The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-20
CONSTITUTION.
O1 the National Industrial Legion
OF the United Staten

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Of the United Statex
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ARTICLE
SECTION l., Name. This oryaniza.
uon snail be known - che INDUSTRY.
Al LEGION OF THE UNITED SrArEs
OF AMERICA.
SEC. ,. Object.-The object az This
organization is to carry out politicml.
~ the measures embodied in tho De.
claration of Principles. and to secure
free speech. a free ballot. and fair
count.
SEC Eiigibitiig-All voters shall
re elglDie TO membership who declare
themselves IN favor of. work and vote
Tor, the reforms as set forth in the
Declaration Of Principles, and also q II
loyal women and miners over the are
OF fourteen years
ARTICLE III
SECTION !. Form Of Organization. -
IhlS organization shall consist OF
Local, County. State and National
Legions.
SEC. Locuttor. Local Legion
email be either town, precinct, ward
or school district organization.
SEC. }. Notiomut Officers. or,i-
GERS OF the National Legion shall be
: COMMANDMENTS chief. Vice-Com-
mander-in-chief, Adjutant-General.
Quartermaster-General, National Re-
cutting Officer, a Chaplain. and a
National Sentinel, and Shall he elect
cd for term of two years.
SEC. I. State Officers. officers
Of the State Legion shall lie a State
Commander, Vice-CummaDder. Adj
lutant, Quartermaster, Chaplain, Re-
cutting Officer, and Sentinel. and these
With all the officers of the County and
Local LegiOns, shall be elected for a
term OF one year
SEC. S. County officers. The officers
OF the County Legion shall be a Col
onel, Adjutant, Quartermaster. Re-
cutting Of1icer, Chaplain and Senti-
mel. a.
SEC. Q. Local. Officers. Officers
Of the Local Legion shall be Cap
tain, Lieutenant, Adiutant, Quarter
master. Sentinel and Librarian.
SEC. I. Erecuti,x Connects. The Ma
tiOnal, State, and County Legions
shall have an Executive Council. con
sisting OF nine (y) members. The four
Is highest officers lin the order nam
ed) In these orga MIA tiOns shall be
members ec-OHicio: and the Executive
Council Of the Local Legiou> shall
consist Of seven q. three Of Wtuni
shall be the Captain, Adjutant and
Quartermaster. who will be nicrnlle rs
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ARTICLE Ill.
SEC !. IJ,uu III COMMUNICATE
shall be the duty OF the commanders
OF the National, State. County. and
Local LegiOns to call their meetings
to order, and preside over their de-
iberatiOns, said meetings in parla-
mentary rulings to be governed by
Cushing's Manual 1t shall be tn.
duty of the commandments to
appoint all Recruiting officers and re-
woke commissions OF same when
necessary. When a state is ready.
according to the Constitution, to
organize State Legion, he shall issue
an order setting forth the time and
place, and also designate the person
TO organize same.
SEC. 2. Duty OF Vice Commanders -
1t shall be the duty Of the Nice-Coni
manders to assist the Commanders III
maintaining order. and 10 otllciate in
their absence.
SEC. 3. Duty of ALutonts.-~It shall
be the duty of all Adjutants to keep
mi N nf q 0nas n ~
each meeting. They shall receive all
money and pay the same to the Quar-
termaster, taking his receipt there
for, and promptly make reports TO
their superior officers, as provided In
the bylaws. and shall give such bonds
as may be required by the Executive
Council.
SEC. 4. Duty Of Qstoyteyntusiers. 1t
shall be the duty Of all Quarter,nas-
ters to receive all money from the
Adjutants, faithfully keep the same,
and pay it out on orders drawn by the
Adjutants and signed by the Com
manders, and give such bonds as shall
be required by the Executive Council
SEC. 5. Duty Of Recruiting Officers
1t shall be the duty of the Recruit
ing officers to organize Legions where
ever they can find, in the territory Of
which they hold commission, suf1i-
Gent number Of persons who are will
ing to work for the reforms set forth
In the Declaration of Principles. 1t
shall be the duty Of the National Re-
cruiting Officer to instruct State and
Local Recruiting Officers. organize
State and County Legions under di-
rections Of the Commander-in-chief.
and perform such other duties as may
be required by the Executive Council.
ARTICLE ".
/. SECTION !. Form Of Orytatzotion--
One or more Local Legions shall he
established in each township, pre-.
cinct, ward, or school district. County
Legions in each county in the State,
and State Legions in each State in
the United States, and National
Body as prescribed in Art. 2. Sec, }.
SEQ. 2. N,s,nh.:4r Necessary 10 croan-