The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-25
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North Leitrim. and Thomas o DonneH.
| NJ. 2. West Kerry. and at which these
! gentlemen were present, held al the Hoff-
| man House, New York, Dec T. 1901:
| Whereas. The movement in which the
! people of ireland are at present engaged.
| as represented by the United Irish league.
Is one which received the hearty and
| unanimous approval of the Irish race IN
! and.
Whereas, The methods and objects of
| the United Irish league are practically
| the same as those pursued by the land
| league under the leadership of Charles
| Stewart Parnell; therefore be Ii
Resolved, That this meeting. inter
! pretinS what we believe to be practically
| the unanimous sentiment of the Irish
| race in America, heartily indorses the
| United Irish league movement as con
| Quoted by the people of Ireland, and. pro
claiming the right of Ireland to national
| lf=government thoroughly approve the
| principle that the Irish people on their
| own soil are the sovereign authority and
| best fitted to decide the means by which
| to fight Irelands battle of freedom
Resolved, That in accordance with that
| principle we urge that steps be Immediate
~ taken to spread the organization of the
| United Irish league in the United States
and Canada. as auxiliary to the
movement in Ireland.
Resolved. That to that end the present
meeting be constituted organizing
committee for the purpose of establish
throughout the country. and that as the
first step in that direction, a provisional
executive committee of twenty-one mem
bers, with power to add to their number,
and including a president, vice president
treasurer and four secretaries. be chosen
BY the meeting, and that they shall have
fun power TO act, including the assess
ment of fees and dues.
Resolved, That when in the opinion of
the executive committe. a sufficient num-
Der of branches of the United Irish league
for the purpose has been established, the
executivei committee shall summon a ma
tlonal convention to place the organiza-
ton on q permanent basis in America.
and that. meantime, the constitution of
the league in Ireland be adopted as the
constitution in this country
Constitution of the United Irish League
Of America adopted at a meeting of the
executive organizing committee, held in
the the Hoffman iS House, New York. Dec 10,
Of Chfctgo presiding:
THE CONSTITUTION.
Article l. ittle-Pending the holding
of a national convention this organization
shall be known as the Provisional Or
ganizing Committee OF the United Irish
League OF America.
Art. I.-Obiects-The purposes of this
organization is to act as an auxiliary in
America to the national organization I'm
lreland-the United Irish league-whose
words of the constitution of the first club
of United Irishmen in 1892, This society
is constituted for the purpose of forward |
ing brotherhood of affection. a COM
among Irishmen.'
Briefly stated, the ends to be attained
Fjrst-Full national self-gOvernment for !
Ireland
Second-The abolition of lanalordisnn in
Ireland by means OF universal and com
pulsory system of land purchase.
ThiTd-The putting an end to periodical !
famine in the distressed districts OF Ire
land.
Fourth-To insist upon the appropria-
ton to strictly Irish national uses of the
SIS ZOO at present annually exported
from Ireland, in excess OF the eontribu
ton stipulated by the act of union.
Fffth-To secure the redistribution OF
the. reinstatement Of the evicted tenants.
Stxth-Complete educational equality for
all creeds in Ireland.
seventh-The compulsory extension
throughout Ireland of the law for prOvid-
ing agricultural laborers with cottages
and one-acre allotments.
Eighth-The abolition OF the right of the
crown to challenge jurors in political
cases, except for cause shown.
Ninth-The preservation of the Gaelic
language as part of the struggle for the
recovery of irish national freedom.
And other reforms.
Art. III.-Membership- Membership of
the United Irish League shall be open to
all Irish Nationalist, without distinction
of class or creed, and to all sympathtzefs
with the national claims or ireland.
BYLAWS AND RULES.
Bylaws and rules of the United Irish
League adopted at the same meeting:
Section 1. The president shall preside az
all meetings when present; In his absence
one of the vice presidents; or, in the alb
sence of both a chairman shall be elected
for the meeting by the members present.
The chairman shall have, for the time
being, all the powers and privileges Of
the president.
Sec. 2. The secretaries shall keep the
minutes of all meetings of the executive
committee or the provisional organizing
COMMITTEES; notify members Of meetings.
either through the press or otherwise, as
may be convenient; keep all reports and
necessary records, with a list of the
of the executive committee and
the provisional organizing committee, and
a list of all branches of the United Irish
League Of America in existence. They
Ihall also keep a record of all moneys
eceived by them and handed over to the
treasurer, with receipts for same; con-
duct correspondence under the direction
Of the president, and otherwise assist him
as may be necessary.
Sec. 3. The treasurer shall keep "A cor
rect record of all moneys received by him
from the secretaries or other sources, |
for the purposes Of the organization, and
ne shall give his receipt for the same |
He shall also transmit from time to time
to the treasurers of the fund in Ireland /
such sums as after the deduction of all :
legitimate expenses, may be directed by
he executive committee of the United |
irish League of America. The treasurer
shall also report once a month, or more
frequently If necessary. the financial con-
iition of the organization to the presi-
lent
Sec L. In addition to the holding of
stated meetings at regular intervals, the
PRESIDENT, treasurer and secretaries shall
lave power to call special meetings when
aver, in their judgment, such action is
necessary in the interest of the organ
zation.
Sec. 5. The executive committee. with
he officers of the Organization. may
meet at any time for the consideration :
organization, if it is not found practicable !
o call a meeting of the entire member
hip of the provisional organizing COM
nittee for that purpose.
Sec. 6. Twelve members shall constitute
quorum at all meetings of the execu-
i've committee. and shall be entitled to
ransact all necessary business, but all
UGH meetings shall be held only with
he. knowledge and consent of the presi-
ent.
Sec T. Any appeal from the decision of
he chair, to be sustained must be sup
orted by two-thirds of the members pres
Mt and voting.
sec. 8. Matters of general policy. ac-
ION and organization shall be under the
uidance of the executive committee and
Ulcers.
Sec. 8. Any twelve or more persons, act
lg by authority and under the direction
{ the executive committee of the pro-
isionaI organizing committee. shall be
ntitled to form a branch of the United
az crIln If branches