The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-17
CONSTITUTION.

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OF the National Industrial Legion
of the United States.
We give place this week to the
constitution of this new order, which
y spreading so rapidly all through the
west. ED. REP.
ARTICLE /,
SECTION Name. This organiza-
zion shall be known as the INDUsTRI-
Al LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Sec. 2. O6ject.-The object Of this
organization is to carry out political
II the measures embodied in the De-
claratiOn of Principles, and to secure
free speech, a free ballot, and fair
count.
SEC. 8. Eligibility.-All voters shall
themselves in favor of, work and vote
for, the reforms as set forth in the
Declaration of Principles, and also all
Of fourteen years.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. Form of Organization.
This OrganiZat iOn shall consist of
Local, County, State and National
Legions.
Sec. 2. Location.-A Local Legion
shall be either town, precinct, ward,
or school district organization.
SEQ. 3. National Officers. off,
GERS of the National Legion shall be
Commander-in-chief. Vice-Com-
mander-in-chief, Acknowledgement,
Quartermaster-Ge National Re-
cutting Officer, a Chaplain, and a
National Sentinel, and shall be elect
ed for term Of two years.
SEo..4. State Oticers.-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 Legions, shall be elected for a
term of one year.
Sec. 5. County O6icers.-The officers
Of the County Legion shall be Col
Onel, Adjutant, QuartermaSIer, 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, Executive Councils. The Ma
tiOnal, State, and County LegiOns
shall have an Executive Council, con-
sisting of nine Coy members. The four
az highest officers Tin the order nam
ed) in these organizations shall be
members er-o1icio; and the Executive
Council of the Local Legions shall
consist of seven (O, three of whom
shall be the Captain, Adjutant and
Quartermaster, who will be members
sr-oficio.
ARTICLE III.
Sec. l. Duty of COMMUNICABLE
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. It shall be the
duty of the Commander-in-Ch Chief to
appoint all Recruiting officers and re.
woke commissions of same when
necessary. When a state is ready
according to the Constitution, tc
organize a 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
It shall be the duty Of the Vice-Com
manders to assist the Commanders in
maintaining order, and to Officiate in
their absence.
Sec. 3. Duty of Adjutaa,ts.-It shall
be the duty of all Adjutants to keel
correct minutes of the proceedings Of
each meeting. They shall receive al
money and pay the same to the Quar-
termaster, taking his receipt there
for, and promptly make reports tt
their superior officers, as provided il
the bylaws, and shall give such bonds
es may be required by the Executive
Council.
SEQ. 4. Duty Of Quarte1maasters.- 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
SEQ. s. Duty Of Recruiting Officers
It shall be the duty of the Recruit
Ing officers to organize Legions where
ever they can find, in the territory O.
which they hold commission, q sufd
cient number of persons who are will
ing to work for the reforms set fortl
In the Declaration Of Principles. 1
shall be the duty of the National Re
cruiting Officer to instruct State ant
Local Recruiting Officers, organic
State and County Legions under di
rectiOns of the COmmander-in-chie
and perform such other duties as ma,
be required by the Executive Council
ARTICLE ".
SECTION 1. Form Of Organization
One or more Local Legions shall b
established in each township, pre-
cinct, ward, or school district. Count.
Legions in each county in the State
and State Legions in each State il
the United States, and Nationa
Body as prescribed in Art. 2, Sec. 3.
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