The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-07

ize.-Ten (lW or more persons may Or
ganize Local Legion, three 81 OF
more Local LegiOns may organize a
County Legion, and five (5 or 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 a majority
fractional part thereof enrolled on
the books in good standing. Each
County Legion shall be entitled to
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
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.-The regular meet
ings Of the Local Legion shall be once
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. 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 Lee
giOnS in their open meetings to have
speakers discuss the questions of re-
| form.
SEC. I. Reports of Oticers.-All re-
ports to be made, and money to be
paid, shall be sent direct to the Adju-
tant Of the National, State or County
Legion.
ARTICLE V.
SECTION L. 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
twenty-five cents l25). Two-fifthS of
Local Treasury, One-tifth be sent to
County Adjutant, one-ffth to the
Acknowledgement.
Seq. DteS.-Dues shall be TWEEN y-
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 Q0c.) quar-
terly dues. Two-tifths of all dues
shall be set aside for the purchase
and maintenance of a circulating
| library. one-tifth remain in the Local
Treasury. one-fifth to be sent to the
State Adjutant, and the remaining
one-tifth be sent to the Adjutant-
General.
SEC. 3. Irinls.-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 hail
be conducted by the Executive
Council.
Sea-. assessments. Nothing here
in contained shallinterfere 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. Executive Council and
Special Duties.-Under the Provisional
Organization 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 a
twO-thrdS vote of the members pres
ent. In case Of special meeting,
thirty days notice in writing shall be
required.
SEC2 Charters. shall be
issued by the Adjutant-Genera1 and
numbered consecutively in the order
of application.
SEC. 3. Subsc,lption.-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.