The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-06
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE r.

Section 1. The officers of this league shall
be a president, vice-president, secretary
and treasurer, and an executive board ion-
sisting of 80 members, as follows: The
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer of this league and five members
from each congressional district, to be
chosen by the delega tons from the sew
eral congressional districts, to be elected
annually at each state meeting
ARTICLE II.
Section l. The president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer of this league, and
one member of the executive board from
each congressional district, to be elected
from and by the members from each dis
trict, shall constitute an executive
committee Of II, and the secretary of this
league shall be governed and directed by
said executive committee.
ARTICLE Ill
Section l. The executive board shall have
authority to appoint state organizer and
local organizers, it shall deem best
To provide for the payment of salaries
Of secretary and state organizer.
To provide headquarters and pay therefor
in their discretion.
To raise money, purchase and distribute
literature.
To encourage and sustain strong local
reform press throughout the state.
To form local leagues throughout the
state.
they deem proper for the good of the league.
ARTICLE "
Section 1. No person shall be member
of this league unless he shall have become
a member of some local league organized
under the direction of the executive board,
and all members of local leagues shall be
members of this league when the duly elect
ed secretary of such local league shall for
ward his name to the secretary of this
league, providing also, that each member
of local or township leagues Shall be as
sessed the sum of cents per month, to be
paid into the treasury of the state league.
ARTICLE V.
Section Each delegation present at the
convention held Jan. 9, 1895, shall be and
constitute a local league for it's county,
with power to add to it's numbers as it
shall deem best; and the executive board
shall take steps to organize local leagues
In every county, town, school district and
precinct in the state.
ARTICLE vi.
Section Irregular state meetings of this
league shall be called once year by the
executive board at such places as they
shall deem best, at any time during the
second week in January, but at least one
months notice thereof shall be given in
advance to each local league Such meet
local league, one for each so members or
Ing shall consist of delegates from each
major fraction thereof, but each local
league shall be entitled to at least one
delegate.
ARTICLE VII
Section Whenever one-third of all the
members of this league shall petition the
president to call a special state meeting
for any purpose, it shall be his duty so to
do; and whenever one-fifth of the members
shall petition him to submit any proposi-
ton to the different leagues, he shall do
so, and the decision of the majority on
such proposition shall be law, and cannot
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pealed, except in the same manner; other
wise the executive board shall have full
control management and supervision of
this league within the limits prescribed
hereby.
ARTICLE VIII
Section This constitution NAV be
amended at any regular meeting of the
league, provided that two months notice
thereof has been given to the secretary of
each local league.