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
-
Sub-Committee members te pen Zomi
Innkuan D.C Area huam sung pan a kilawm te kiseh ding hi.
-
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)
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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.
-
A khat veina puahphatna leh behlapna
(Amendment I) pen June 27, 2007 ni in kikip sakin kizang pah hi.
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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)
-
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.
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Puahphatna leh Behlapna (Amendments)
ciaptehna
-
Amendment I (June 27, 2007)
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Amendment II (August 4, 2012)
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Amendment III & Revision (2014)
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Amendment IV & Revision (2016)
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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).
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