The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-20

He.-I Len 10y or more persons may OF
ganIze Local Legion, three (3) o
more Local Lcgions may organize
county Legion. and five (5) or NOR,
county LeglunS may organize Stat,
Legion.
SEC. }. Method Of Elecfioa.-AllO OH
GERS shall he elected by ballot, anl
the Commander in each Legion shall
nave the right 20 appoint majorit,
| I" TIE comrades Of all committees
and the Nicc-Cummander the minori
". except where they are PERSONAL,
interested In tho committee, when il
shall devOlve upon the Adjutant ant
| Quartcrn,aster.
SEC 4. Representation. Each L,ea
Legion shall be entitled to rcpresen
tation in the County Legion by one
" rcpesentative-at-large and by one
additional representative for every
twenty-five members, nr a majority
| fractional part thereof enrolled or
| The books III good standing. Eact
| County Legion shall be entitled &c
| one repreSentativc-at-la rye 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 h. entitled to one
rrprcse TIA tISe-at-large in the Nation
al Legion, and TO ono additional re-
preventative for each five thousand
comrades enrolled in good standing,
or majority fraction thereof.
SEC. 5. Meetings. -Thc regular meet
lngs OF the Local Legion shall be once
a month. and the Captain may call a
meeting Of the Legion at any time
when it may be necessary
The County Legion shah meet once
each quarter, in January, A pril, 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 NEE
once each year. on the third Tuesday
in February.
SEC. .. Sessions. Local Le1iuus may
hold open or executive sessions at
their own options County. State
and National meetings >haI he lie, :.
In open or executive sessions as il
may be deemed advi>a hie Ii shall
be The duty u' Local and County Le-
gions in their open meetings to have
speakers discuss the questions OF re-
form
SEC. :. Reports u Ultrrs.-All re-
ports to be made, and money To he
paid, shall be sent direct to the Adiu-
tant Of the National. State or County
Legion
ARTICLE Y.
SECTION /. Entruncs E,e.-Ihe En-
trance Fee shall be fifty cents i3,c.l.
payable in advance: provided. any
L.ref'ni may admit Women and Minors
oyer The age IF fourteen Years for
twenty-five cents t25). Two-lifJhs of
ali chtranc" fees shall remain in the
Local Treasury. one-lifth be sent to
County Adiutanf. nnc-fifth to the
Adj utant-Gener:il
SEC , Ducs.-buc> shall be twenty
i've cent, <25c.i quarterly. payable in
advaiIre The tir>t If January, April.
July and Ortubcr: provided women
and nalnnrs over the aye nr fourteen
years STALL pay ten cents N0c.) quar-
tcrls dues. Two-lifttis Of all dues
shall he set aside tor the purchase
and maintenance Of circulating
library, one-iitth remain in the Local.
Treasury. bne.ifth to be sent tG the
State Adiutanl, and the remaining
One-iifLh bc sent TO the Adiutant-
General.
SEC. 3. Irmls.-A comradc may be
expelled from any Legion by a two
thirds vote of all members present
for violation OF pledge or other breach
of discipline. There shall be no ap-
pea from this action. All trialsshai,
be conducted by the Executive
Council.
SEC.4. 4ssess.s,cats.-N othing here
in contained shallinterfere to prevent
Local. County. or State i4eyionS from
assassin. themselves for fees and
dues, and each Legion shall have a
right to adopt its own bylaws, wl!cll
shall at all times confirm to this Con-
stitution.
RTIcLE VI
SECTION l. EGecmtre Council u1.d
Speciat Duties .--Under the Provisional
Organization Of the INDUSTRIAL LIZ
GioN, aud until a permanent organi-
zation shall be established. this Con-
stitutinn may he altered or amended
at any regular or special meeting OF
the National Executive Council by a
twp-tliirtS vote Of the members pres
eUu. III case .! Il special meeting.
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
Seq. Charters. Charters Shall be
issued by the Acknowledgement and
numbered consccutiycly in the order
Of application.
SEC. ;. Subscriptions Each com
rade shall subscribe to the following
Declare tion Of Principles, which may
be amended or changed at any rcgu-
lar meeting Of the NATIONAL INDUS
TRIAL LEGION
The Declaration Of Principles here
referred I" 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.-FD.