The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-21
ARTICLE w.
Eligibility to Membership.

Soldiers and sailors of the United
States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps,
who served between April IL, 1861, and
| April 8, 1865, in the war for the sup.
preston of the rebellion, and of such
| State regiments as were called into ac-
tive service and subject to the orders
of the U. S. General Officers, between
| the dates mentioned, and having been
honorably discharged therefrom, after
| such service, shall be eligible to MEM
| bership in the Grand Army of the Re-
public. No person shall be eligible to
membership who has at any time borne
arms against the United States.
| Page S.-Admission Of Comrades
| from other Posts. Section /, Article
III, Chapter III, amended by adding to
the end Of the section the following
| words:
| "A comrade applying for admission
| on transfer card may be balloted for
and admitted at the meeting at which
his application is presented, the appli-
cation having been duly referred to a
committee with authority to report at
that meeting"
| Page 9.-Section 3, Article w, Chap
ter III, amended by inserting "or'' for
| ION" in the last line, SO that a former
comrade. having been honorably dis
| charged from the Order, on rejoining
shall not be required to be reobligated.
The section as amended reads:
| 'Sec. 3. Any comrade in good stand
ing, on application to the Post Com
/ rnander at a regular meeting, shall re-
| ceive at some subsequent meeting an
| honorable discharge, signed by the
| Post Commander and attested by the
| Adjutant: Provided, That at the time
| Of such application there are no pecun-
| larry charges against him on account
Of the Post. A comrade thus discharged
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plication, to be regularly referred and
| reported on, and upon receiving a two
| thirds vote of the members present and
voting at regular meeting, he shall
be admitted without remuster, or TAX
Ing anew the obligation"
Page 16.-Officers. Section 2, Arti-
Icle Nv, Chapter III, amended to read:
"Sec. 2. The officers Of each Depart
ment shall be Commander a Senior
Vice Commander. Junior Vice Com
mander, an Assistant Adjutant-Gener-
AL an Assistant Quartermaster-Gener
al, an Inspector, Judge Advocate, a
Chief mastering Officer, a Department
Patriotic Instructor, a Medical Direc-
tor, a Chaplain and a Council of AID.
ministration, consisting OF the above
named officers and five members by
election: Provided. That any Depart.
ment may, at its option, consolidate the
offices of Assistant Adjutant-Genera
and Assistant Quartermaster-Ge neral'
Page 16.-Election of Officers. Sec.
ton 1. Article ", Chapter III, amend.
ed to read:
SEC. /. These officers. except the AS.
sistant Adjutant-General, the Assistant
Quartermaster-G General, the Inspector
the Judge-Advocate, the Chief Muster.
ing Officer, and the Department Patri.
cite Inspector. shall b. chosen at the
annual meeting of the Department En-.
campment in each year, by ballot In
the manner prescribed for the election
by ballot OF officers Of Posts in Chap
ii, Art Z, of these Regulations"
Page 17.-Duties Of Officers. Section
l, Article vi, Chapter III. amended to
read:
Sec. 1. The Department Command.
er shall Immediately upon entering his
office. appoint an Assistant Adjutant-
General, an Assistant Quartermaster-
General. an Inspector, a Judge-Adyo.
cate, a Chief mastering Officer, and q
Department Patriotic Inspector, and
may remove these officers at his pleas
ure. He may appoint as many Assist
ant Inspectors, on the nomination OF
the Inspector OF the Department, and
as many Assistant Patriotic Instructors
on the nomination OF the Department
Patriotic Instructor, and as many Aids
de-Camp as he may deem necessary
] He shall preside at all meetings OF the