| Show oTHE u o- o THE CONSTITUTION OF A. A S. S U. U U. U Article I. I Name Section 1 This organization shall be known as the Associated Students of the University of Utah Article II Membership Section 1 Kinds The membership shall consist consist consist con con- of active members and honorary members embers Clause 1 Active members Any college S student student stu stu- 11 dent of the University of Utah who has been duly registered as a student and has paid his entrance fee as required by the Faculty of the University shall be admitted to active member member- ship Clause 2 Honorary members All members of this organization shall become honorary members members members mem mem- bers upon graduation or cessation of studies in any honorable manner This shall include all alumni of the University previous to the adoption adoption adoption tion of this Constitution Section 2 Privileges of membership Clause 1 Active members Upon entering the University and paying the required fees including including including ing the five dollar fee for the support of the Student Student Student Stu Stu- dent Activities each student shall be given an identification card which shall admit the holder to all student events such events such as athletic contests contest's and debates lectures dances etc coming under the jurisdiction of the Association and one years year's subscription to the Chronicle without further charge throughout the year Any college student holding such card shall have full privilege to speak in any meeting of this organization to vote at any election or to run for any office at the disposal disposal disposal dis dis- of this association Clause Claus 2 Honorary members shall be allowed to attend any meeting and speak on n any motion but shall not be allowed to vote Article III Officers Section 1 The officers of this organization shall be President Vice-President Vice Secretary Treasurer Editor of the Chronicle two student members of the Athletic Council Manager of Athletics Athletics Athletics Ath Ath- Manager of Debating Manager of DramatiCs iCs ices and Manager of the University Musical Or Or- Section 2 Executive Board The rr e above named officers shall constitute an Executive Board which shall have general supervision over overall overall overall all student affairs Section 3 Manner of selection Clause 1 Th The President Vice President Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Treasurer members of the Athletic Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil Editor of the Chronicle and Manager of D Debating Be- Be bating shall be elected by the members of this organization as hereinafter provided Clause 2 The student Manager of Athletics shall be chosen by the Executive Board subject Continued on Page Pago 4 CONSTITUTION a tJI oo c 1 1 C c Continued from front Page Page- 1 1 t to the confirmation of the Athletic Council At Atle le least st two names shall be submitted to t the e council council council coun coun- cil by by the Executive Board Clause 3 The Manager of Dramatics shall be e chosen by the Dramatic Clu Club Clause 4 The student manager of the ent musical organizations shall be chosen by tho those e organizations Section 4 Elections Clause 1 Time The officers named in Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion 3 Clause 1 of this Article shall shail be e elected on the third Wednesday in April of each year Clause 2 Nominations Candidates for office may be placed on the ballot by nominating speeches speech spEech- es at a meeting of the A. A S. S U. U U. U held at least two weeks previous to the day of election Other nominations may be made at any time within 24 hours previous to the opening of the polls Provided Provid Provid- ed that a petition bearing the signatures signature's of it t least fifteen active members of the Association endorsing the candidate be presented to the President President Pres Pres- ident of the A. A S S. S U. U U. U or to o the judges of elec elec- tion Clause 3 Manner These officers shall be elected by the Australian ballot system The candidates candidates can can- receiving a plurality of votes shall be e declared declared declared de de- elected Clause 4 The officers named in Section H 1 Clauses 2 3 4 of this Article shall be chosen on onor onor or 01 before the third Wednesday in May of each year Section 5 Duties of officers Clause 1 President In addition to the ditties duties du dit- ties prescribed in Roberts' Roberts Rules of Order it shall be the duty of the President to appoint all co committees committees com com- n to act as chairman of the Executive B Board ard and to call meetings of the organization when whenever eyer he shall deem it advisable He shall call a meeting of the A. A S S. S U. U U. U at the instance of three members of the Executive Board or of often often often ten active members of this union He shall call calla a meeting of the tile Executive Board once every two weeks or oftener if necessary He shall be responsible responsible responsible re re- for the proper execution of the work of all departments provided by this Constitution He shall post notices of any meeting of the A A. As S. S U. U U. U U. on on the official bulletin board at least twenty- twenty four hours previous to the time of each meeting stating the object ct thereof Clause 2 Vice-President Vice It shall be the d duty ty of the Vice Vice-Pres Vice President dent to perform rm all the duties duties' of the President President when he lie heiS is unable bitable to act Clause 3 Secretary ecret ry It shall shaH b be the duty of f the Secretary to o accurately record the minutes of ofer ever ever- er- er or oT of nits nits- is t shall He He shall sl r re receive rL- rL and file all reports He shall act as Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- for the Executive Board keeping the records records rec rec- s of that body He shall act as one of the judges judg es of election He shall keep a list of the members members mem memo bers bels of of this thi's Association and of all officers t. t Clause 4 4 Treasurer It It shall It-shall shall be the duty of f the Treasurer to manage all A. A S. S U. U U. U funds All payments made by the Treasurer shall be authorized authorized authorized au au- and countersigned by the President No account exceeding fifteen dollars 1500 shall be Le incurred or paid by the the Treasurer unless authorized authorized authorized author author- by the Executive Board or passed on by the Student Body in business session The Treasurer shall be required to furnish a bond the cost of procuring said bond hand to be paid from the general general general gen gen- eral fund Clause 5 Members of the Athletic Council The two student members of the Athletic Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil shall represent the A. A S. S U. U U. U in the Athletic Council Clause 6 Editor of the Chronicle The Editor Editor Edi Edi- tor of the Chronicle shall have the power to appoint appoint ap ap- point his staff after a series of competitive tryouts tryouts tryouts try- try outs judged fudged by three members of the University Department of English These tryouts shall be open to any active member of this organization The size of the publication and the terms of ot sU subscription subscription sub sub- shall be regulated by the in Editor-in-Chief in conference with the Executive Board The question of publication on holidays and during examination weeks shall shaH be left to the discretion of the Editor Clause 7 The student Manager of Athletics shall receive his instructions from the Athletic Council Clause 8 S. The Manager of Debating shall be governed by the instructions of the Debating Council At the end of the school year he shall file with the University Librarian a comp complete compete ete bibliography of each intercollegiate debate Clause 9 The Manager of Dramatics shall be subject to the instruction of the Dramatic Club Clause 10 The Manager of the University Musical Organizations shall receive his instructions instructions instructions from the musical organization Clause 11 Each student manager shall pay over to the Treasurer of the A A. A S. S U. U U. U all funds of his department remaining on hand at the conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- of the activity of his department together with a detailed statement of all receipts and ex ex- Article IV Modifications Section 1 No addition alteration or amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment can be made to this Constitution neither can any part of of it be repealed suspended or waived e except by a two thirds s vote of all active members ers of this Association at at-a at a regular business meeting Section 2 2 All motions of such addition amendment alteration lt ration or repeal repeal- shall be given to the Pr President jd lt who who shall hall print them in the Chronicle Chronicle Chronicle Chron Chron- icle and post them the on the official bulletin boards of the University at least one week before action is taken thereon BY Article I. I Section 1 1 Meetings of this Association shall be held as provided for in Article 3 Section f fi 5 of this Constitution Section 2 Quorum A third of the active members of this Association shall constitute a quorum Article II Section 1 Installation of officers The newly elected officers of this Association shall shaH take oath of office on the third Friday in May They shall assume the duties of their o office ice at the end of the school year in which they are elected Section 2 The oath of office The officers at their installation shall give assent to the following following following follow follow- ing oath Do you most solemnly promise to support support support sup sup- port the Constitution Laws By-Laws and Rules of Ordel Order Order Or Or- der del of the A. A S. S U. U U. U that you will discharge the duties of your office to the best of your ability and with impartiality and that you will deliver over to to your your successor when hen he he hesh sh shall ll be be duly elected l and n q qualified l or r. r when the he A Association so shall shan so bo command all all' money all money books papers and othe other articles belonging to your office Answer I d l f Section 3 The oath of office shall be admi admin I by the retiring President or in his ity sty to act by some member of this Association chos chosen m by the Executive Board Article III Miscellaneous Rules Governing Elections Section 1 On election day the polls shall le be j open between the hours of 9 a. a m m. and 5 p p. p m except for a recess that shall last from 12 to 4 p. p m. m Section 2 No electioneering or 01 soliciting cf i 1 votes shall be allowed within the limits established fished around the polls by the judges Section 3 The list of members held held by th the Secretary of the Association shall be used as poll poll- book at all elections Each voter shall give his name to the ballot clerks who shall cross it from the list at the time the vote is cast Should the thel voters voter's name by any oversight not appear on this list a presentation of the identification card shall shail shail be sufficient to entitle the bearer to vote J Section 4 The ballots shall be counted by th the the election officials immediately after the closing of the polls and the canvass of the votes shall be posted on the official bulletin boards of the j University as soon as the count is completed Section 5 The judges of election shall be ap appointed appointed pointed by the Executive Board one member from the School of Mines l one from the School of bf Law one from the School of Medicine one from the School of Arts and Sciences and the Secretary Secretary 1 of the A. A S. S U U. U U. U 1 Section 6 No candidate for office shall be an official at any election This rule shall not apply ap apply app ply to the Secretary Article IV Appeal j Section 1 It shall be the privilege of any of officer of officer or member of this organization to appeal from any decision of the Executive Board to the Student Body Provided that such appeal be ma made e ein in writing and be endorsed by fifteen active me members members mem mem- bers bels of this organization I Section 2 Any act of any officer committee or organization existing under this Constitution Constitution may be annulled repealed or amended by a m ma majority majority vote of the active members of this Asso Asso- Asso i I Article V. V Emblem and Awards I Section 1 Clause 1 The colors of the Uni Un University shall be Red and White No class or or organization organization oi-j oi other than the A A. A S S. S U. U U U. shall be e perk peri to use them as the colors of such class o or of organization J Clause 2 The standard block U shall be he of the following proportions Height 7 units units Width across top 8 units units Width beneath blocks I. I 5 5 units Width of stems 1 J units Space between blocks Vz 1 enit ji i j I Angle at bottom 45 Clause 3 Any active member of this Association Association Association Asso Asso- who shall shaH violate any provisions of the Constitution any honor man who shall grant to others the right of wearing his award shall forfeit forfeit forfeit for for- feit all aH privileges of membership in the A A. A S. S TJ U. U. U It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to enforce this provision Clause 4 No student in the University shall shaH be permitted to wear the U in any shape or form except as hereinafter pr provided vided The use of the block U as a pin shall be restricted exclusively to the College graduating class Section 2 Qualifications for aw award rd Clause 1 All recipients of honors from the A. A S. S U. U U U. U shall be active members of that organ organ- Section 3 Intercollegiate Activities Clause 1 The block U shall be awarded by bythe bythe bythe the A. A S. S U. U U. U only in those branches of college activities in which the University contests through h ha a representative team against representative team j of other colleges or universities of equal rank Clause 2 It shall be the duty of the councils of the respective college activities to determine what colleges and universities and shall be considered of equal rank Clause 3 It shall be the duty of the athletic and debate councils to determine the of awards of the block U in their respective departments departments de de- and to select those representatives vho who under that basis of awards are entitled to the block U Clause Claus 4 The A. A S. S U. U U U. U shall award the block U only to such men as the selected and recommended by the Athletic and Debate counci's for that honor I Section 4 Clause 1 The block U awarded to athletes shall shaH be of the same design as the official block U as' as described in Clause 2 Section 1 of this Article Clause 2 The size of letter awarded to each ea h athletic activity shall be determined by the Athletic Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic Council Clause 3 The block U awarded to the debaters debaters de de- baters shall shaH be a small block U of the same design design de de- e- e sign as the official U described in Clause 2 Section Section Sec Sec- tion 1 of this Article It shall shaH be worn as a fob i Clause ClauS 4 4 The use of the Block U as a fob shall shall be restricted exclusively to debaters Section 5 1 Intra-collegiate Intra Activities Clause 1 Every person playing a role in a production given by the University Dramatic club shall be awarded by the A. A S. S U. U U. U a gold monogram monogram monogram mono mono- gram consisting of the letters U. U D. D C C. C The owners owners owner's owners owner's own ers er's name and year served shall be engraved there there- on No person shall be awarded more than on one pin but for each succeeding year shall shaH have the numerals engraved on his monogram r Clause 2 2 Members of the Chronicle Staff hallbe shall hall I be awarded by the A. A S. S U. U U. U a gold monogram I embodying the letters U and C. C The owners owner's name and the year served shall be engraved there there- on No person shall receive more than one pin but for |
