A. The elected officers of this organization shall be the following: two consuls, two praetors, two aediles, at least two quaestors (one quaestor pecuniorum and one quaestor scriptorum, as well as optional extra quaestors, not to exceed a total of eight), one censor, and one tribune.

B. The Executive Board of this organization shall consist of all current officers, as well as immediate past consuls, if still members of the Club. The Executive Board shall be called the Senate.

The term of office shall be for one year, beginning and ending on the first Tuesday following the close of elections.  If a senior who holds a position on the Executive Board graduates from Northside College Prep HS, their term of office shall be terminated on the day after the conclusion of the NJCL Convention following that school year.

Any student who shall meet the following qualifications shall be eligible to be a candidate for office:

A. Candidates must be enrolled in and have a grade of C or higher in Latin Class at the time of the elections, and must maintain enrollment and passing quarter and semester grades in Latin for the duration of the school year.

B. Candidates must have paid their JCL membership dues for the year of their candidacy.

C. Candidates must be members of and have attended at least two meetings of the Latin Club prior to the election. This requirement may be waived by a majority vote of members or by a unanimous decision of the previous year’s consuls and praetors if circumstances (such as mandatory practices for a sport) prevented the candidate from attending Latin Club.

D. Candidates must not be failing any classes at the time of the latest official progress update prior to the election.

E. Candidates must not run for more than one Latin Club office at the same time.

F. Candidates must not have previously served a full year in the office they are seeking

G. Candidates for the consulship must be at least sophomores and must have completed at least one year of high school Latin.

H. Candidates for the office of tribune must be freshmen.

A. Election shall be by secret ballot.

B. A candidate must receive a plurality of votes cast to be elected to an office.

C. Each memeber shall get one vote for each position availaible for each office and may cast it for any candidate or no confidence, except in situations where multiple positions are availiable in an office, in which case a memeber may not cast both of their votes for the same candidate.

D. Elections for all officers shall be held annually, during the month of October, with the exceptions noted in Clauses E and F below.

E. In addition to the two quaestors regularly elected, the consuls may request the election of additional quaestors, to perform other duties which may arise. Following a period for nominations, the Executive Board shall elect the requested number of additional quaestors by a majority vote. Extra quaestors shall serve until the next regular election or until their resignation if earlier.

F. In the year of the adoption of this Constitution, consuls and a censor shall be elected during the month of June, shall take office immediately, and shall serve until the election of new officers the following October. No other officers shall be elected until the first regular election in October.

G. Each member of the Latin Club shall have an equal vote in the election for each office, with the exceptions noted in clause H

H. Freshmen members of the Latin Club may only vote for Tribune and only the Freshmen members of the Latin Club may vote for Tribune.

I. Prior to regular voting for officers, the Executive Board shall serve as a Nominations Committee and shall narrow the field of candidates. The Nominations Committee shall not select a number of candidates greater than two more than the number of possible winners for each office.  During the fall 2005 elections, the Nominations Committee shall allow as many candidates to run for the tribunate as it deems appropriate.

A. Any member who feels that a Club officer should be removed from office shall submit a petition containing the signatures of at least five other Club members to the Censor, who shall then announce the measure to the board and conduct a vote on the impeachment request. If a member desires to remove the Censor from office, the petition shall be submitted to the Consuls who shall announce and conduct the vote.

B. A vote on an impeachment petition shall be held one week after it is announced to the Club board.

C. Prior to a vote on impeachment, the reasons for removal from office shall be stated for the benefit of all board members by those members desiring the removal.

D. Prior to a vote on the impeachment of an officer, that officer shall have the opportunity to present a defense, either in the form of a speech or a written statement to the board.

E. All board members shall have one vote on impeachment decisions.

F. If a majority of board members vote to impeach an officer, he/she shall be removed from office effective immediately.

G. An officer may resign by submitting a statement of resignation to the censor, or a consul if the censor is not available.

H. If more than four months remain in the term of an officer who is impeached or who resigns, the Consuls may, by a unanimous decision, appoint a replacement. If a Consul is impeached or resigns, one of the two Praetors, selected by majority vote of the board, shall become Consul, and a new praetor be appointed by a unanimous decision of the two Consuls.

Section 1. A quorum for formal meetings shall consist of 50 % of the Senate members.
Section 2. This organization shall operate under Robert’s Rules of Order, however these rules may be modified by the Senate to suit the nature of the organization.

Section 1. Bylaws: Bylaws not contrary to any provision of this Constitution may be established. Any member may propose a change of the bylaws by submitting the change in writing to the praetors for review, who shall then notify the Executive Board. A praetor shall then present the proposed change for a vote of the Board.

Section 2. Bylaws Procedure: Bylaws may be established, amended or appealed by a majority vote of the Executive Board. All Latin Club members shall be notified by the praetors of any change in the bylaws.

Section 3. Bylaws changes may be vetoed by a majority vote of all club members.

Section 4. Changes to Section I of the Bylaws shall not be effective until after the next election.

Section 1. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of all members.

Section 2. Any member may propose an amendment to this Constitution. The amendment must be submitted in writing to the praetors for review. A praetor shall then present the amendment to all members for a vote.

Section 1. Ratification of this Constitution shall be by secret ballot. A two-thirds affirmative vote of all members as defined shall be necessary for adoption.

A. Consuls


B. Praetors


C. Aediles
D. Quaestors


E. Censor


F. Tribune


G. All officers shall submit at least one article for Bucephalus during their term. A. Any club officer, with the consent of his/her co-officer if applicable, may appoint an individual or a committee for the purpose of carrying out specific duties under the jurisdiction of said officers.

B. By a majority vote, the Senate shall have the power to veto the creation of a committee or the appointment of a particular individual to a committee.

C. Any member of the Latin Club may be appointed to a committee.

D. If the duties of a proposed committee are either very large or do not fall under the jurisdiction of a particular type of officer, the Consuls should begin the process of electing an extra quaestor to do the job.

E. The censor shall maintain a record of all committees in existence at any time, for the reference of the Senate and all Club members.


A. The Senate shall meet to discuss and vote on items of importance to the Club, including fundraising proposals, T-shirt and skit ideas, and anything else not prohibited by the Constitution.

B. Provided that there is a quorum, a majority vote of Senate members present shall be required for any proposal to pass.

C. As stated in the Constitution, changes to the Bylaws require a majority vote of the entire Senate.


In an event, where a member of the NCPHS Latin Club wishes to run for an office pertaining to the classics as a representative from the school (e.g. running for a IJCL/NJCL office), he or she must have the official endorsement of the External Office Candidate Selection Committee.  The External Office Candidate Selection Committee shall only consist of all officers of the Senate with the exception of those who are seeking endorsement to run for an office.   If all members of the Senate are seeking an external office simultaneously at the given time, then the sponsor of the NCPHS Latin Club will be responsible for the endorsement(s).  The External Office Candidate Selection Committee shall have the power to create/modify/remove guidelines with regards to the selection process as necessary.  In order for a guideline to become official, it must have more than 50% of the approval of the committee.

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