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Oldham Parish
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Constitution and Rules
of the Association
l. The name of the
Association shall be 'The Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside
Organists'
Association".
2. The objects of the Association shall
be to advance the education of the public in the
study of
the Art of Music, with special reference to Liturgical and
Organ Music. To
facilitate the achievement of such objects,
the Association may arrange and present;
i) Public lectures, discussions and
debates on this subject
ii) Public demonstrations of
instruments
iii) Public demonstrations of Music for Organ
and Voices
iv) Open competitions for the playing, singing
and composition of Liturgical and Organ
Music
v)
Public meetings to facilitate the exchange of information
and views with other
organisations and persons concerned
with the composition, interpretation,
presentation,
teaching and publication of Liturgical or Organ Music
vi)
Advice to performers, teachers, students, Churchmen or other
members of the
public on any matter concerned with the
improvement of standards of composition
or performance of
Liturgical or Organ Music.
The Association may also do such
other lawful things as are necessary or desirable for
the
attainment of the objects.
3. Membership ofthe
Association shall be open without restriction to any member of
the
public who is interested in Organ, Choral or any other
kind of Music. Membership shall
become effective on payment
of the first years Annual Subscription.
4. The proceedings of the
Association shall be open to members of the public (not
being
members of the Association) on payment of such fee as
the Association shall from time
to time determine.
5. Each member shall pay a
minimum Annual Subscription, of such amount as shall
from
time to time be determined at a General Meeting of the
Association. This subscription
shall fall due on April lst
in each year, provided that any member joining after
January
lst in any year shall not be required to pay any
further Subscription until April lst in the
year
following.
6. Any member whose
Subscription has not been paid by July lst following the date
on
which it fell due shall have his or her name removed
from the mailing list of the quarterly
magazine, "Thc
Organists' Review". Any member whose Subscription has not been
paid by December 30th following the date on which it fell due
shall cease to be a member of the Association. Upon payment of
all arrears, any such member may be reinstated, at the
discretion ofthe Committee.
7. Persons who are under
the age of 18, or who are full-time students, may be admitted
to
membership of the Association on payment of such a
reduced rate as may from time to
time be determined by the
Association. Any member so accepted shall pay the
full
Subscription for the year in which he or she attains
the age of 18 or ceases to be a full
time student. Senior
Citizens may be admitted to membership of the Association on
payment of such a reduced rate as may from time to time be
determined by the Association. Members of the Association
shall be entitled to purchase copies of the quarterly magazine
"The Organists' Review", at the Incorporated Association of
Organists Members Rate, as may from time to time be determined
by that Association.
8. The business of the
Association shall be managed by a Committee, which shall
consist of:
i) A President, a
Vice President, The Honorary Secretary, The Honorary
Treasurer,
and the Honorary Assistant Secretaries, all
ex-officio members
ii) Six ordinary members of the
Association who shall be elected by the members at
an
Annual General Meeting, all Committee members retiring
annually and being
eligible for
re-election
At any meeting ofthe
Committee, four shall form a quorum. Any vacancy on the
Committee occurring during the year may be filled by the
Committee electing another member of the Association to act
until the next Annual General Meeting. The members of the
Association shall at every second Annual General Meeting elect
one of their number to act as President for the ensuing
two-year period, the retiring President becoming Vice
President during the first year in office of the new
President. At alternate Annual General Meetings, a Vice
President shall be elected to serve as President Elect, and to
follow the current President in that office. The Honorary
Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, who are both eligible for
re-election as such, shall be elected annually. An Honorary
Auditor shall also be elected annually.
9. The annual Election of
Officers shall take place at a General Meeting, to be held in
April
each year, and convened after not less than 21 days
notice.
10. There shall be not
less than one ordinary meeting of the Association during each
quarter
of the year.
11. The Committee is
empowered to elect Honorary Life Members of the Association,
who shall be eligible to serve on the Committee if invited by
the existing Committee.
l2. The income or property
of the Association shall be applied solely to the promotion of
the
objects in paragraph 2, and no payment or transfer of
any part of such income or property shall be made to or for
the benefit of any member of the Association. Provided that
nothing shall prohibit any payment in good faith by the
Association of reasonable and proper remuneration of any
member of the Asociation, not being a member of the Committee,
for any service rendered to the Association, or to any of its
Officers for out-of-pocket expenses.
13. If upon winding up or
dissolution of the Association there remain after the
satisfaction of
all it's debts and liabilities any property
whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to nor distributed
among the members ofthe Association, but shall be given or
transferred to some other Charitable Institution having
objects similar to those of the Association.
14. These Rules shall not
be altered nor added to except by resolution at a General
Meeting, of which 21 days notice shall be given to the
members, and no alteration shall be made which would cause the
Association to cease to be a Charity by law.
l5.Any member of the
Association is entitled to demand and receive a copy of these
Rules.
April 1993
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