AVERY CODE

	TITLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.  Authorization
Sec. 101  The provisions contained herein are the consolidated bylaws of Avery.  These bylaws are valid and in force under their authorization in the Avery Constitution:
	a.  Bylaws regarding “the operation and constitution of the Social Team and Athletics Team” are authorized by Article II, Section 8 of the Avery Constitution;
	b. Bylaws creating minor offices and “delineating their selection and duties” are authorized by Article II, Section 9 of the Avery Constitution;
	c.  Bylaws regarding the “internal picks procedure for undergraduate rooms” are authorized by Article IV, Section 2 of the Avery Constitution;
	d. Bylaws regarding filling an undergraduate spot “vacant during the course of the academic year” are authorized by Article IV, Section 3 of the Avery Constitution;
	e.  Any other provisions enacted by the Avery ExComm are valid and in force insomuch as:
	(1) they are “actions necessary and proper” to “manage affairs involving Avery and to guide Avery in a direction beneficial to its Members,” and
	(2) they are taken “with the intent of benefiting the majority of House Members,“ and
	(3) they are not “contrary to the will of Avery at large,”
as authorized under Article II, Sections 2a and 2c of the Avery Constitution.
	f.  Article VI, Section 2 of the Avery Constitution authorizes any provision that resolves “any matters not directly resolved by the Constitution;” however provisions enacted by the Avery ExComm under this authorization are valid only insomuch as “the import of the matter in question” does not warrant a vote of the Members of Avery.
Sec. 102  The Avery Code may contain no provision not authorized by the Avery Constitution as specified above.
Sec. 103  The Avery Constitution is the supreme law of Avery, and nothing in the Avery Code may conflict with the Avery Constitution.
Sec. 104  Any provision in the Avery Code that does not fulfill Title 1, Sections 102 and 103 must not be enforced or held as valid.
Sec. 105  This Article of the Avery Code is to be interpreted as a restatement of provisions of the Avery Constitution, and may not be changed to include anything that is not to be interpreted as such.  Thus, the provisions of this Article take precedence over any other provision in the Avery Code which it may conflict with.

Article 2.  Content
Sec. 201  Authorization for this Article is claimed under Title 1, Sections 101e and 101f of the Avery Code.
Sec. 202  All permanent bylaws, regulations, and other provisions enacted by the Avery ExComm must be made a part of the Avery Code.
Sec. 203  Changes to the Code.
	a.  Provisions in the Avery Code may be enacted, altered, or repealed by simple majority motion of the Avery ExComm.  These changes may only take effect upon their publication by the Secretary to the Members of Avery House.
	b.  Provisions in the Avery Code may also be enacted, altered, or repealed by a vote of all Avery Members under the provision of Article III, Section 6b of the Avery Constitution.
Sec. 204  Any change to the Avery Code made by vote of Avery Members may not be overridden by the Avery ExComm in the same academic year.
Sec. 205  Should a provision specify an alternative mode of altering or repealing it, that shall take precedence over the provision of this article; but no provision may have a greater burden for changing or repealing it than was used to enact it.
Sec. 206  Titles of subdivisions of the Avery Code shall be interpreted as informational only and shall have no binding effect on the actual provisions or their interpretations.
Sec. 207  No change to the Avery Code shall have any retroactive effect.
Sec. 208  Each provision or set of provisions contained in the Avery Code shall be annotated as to the date and method of its passage as well as of all changes made to it.
Sec. 209  Each provision or set of provisions contained in the Avery Code shall explicitly state which clause of Title 1, Section 101 it claims authorization from.  This shall be interpreted as a claim and not proof that the authorization is valid.

Article 3.  Office of the Parliamentarian
Sec. 301  Authorization for this Article is claimed under Title 1, Section 101b of the Avery Code.
Sec. 302  The Chancellor shall nominate, and the Avery ExComm shall confirm, an Avery Member to serve as the Parliamentarian.  The Parliamentarian shall serve until removed by 2/3 majority motion of the Avery ExComm or termination of Avery Membership.
Sec. 303  The Parliamentarian shall, along with the Avery Secretary, maintain and publish the current text of the Avery Constitution and the Avery Code.  The Parliamentarian shall also provide non-binding advice to the Avery ExComm and to Avery Members regarding the interpretation and execution of the Avery Constitution and Avery Code.
Sec. 304  The Parliamentarian shall also have responsibilities in a judicial review panel should one be convened as specified in Title 2, Article 5.

TITLE 2.  POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF THE AVERY GOVERNMENT

Article 1.  Authorization
Sec. 101  Authorization for this Title is claimed under Title 1, Sections 101e and 101f of the Avery Code, unless otherwise specified.

Article 2.  Separation of Powers
Sec. 201  Legislative authority in Avery resides with the Members of Avery in their power to change the Avery Code through a vote (Title 1, Section 203b) as well as their powers to propose and ratify amendments to the Avery Constitution (Article VI, Section 1 of the Avery Constitution).
Sec. 202  Executive authority in Avery resides with the Avery ExComm, the various other Officers of Avery, the Avery Social Team, and the Avery Athletics Team.
	a.  This authority is strictly under the limitations of Article II of the Avery Constitution: all three conditions listed in Title 1, Section 101e apply to all actions of the ExComm.
	b.  Additionally, the executive power of the ExComm may be overruled by referendum vote of the Members of Avery (Article II, Section 2c of the Avery Constitution).
Sec. 203  The Avery ExComm also has a provisional legislative authority devolved from the Members of Avery in its power to change the Avery Code by motion (Title 1, Section 203a) and to propose amendments to the Avery Constitution (Article VI, Section 1 of the Avery Constitution).  However, this authority is again strictly limited in the same way as Title 2, Section 202a.
Sec. 204  All Avery Members shall follow the provisions of the Avery Code and Avery Constitution as they interpret them in good faith.  In the case that the interpretation or execution of any provision of the Avery Code or Avery Constitution is in dispute, the dispute shall be resolved by a judicial review panel as described in Title 2, Article 5.

Article 3.  Procedures of the Avery Executive Committee
Sec. 301  The Avery ExComm must consider the views of all interested Avery Members before taking any action.  The ExComm may only act based on their good-faith appraisal of the extent of consensus among all interested Avery Members.  If the ExComm finds that there is insufficient consensus, the issue must be resolved by a vote of Avery Members, or by judicial review if applicable.
Sec. 302  All official decisions and acts of the Avery ExComm must stem from a recorded majority vote of the ExComm and be published to the Members of Avery by the Secretary in order to be valid.
Sec. 303  The Avery ExComm shall, before making official decisions or acts, hold a public hearing in which any interested Members of Avery House may appear and voice their opinions and concerns about the issue in question.

Article 4.  Office of the Public Advocate
Sec. 401  Authorization for this Article, as well as Sections 501 and 504 of the following Article, is claimed under Title 1, Section 101b of the Avery Code.
Sec. 402  The Members of Avery shall elect a Public Advocate of Avery House, at the same time and by the same method as the ExComm Officers.  The Public Advocate shall serve during the same term as the ExComm officers.
Sec. 403  The duties of the Public Advocate shall be:
	a.  To attend all official functions of the ExComm and be privy to all discussions among ExComm Officers pertaining to official Avery business;
	b.  To ensure that the Members of Avery are well-informed about the operation and affairs of the ExComm;
	c.  To ensure that the ExComm allows due access to its functions and deliberations to all Members of Avery, and encourage the ExComm to do the same;
	d.  To collect the concerns of Avery Members and relay them to the Avery ExComm, and encourage the ExComm to seek such input themselves from the Members of Avery;
	e.  To ensure that the ExComm duly and properly acts in accord with the concerns of Avery Members; and
	f.  To provide similar services of all other bodies of the Avery government, such as the Social Team and Athletics Team, to the extent of his or her discretion.
Sec. 404  The Public Advocate is empowered to initiate a judicial review under Title 2, Section 501 on behalf of the Members of Avery at large under appropriate circumstances.

Article 5.  Judicial Review
Sec. 501  Upon a written declaration to the Parliamentarian by one of the parties involved that a dispute exists over the interpretation or execution of the Avery Constitution or Avery Code, the Parliamentarian shall assemble a panel of non-interested persons to study and resolve the dispute.
	a.  The Parliamentarian shall chair this panel unless he/she is a party to the dispute.
	b.  The Avery ExComm may appoint persons to this panel or block the appointment of a person to this panel by majority vote, unless the ExComm is a party to the dispute.
Sec. 502  The panel must solicit statements from all involved parties before ruling on a dispute.  The ruling must be in writing and supported by a majority of the panel members.
Sec. 503  Jurisdiction and Limitations.
	a.  The jurisdiction of the panel is firmly restricted to the dispute in question.  Only disputes regarding the interpretation or execution of the Avery Constitution or Avery Code are eligible to be resolved by this method.
	b.  The rulings of such a panel are valid and in force only insomuch that they do not conflict with the provisions of the Avery Constitution or Avery Code.  Such rulings may be overridden by any amendment to the Constitution or alteration of the Code.
Sec. 504  The Parliamentarian shall organize and maintain a public record of all written rulings as well as any written dissenting opinions.

TITLE 3.  OTHER MINOR OFFICES
Authorization for this Article is claimed under Title 1, Section 101b of the Avery Code.
BoC Rep
CRC Rep
ARC Rep
ITS Rep
Historian
Sr. Ditch Day Rep
Picks Team?
Any minor officer may be subject to a vote of no confidence as under Article III, Section 5 of the Avery Constitution for negligence of duties set forth in the Avery Code.
No minor officer may get any advantage in Room Picks unless specified in the Avery Constitution.

TITLE 4.  SOCIAL TEAM AND ATHLETICS TEAM
Authorization for this Article is claimed under Title 1, Section 101f of the Avery Code.

TITLE 5.  ROOM PICKS