The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-21

ise.-Ten QO or more persons may OF
ganize Local Legion, three (9 O.
more Local Legions may organize ;
County Legion, and five (5) or mor'
County LegiOns may organize STATE
Legion.
SEC. 3. Method of Election. Off
GERS shall be elected by ballot, anC
the Commander in each Legion shall
have the right to appoint majOrit.
! of the comrades of all committees
and the Commander the minori
ty, except where they are personally
interested in the committee, when il
shall devolve upon the Adjutant anC
Quartermaster.
SEC 4. Representation. Each Loca
Legion shall be entitled to repreSen
tation in the County Legion by one
~ sentative-at-large and by one
additional representative for every
twenty-five members, or a majority
fractional part thereof enrolled on
the books in good standing. Each
County Legion shall be entitled tC
one representative-at-large 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 be entitled to one
entative-at-large in the Nation
al Legion, and to one additional re-
preventative for each five thousand
comrades enrolled in good standing,
or majority fraction thereof.
SEC.5. Meetings. regular meet
ings 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 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, on the second Tuesday in Jan
uary, and special meetings as often
as necessary.
The National Legion shall meet
once each year, on the third Tuesday
in February.
SEC.6. Sessions-LocalL egions may
hold open or executive sessions at
their own options. County, State
and National meetings shall be held
in open or executive sessions as it
may be deemed advisable. 1t shall
be the duty of Local and County LIE
giOns in their open meetings to have
speakers discuss the questions of re-
form.
Sec. 7. Reports of O6icers-All re-
paid, shall be sent direct to the Adju-
tant of the National, State or County
Legion.
ARTICLE V.
SECTION |. Entrance Fee.-The En-
trance Fee shall be fifty cents (50c.)
payable in advance; provided, any
Legion may admit Women and Minors
over the age of fourteen years for
twenty-five cents (25). Two-fifths of
all entrance fees shall remain in the
Local Treasury, one-fifth be sent to
County Adjutant, one-fifth to the
Adjutant-General.
SEC.2. Dues.-Dues shall be twenty
five cents ESQ., 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 QQc.) quar-
terly dues. Two-fifths of all dues
shall be set aside for the purchase
and maintenance Of a circulating
library, One-ffth remain in the Local
Treasury One-fifth to be sent to the
State Adjutant, and the remaining
One-fifth be sent to the Adjutant-
General.
SEC. 3. Irial.-A comrade may be
expelled from any Legion by 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 trials shall
be conducted by the Executive
Council.
Sea-. ASSeSSnae7ts.-N Othing here
in contained shall interfere to prevent
Local, County, or State Legions from
assessing themselves for fees and
dues, and each Legion shall have a
right to adopt it's own Bylaws, which
shall at all times confirm to this Con-
stitutiOn. u
ARTICLE VI.
SECTION l. Executive Council and
Special Duties. the Provisional
Organization of the INDUSTRIAL LIE
GION, and until permanent Organi-
cation shall be esta blished, this Con-
stitution may be altered or amended
at any regular or special meeting of
the National Executive Council by a
two-thirds vote of the members pres
ent. In case of a special meeting,
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
SEC.2. Charters shall be
issued by the Adjutant-Genera1 and
numbered consecutively in the order
of application.
Sec. 3. Subscription.-Each 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.
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.