Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-11

place shall be fixed by the Executive
Committee. hereinafter provided for;
z The annual convention shall be
from each state. the District Of Colum;
bia and each territory and territorial
possession Of the United States. each
Of which shall be entitled to four dele
gates and four alternates. and to one
additional delegate and alternate for
each one thousand memberships paid up
thirty days prior to the date Of the Ma.
tional Convention. The vote Of each
of each territory or territorial posses;
sion of the United States. shall be equal
| to the total number Of delegates to
| which that state. district, territory or
8. The delegates to the national con-
, vention shall be chosen by each state
in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
4. The executive power shall be vest
ed in a National Executive Committee
to be composed Of two representatives
from each state, the District OF Col
umbia. territory and territoria! posses,
sions of the United States and sucn
elected elect bv the Caucus. The National
| Executive Committee shall have au-
thority to I'LL any vacancies in its men,
~ ARTICLE v.
State Organization.
The state organization shall consist OF
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tory or the District of Columbia. whose
| delegates have been seated in the 81
Louis Caucus. In those states WhiGn
are at present unorganized the state or
! eanization shall consist OF an Execu-
| tive Committee to be chosen BY a STATE
convention and such other officers ana
, committees as said convention may pIe-
scribe. The state convention IN the Ia.-
! ter case shall be called by the two men,
bers of the National Executive Commit
| tee in that state, territory and the DIS
! trict of Columbia. and shall choose the
delegates to the national conventlon;;
sections of the state or territory. Eacn
state organization shall receive a chd!-
| ter from the National Executive COM
mittee. o;.,+;o,
The officers Of the State organization
! shall be as follows:
| One State Commander.
| One State Vice Commander.
One State Adjutant:
One State Finance Ofhcer
One State Historian.
One State Master-at-Arms.
| One State Chaplain.
ARTICLE VI.
The Local Unit.
The local unit shall be termed me
| Fost which shall have minimum iIieia
| bership of fifteen. No Post snSl &c
shall have received a charter; A Post
desiring charter shall apply to the
/ state Organization and the charter snaiI
be issued by the National ExecutiSs
Committee whenever recommence.G uE
the State Organization: The National
Executive Committee shall not issue
! charter in the name of any living per-
| son. ., o-o,nization
The officers of the local orgahizat'o"
! shall be as follows:
! One Post Commander.
one Post Vice Commander.
| One Post Adjutant:
| One Post Finance Oncer.
One Post Historian.
and such appointive officers as may De
nrovided by the State Organization.
ARTICLE VII.
Each state organiza tion shall pay 70
! tho National Executive committee VI
such officer as said committee may a s.se
! irnate therefor the sum o! tWen'S ~
cents annually. fer sach t lnul|' n;strict OF
! Co;umbia, territory or territorial pos'
session. ARTICLE VIII.
Quorum.
quorum shall exist at nat1onal
convention when there are plese.n a
twenty,ye or more who Iis's REPRESENTED as
hereinbefore provided.
article TX.
| Rules.
The rules of procedure at the nation,
o, Convention Shall he those set 1or'.i
| in Roberts Rules OF Order.
ARTICLE Y.
Amendment.
This Constitution is to be IN force W. !.
III the November Convention, Wnen ~
viii be ratified or amended by tnat eoii-
vention.