Constitution and By-law of Zomi Innkuan Washington D.C Area

(Amendment V)

 Article I. Kipawlna Min (Name of the Organization)

Kipawlna min pen  "Zomi Innkuan Washington D.C" ahih kei leh  "Zomi Innkuan Washington D.C Area" kici ding hi. Atom in “Zomi D.C”, “Zomi DCA” or "ZIDCA" kici ding hi. Kipawlna min pen English in “Zomi Community Washington D.C Area” kici ding hi.

Article II. Kipawlna Phualpi (Headquarter)

Kipawlna Phualpi pen Washington D.C, Maryland leh Virginia state sung hi ding hi.

Article III. Kipawlna gam huam (Areas of the Organization)

Kipawlna gam huam pen D.C Area sungaa om state “3” te ahi Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia te hi ding hi.

Article IV. Kipawlna Ngimna leh Tupna Bulpite (Aims and Objectives)

1.      I minam min “Zomi” thupi sakin pahtawi ding

2.      Zongeina, Zopau, Zolai kemcing in thupi sak ding

3.      Pawl tuamtuam, nam tuamtuam cih kikhen loin Zomi sungah pumkhat suaka, nasepkhop theih nading

4.      Nopna Dahna ah kiuap, kikhual ding

5.      U.S.A leh leitung gambup Zomi innkuan tuamtuamte tawh kizom in, I minam, I Zogam, Pasian gam khantoh nading semkhawm ding

6.      I gam i minam a puah ding Zomi siamsin khangsawnte pantah in huh theih nading

Article V. Kipawlna Dinzia leh Thu meilet te (Motives and Policies)

1.    Hih kipawlna in biakna pawlpi leh (nai-ngan-zi) political party kipawlna hi lo a, minam kipawlna hi ding hi.

2.    Hih kipawlna in D.C area sung aom Zomite nopna leh dahna ah a makaih ding kipawlna hi ding hi.

3.    Kipawlna sungah aituam vai kilutpih thei loin mipite leh minam ading sepkhiatna hi ding hi.

Article VI. Kipawlna thu bulphuh te (Mottos of the Organization)

1.      Kipawlna ii thu bulphuh pen “ Zomi sungah innkuan khat i hi hi” cih hi ding hi.

2.      Lai siangtho bulphuh pen Late 33:12 “Topa pen Pasian a, a nei.. minam in thupha ngah minam a hi hi” cih hi ding hi.

Article VII. Kipawlna ii ciaptehna lim (Emblem of the Organization)

Kipawlna ii ciaptehna lim (Logo) pen Vaphual nih kilutuah in a tungah “Zomi Innkuan Washington D.C Area” leh a nuai ah “D.C Area, USA” cih kingelh ding hi. A nung (background) ah Zopuan dum kisuang ding hi.

Article VIII. Kipawlna makai dingte (Qualifications of the Executive Committee (E.C))

1.    Kipawlna makai (Executive Committee) te pen U.S gam sungah a tawm pen kum nih aom khinsate hi ding hi.

2.    E.C Makai dingte pen Legal Status a nei te hi ding hi.

Article IX. Kipawlna makaite (Positions of the Organization)

A. Advisory Board

Thu dotpi (Advisors) te pen Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung pan akilawm Upate kikoih ding hi.

B. Executive Committee (E.C)

1.    Pawl Lutaang (President) - 1

2.    Pawl lutang huh (Vice President) - 1

4.    Thu zeekpi (General Secretary) - 1

5.    Thu zeekpi huh (Assistant General Secretary) - 1

6.    Sum keem (Treasurer) - 1

7.    Sum Keem huh (Asst. Treasurer) - 1

7.      Saziansit 1 (Auditor 1) – 1

8.      Saziansit 2 (Auditor 2) - 1

9.      E.C Members – atawm pen 3, ahun zui in kibehlap thei ding hi.

C. Sub-Committee (Departments)

1. Culture Department

            a. Secretary of Culture and Literature

            b. Members

2. Information and Literature Department

a. Secretary of Information

            b. Members

3. Music & Entertainment Department

a. Secretary of Music & Entertainment

            b. Members

4. Sports Department

a. Secretary of Sports

            b. Members

5. Fund Raising Department

a. Secretary of Fund Raising

            b. Members

5. Genvai Department

a. Secretary of Genvai

            b. Members

 **Sub-committee (Department) dangdang te zong a hun zui in, a kisam bangin makai atamzaw thukimna tawh kiphuan thei ding hi.

Article X. Kipawlna Thu neihna leh Thu vaihawmna (Powers and Procedures)

1.    Executive Committee (E.C) Makai te pen:

(a)  Zomi D.C a nuntak nadinga, vaihawmna , sepkhiatna khempeuh ah panmun la dingte (Executive Body) ahi hi.

(b)  Zomi D.C Thukhunpi leh Zatdan ngeina (By-law) te a gelh thei dingte (Legislative Body) ahi hi.

(c)  Zomi D.C sungah a kisam banga thukhen thei dingte (Judicial Body) ahi hi.

2.    Thu meilet (By-law) tawh kizui in kipawlna E.C makai a tamzaw thukimna tawh vai kihawm ding hi.

3.    Thu meilet (By-law) sungaa kihel lo thu dangdangte vaihawmna ah mipi a tamzaw thukimna tawh thu kikhensat ding hi.

Article XI. Kipawlna makaipite nasep dingte (Duties and Conducts)

1. Thu dotpi te (Advisors)

1.    Kipawlna khantoh nading leh pawl nasepna te ah advice hong pia thei ding uh hi.

2.    Thu dotpi te in, Makai pi panmun (Executive Power) ngah lo dinguh aa, ahun (term) ciangtan zong neilo ding uh hi.

3.    Kipawlna meeting te ah kah thei ding uh hi.

2. Pawl lutang (President)

1.    Kipawlna i lutaangpi hi ding a, vaihawmna teng ah makaipi sem in akisam bangin meeting sam thei ding hi.

2.    Pawl tawh kisai a sia a pha bawlna khempeuh theihpih dinga, kikhopna (meeting) ah makai in vaihawmna tuamtuamte ah Upa khat hi ding hi.

3.    Kipawlna thu vaihawmna leh thu khensatnate ah Thuzeekpi tawh min thuh khawm ding hi.

4.    Kipawlna nasep apanpih zoden leh pawl ading, adiing ngam, a sem ngam khat hi ding hi.

5.    Pawl nasepnate vaan zeel in pawldangte tawh kizopna, pawl khantoh nading a sempi pen hi ding hi.

3. Pawl lutaanghuh (Vice President)

1.    Pawl lutaang ii nasepna panpih in, Pawl lutaang aom loh ciang leh a man loh ciangin Pawl lutaang ii tavuan teng len ding hi.

4. Thu zeekpi (General Secretary)

1.      Thu zeekpi in pawl sung nasepna ah Tanupi sem ding hi.

2.      Kipawlna meeting te ah thu khensatnate ciamteh dingaa, kipawlna ii lai tuamtuamte (records & memberships) te kemcing ding hi.

3.      Kipawlna nasepnate ah Pawl lutang tawh min thuh khawm dinga, thu kizaksakna, sapna leh lai tuamtuam te gel in hawmkhia ding hi.

4.      Sub-committee (Department) te ii nasep vaan zeel ding hi.

5. Thu zeekpi huh (Assistant General Secretary)

1.    Thu zeekpi ii nasepna huh in seppih ding a, Thu zeekpi aom loh ciang thu zeekpi ii tavuan teng len ding hi.

6. Sum Kem te (Treasurers)

1.      Kipawlna sumte kem in sazian tawh koih ding hi.

2.      Kipawlna sumte kipawlna makaite theih loh lungkim loh in zang thei lo, pia thei lo ding hi.

7. Sazinsit te (Auditors)

1.      Kipawlna sum saziante a kisam bangbang sit thei ding hi.

2.      Pawl vante a kim leh a kim lo sazian sit ding hi.

8. Sub-Committee (Departments) makaite

1. Secretary of Culture

1.    E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.    Zongeina lam lahna, lamsinnate ah makai sem ding hi.

3.    Pawl khat leh pawl khat kilawmtatna aom ciang hong makai ding hi.

2. Secretary of Information and Literature

1.    E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.    Kipawlna min tawh thu kizaksakna, laibu bawlna, laihawmna te ah hong makai ding hi.

        3. Secretary of Music & Entertainment

1.    E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.    Kipawlna ii kikhopna, pawi bawlna aom ciang la leh music lam hong makaih ding hi.

 4. Secretary of Sports

1.    E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.    Kipawlna tawh kisai kimawlna atuamtuamte leh pinic te aom ciang makai sem ding hi.

5. Secretary of Fund Raising

1.      E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.      Kipawlna ii Fund zonna te ah hong makai ding hi.

5. Secretary of Genvai

1.    E.C makaite sung pan kiseh ding hi.

2.    Kipawlna ii Fund zonna te ah hong makai ding hi.

**Sub-committee (Department) dangdang te zong a hun zui in, a kisam bangin E.C makai atamzaw thukimna tawh kiphuan thei ding hi.

9. Sub-committee members

1. Sub-Committee members te pen Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung pan a kilawm te kiseh ding hi.
2. Sub-committee Secretaries te ii nasep akisam bangbang in panpih ding uh hi.

Article XII. Kipawlna Pawlmi (Membership)

1.    Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung ateeng “Zomi a kici khempeuh” member in kiciamteh ding hi.

 Article XIII. Kitelna (Election) - Bylaw Puah/behlap kikna (2018)

1.      Kitelna pen kum nih (kum 2) ciang khatvei ta kinei ding hi.

2.      Kum nih pen “term” khat in kikoih dingaa, makai khat in panmun (position) khat ah a kizom in term nih ciang bek sem thei ding hi. A hih hangin panmun dangte ah kitel kik thei ding hi.

3.      Kitelna ah Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung ateeng Zomi a kici khempeuh sungpan kum 18 a cing khinsate in Mee Tang (vote) pia thei dinguh hi.

4.      Kitelna (Election) hong makaih dingin Election Commission/Committee kiseh (ki form) ding aa, tua sungah ZIDCA Advisors te leh Pastors te kihel thei ding hi. Election Commission pen Election man zawh ciang bei ding hi.

5.      Election ah alut dingin Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung om Zomite makaih/kihel Pawlpi te sung pan Pawlpi mi (Church member) atawm, atam zui in Palai (Candidate) khat (1) pan thum (3) ciang ngetna/piakna kinei ding hi. Election ah anuai aa teng in Mee (Vote) khia thei dinguh hi.

a.    Pawlpi ciat pan hong kipuak Palai (Candidate) te

b.    ZIDCA Advisors te

c.     Election Commission member ten zong khia thei dinguh hi. Ahi zongin amau khensat na tung kinga ding hi.

Article XIV. Makai behlapna leh Makai pan Paikhiatna

1.    E.C Makai khat D.C area sung pan a paikhia or panmun pan atawp, akhawl aom leh E.C member atamzaw thukimna tawh panmun kibehlap thei ding hi.

2.    Kipawlna Makai (E.C member) khat in Kipawlna By-law siik san aa na hong sem in Kipawlna hong langpan leh E.C pan Warning kipia dinga, a nih veina hong tat lai tei tei leh E.C a tamzaw thu kimna tawh panmun pan kikhawl sak thei ding hi.

Article XV. Sum vai (Finance)

A. Sum ngah nading

1.    ZIDCA Annual Fee (Kum sim sum) leh Membership fee (Pawl lutna sum) donna pan akingah sum te

2.    Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sungah a hun zui in E.C te makaihna tawh akizong Fund pan alut sum te

B. Sum zatkhiatna

1.    D.C Area Zomibup in kumkhat khat vei ta i bawl Khuado Pawi leh Zomi Nam Ni pawi bawlnate leh kipawlna tawh kisai thu leh la vaihawmna te ah kizang ding hi.

2.    Zomi Innkuan U.S.A ah kum sim i piak den kumsim sum (Annual Fee) khiatna ah kizang ding hi.

3.    Zomi Innkuan D.C Area huam sung aom, Zomi khat peuh peuh in hong nutsiat khak leh Fund sum sung pan Paakkual tawh kikha ding hi. ZIDCA membership hong lut ahih leh Paakkual khat leh asum taang in $100 tawh kigal ding hi.

4.    Zomi DCA min tawh nasepna, thu vaihawmna te ah kizang ding hi.

 Article XVI. Kum khat sung kalsuanzia (Convening of Celebrations and Gatherings)

1.    Zongeina Khuadopawi pen Zomi Innkuan D.C makaihna tawh kum sim kibawl ding hi.

2.    Zongeina leh Zomite tawh kisai pawi tuamtuamte a hun zui in kibawl ding hi.

Article XVII. Kipawlna suahni leh Kum Cin kikhop (Organization’s Birthday and Anniversary)

Zomi Innkuan D.C suah ni leh hong piankhiat ni pen November 22, 2001 ni hi a, kum cin kikhop pen Zongeina Khuadopawi tawh kum sim in kibawlkhawm den ding hi.

Article XVIII. Kipsaknate (Bills)

1. Hih amasa pen Zomi Innkuan D.C Area ii Constitution leh By-law pen June 25, 2005 ni Zomi Innkuan D.C Area kikhopna mipi mai ah kisimkhia in mipite thu kimna tawh kikipsak in kizang pah hi.
2. A khat veina puahphatna leh behlapna (Amendment I) pen June 27, 2007 ni in kikip sakin kizang pah hi.
3. A nih veina puahphatna leh behlapna (Amendment II) pen August 4, 2012 ni in egroup tung tawn in mipite tung kikhahkhia aa, September 4, 2012 ni in kikipsak in kizang pah hi.

Article XIX. Puahphatna leh Behlapna (Amendments)

1. Zomi Innkuan D.C Area Constitution leh By-law puahphatna leh behlapna (Amendments) khat peuh peuh aom leh E.C member makai atamzaw thu kimna tawh kibehlap thei ding hi. Behlapna (Amendment) a kigeelkhiat khit ciang mipite ettheih, sim theih dingin kikhahkhia ding hi. Mipi te sung pan puahphatnop leh behlapnop aom leh kha khat sung hun kipia ding hi. Khakhat a cin zawh ciang tua Puahphatna leh Behlapna “Amendments” teng pen kip in kizang pah ding hi.
2. Puahphatna leh Behlapna (Amendments) ciaptehna
   1. Amendment I (June 27, 2007)
   2. Amendment II (August 4, 2012)
   3. Amendment III & Revision (2014)
   4. Amendment IV & Revision (2016)
   5. Amendment V & Revision (2018)

Thu Tuam tuam – Ciaptehna (Miscellaneous – Official Records)

Hih Zomi Innkuan D.C Area Constitution & Bylaw aham (draft) pen Tg. Thomas On Sian Mung leh Tg. Dong Khan Khup te in May-June, 2005 sung hong geelkhia uh a, E.C Makai ten apuahphatna kineih khit zawh ciang June 25, 2005 ni ZIDCA mipi kihopna mai ah Pa Ngo Cin Thawng in Presiding Chairman sem in Tg. Dong Khan Khup (Secretary) in hong simkhia aa, mipite thu kimna tawh kipsakna kinei in kizang pah hi (Official Record Dated: June 25, 2005).