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PREAMBLE
We, the students , of The Penn
sylvania State College, in order
ti? form a more representative un
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i n, to promote the welfare of the
student body and the College as a
hole and to insure the demo
cratic right of self government, do
hereby ordain and establish this
'Constitution of the Pennsylvania
State College Student Govern
ment Association.
ARTICLE I
Legislative Powers
SECTION 1. All legislative
14.)wers of the Student Govern
inent Association herein granted
shall be vested in the All-College
Cabinet.
All-College Cabinet
SECTION 2. A student activity
Shall be defined as an activity
Whose members are students and
Whose funds are derived all or in
phrt from, student sources. All
Members Of Cabinet shall repre
sent student activities. All student
4tivities shall have their funds
accounted and audited through
the Associated Student Activities
office.
IThe All-College Cabinet shall
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consist of the All-College Presi
dent, the All-College Vice Presi
dent, All-College Secretary-Trea
surer, the presidents of the Sen
ior, Junior, Sophomore, and
Freshman classes; the president
of each School Council, the presi
dent of Women's Recreation As
sociation, the president of Wo
men's Student Government Asso
ciation, the president of the Men's
Athletic Association, the chairman
of the Board of Publications, the
chairman of the Board of Drama
tics and Forensics, the president
of Interfraternity Council, the
president of Panhellenic Council;
an ISC representative of the In
dependent men, and ISC repre
sentative of the Independent wo
men.
SECTION 3. The Deans of Men
and Women, Alumni Association
Secretary, Manager of Student
Union, a Representative from
P. S. C. A., a representative from
Windcrest and the chairman of
Tribunal and Judicial shall serve
as ex-officio members of the Cab
inet.
SECTION 4. No person shall
be eligible for membership in the
Cabinet who is not a. registered
student at the College and who
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has not attained an All-College
average of "1" or better.
Terms of of Office
SECTION 5. The terms of of
fice of each cabinet member shall
be two consecutive semesters.
Veto Power
SECTION 6. All legislation in
order to become effective, must
be passed by, a plurality vote of
the Cabinet members present and
approved by the All-College
president at the same meeting. If
the All-College president should
fail to approve this measure at
this meeting it shall automatic
ally go into effect. If the All-
College president should veto the
legislation, Cabinet can repass the
legislation, thus voiding the veto,
by a two-thirds vote of the mem
bers present.
Quorum
SECTION 7. Fifteen members
shall constitute a quorum.
Finances
SECTION 8. The Cabinet shall
have control over all student
:funds, including the establish
ment of class dues, the recom
mendation of student activities
fees, the approval of specific bud
gets, the approval' of expendi
tures, and the supervision of the
auditing of these expenditures.
Right of Initiative
SECTION 9. Any member of
th e faculty, administration o r
student body may attend and pre
sent to Cabinet any matters which
concern student welfare. Cabinet
must take action upon the matter
thirty days• thereafter.
Investigation
SECTION 10. The Cabinet
shall have power to summon be
fore it any student and conduct
such investigation as it may deem
just and proper. •
General Supervision
SECTION 11. The Cabinet shall
have power to regulate and sup
ervise All-College student ac
tivities, except that any power not
specifically delegated to the All-
College Cabinet shall be reserved
to the governmental organs speci
fied under Article I, Section 2.
Recognition
SECTION 12. The Cabinet
shall have power to recognize and
grant charters - to ,any undergrad
uate organization, and also have
the power to withdraw charter
from existing undergraduate or
ganization after due considera
tion and investigations.
Meetings
SECTION 13. Cabinet shall
meet at least once in every two
weeks, excluding vacations. The
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All-College president shall have
the rower, however, to call spec
ial meetings at his discretion, All
members of the Cabinet, except
executive sessions, shall be open
to the entire student body. Atten
dance to these meetings is com
pulsory by the voting members of
the Cabinet. Substitutions for
class presidents shall be the vice
presidents of the class. Unexcused
absences shall bind the represen
tatives over to Tribunal for men
and to Judicial for Women.
ARTICLE II
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Executive Powers
SECTION 1. The executive
powers shall be vested in the All-
College President.
SECTION 2. The All-College
President shall be elected in the
Spring of every year by' the en
tire student body to a term of
two consecutive semesters at a
time to be specified by the Elec
tions Committee and approved by
the Cabinet.
SECTION 3. Before he can ex
ercise any of the powers of his
office, the All-College President
shall take the following oath: "I
do hereby solemnly swear that I
will faithfully execute the office
of All-College President of the
Pennsylvania State College Stu
dent Government Association, and
will, to the best of my ability,
serve to promote the welfare of
the student body and the College
as a whole." The oath' shall be
sworn or affirmed to before the
Chairman of Student Tribunal at
an All-College inauguration with
in one month following the elec
tion. The All-College President
will in turn swear, in the various
class presidents at the same cere
mony.
Eligibility
SECTION 4. No person shall
hold th e office of All-College
President who is not a registered
senior at the College and who has
not attained an All-College av
erage of "1" or better. Nb person
will be eligible for presidency who
has completed more than eight
semesters of school or holds a
bachelor's degr e e. Additional
qualifications may be specified by
the Elections Committee with the
approval of Cabinet.
Chairmanship •
SECTION 5. The All-College
President shall serve as chairman
of the Cabinet and shall be privi
leged-to vote to make or break a
tie.
SECTION 6. The All-College
President. shall full power to ap
point all committees he may deem
necessary to carry out the work
of the Cabinet. This provision
shall include the establishment of
an Eledions Conimittee herein
mentioned.
SECTION :7. The All-College
President shall have power to ap
point, by , and with the advice and
consent-of Cabinet,- any special:
committee he may deem neces
sary, except committees charged
with the administration of purely
class functions, the appointment
of which shall rest in the hands of
the respective class presidents.
SECTION 8. The All-College
President shall have power to veto
any legislation passed by Cabi
net according to Article I, Sec
tion 6.
SECTION 9. The All-College
President shall be the official
representative of the student body
on any matter pertaining to the
welfare of the student body.
Meetings
SECTION 10. The All-College
President shall have the. sole pow
er to call special meetings of the
Cabinet at any time for any rea
son whatsoever.
Parliamentary Powers
SECTION 11. The All-College
President shall have full parlia
mentary powers over all meetings
of the Cabinet.
Presidential Vacancy
SECTION 12. • In the event of
the resignation or the disqualifica
tion of the All-College President,
the All - College Vice-President
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Election
Appointment Power
Special Committees
VetO Power
Official Representative
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1946
shal assume the duties of the All- fair trial, to affix such punishment
College President. as it may deem justifiable upon
Temporary Absence any student found guilty of con-
SECTION 13. In the event of duct detrimental to the College,
the absence of the All-College and may recommend when neces-
President, the All-College Vice- sary penalties up to and includ-
President shall assume the chair- ing expulsion from the College.
manship of the Cabinet and all Trial Procedure
relative powers. In the absence of SECTION.B. Tribunal and Ju
the All - College Vice-President dicial shall have power to estab
and the All-College President a lish their own procedure except
president pro-tem shall be elected that any hearing must be open
by the Cabinet. if the defendant so desires.
Sucession_ Appeal . .
SECTION 14. In the event of SECTION 9. Any student may
the disqualification or resignation appeal from a decision of Tribun
of both the All-College President al of Judicial to Cabinet, which
and Vice-President, an election shall have final jurisdiction over
for All-College President and the matter.
Vice-President shall be held ARTICLE IV
within four weeks of the regular Elections Committee
college session after the disquali- SECTION 1. An Elections Coin
fleation or resignation of the old mittee shall be appointed by the
officers go into effect. Cabinet chairman by and with
ARTICLE 111 the .consent of Cabinet each year.
Judicial Power Duties of the Elections Committee
SECTION 1. The judicial pow- shall be to establish and enforce
'cirs relative to men students will the Elections code which must be
be vested in the Student Tribunal, approved by Cabinet before each
while the judicial powers relative election.
to women students shall be vested SECTION 2. The entire stu
in the Judicial Committee. dent body will elect an All-Col-
Nominating Committee lege preSident, vice-president, and
SECTION 2. Nominations to secretary-treasurer while each
Tribunal and Judicial shall be
class shall elect a president, vice
made by a committee compoged
president , and a secretary
of the presiding Tribunal chair-
treasurer at a time specified by
man, the presiding Judicial chair-
the Elections Committee and ap
man, a representative from WSGA proved by Cabinet. The Freshman
Senate, and the All-College Presi-
Class shall be organized as soon
dent. The All-College President
as advisable after the opening of
shall serve as the chairman of the the first semester under the direc
committee. Ex-officio members
tion of the Elections Committee.
will be deans of men and women. Eligibility
Nominations to Judicial and Tri- SECTION 3. No person shall
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banal may be made from the floor hold a class office who is not a
of Cabinet. Nominations for the registered student in that class
successors to the post of Tribunal and who does not possess an All
or Judicial chairman must be ap- College average of "1" or better.
proved by Cabinet one month be- Additional qualifications may be
fore the• end of Spring Semester. established by Elections Commit-
Other appointments to the judic- • tee with the approval of Cabinet.
ial bodies must take place at least Class Meetings.
two weeks before the end of the Within one month after the
same semester. start of the fall term the class
Membership presidents must call class meet-
SECTION 3. Tribunal shall' be ings for their respective classes.
composed of men students and Ju- Class presidents may call addi
dicial shall be composed of women tional meetings when deemed
students. Each judicial body shall •necessary.
be made up of four members from Presidential Succession
each of the junior and senior SECTION 5. The , class vice
classes. Appointments shall be president shall succeed to the of
made for one school year. Mem- fice of the 'president upon the
bers whose terms of office has ex- resignation or disqualification of
pired may' serve aga i n if ap- the president. The class secretary
pointed. A member who with- treasurer shall succeed to the of
draws or graduates from college fice of the president in the event
with an unexpired term shall be of the resignation or disqualifica
replaced by a new appointment
tion of the president and vice
from that Same year who shall president.
serve until the termination of the
unexpired term. The chairman of
Tribunal and Judicial must be SECTION 1. Each school shall
members of the senior class and be permitted to elect its own
shall have hdd at least one year's School Council in any manner
experience on the judicial bodies. whatsoever, subject to the ap-
Original membership on either proval, of the Elections Commit
eithgr, judicial body requires an tee
All-College average of "1" or bet
ter.
' SECTION 4. Tribunal and Ju
dicial shall have the power to
summon before them ,any student
over which they have, jurisdiction
and -conduct such investigations
as • eat.h.2,m a y, .d.e e just 'and.
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Senior Board
SECTION 5. One month before
the end of the Spring Semester a
group to be known as the Senior
Board, %composed of the Senior
members of Tribunal and Judicial
shall meet and coordinate activi
ties and determine regilTations
and policies for the coming year.
This board shall also sit during
the semester and cordinate joint
Tribunal and Judicial activities
whenever necessary. The Cabinet
chairman shall sit as acting chair
man of this board but shall not
have a vote. The deans of men
and women shall be ex-officio
members of this board.
Customs
SECTION 6. Tribunal and Ju
dicial shall have the power to es
tablish and enforce College cus
toms.
Punishment
SECTION 7. Tribunal and Ju
dicial shall have power, after a
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SECTION I. The. School Coun
cils. shall have• power to discuss
problems pertaining to their own
schools and legislate accordingly.
SECTION 3. The president of
each School Council shall be a
member of, the All-College Cabi
net, but , s*Y,MhS),A.N ll .O4O5.
organized' a . Councli upon . , a da!te
to be • specified by the Elections.
Committee • shall not be given
representation in the Cabinet.
ARTICLE VI
Finance Board
SECTION 1. The finance board
shall consist of the All-College
secretary-treasurer as chairman,
and the treasurer of each of the
four classes.
SECTION 2. The board shall
draw up the All-College. Cabinets
budgets subject-to the approval of
Cabinet and the Graduate Man
ager of Associated Student Activ
ities.
SECTION 1. The Office of As
sociated Student Activities under
the direction of- the Graduate
Manager shall be custodian for
all student funds controlled by the
All-College Cabinet, the actual
accounting of which shall 'be
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School Councils
Powers
Budget Powers
ARTICLE VII
Graduate Manager
handled by a Treasurer.
Accounts
SECTION 2. There shall be
maintained a detailed account and
record of all financial transac
tions involving Cabinet finance.
Payment of Bills
SECTION 3, No bill that is not
a part of a regular student gov
ernment activity and provided for
by budget shall be paid until it
has been referred to the Finance
Board for their recommendation
and approved by Cabinet.
Expenditures
SECTION 4, The Graduate
Manager must be consulted. be
fore agreements are made invol
ving expenditures of student gov
ernment funds. Expenditures ex
ceeding over $lOO shall be read at
one meeting of Cabinet and voted
upon at the next meeting. Projects
for disposal of the yearly surplus
will be submitted to the Finance
Board. The final approval of
above project or projects lies with
Cabinet.
SECTION 5. The accounts and
records of the Treasurer shall be
audited annually by the College
Auditing Department.
SECTION 6. The Graduate
Manager and the Treasurer shall
be bonded to the extend of $5OOO
each by a qualified surety com
pany.
ARTICLE VIII
Board of Publications
StCTION 1. The Board of
Publications shall consist of the
editor and managing editor of
Collegian, editor of Froth, editor
and women's editor of La Vie,
editor of Co-Edition, and the ed
itor of Portfolio. The editor of
Collegian shall serve as chairman
of this board.
ARTICLE IX
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men's debate manager, women's mission. Fi
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Glee Club, Blue Band, Players
and Thespians. They shall in turn
elect one of their number to rep
resent them on the Cabinet.
ARTICLE X
Right to Vote
The right of any undergraduate
student to vote or hold All-Col
lege or class, offices shall not be
denied or abridged because of
race. colors, age, sex or scholastic
standing except as to otherwise
herein provided.
ARTICLE XI
Self-Organization
The organization and function
ing of all other governmental
bodies specified in Article I, Sec
tion 2 shall be left to their re
spective members but no consti
tution of any of these bodies shall
be inconsistent with the provis
ions of this Constitution.
ARTICLE XII
Amendment
SECTION 1. This constiution
may be amended or revised by a
three-fourths vote of the mem
bership of Cabinet. Every amend
ment must be read at three con
secutive meetingd and can be
passed after the third reading.
Ratification
SECTION 2. Any proposal for
amendment or revision must be
placed before the student body at
a general election if a petition re
questing such action is signed by
at least 300 students and pre
sented to Cabinet within two
weeks following the published
announcement of the proposed
amendment.
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