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· History Constitution 1.
The name of
the Association is "The Swindon & District Talking Newspaper
Association", hereinafter referred to as "the Association".
The name of the Association is "The Swindon & District Talking
Newspaper Association", hereinafter referred to as "the
Association". 2.
The object of
the Association is to relieve the blind, or the partially sighted, or those
labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which
makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes or tactile reading
matter. In furtherance of this object but not further or otherwise, the
Association through its committee shall have the following powers:- a.
To take and
accept any gifts of property, whether subject to any special trusts or not. b.
To raise
funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons
whatsoever by way of subscription, donation or otherwise;
provided that the committee shall not undertake any permanent trading
activities in raising funds for the said object. c.
To seek
authorisation from the Post Office to use the free postage facility available
under Post Office Regulations, and, if such authority is granted, to use this
facility for the distribution of tapes or tactile reading mater to those
people to whom the Regulations currently apply. d.
To distribute
the tapes or tactile reading matter by means other than the use of the free
postage facility mentioned in clause 2(c) hereof to people other than those
covered by the Post Office Regulations relating to this facility. 3.
The Annual
General Meeting of the Association shall be held in the month of April or of
May each year and every member shall receive not less than fourteen days notice of such meeting. Extraordinary meeting may be
convened by the Secretary upon request by the committee or three members of
the Association upon a similar notice, which shall state the business to be
considered at the meeting. The quorum at an Annual General Meeting shall be
ten. 4.
At the Annual
General Meeting or at an Extraordinary meeting every
member including the Chairman shall have one vote and in the case of equality
of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 5.
The committee
of the Association shall meet once every three months and additionally as
required. Each member of the committee including the Chairman shall have one
vote and in the case of equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or
casting vote. 6.
All sums
collected shall be handed over to the Treasurer or Secretary who shall pay
the sum into the bank account in the name of the Trustees at the 28 Regent
Street, Swindon Branch of Barclays Bank Limited. Cheques shall be signed by
the Chairman or the Secretary and one other member of the committee. 7.
The Trustees
shall invest in their names any monies not required for the immediate
purposes of the Association in securities in which trust monies may by law be
invested with power from time to time to transpose such investments. 8.
Any property
purchased by the Association shall be vested in the Trustees.The
Trustees shall with such consent as is by law required deal with the property
so vested in them by way of sale, mortgage, lease or otherwise, howsoever, as
directed by the Association. Such direction shall be given by a resolution of
the members of the Association passed by a majority of
the members present at a duly convened meeting of the Association, and when
so passed shall in favour of a subsequent purchaser, mortgagee, chargee or grantee be binding upon all members of the
Association. A certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary for the
time being of the Association shall in favour of a purchaser, mortgagee, chargee, lessee or grantee be conclusive evidence that
such a direction was duly given. 9.
In the event
of the dissolution of the Association any assets remaining after the
satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall not be paid or distributed
among the members of the Association but shall be given or transferred to a
charitable organisation or organisations having objects similar
to the Association. 10.
The
Constitution may be amended by a three fourths majority of the members
present at the Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting provided that fourteen
days notice of the proposed amendment has been sent
to all members and provided that no alteration is made the effect of which
would cause the Association at any time to cease to be a charity in law and
no alteration to clauses 2, 12, or 13 of this Constitution is made without
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