The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-31

ise.-Ten (10) or more persons may Or
ganize Local Legion, three (3 or
more Local LegiOns may organize a
County Legion, and five (5) OF more
County LegiOns may organize State
Legion.
SEC. 3. Method of Election. OFF,
GERS shall be elected by ballot, and
the Commander in each Legion shall
have the right to appoint a majority
Of the comrades OF all committees,
and the Vice. Commander the minori-
ty, except where they are personally
interested in the committee, when it
shall devOlve upon the Adjutant and
Quartermaster.
SEC 4. Representation. Each Local
Legion shall be entitled to represen-
tation in the County Legion by one
O representative-at-large and by one
additional representative for every
twenty-five members, or majority
fractional part thereof enrolled on
the books in good standing. Each
County Legion shall be entitled to
one esentative-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
representative-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.
SECS. Meetings.. regular meet
ings Of the Local Legion shall be once
month, and the Captain may call
meeting of the Legion at any time
VIII ut may be necessary.
i 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 8. iSessions.-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 Le-
SlCuS III UfIC1I ODCD illCCOtlSS w dtC
speakers discuss the questions of re-
| form.
SEC. I. Reports Of O1icers.-All re-
ports to be made, and money to be
paid. shall be sent direct to the Adiu-
tant Of the National, State or County
Legion.
ARTICLE V.
SECTION l. Entrance Fee.-The En-
+ ho1 No
payab Ie in advance: provided, any
over the age Of fourteen years for
twenty-five cents (25). Two-fifths of
all entrance fees shall remain in the
Local Treasury, one-tifth he sent to
County Adjutant, one-tifth to the
Adi
SEC.2. Dates.--DueS shall be twenty
FIVE 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 U0c.) quar-
terly dues. TWo-tfths OF all dues
snail he set aside for the purchase
and maintenance of a circulating
library. one-tifth remain in the Local
Treasury, nne-tifth to be sent to the |
State Adjutant, and the remaining |
One-hfth be sent to the Adjutant-
General
SEC. 3. 7'riu&-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 trialsshall |
be conducted by the Executive
Council
Sea- assessments s. 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.
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION l. Erec,uiue Council and
Special D,tties.-Under the Provisional
Orga nization of the INDUSTRIAL LE-
GION, and until d permanent organi
zation shall be esta blshed, 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 special meeting,
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
Sec 2. Chu,terS. rte rs shall be
issued by the Adjutant-General and
numbered consecutively in the order
of application.
Sec. 3. !Sa,bscription.-Each COM
rade shall subscribe to the following
Decla alton 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.