The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-13

shdi! become due and payable on No
vember II, 1919.
Cb) The membership card, signed
BY the Personnel Secretary of the or
ganization, shall be given by the le-
gion to each member in good stand
ing upon payment of dues and shall
be in the following form:
his is to certify that -, whose
signature appears on the margin here
or, is charter member and has paid
his initiation fee, including dues to
November |, 1919, to the American
Legion for Canyon county, Idaho;
and is entitled to wear-.
Dated this - dav of -, 1o1o."
V.
The oath to be taken before be-
coming member of the American
Legion for Canyon county, Idaho,
shall be as follows:
Il, --, do solemnly swear that
| will support and defend the United
States OF America against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that | will sup
port and aid in carrying out the pur-
poses OF this organization; that have
never claimed exemption from mill
tary service on the ground of consci-
entious objections to bearing arms or
to aiding the armed forces of the
United States. So help me God"
vi.
Expulsion of member from this
association shall be ordered by two
thirds vote of quorum upon the sole
grounds either of:
|. Conviction of the crime of trea-
son, sedition, or disloyalty; or
z. False swearing to the foregoing
oath of membership
5. A member once expelled shall
be forever barred from the rights and
privileges of membership in the
American Legion.
a. Suspension of member from
this association shall be ordered upon
his failure to pay the membership
dues for a period of one year, unless
for good cause shown.
S. A member under suspension
shall be reinstalled upon repayment
of the initiation fee and the annual
dues as herein described.
VII.
The officers of this organization
shall be elected at the annual re-
union of this branch of the American
Legion and shall hold office for a
period. of one year and shall consist
of the following:
'mittee on membership from his dis
trict.
(a) President, lst vice president,
End vice president, 3rd vice president,
personnel secretary, secretary, treas.
urer.
The officers so elected shall con-
stitute the executive committee of the
association.
(b) For the purpose of facilitat-
ing local affairs this post shall be di-
vided into three districts which shall
coincide with the commissioners dis
tricts of Canyon county. Each dis
trict shall be represented in this as
ISOLATION by member elected from
that district, who shall hold office as
a vice-president of this post.
VIII.
There shall be the following stand
ing committees to be appointed by
the president:
Committee on ceremonies, commit
tee on entertainments, committee on
membership.
TX.
Election of president, secretary and
treasurer of this association shall be
by secret ballot and the candidate re-
ceiving the majority of all votes cast
shall be declared duly elected.
X.
Any duly elected or appointed Off
GER of this association may be ousted
from office by failure to live tip to
the constitution and bylaws of this
association. inefficiency, neglect of
duty, or misconduct in office, by a
vote of two-thirds of the members
present at any meeting called for that
purpose; and such vacancy may be
supplied by special election called
for that purpose.
XII
shall be made by two-thirds vote of
a quorum of any meeting called for
the purpose of voting upon amend
ments.
This shall be tentative constitu-
ton and is effective to November |
1919 and subject to ratification al that
time.
BYLAWS.
/.
Meetings of the legion shall be held
alternately in the cities Of Caldwell
and Namra, upon the call of the pres.
dent, such call shall be made five
days in advance of such meeting
There shall be an annual reunion Of
the American Legion for Canvor
county, Idaho. which shall be held or
the second Wednesday of August o.
each year The executive committee
shall designate the place for holdinn
the frs, annual meeting; thereafter
the place for the holdin~ of the mex
annual reunion shall be designated
upon BY the members present at each
respective reunion,
II,