the third Tuesday
in February
SEC.6. Sessions.-LocalLeg may
hold open or executive sessions at
their own options. County, State
and National meetings shall be held
in open or executive sessions as it
may be deemed advisable. 1t shall
be the duty of Local and County Le-
giOnS in their open meetings to have
speakers discuss the questions of re-
form.
SEC. I. Reports of Oficers.-All re-
ports to be made, and money to be
paid, shall be sent direct to the Adju-
tant of the National, State or County
Legion
ARTICLE V.
SECTION 1. Entrance Fec.-The En-
trance Fee shall be fifty cents (5Oc.), |
payable in advance; provided, any
Legion may admit Women and Minors
over the age of fourteen years for
twenty-five cents (25). TwO-fifths of |
all entrance fees shall remain in the |
Local Treasury, one-tifth be sent to
County Adjutant, One-tifth to the |
Adjutant-General.
SEC.2. Dues.-Dues shall be twenty
five cents (25c.) quarterly, payable in
advance the first of January, April, |
July and October; provided women
and minors over the age Of fourteen
years shall pay ten cents Q0c.) quar-
terly dues. Two-fifths of all dues
shall be set aside for the purchase
and maintenance of a circulating
library. one-ffth remain in the Local |
Treas ury, One-fifth to be sent to the
State Adjutant, and the remaining
One-fifth be sent to the Adjutant-
General.
Sec. 8. 1riols-A comrade may be
expelled from any Legion by two
thirds vote of all members present |
for violation of pledge or other breach
of discipline. There shall be no ap-
peal from this action All trialsshall |
be conducted by the Executive |
Council.
SEGA AssesSments-N Othing here
in contained shall interfere to prevent |
Local, County, or State Legions from !
assessing themselves for fees and |
dues, and each Legion shall have a
right to adopt it's own Bylaws, which
shall at all times confirm to this Con-
Stitution
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION l. Enec,uive Council and
Special Duties.-Under the Provisional |
Organization of the INDUSTRIAL LIE
GION, and until permanent Organi- |
cation shall be established, this Con-
stitution may be altered or amended
at any regular or special meeting of
the National Executive Council by a
twO-thirdS vote of the members pres
cnt. In case of a special meeting,
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
SEC.2. Charters shall be
issued by the Adjutant-General and
numbered consecutively in the order
Of application.
SEC 3. Subscl1ption.-Eac COM
rade shall subscribe to the following
Declare tion of Principles, which may
be amended or changed at any regu-
lar meeting of the NATIONAL INDUS
TRIAL LEGION.
The Declaration of Principles here
referred to are the Sections on Land,
Finance, and Transportation in the
Omaha platform of the peoples party.
The platform is published entire in
another part of this paper.-ED.