Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-24
ARTICLE l.

ARTICLE L.
SECTION l. This organization shall be known
as the Polish National Alliance of the United
States OF North America. (Zwiazek Narodowy
folsk1 w Stanach AJednoczonych Pofnocnej
SECTION z. Its principal office shall be located
in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois.
ARTICLE III.
The objects for which this organization is
formed, are:
L. To promote friendship, unity and true
Christian charity among its members.
z. TO make provision for the payment of
benefits in case of disability and death or either.
resulting from either disease or accident. Paw
ment OF such benefits ina cases shall be subject
to the compliance of the member with the
constitution, rules and laws of this Alliance.
s. 10 provide for the relief of sick and
distressed members and their families.
and Intellectually.
o. To develop patriotism among it's members
and to elevate and strengthen intellectually,
socially and materially that portion of the people
of the United States born in Poland, Lithuania
and Ruthenia. and their descendants.
D.. To commemorate by suitable ceremonies
National Polish anniversaries and to aid, assist
and uphold 10y all honorable means the national
spirit of the Polish People.
Z. The Polish National Alliance of the United
States of North America is and shall be a perpet-
ual embodiment of protest against the systemat-
lcal efforts at humiliation of the Polish lam
guage, customs, political and religious liberty,
by European oppressors within the boundaries
of the Polish Republic of 1772.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /. The supreme management of This
Alliance shall be vested i'm a legislative bodv
which shall be known as the Supreme Convention
and which shall be composed of representative
OF groups elected as hereinafter provided. The
Central Government shall be the executive and
administrative body, and shall be composed of
nine (9) directors elected as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2. The Supreme Convention shall
enact all laws for the government of the Alliance
and shall have original, appellate and final
jurisdiction in all cases relating to the violation
of the constitution, laws, regulations and usages
of this Alliance.
SECTION 3. The Supreme Convention shall
meet blennlally at such time and place as NAV
have been selected by a majority of it's members
present at the previous session.
SECTION A. Special Conventions shall Inc
called by the Censor for the transaction of
extraordinary business upon a written request
of six members of the Central Government and
at least oDe-fifth ofall the groups of the Alliance
In good standing and having the right of
representation, at the time of making the reouest.
or upon the written request of a majority of the
groups OF the Alliance, to the Censor. Notice
of a Special Convention must be sent by mail to
each member of the last Supreme Convention
ana 10 the Financial Secretary of each group, at
least thirty (3O) days previous to such meeting.
Such Convention shall be held i'm the CITY of
Chicago, Illinois, but no business shall be
transacted unless a majority of the members of
the convention are present at such special
convention or represented by proxy. Nc business
shall be entertained at such special convention.
except such business as is specified i'm the cali
therefor. Such special convention shall have
the power of originating and regulating the
means of it's own support.
SECTION 3. The officers of the Supreme
Convention or any special session thereof. shall
be a President, a First Vice PRESIDENT. a Second
Vice-Prisident, a Secretary, one Assistant Sec.
rotary, a Marshall, a Sergeant-at-arms. and an
Assistant Sergeant-at arms.