The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
CONSTITUTION.
Of the National Industrial Legion
of the United States.

We give place this week to the
constitution of this new order, which
is spreading SO rapidly all through the
west. Ed. REP.
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION 1, Name. This Organiza-
tiOn shall be known as the INDUsTRI-
AL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
SEC. 2. OJect.-The object of this
organization is to carry out political
ly the measures embodied in the De-
claration of Principles, and to secure
free speech, free ballot, and fair
count.
SEC. g. Eligibility voters shall
be eligible to membership who declare
themselves in favor of, work and vote
for, the reforms as set forth in the
Declaration of Principles, and also all
loyal women and miners over the age
OF fourteen years.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1. Form of ORGANIZATIONS
This organization shall consist of
Local, County, State and National
Legions.
SEC. 2. Locdtion-A Local Legion
shall be either town, precinct, ward,
or school district organization.
SEC. 3. National Officers. Off
GERS of the National Legion shall be
Commander-in-chief. Vice-Com-
mander-in-chief, Adjutant-General
Quartermaster-G National Re-
cutting Officer, a Chaplain, and
National Sentinel, and shall be elect
ed for term of two years.
SEC. 4. State Oficers.-The officers
of the State Legion shall be State
Commander, Vice-COmmander, Ad-
jutant, Quartermaster, Chaplain, Re-
cutting Officer, and Sentinel, and these
with all the officers of the County and
Local IegiOnS, shall be elected for
term of one year.
SEC. 5. County Oficers.-The officers
OF the County Legion shall be Col
Onel, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Re-
cutting Officer, Chaplain and Senti-
mel.
SEC. 6. Local Officers. Officers
OF the Local Legion shall be Cap
tain, Lieutenant, Adjutant, Quarter
master, Sentinel and Librarian.
SEC. I. E1ec,ttiue Councils. THE Ma
tional, State, and County Legions
shall have an Executive Council, con-
siSting of nine 90 members. The four
(4) highest officers Tin the order nam
ed in these Organiza tions shall be
members er-0ticiQ; and the Executive
Council of the Local LegiOns shall
consist of seven CO, three of whom
shall be the Captain, Adjutant and
Quartermaster, who will be members
er-Oticio.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. /. Duty of COmmanders.-It
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 parlia-
mentary rulings to be governed by
CuShing'S Manual. 1t shall be the
duty of the COmmander-in-Ch to
appoint all Recruiting officers and re-
woke commissions of same when
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 Vice-C Com
manderS to assist the Commanders in
maintaining order, and to Otficiate in
their absence.
SEC. 3. Duty of Adjotants.- 1t 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 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. f. Duty of Quortermosters. 1t
shall be the duty of all Quartermas-
tiers 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, a suffi-
cient 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-chie
and perform such other duties as may
be required by the Executive Council.
ARTICLE Nv.
SECTION l. Form of Organizotion.-
One or more Local Legions shall be
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 a National
Body as prescribed in Art. 2, Sec. 3.
SEC. 2. Number Necessary to Organ
ize.-Ten QO or more persons may or
ganize Local Legion, three 81 or
more Local Legions may organize a
County Legion, and five (5) or more
County Legions may organize State
Legion.
SEC. 3. Method of Election.-All Off,
GERS shall be elected by ballot, and
the Commander in each Legion shall
have the right to appoint majority
of the comrades of all committees,