The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-24

ganize a Local Leg
more Local Legion o5ar
| County Legion, an
County Legions u
Legion.
SEC. 3. Method
GERS shall be elee ucd au
the Commando II ,qon sLall
have the rigliu - ~ M. q
of the comrade> III eos,
and the Nicc-CCmlQaf 8ar uri-
ty, except VIII he 4ri
interested il t nm.stee. s. L.
shall deyoiye upCu the ~ az, aG
Quartermaster
SEC 4. Representation i Local
Legion shall be entitled t. rcprese.-
tation in tie County Legion py oae
U representative tia re a0d by ore
additional representative for every
twenty-five members. or Il majority
fractional part Thereon enrolled on
the books ia good standing. Each
County Legion shah be entitled to
one rcprCsen t-large IL the
State. Legion, and to one additional
representative for every tiFe hundred
comrades enrolled In good sGa nding
or a MAJ GRITTY fraction thereof. Each
State Legion shall be entitled TO one
epresenta tive-at large in the Nation
al Legion, and to one additional re
| preventative for each five thoussMd
comrades enrolled in good standing,
or a majority fraction thereof.
Sec. Meetings. -The regular meet
ings of the Local Legion shall be once
a month, and the Captain may cali
meeting Of the Legion at any time
when it may be necessary.
Tbe 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, "a the second Tuesday ia Jan
uary, and special meetings as often
Dis necessary.
The National Legion shall meet
once each year, on the third Tuesday
in February.
SEC.6. ScSsions.-Local Legions may
hold open or executive sessions at
their own options. County, State
and National meetings shall be hele
in open or executive sessions DIS it
may he deemed advisable Tt shall
be the duty Of Local and County Le-
gionS in their open meetings to have
Spea kcrS discuss the questions Of re-
| form.
SEC. I. Reports Of Office All re-
ports to he made, and money to be
paid, shall be sent direct t. the Adju
tant of the National, State or County
Legion.
ARTICLE V.
SE,"rIUN /. Entrance Fee. 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
tive tv-fye cents (25). Two-hfths of
all entrance fees shall remain in the
Local Treasury. one-tifth be sent to
County Adjutant. One-tiftn to the
Adj uta General.
SEC. 2. Dues.-Dues shalt be twenty
tive 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-tfths OF all dues
shall be set aside for the purchase
and maintenance Of cfrcula ting
library, one-fifth remain in the Local
Treasury, one-hfth to be sent to the
Sta tie Adiutant, and the remaining
one-tifth be sent to the Adjutant-
/ General.
SEC. 3. Trinls.-A comrade may be
expelled from any Legion by d 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. Nothing here
in contained shallinterfere to prevent
to
assessing themselves for fees and
right to adopt it's own Bylaws, which
shall at all times confirm to this Con
StitutiOn.
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION l. Ecec,uiUe Council a,.d
Special DMties.-Under the PrOvisiona
Organizatio 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
two-thirds vote Of the members pres
emit. In case of special meeting,
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
SEc.2. Charters. Charters shall be
issued ny Tile AuJ 0U-O6nCrdl ana
numbered consecutively in the order
of application.
SEC. 3. Subscription. com
rade shall subscribe to the Following
Declaration of Principles, which may
be amended or changed at any regu-
lar meeting of the NATIONAL INDUS
TRIAL LEGION.
1.-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.