I. The Legislative Body of the organization shall be a national
convention, to be held annually at a place and time to be fixed by
vote of the preceding convention, or in the event that the preceding
convention does not fix a time and place, then such time and place
shall be fixed by the Executive Committee, hereinafter provided for.
2. The annual convention shall be composed of delegates and alternates
from each state, the District of Columbia, and each territory and
territorial possession of the United States, each of which shall be
entitled to four delegates 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 national convention. The vote of
each state, of the District of Columbia, and of each territory or
territorial possession of the United States shall be equal to the
total number of delegates to which that state, district, territory, or
territorial possession is entitled.
3. The delegates to the national convention shall be chosen by each
state in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
4. The executive power shall be vested in a National Executive
Committee to be composed of two representatives from each state, the
District of Columbia, territory and territorial possessions of the
United States and such other ex-officio members as may be elected by
the Caucus. The National Executive Committee shall have authority to
fill any vacancies in its membership.
ARTICLE V
_State Organization_
The state organization shall consist of that organization in each
state, territory, or the District of Columbia whose delegates have
been seated in the St. Louis Caucus. In those states which are at
present unorganized the state organization shall consist of an
Executive Committee to be chosen by a state convention and such other
officers and committees as said convention may prescribe. The state
convention in the latter case shall be called by the two members of
the National Executive Committee in that state, territory, and the
District of Columbia, and shall choose the delegates to the national
convention, providing a fair representation for all sections of the
state or territory. Each state organization shall receive a charter
from the National Executive Committee.
The officers of the state organization shall be as follows:
One State Commander.
One State Vice Commander.
One State Adjutant.
One State Finance Off
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