CONSTITUTION AND RULES

1. The name of the Society shall be 'The Rodewald Concert Society' (hereinafter referred to as the Society).

2. The object of the Society shall be the promotion of musical education and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for the promotion, organisation and presentation of concerts for performance in public of chamber music of high quality in the Merseyside Area.

3. The Society shall be non-profit distributing and the income and capital of the Society whatsoever derived shall be employed wholly and exclusively for the promotion of the objects of the Society and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of bonus to any member of the Society.

4. Membership of the Society shall be available to any member of the public who pays the annual subscription which shall be fixed by the Committee from time to time.

5.  Members of the Society shall be entitled to one vote at the Society's Annual General meeting and to one vote at any Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society. Members of the Society may also be entitled to certain benefits of membership as determined from time to time by the Committee of the Society.

6.  The affairs of the Society shall be managed by a Committee of five persons who are all members of the Society and who shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.

7.  The members of the Committee shall take office at the end of the meeting at which they are elected and shall hold office until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. All members of the Committee may be re-elected for a further term or terms of office. The Chairman for the time being of the Committee or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall also be the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting. It is further hereby provided that the Committee shall in its discretion have the power to co-opt onto the Committee up to three additional persons who shall be members of the Society (for such purposes as the Committee shall think fit). As soon as possible after the Annual General Meeting the Committee shall appoint the Officers of the Society who shall be a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, General Secretary and a Treasurer and each of whom shall be appointed from the members of the Committee. The Officers of the Society shall hold office until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting next after their respective elections provided that the Committee shall as it thinks fit have power to remove the officers of the Society at any time.

8.  The financial year of the Society shall end of the 30th day of June in each year and an Annual General Meeting of the members shall be convened by the Committee as soon thereafter as possible. Notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be sent by pre-paid post to each member giving at least seven clear days notice of such an Annual General Meeting, provided always that the accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of such a notice by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings of any Annual General Meeting. The Chairman of the Meeting shall have a casting vote and any declaration by him that a resolution has been carried or lost shall be conclusive. Ten members present in person shall constitute a quorum at the Annual General Meeting. In the event of a quorum not being present the meeting shall be adjourned to such a place, date and time as the Chairman shall decide and the members present at such an adjourned meeting shall constitute a quorum.

9.  An Extraordinary General Meeting may be convened at any time by a Resolution of the Committee or on the requisition of at least fifteen members of the Society. Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be given in the same way as for an Annual General Meeting. A quorum shall be the same as a quorum as at the Annual General Meeting.

10.  The ordinary business of the Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be:

 

a.  to receive from the Committee a report, balance sheet and Statement of Accounts for the preceding financial year. b.  to elect the members of the Committee. c.  to receive and discuss suggestions relative to the affairs of the Society which members may wish to bring before the meeting.

11.  The Committee of the Society shall have the power to alter these rules provided always that no such alteration shall take effect until confirmed by the majority of the members present and voting at an Annual General Meeting of the Society or at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society convened for that purpose.

12.  All matters not hereinbefore provided for and not involving an amendment to this constitution may be dealt with by the Committee.

13.  If upon winding up or dissolution of the Society there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever the same shall not be paid to or distributed amongst the members but shall be given or transferred in whole or part to some other institution of Society have objects which are wholly charitable and similar to the objects of the Society or in whole or in part to the Musicians Benevolent Fund in such a manner to be determined by the members of the Society in a General Meeting at or before the date of dissolution or if and so far as such provisions may fail to take effect then such remaining property shall be applied for such objects being wholly charitable as the members of the Society shall determine in general meeting or shall otherwise as directed by the Court.

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