The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-23
CONSTITUTION OF NEWBERRY
POST AMERICAN LEGION


lowing purposes: To uphold and de.
fend the constitution of the United
States of America; to maintain law
and order; to foster and perpetuate
100 per cent. Americanism; to pre-
serve the memories and incidents Of
our association in the great war; to
inculcate a sense of individual OBJ
legation to the community, 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 principles of justice,
freedom and democracy; to conse-
crate and sanctify our comradeship
by our devotion to mutual helpful
ness.
2. The name Of this post shall be
the Newberry county post Of the
American Legion.
8. The American Legion is a civil
ian organization. Membership there
in does not affect nor increase liabil-
ity for military service. Rank does
not exist in the Legion; no member
shall be addressed by his military or
naval title in any convention or meet
ing of the Legion.
4. The Newberry county post shall
be absolutely non-political and shall
not be used for the dissemination Of
partisan principles nor for the pro-
motion Of the candidacy Of any per-
son seeking public Office or prefer
ment. No candidate for or incum-
bent of salaried elective public Of
fee shall hold any Office in the New
berry county post.
S. Each member shall perform his
full duty as citizen according to
his own conscience and understand
ing.
6. Any person shall be eligible
for membership in the Newberry
county post who was regularly en-
listed, drafted, inducted or commits
stoned and who served on active duty
in the army, navy or marine corps
of the United States at some time
during the period between April g,
1917, and November II, 1918, both
dates inclusive, or who being a cltl-
zen of the United States at the time
of his entry therein, served on ac-
tive duty in the naval. military or
air forces of any Of the govern
ments associated with the United
States during the great war; pro-
vided that no person shall be eligible
to membership who being in the
army, navy or marine corps OF the
United States during said period, re-
fused on conscientious, political, or
other grounds to submit himself to
military discipline or unqualified
service or who being in such serv-
ice was separated therefrom under
circumstances amounting to dishonor-
able discharge and has not subse-
ouently been officially restored to an
honorable status.
Z. There shall be no form or class
of membership except active men,
bership as herein above provided.
8. No election of officers or mat
ter of vital Importance shall be had
unless 80 members or more be pres
ent at meeting.
9. The revenue of the Newberry
county post shall be derived from an
nual membership dues and from such
other sources as may be approved by
the finance committee.
10. Annual dues are payable on or
before September 80 of each year
Amount of annual dues to be deter
mined by national convention of Le-
gion.
II. Any member in good standing
removing from this post shall be
given a certificate stating his mem
; bership and duration thereof.
12. All matters pertaining to the
funds and expenditures of the post
shall be referred to the finance com,
mittee.
! 13. Finance committee shall con
; sist of all. officers of the post.
IA. The Newberry county post
shall elect at first regular meeting
! in November officers for the ensuing
year, as follows:
+! Post commander.
Post vice commander.
! Post adjutant.
Post finance officer.
Post historian.
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