Follow the Steps Below for Starting Your dejure County Assembly To see footage of Loraine County, OH giving Notice, visit: https://www.awakenandunite.com/common-law-2
Step 1: Hold Regular Assembly Meetings
1. Gather in-person with people from your county for regular meetings (weekly). 2. Follow Roberts Rules of Order to conduct your meetings. See the attached "Roberts Rules Simplified". 3. Take official minutes of each meeting. 4. Members should bring two others with them to each meeting, growing the assembly quickly.
Step 2: Elect Assembly Officers
1. At the 2nd or 3rd meeting, elect a moderator, scribe and peace officer or bailiff. Record these elections in the minutes. 2. The moderator will run the meeting according to Roberts Rules of Order. 3. The scribe will be responsible for taking office minutes of each meeting and keeping a record of the minutes. 4. The bailiff or peace officer is responsible for keeping order at the meeting. If the moderator is unable to maintain an orderly meeting, because of unruly attendees, the bailiff should step in and neutralize the environment, or remove any one that is disruptive.
Step 3: Grow Your Assembly Numbers
1. You want to have as many people as possible in your county, participating in the assembly. This will require each member inviting others to join each week. 2. If everyone brings just one new person each week, the assembly will grow very quickly and will be able to support the efforts of governing the county. 3. You will eventually want to have enough people to start forming petit and grand juries. These will be responsible for setting up common law courts.
Step 4: Give Notice - this step is what makes you a lawful assembly
This step is very important and is key to making your assembly a lawful, dejure body. It is what sets you apart from other assemblies claiming to be lawful. Maxim of Law: First in line is first in time 1. Post notice at the local libraries, post offices and restaurants for 3 weeks in a row for county (or 4 weeks for state), while keeping copies for the record. 2. Read the notice on the county courthouse steps for three weeks in a row – synonymous with posting notice in buildings 3. County's notice read into the minutes of the County Commissioners meeting. 4. All documents are filed with the county courthouse or county recorder’s office
Step 5: Develop Your Assembly Plan
1. Write your assembly by-laws / functions and operations / organizational documents. This is what your Assembly will look like on paper. This is how you want your county government to look. This will be a living document and will grow and change as your assembly / county grows. It can include: • Officers of assembly and duties (Government positions you are going to fill) • Requirements for assembly membership • Duties, responsibilities and powers • Primary Functions Scope • Responsibilities of Sheriff • Responsibilities of Grand Jury • Responsibilities of Militia • Removal of members • Other governing policies