Brown University Gilbert & Sullivan

Revised and updated this 22^nd day of the month of November in the year 2005

Article I Meetings

§1 D’Oyly Carte Meetings

The D’Oyly Carte shall meet every two weeks when school is in session.
All D’Oyly Carte meetings shall be run according to Robert’s Rules of Order, except where superseded by these by-laws.
All D’Oyly Carte meetings shall include the reading of minutes from the previous meeting for approval by the D’Oyly Carte.
All D’Oyly Carte meetings shall include the formation of a committee or position whose duties are purely nominal and should not be carried out.
All D’Oyly Carte meetings shall conclude with the sentencing of one or more persons to death.
D’Oyly Carte meetings shall be open to all, but may be closed at any time by a vote of the D’Oyly Carte.
While a production is underway, Giblert & Sullivan shall attend all D’Oyly Carte meetings unless directed otherwise.
No subsection of the D’Oyly Carte shall meet for any BUGS-related purpose without the approval of the entire D’Oyly Carte.

§2 BUGS Meetings

§3 Aesthetes’ Meetings

Article II Elections and Appointments

§1 Election Procedures

Elections shall be held at the penultimate meeting of each semester.
Elections shall be open to all BUGS members, and shall be limited to those present.
Elections shall be held in the following order: Lord Chancellor, Ward in Chancery, First Lord of the Admiralty, Grand Inquisitor, Queen of the Fairies, Pirate King, Sorceror, Mistress of the Doehounds.
Elections shall be held by secret ballot.
Election results shall be tabulated by the outgoing Grand Inquisitor.
All offices of the D’Oyly Carte shall be elected each semester, with the exception of those enumerated in Article II §1-g and 1-h.
The Lord Chancellor and Ward in Chancery shall be elected yearly in the Spring semester,
The First Lord of the Admiralty shall be elected yearly in the Fall semester.

§2 Appointments

Giblert shall be appointed unanimously by the D’Oyly Carte, pursuant to Article II §10 of the Constitution.

Applications shall be accepted by the D’Oyly Carte in the final month of each semester.
Giblert shall be appointed immediately prior to elections.
Should no acceptable applications be submitted, the Lord Chancellor shall fill the role of Giblert. See Article IV §2

Sullivan shall be appointed unanimously by Giblert and the D’Oyly Carte, pursuant to Article II §10 of the Constitution.

Every member of the D’Oyly Carte except the Lord Chancellor and Ward in Chancery shall be empowered to appoint an assistant.
Every Aesthete shall be empowered to appoint an assistant or assistants.

Article III Dismissal

§1 Impeachment

Members of the D’Oyly Carte may be impeached by a 4/5 vote of the D’Oyly Carte.
Pursuant to Article II §2 of the Constitution, the Ward in Chancery shall replace any officer of the D’Oyly Carte who is impeached, excepting only him- or herself.

§2 Dismissal of Aesthetes

Giblert or Sullivan may be dismissed by a 4/5 vote of the D’Oyly Carte.
Giblert may dismiss any aesthete, with the exception of him- or herself and Sullivan, at his/her discretion, after finding a replacement.

§3 Dismissal of cast and orchestra members

Cast members may be dismissed by Giblert & Sullivan when in violation of the Constitution, these by-laws, or any local, state, or federal laws, including but not limited to those relating to sexual harassment and discrimination.
Cast members may be dismissed by Giblert & Sullivan for violations of the attendance policy.
Cast members may be dismissed by Giblert and Sullivan with the approval of a majority of the D’Oyly Carte.
Orchestra members may be dismissed by Sullivan for any of the reasons enumerated in Article II §3.

§1 Capacities that do not clash

Any member of the D’Oyly Carte, any Aesthete, and any cast or orchestra member may be a Flower of Progress.
Any orchestra member may be an Aesthete. Any Aesthete except Giblert & Sullivan may be an orchestra member.
Any member of the D’Oyly Carte may be an Aesthete. Any Aesthete except Giblert & Sullivan may be a member of the D’Oyly Carte.
Any member of the D’Oyly Carte may be a member of the cast or orchestra.

§2 Capacities that clash

Those members of the D’Oyly Carte who are members of the cast or orchestra shall recuse themselves from any votes pertaining to the performance.
Neither Giblert nor Sullivan shall be a member of the D’Oyly Carte.
No member of the cast shall be an Aesthete.
Should the Lord Chancellor be required to fill the role of Giblert, the Ward in Chancery shall take his or her place on the D’Oyly Carte.

All powers not specifically delegated are reserved to the D’Oyly Carte.
No member of BUGS may represent BUGS without the approval, by majority vote, of the D’Oyly Carte.
These by-laws may be suspended by a 4/5 vote of the D’Oyly Carte.