Constitution and by-laws of Knights of Lithuania; The Roman-Catholic Organization of Lithuanian Youth in America; Incorporated 1915.

The Organization's name and insignia.

1. The organization's name: Knights of Lithuania.

2. Saint Casimir is the patron of the organization.

3. The Knights of Lithuania possess a state charter, a banner, and its own official seal, which forms the organization's characteristic insignia.

4. An escutcheon with a knight on horseback is on one side of the banner; and on the other, the colors of the United States of America.

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5. The official seal of the Knights of Lithuania bears a vignette of a knight on horseback and a cross.

Purpose of the Organization

The Knights of Lithuania aims to consolidate the American youth of Lithuanian extraction into a strong organization, attempting to foster in the younger generation the following ideals:

1. The Knights of Lithuania acts under the leadership of the Roman-Catholic teaching of religion and morals, striving to instil into its members knowledge and habitual practice of Roman-Catholic faith and to safeguard their moral conduct by expedient methods.

2. The Knights of Lithuania educates its members to be good citizens 3of the United States of America, persuading them to take active part in this country's public welfare by exercising their rights as citizens, especially by putting to use during election their right to vote.

3. The Knights of Lithuania arouses in the younger generation a sense of loyalty to the land of their fathers, Lithuania, love for the native tongue and for that country's customs.

4. The Knights of Lithuania are anxious for the educational and cultural welfare of both the members of the organization and the Lithuanian immigrants to America.

5. The Knights of Lithuania forms and retains in all its councils clean sporting clubs and unites them in districts.

The Organization Method of Operation.

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The purpose of the organization is attained by the Knights of Lithuania by these methods:

1. Members are united into councils, and these are confederated into districts.

2. Meetings, excursions, and conventions are planned and assembled.

3. Lectures, theatricals, concerts and other decent forms of entertainment are arranged. Evening schools with a curriculum of Lithuanian language and Lithuanian history are formed. An exposition of handiwork is not only sponsored by the Central Executive Board, but also by the councils.

4. Libraries, clubs and printing establishments are founded.

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5. Newspapers, pamphlets, books and other printed material are edited.

6. Members are urged to seek education, trades, professions, business, and other useful occupations.

7. The Roman-Catholic press and kindred institutions, Lithuanian in spirit, are financially and morally supported by the organization.

8. Talented members of the organization receive aid in the pursuit of education.

9. The desire is expressed to aid in finding work for unemployed members.

The Knights of Lithuania's Relations with other Organizations.

1. The Knights of Lithuania retains friendly relations with other national and non-Lithuanian institutions and organizations.

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2. Very friendly relations are held with Pavasaris, an organization of youth in Lithuania.

3. Noted members may be sent, expenses paid by the organization, to Lithuania to make a firmer acquaintance of that country and to bind stronger ties of relation with the youth of that country.

4. In necessity delegates are sent to non-Lithuanian organizations' conventions or meetings.

5. The Knights of Lithuania, as an organization, is affiliated with the Lithuanian Roman-Catholic Federation, and six cents from each member is paid to said federation yearly.

Members of the Organization.

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1. The members of the Knights of Lithuania organization are male and female American Catholics of Lithuanian extraction.

2. Persons belonging to organizations with by-laws opposing the Catholic Church and the Lithuanian nation are ipso facto ineligible as candidates for this organization. (Members who have lost their Catholic faith and oppose Lithuanian national spirit shall be immediately expelled).

3. The members of the organization are: (a) Juniors; (b) Seniors, or active workers; and (c) Honorary members.

4. The juniors are children attending grammar school.

5. The seniors are graduates from grammar school.

6. Persons who have accomplished much for the good of the organization are selected as honorary members.

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7. Honorary members are selected only by the annual convention. Councils have rights to appoint candidates for honorary membership.

Membership Dues.

1. Candidates joining the Knights of Lithuania organization pay 25 cents initiation fee.

2. Juniors pay 10 cents monthly dues.

3. Seniors pay 25 cents monthly dues. (Priests and brothers of religious orders may be members of the organization without paying dues).

4. In families where there are more than one member of the organization, only one may pay the 25 cents monthly dues; others 15 cents. Vytis (The Knight), official organ, is not sent to those paying 15 cents.

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Privileges of members.

1. All members may display publicly the organization's emblem or insignia.

2. All members have full right to the use of the organization's club rooms, libraries, and games.

3. All members may participate in all organization's social functions, evenings, picnics and games.

4. Members who have fully paid their monthly dues receive Vytis, the organization's journal.

5. Only senior members have the right of full vote, pro and con.

6. Honorary members have the power of a full vote during the existence

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of the organization. They have preference to other members of the organization, and they may attend the annual conventions without any official mandatory statement from any council.

The Resources of the Organization.

1. This organization's real resources consist of a printing shop and the council's building and lots.

2. This organization's monetary resources consists of membership dues, charitable contributions and bequests. The money is kept in reliable state banks indorsed with the name of the organization.