Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
CONSTITUTION OF
AMERICAN LEGION
Every Member of Eagle Post
No. ia Should Preserve
This Copy of Legion
Constitution.
PR GAMBLE

UlOH Ol OIl6 OnlU6u OUdO6S VI Aul6Ilch
and the State of Wisconsin; to main
tain law and order; to foster and per-
petuate one hundred per cent Amer
icanism; to preserve the memories
and incidents Of our association in
the Great War; to inculcate a sense
of individual obligation to the COM
munity, state and nation; to combat
the autocracy of both the classes and
the masses; to make right the
master of might; to promote peace
and good will on earth; to safeguard
and transmit to posterity the princi-
Piles of justice, freedom and democ-
racy; to consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness.
ARTICLE NAME
The name of this organization shall
be THE AMERICAN LECTION
Wisconsin Branch.
ARTICLE II-MEMBERSHIP
All persons shall be eligible to mem
bership in this organization who were
in the military or naval service of
the United States during the period
between April 6, 1917, and November
IL, 1918. both dates inclusive, and all
persons who served in the military or
naval service OF any OF the govern
ments associated with the United
States during the World War, provid-
ed that they were citizens OF the
United States at the time of their en-
listment and are again citizens at the
time of application, except those per-
sons who separated from the service
under terms amounting to dishonor-
able discharge and except also those
persons who refused to perform their
military duties on the ground
of conscientious or political obiga-
tions. ~
ARTICLE IMMATURE
While requiring that every member
of the organization perform his duty
as citizen according to his own con-
science and understanding, the organ
ization shall be absolutely non-parti-
san and shall not be used for the dis
semination of partisan principles or
for the promotion of the candidacy of
any person seeking public office or
preferment.
ARTICLE ADMINISTRATION
L. The legislative body of the or
ganiZation shall be state convention
to be held annually at place and
time to be fixed by vote of the preced-
ing convention, or in the event that
the preceding convention does not tx
the time and place, then such time
and place shall be fixed 10y the Execu-
tive Committee hereinafter provided
for.
2 The annual State Convention
shall be composed of delegates and
alternates from each post having an
actual paid up membership of fifteen
or more members. Each such post
shall have minimum of two dele
gates and two alternates together
with one additional delegate and
alternate for each one hundred mem
berships which it shall have in excess
of one hundred memberships Oh
which the Post shall have paid its
dues to the State Finance Officer at
least thirty days before the date of
the State Convention.
3. At least twenty eight days prior
to the annual State Convention the
State Finance Officer shall issue to
each Post a certificate showing the
number of delegates and alternates
to which that Post is entitled under
this constitution; the Post Adjutant
of each Post shall certify the names
of the delegates and alternates elect
ed by the Post, by endorsement there
ON, and shall mail same 60 the State
Adiutant at least fifteen days prior to
the date of the annual State Conven-
tion; failure on the part OF any Post
to transmit such certificate so that it
shall be received by the State Adju-
tant at least five days before the
opening of the said convention shall
forfeit it's right to be represented in
said convention.
f. Delegates and alternates of each
Post shall be elected by majority
vote Of the members present at a
meeting called for that purpose.
5. Voting at the annual State Con-
vention shall be by congressional dis
trictS. the vote of each district to be
equal to the number of delegates to
which the Posts in that district are
entitled, as shown by the certificates
issued by the State Finance Officer.
6. The officers of this organization
shall be as follows:
One State Commander,
One State Vice Commander,
One State Adjutant,
One State Finance 0 acer,
One State His orian,
One State Master-at-Arms,
One State Chaplaia.
who shall be elected at the State
Convention by majority Of tn w S
cast, and who shall hold oi1ite lor a
period of one yer or until their 81 :
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