| 1. | That the name of this Association shall be "The New Zealand Educational Institute." |
| 2. | That the New Zealand Educational Institute shall consist of societies of teachers hereinafter called District Institutes, established in the following education districts, that is to say, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Grey, Westland, North Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago, Southland, and in such education district or districts as may be hereafter constituted under the Education Act, or of representatives of such societies; such District Institutes to be duly registered under the "Public School Teachers' Incorporation and Court of Appeal Act, 1895," provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to in any way deprive the Waikato District Institute of its fall privileges as a District Institute, and provided also that, with this exception, for the future there shall not be more than one District Institute in each education district. |
| 3. | That the main objects of this Institute shall be (a) To advance the cause of education generally;(b) To uphold and maintain the just claims of its members individually and collectively. |
| 4. | That the officers of the Institute, hereinafter called the Executive, shall be a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and three members, all of whom shall be elected for a period of one year at the annual meeting of the Institute from the members of the various District Institutes. |
| 5. | That there shall be a meeting of the Institute in the month of January in each year, at the place determined upon at the previous annual meeting. |
| 6. | That the annual meeting shall consist of the Executive and representatives chosen by the various District Institutes on the following basis, that is to say—One representative for the first twenty members; two for the first fifty members, and one for each additional forty members. |
| 7. | That the functions of the aforesaid Executive shall be—
| (a) | To act for and on behalf of the Institute during the adjournment from year to year; |
| (b) | To summon a special meeting at such a time, and for such a purpose as may be deemed necessary; |
| (c) | To present a general report of the year's work, and a duly-prepared balance-sheet, which shall be certified to by an auditor who shall be elected by the Institute at its first session. |
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| 8. | That at any meeting of the Institute or its Executive a quorum shall consist of at least one-half of the members thereof. |
| 9. | That any District Institute ceasing to be connected with the N.Z.E.I. shall forfeit all rights of property it may have as an integral part of this Institute. |
| 10. | That District Institutes constituting the N.Z.E.I, shall be governed by a constitution drawn up by the said Institute. |
| 11. | That each District Institute shall pay annually to the Treasurer of the Institute, not later than the 1st day of December, the sura of 3s. for each of its members', 1s. of which shall be devoted to the legal assistance fund.page 24.gif) |
| 12. | That, in case of emergency, the Institute shall, in addition to the contribution set out in Clause 11, have power to levy on the District Institute a sum not exceeding 10s. per member in any year. |
| 13. | That no District Institute shall bring before the Minister of Education or the Education Department any matter affecting the teachers of the colony as a whole, except through the Executive of the N.Z.E.I. |
| 14. | That a fund, to be called the "Legal Assistance Fund," be formed and maintained for the purpose of providing legal assistance for only those members of the Institute who have been on the official list of members for the preceding year, and who have paid their subscriptions for the current year: such contributions to be administered by the Executive under such regulations as shall be hereafter made. |
| 15. | That notice of business shall be given to the Secretary of the Institute, through the Committee of Management of the District Institutes, at least two months before the annual meeting, and that no other business shall be brought forward except by notice of motion, or by permission of the Institute formally obtained. |
| 15. | That it shall be the duty of the Secretaries of the District Institutes to supply the Secretary of the N.Z.E.I., before December 1st, with copies of the bye-laws of their Institutes, and of alterations which, from time to time, may be made in them, together with copies of their annual reports, and with abstracts of the proceedings of their annual meetings. |
| 17. | That it shall be the duty of the Treasurers of District Institutes to supply! the Treasurer of the N.Z.E.I., before December 1st, with copies of their annual balance-sheets, and with lists of their bonâ fide members. |
| 18. | A bonâ fide member shall mean one who has been duly nominated and elected according to the rules of his District Institute, and who has discharged bis financial obligations to his District Institute. |
| 19. | That a financial year shall be from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December in any year. |
| 20. | That the funds of the Institute shall be invested in the names of the President, Treasurer, and a member of the Executive elected at the annual meeting. |
| 21. | That the registered office of the N.Z.E.I. shall be the Newtown Public School, Wellington. |
| 22. | That it shall be in the power of the N.Z.E.I. to join a federation of Teachers' Unions throughout the Empire. |
| 23. | That any of the foregoing clauses of the Constitution may be added to, rescinded, or amended, or any new clause may be inserted by a majority of the members of the Institute in annual meeting assembled, provided always that three months' notice has been given to the District Institutes that such clause or clauses will be under consideration. |
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