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Constitution |
| Constitution
of the The Kensington Society |
| 1. | NAME | The name of the Society shall be "The Kensington Society". |
| 2. | OBJECTS | The objects of the Society are to preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington for the public benefit by stimulating interest in its history and records, promoting good architecture and planning in its future development and by protecting, preserving and improving its buildings, open spaces and other features of beauty or historic or public interest. |
| 3. | MEMBERSHIP | The membership shall comprise Ordinary Members, Corporate Members and Affiliated Societies, i.e.: amenity societies for areas within Kensington who apply for affiliation with the Society and are accepted by the Executive Committee. |
| 4. | SUBSCRIPTIONS | Subscriptions are payable on January 1st each year and shall be such sum or sums as shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Committee . |
| 5. | THE OFFICERS | The Officers of the Society shall be the President, one or more Vice-Presidents, the Chairman and Voce-Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Hon. Secretary, the Hon. Treasurer and such further officers as the Executive Committee may from time to time appoint.. |
| 6. | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
The Executive Committee shall consist of not more than twelve members including the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer. |
| 7. | a) The Executive Committee
shall be the governing body of the Society. It shall have the power to (i)
Make byelaws; (ii) Co-opt members and fill vacancies on the Executive
Committee or among officers of the Society that may arise for the current
year; (iii) Take any steps they may consider desirable to further the
interests and objects of the Society. b) A quorum of the Executive Committee shall consist of not less than five members.. c) Not less than three Executive Committee Meetings shall be convened in any one year. |
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| 8. | THE COUNCIL | The Council shall consist of not more than thirty members. They shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The function of the Council shall be to support the Executive Committee in any matters relevant to the objects of the Society. |
| 9. | GENERAL MEETINGS | a) An Annual General
Meeting of members of the Society, of which not less than 28 days' notice
shall be given to members, shall be held in each calendar year at which
the Executive Committee shall submit a Report and an audited Statement of
Accounts for the year to the previous 31st December.. b) Other General Meetings of members may be convened from time to time by the Executive Committee on not less than 14 days' notice to members. c) The date, time and place of each General Meeting shall be fixed by the Executive Committee, and the Chair shall be taken by the President or in his absence by some other Officer of the Society nominated by the Executive Committee. d) Twenty persons present, being Ordinary Members or authorised representatives of Corporate Members or Affiliated Societies, shall form a quorum at a General Meeting. e) Resolutions of the members in General Meeting shall (except where otherwise stated in these Rules) be passed by a simple majority of members present and voting on a show of hands, each member having one vote. Corporate members and Affiliated Societies must notify the Hon. Secretary of the Society in writing of the persons authorised to receive notice, attend and vote on their behalf, failing which they shall not be so entitled.. |
| 10. | ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | a) The election of
Officers of the Society (other than the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Executive Committee) and of members of the Executive Committee shall be
effected by resolution of the Members of the Society at the Annual General
Meeting, and the election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Executive Committee shall be effected by resolution of the Executive
Committee at its first meeting after the Annual General Meeting. b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below, any Ordinary Member shall be eligible for election as an Officer of the Society or as a member of the Executive Committee. c) Candidates for such election, other than those standing for re-election under paragraph (e) below, must be supported by nominations signed by two other Members, which nominations must reach the Hon. Secretary not less than fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting.. d) In the case of election of an Officer, the candidates must also be approved by the Executive Committee, which approval may be conferred either before the Annual General Meeting or at the first meeting of the Executive Committee thereafter. If such approval be withheld the office in question may be filled by the Executive Committee for the current year. e) Unless curtailed by death or resignation or under paragraph (i) below, the tenure of office of the persons elected shall be:- (i) in the case of the President, until the third Annual General Meeting after his first election; (ii) in the cases of the Vice-President(s), the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer, indefinite; (iii) in all other cases, until the next Annual General Meeting after their election; but in cases (i) and (iii) those vacating office shall be eligible for re-election. f) The tenure of office of any Officer of the Society other than the President may be terminated at any time by resolution of the Executive Committee. |
| 11. | ALTERATION OF THE RULES | No rule shall be altered or revoked except by a resolution of the members in General Meeting passed by a majority consisting of not less than two-thirds of the membership present and voting. |
| 12. | DISSOLUTION OF THE SOCIETY | The Society shall not be dissolved unless a majority of two-thirds of the subscribing members signify their approval of such a course by means of a ballot taken after receipt by the said members of a statement by the Executive Committee, whom failing by not less than ten Ordinary Members or the President of the Society, setting forth a summary of the arguments for an against such a course and theirs or his views thereon. |
| 13. | SURPLUS ASSETS | In the event of such dissolution the surplus funds (if any) of the Society may be transferred to such one or more charitable bodies, having objects similar to or reasonably consistent with those of the Society, as may be chosen by the Executive Committee and approved by the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales. |
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4th February 1991 |
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