CORVALLIS
POST #91 THE AMERICAN LEGION, DEPARTMENT OF MONTANA, INC.
PREAMBLE
For God and Country, we
associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend
the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to
foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the
memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars; to inculcate a
sense of individual obligation 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 consecrate and sanctify
our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
ARTICLE I
NAME
Section 1. The name of this
organization shall be Corvallis Post
#91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.
ARTICLE II
OBJECTS
Section 1. The objects and
purposes of this Post shall be to promote the principles and policies as set
forth in the foregoing preamble, and the national and departmental
constitutions of THE AMERICAN LEGION.
ARTICLE III
NATURE
Section 1. This Post is a
civilian organization and membership therein does not affect or increase
liability for military or police service.
Section 2. This organization
shall be absolutely non-political and shall not be used for dissemination of
partisan principles or the promotion of the candidacy of any person seeking
public office or preferment.
Section 3. Rank does not exist
in THE AMERICAN LEGION; no member
shall be addressed by his military or naval title in any meeting of this Post.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Eligibility to
membership in this Post shall be as prescribed by the national constitution of THE AMERICAN LEGION.
Section 2. Application for
membership shall be made in writing under such regulations as may from time to
time be prescribed by the Post Executive Committee.
Section 3. All applications for
membership shall be acted upon at the next Post meeting following the making of
such application, and shall at such meeting, be accepted, rejected or referred
for further investigation and consideration. If five or more members cast their
vote against the acceptance of said application, then such application shall be
recorded as rejected. A rejected application shall not again be considered
until after the expiration of six months from the date of such rejection.
Section 4. Any member of this
Post may be expelled for cause by two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee
after charges are preferred under oath in writing, and a fair trial had upon
the same.
Section 5. A member who has
been expelled or suspended from the Post for any cause may be reinstated to
membership by a two-thirds vote of the membership present in post meeting, and
the payment of current dues for the year in which the reinstatement occurs.
Section 6. No person who has
been expelled by a Post shall be admitted to membership in this post, without
the consent of the expelling Post, except that where such consent has been
asked for and denied by such Post, he may then appeal to the state Executive
Committee of the department of the expelling Post for permission to apply for
membership in this Post, and shall be ineligible for membership until such
permission is granted.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. The administrative
affairs of this post of THE AMERICAN
LEGION shall, except as may be otherwise provided by the By-Laws, be under
the supervision of an Executive Committee which shall consist of three members
in addition to the officers of the Post. The term of office of members of the
Executive Committee shall be for one year. This Post, by its By-Laws, may
provide for such other standing committees as the business of the organization
may require.
Section 2. The officers of this
Post shall be a commander, a vice commander, an adjutant, a finance officer, a
Post historian, a Post chaplain, Post service officer and a sergeant-at-arms
and such other officers as may be deemed necessary by this organization, who
shall be nominated from the floor at the meeting preceding the annual election.
Section 3. All officers and
executive committeemen shall be elected annually and they shall hold office
until their successors are duly installed or as otherwise provided. Any officer
or executive committeeman may be removed for inefficiency by the Executive
Committee, a two thirds vote of said committee being necessary to effect such
removal.
Section 4. Every member of this
Post in good standing shall be eligible to hold office in this post.
Section 5. The duties of the
officers and the executive committeemen shall be those usually appertaining to
such officers or committeemen and as further provided in the By-Laws.
ARTICLE VI
FINANCE
Section 1. The revenue of this
Post shall be derived from membership or initiation fees, from annual
membership dues and from such other sources as may be approved by the Post
Executive Committee.
Section 2. The amount of such
membership or initiation fees and the amount of such annual Post dues shall be
fixed and determined by this post.
Section 3. The Post shall pay
to departmental headquarters the national and departmental annual membership
dues for every member of the Post.
ARTICLE VII
CHARTER MEMBERS
Section 1. Members who joined
this Post prior to November 29, 1937 shall be known as charter members.
ARTICLE VIII
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Section 1. This Post recognizes
an auxiliary organization to be known as the Auxiliary Unit of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department
of Montana, Inc.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. This constitution is
adopted subject to the provisions of the national constitution of THE AMERICAN LEGION and of the
department constitution of the Department
of Montana, THE AMERICAN LEGION. Any amendment to said national
constitution or department constitution which is in conflict with any
provisions hereof shall be regarded as automatically repealing or modifying the
provisions of this constitution to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2. This constitution
may be amended at any regular Post meeting by vote of two-thirds of the members
of said Post attending such regular meeting, providing that the proposed
amendment shall have been submitted in writing and read at the next preceding
regular meeting of said Post, and providing, further, that written notice shall
have been given to all members at least seven (7) days in advance of the date
when such amendment is to be voted upon, notifying said members that at such
meeting a proposal to amend the constitution is to be voted upon.
ARTICLE X
SONS of the AMERICAN
LEGION
Section 1.
This Post recognizes a Sons of the American Legion organization to be known as
the Terry Nobles Squadron of Corvallis
Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.
ARTICLE
XI
AMERICAN
LEGION RIDERS
Section
1. This Post recognizes an American Legion Riders organization to be known as
the American Legion Riders of Corvallis
Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.
ARTICLE
XII
AMERICAN
LEGION AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Section
1. This Post recognizes an American Legion Amateur Radio Club organization to
be known as the KG7SPL of Corvallis Post
#91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.
