The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-02
COMMANDER OWEN
ISSUES AN ORDER
Provides for Annual Meeting of
Sons at Richmond
FOLLOW USUAL CUSTOM
Divisions and Camps Are Instructed to
Appoint Sponsors and Maids of
Honor-Wili Announce
Programme.

Montgomery, April 1.-(Specal)-
Thomas NJ. Owen commander in chief
of the United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, has issued his general reunion or
der dated March %, though just made
public. 1t provides for the meeting at
Richmond May 80 and 81 and June /,
and 8. The full text follows:
General Headquarters United Sons of
Confederate Veterans.
Montgomery, Ala, March 25, 1907.
General Orders No. IA.
l. The commander in chief announces
that he has been officially informed that
the annual reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans will be held in the
city of Richmond, Va, May 80, 81 and
June |, and 3, 1907. Therefore, in ac-
cordance with section "a, article of the
general constitution, which provides that
there shall be held annually a reunion
of the confederation at the same time
and place as the United Confederate
Veterans" the several camps of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans will
hold their twelfth annual reunion con-
vention in the place and upon the dates
above named. The reunion convention
will be composed of delegates from camps,
selected as hereinafter set forth. and also
Il.
vision and brigade commanders and their
adjutants, as eX-offcio members. Visit
ing comrades who are not delegates as
we'll as all veterans, are privileged to
attend the sessions, and an earnest in
vitation is extended them to do so.
representation, Delegates, Credentials.
q Each camp whose current annual per
capita tax, and all arrearages and fines.
II any, are paid in full, and whose mus
ter roll has been returned in the time
and manner required, is entitled to rep
resentation in the reunion convention as
follows: One delegate for every ten ac-
tive members, and one additional for a
fraction thereof of five or more, but every
such camp is entitled to at least two
delegates. All delegates must have ere
dentials dorm enclosed herewith is
suggested), signed by the commandment
and adjutant of their respective camps,
to which should be attached the GER
tificate mentioned in the section quoted
in paragraph below.
Per Capita Tax Arrearaqes.
3. All camps are urged to the prompt
payment of their per capita tax. which is
now due. Camps in arrears are asked to
Immediately put themselves in good
standing by the payment of all delinquent
per capita tax and fines. The following
sections 10 the constitution are given for
your Information:
'Sec. 101. A yearly per capita tax of
twenty-five cents (25c) shall be paid by
each camp for every active member in
good standing in such camp and not
enumerated elsewhere.
Sec. 1902. The fiscal year of this con-
federation shall be from the end of one
annual reunion to the end of the next an
nual reunion ,............... The per
capital tax of camps shall be paid an
nually. before the annual reunion. and
| shall be calculated upon the number of
members shown by the annual mester
| roll.
Sec. SO. ................. Any camp in
| arrears for its per capita tax six months
| after any annual reunion shall have five
| (5) per cent of the amount added to the
| same.'
Return of Camp Muster Rolls.
| A. In accordance with section 60, article
| 10, of the constitution, blank muster
rolls Form y are being forwarded each
camp. "These blanks shall be filled out
| by the adjutant of each camp and certi-
| fled to as the correct roll of the camp,
an dreturned to the adjutant-general be-
fore the first day of the month next pre-
ceding the annual reunion. Upon this GER
| titled roll will be computed the camps
representation at the annual reunion, and
a certificate issued to the camp. signed
by the Acknowledgement, certifying to the
| number of votes to which it is entitled
| If the dues have been paid in full
| These rolls must be returned on or be-
fore May /, 1907 1t is suggested that
roll and money order, or exchange Qocal
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