Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-31
BYLAWS
Adopted May "a, 1918
Article /.

Article l.
Order of Business
1. Reading minutes of last meeting.
2. Reports of Committees.
3. Admission of Members.
4. Unfinished Business.
5. New Business.
6. Adjournment.
Article III.
Sec. 1. Persons desiring to become
members of this League shall apply
on card furnished by the League,
signed by the applicant and indorsed
! by a member of the League.
Sec. 2. In addition to the qualifi-
cations required by the Constitution,
each applicant shall signify his will
ingness to lend his moral and fnan-
cial support to the Government of
the United States in every respect
required for the successful prosecu-
ton of the war.
Sec. 8. Applications for member
ship shall be referred to the Inves-
tigating committee, who shall report
on such applicants not later than the
next meeting following receipt of
such application. The applicant shall
thereupon be balloted upon, a three
fourths vote of members present
and constituting quorum, being
necessary to elect. Each applicant
shall have the Bylaws read to him
before he takes the oath.
Sec. 4. A member my be expelled
from this League by three-fourths
vote of members present at a meet
ing and constituting a quorum, after
a proper hearing, at which the per.
son whose expulsion is sought may
: be present and defend himself.
, Article Ill.
Quorum
r A quorum shall consist of one
3 third of the members in good stand
E ing, providing the membership shall
not exceed 300. If the membership
5 exceeds 300, the quorum shall con
sist of 100 members in good stand
/ ing.
n Article Nv.
!. Investigating Committee
e Sec. /. There shall be an Investi
o eating committee of three members
s of which the Chief Deputy of tn
t American Protective League shall b
). the chairman and he shall, with tn
approval of the League, select tw
members of the League to act wit
him., provided, that he may call upo
l. any member of the League at an
s time to act with him upon any spe
It cific matter.
% Sec. 2. This committee shall inves
n tigate and report upon all applicant
for membership and to it shall be n
ferred for investigation and repol
any matter or person deemed by tn
League or a majority Of the Execl
n tive committee a proper subject {
Investigation.
Article V.
Procedure in Charges of Disloyalt
Sec. 1. Upon any charge of di
loyalty to the United States Cover
20 ment, or of act done or word sa
10 by any person that is deemed Vi
N American in any respect, the san
O. shall be referred to the Investiga
ing committee.
Sec. 2. Upon the report of Il
n. committee the League shall then d
n, termine, by ballot, whether t
ss charges shall be dismissed or co
sidered. If the charges are consi
nd cred, the person or persons charg
a shall be notified Of the charge, al
1v that he or they are at liberty to a
az pear to meet the same. If he
they shall refuse to appear, or a
ke pearing, fail to overcome the chare
de the name of such person shall be e
tered upon the "Un-American Lis
nd Such other and further action m
of be taken, according to the gravity
na the offense, as shall be deemed wi
,o{ by the League.
he Article vi.
80 Loyalty of Members
,It Members of this League shall
hv all times give their undivided 81
~ port to the Government of the Unit
States and its Laws, and be stes
fast and unyielding in demanding
our citizenship an unstinted and o
a. Hundred Per Cent Americans
as. morally and financially; observing
m all times the Law, and by so dol
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