The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
CONSTITUTION.
Of the National Industrial Legion
of the United States.

~ the NatlOnal Industrial Le0iO
of the United States.
1--WE give place this week to tn
constitution Of this new order, whic
IS spreading so rapidly all through tn
west. ED. REP.
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION l, Name. This orpaniza
ton shall be known as the INDUsrR1
AL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATE
OF AMERICA.
SEC: =. Otject.-The object of thi
organization is to carry out nOlitica
ly the measures embodied in the he
claratiOn of Principles. and to Secnr,
free speech, free ballot, and fai1
count.
SEC. 3. Eigibility.-All voters shall
De ehglble to membership who declare
themselves in favor of, work and vote
IOr, the reforms as set forth in the
declaration of Principles, and also ali
loyal women and miners over the age
OF fourteen years.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. Form of Organizations
rms organization shall consist of
Local. County, State and National
LegiOnS.
SEC. :. Location.-A Local Legion
shall be either town, precinct, ward,
or school district organization.
SEC: 3. National Officers. The off,
Gers of the National Legion shall be
COmmander-in-chie Vice Com
mander-in-chief, Adjutant-G General.
Quartermaster-General, National Re-
cutting Officer, Chaplain, and a
National Sentinel, and shall be elect
ed for a term of two years.
SEC. 4. State O1icers.-The officers
OF the State Legion shall be a State
commander, Vice-COmmander. Ad-
Jutant. Quartermaster, Chaplain, Re-
cutting Ohicer, and Sentinel, and these
with all the officers of the County and
Local LegiOnS, shall be elected for
term of one year.
Sec. 5. County O6icers.-The officers
of the County Legion shall be a Col
onel, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Re-
cutting Officer, Chaplain and Senti-
mel.
SEC. 6. Local O6icers.-The Officers
of the Local Legion shall be a Cap
TAIN Lieutenant, Adjutant, Quarter
master, Sentinel and Librarian.
SEC. Z. Executive Councils. The Ma
tional, State, and County Legions
snail have an Executive Council. con-
slstlng OF nine (9) members. The four
"a highest officers Tin the order NAM
ed in these organizations shall be
members er-oficiO; and the Executive
Council of the Local Legions shall
consist of seven ca, three of whom
shall be the Captain, Adjutant and
Quartermaster, who will be members
er-cficiO.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. /. Duty of COnananders.-1t
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-
alterations. said meetings in parlia-
mentary rulings to be governed by
Cushing's Manual. 1t shall be the
duty of the Commander-inCh 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. ,. Duty of Vice-C Commanders
1t shall be the duty of the Vice-Com-
manderS to assist the Commanders in
maintaining order, and to Otficiate in
their absence.
SEC. 3. Duty Of Adjmdnts. 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 A. Duty of Qudrte1mosters.-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. 3. 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, 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-chief
and perform such other duties as may
be required by the Executive Council
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l. Form of Organizations
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 NatiOna
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 (9 OF
more Local LegiOns may organize &
Cnuntv apiOn and FIVE (6 or more