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 100% 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 and principles of justice, freedom and democracy,
  «     To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

Article l  - Name

Section 1.    The name of this organization shall be COLWELL HARRIS - PAUL WILLIAMS POST No. 320, The American Legion, Department of Missouri.

Article ll  - Object

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 Department Constitutions of the American Legion.

Article lll  - Nature

Section 1.    The 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 non-sectarian and shall not be used for the dissemination of partisan principles nor for 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 lV - 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 a majority 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 a 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 this 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 another Post, without the consent of the expelling Post, except that where such consent has been asked for and denied by such Post, he may than appeal to the State Executive Committee of the depart of the expelling Post for permission to apply for membership in another 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 the Post Officers. This Post, by it's 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, 2nd vice-commandeer, an adjutant, a finance officer, a post historian, a post chaplain, post service officer, three post trustees, 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, others may be nominated from the floor on the night of the election.

Section 3.   All officers shall be elected annually and they shall hold office until their successors are duly installed or as otherwise provided. Any officer may be removed for inefficiency by a two-thirds vote of members present at a regular or special meeting.

Section 4.   Every member of this Post in good standing shall be eligible to hold office in this Post.

Section 5.   The duties of officers shall be those usually appertaining to such offices and as further provided in the By-Laws.

Article Vl - 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.

Article Vll - American Legion Auxiliary

Section 1.  This post recognizes an auxiliary organization to be know as the Auxiliary Unit of Colwell Harris, Paul Williams Post No. 320, the American Legion.

Section 2.  Membership in the Auxiliary shall be as prescribed by the National Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Article Vlll - 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 Missouri, The American Legion. Any amendment to said National Committee of the 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 ten (10) 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.

Post 320 By-Laws