.DARLINGTON & DISTRICT ORGANISTS’ &
CHOIRMASTERS’ ASSOCIATION
Webpage: http://www.duresme.org.uk/ddoca.htm
CONSTITUTION
based on an IAO model, submitted and approved at the AGM 1977
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1. The name of the Association shall be the Darlington & District Organists’ and Choirmasters’ 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 organs and voices;
iv) Open competitions for 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 or publication 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 of the 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 year’s 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 to such an amount
as shall from time to time be determined at a General Meeting of
the Association.
This subscription shall
fall due at the date of the AGM in each year; any members
joining late in any year shall pay a reduced subscription of
such amount as
the Association shall
determine for the period up to the AGM following.
6. Any
member whose subscription has not been paid by January 1st following the
date on which it fell due, having been given due notice, shall
cease to be a
member of the Association,
although upon payment of all arrears, any such member may be
deemed to be re-instated.
7. On
payment of such supplementary amount as the Association shall
from time to time determine, one additional person from the full
member’s family shall
be entitled to associate
or “family” membership.
8.
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
the Association may
determine. Any member so accepted shall pay the full annual
subscription for the year in which he or she attains the age of
18 or ceases
to be a full-time student.
9. The Committee are empowered to elect Honorary Life Members who shall still be eligible to serve as officers or Committee members in the normal way.
10. The
business of the Association, including the arrangement of the
annual Programme, shall be controlled by a Committee which shall
consist of a President,
the immediate
past-President, a President-elect, the Honorary Secretary, the
Honorary Treasurer (all ex-officio), and 5 ordinary members, who
shall be elected
by the members at the
Annual General Meeting.
- at any meeting of the Committee 4 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
election;
- the Committee shall have power to deal with any matter that may arise which is not covered by these rules.
11. The
annual election of officers shall take place at a General
Meeting to be held in June or July of each year, and convened
after not less than 21 days’ notice.
- the
members of the Association shall at their Annual General Meeting
elect one of their number to act as President for the ensuing
year, and another to
act as
President-elect and to follow the President in that office. The
President shall normally retire at the end of the year on the
elction of his/her successor
and
shall not be eligible for re-election for the space of one year;
- the Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer are both eligible for re-election and as such shall be elected annually;
- an Honorary Auditor shall also be elected annually.
12.
There shall be not less than one ordinary meeting of the
Association during each quarter of the year, but normally
meetings will be held each month from
September through to the
AGM at the end of the season.
13. 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 renumeration to any member for any services rendered
to the Association, or to any of its officers of out of pocket
expenses.
14. If
upon the winding up or dissolution of the Association there
remains, after the the satisfaction of all its debts and
liabilities, any property whatsoever, the
same shall not be paid to
nor distributed among the members of the Association, but shall
be given or transferred to some other charitable institution
having
objects similar to the
objects of the Association.
15.
This Constitution shall not be materially altered nor added to
except by Resolution at a General Meeting of which normal notice
shall have been given, and
no alteration shall be
made which would cause the Association to cease to be a charity
at law.
16. Any
member of the Association is entitled to demand and receive a
copy of this Constitution.
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