RULES
OF THE
BLACK PANTHER PARTY







Every member of the Black Panther Party throughout this country
of racist America must abide by these rules as functional members
of this party. Central Committee members, Central Staffs, and Local
Staffs, including all captains subordinated to either national,
state, and local leadership of the Black Panther Party will enforce
these rules. Length of suspension or other disciplinary action
necessary for violation of these rules will depend on national
decisions by national, state or state area, and local committees
and staffs where said rule or rules of the Black Panther Party were
violated. Every member of the party must know these verbatim by heart.
And apply them daily. Each member must report any violation of these
rules to their leadership or they are counter-revolutionary and are
also subjected to suspension by the Black Panther Party.



The rules are:


1. No party member can have narcotics or weed in his possession
while doing party work.

2. Any part member found shooting narcotics will be expelled
from this party.

3. No party member can be drunk while doing daily party work.

4. No party member will violate rules relating to office work,
general meetings of the Black Panther Party, and meetings of
the Black Panther Party anywhere.

5. No party member will use, point, or fire a weapon of any
kind unnecessarily or accidentally at anyone.

6. No party member can join any other army force, other than
the Black Liberation Army.

7. No party member can have a weapon in his possession while
drunk or loaded off narcotics or weed.

8. No party member will commit any crimes against other party
members or black people at all, and cannot steal or take from
the people, not even a needle or a piece of thread.

9. When arrested Black Panther members will give only name,
address, and will sign nothing. Legal first aid must be
understood by all Party members.

10. The Ten-Point Program and platform of the Black Panther
Party must be known and understood by each Party member.

11. Party Communications must be National and Local.

12. The 10-10-10-program should be known by all members and
also understood by all members.

13. All Finance officers will operate under the jurisdiction
of the Ministry of Finance.

14. Each person will submit a report of daily work.

15. Each Sub-Section Leaders, Section Leaders, and Lieutenants,
Captains must submit Daily reports of work.

16. All Panthers must learn to operate and service weapons correctly.

17. All Leaders who expel a member must submit this information to
the Editor of the Newspaper, so that it will be published in the
paper and will be known by all chapters and branches.

18. Political Education Classes are mandatory for general membership.

19. Only office personnel assigned to respective offices each
day should be there. All others are to sell papers and do
Political work out in the community, including Captain, Section
Leaders, etc.

20. Communications--all chapters must submit weekly reports in
writing to the National Headquarters.

21. All Branches must implement First Aid and/or Medical Cadres.

22. All Chapters, Branches, and components of the Black Panther
Party must submit a monthly Financial Report to the Ministry of
Finance, and also the Central Committee.

23. Everyone in a leadership position must read no less than two
hours per day to keep abreast of the changing political situation.

24. No chapter or branch shall accept grants, poverty funds, money
or any other aid from any government agency without contacting the
National Headquarters.

25. All chapters must adhere to the policy and the ideology laid
down by the Central Committee of the Black Panther Party.

26. All Branches must submit weekly reports in writing to their
respective Chapters.




8 Points of Attention


1. Speak politely.

2. Pay fairly for what you buy.

3. Return everything you borrow.

4. Pay for anything you damage.

5. Do not hit or swear at people.

6. Do not damage property or crops of the poor, oppressed masses.

7. Do not take liberties with women.

8. If we ever have to take captives do not ill-treat them.




3 Main Rules of Discipline



1. Obey orders in all your actions.

2. Do not take a single needle or piece of thread from the poor and oppressed masses.

3. Turn in everything captured from the attacking enemy.



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