§1

Name of the association, registered office and financial year.

The association is named: Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Herborn-Seelbach (Herborn-Seelbach Local History and Heritage Association). It was founded on January 20, 1987.

The association is based in Herborn-Seelbach, Lahn-Dill district. The financial year is the calendar year.

The association is registered in the register of associations at the Herborn District Court under number 434. It bears the suffix "e.V." (registered association).

 

§ 2

Tasks of the association

The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the law.

Section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the German Fiscal Code of 1977. The purpose of the association is

the promotion of local heritage and local history.

 

The purpose of the meeting is achieved in particular through:

 

a. Source research and family history

b. Lectures and exhibitions

c. Publication of a newsletter

d. Excursions

e. Establishment and maintenance of a local history museum

f. Preservation of the old village landscapes, insofar as this is at all possible.

 

The association operates on a non-profit basis; it does not primarily pursue its own economic interests. The association's resources

Funds may only be used for the purposes stipulated in the bylaws. Members receive no payments.

from the association's funds. No person may be disadvantaged by expenditures that are unrelated to the purpose of the corporation.

are, or are favored by disproportionately high benefits.

 

§ 3

membership

Any person can become a member of the association. Membership applications must be submitted in writing to the board.

who decides on admission. If a member wishes to leave, they must do so before the start of the new term.

Members must notify the board of directors of their decision in writing at the end of the fiscal year. The member's term ends with...

Membership ends at the end of the fiscal year. Membership terminates upon death.

 

§ 4

Membership fee

The annual membership fee is €12.00 for adults and €6.00 for young people. Any changes to the fee are decided by the general meeting.

 

§ 5

board

The board consists of:

 

a. the chairman

b. the deputy chairman

c. the secretary

d. the cashier

e. the first assessor

f. the second assessor

g. the third assessor

h. the fourth assessor

i. the fifth assessor

 

The board is elected as follows:

 

- in the first year the 1st chairman, secretary, first and second assessor, fifth assessor;

- in the second year, the deputy chairman, treasurer, third and fourth assessors

 

The election is conducted by open ballot; a simple majority decides the outcome.

A secret ballot must be held if more than half of the

The general meeting demanded this.

 

The board of directors is responsible for representing the interests of the association. It conducts its business

Business is conducted on a voluntary basis. The local history society is legally and

Out of court, they are represented by the chairman and his deputy. Should these

If both are unavailable, the board appoints another person as an urgent substitute.

Member from the ranks of the board.

 

In the case of asset-related representation for the association, obligations exceeding [amount] require [a specific document/legal representation].

200.00 euros, the authorized board member must provide written confirmation

of the entire board.

 

§ 6

Meetings – Annual General Meeting

 

Meetings are convened by the entire board as needed, in writing – by posting in the

The meeting of the local history society was convened.

A general meeting must be held annually. The following must be stated when convening the meeting:

The agenda must be specified; the deadline for convening the meeting is 10 days.

 

The General Meeting is responsible for:

 

a. Re-election or supplementary election of the board

b. Election of the auditors

c. Discharge of the Executive Board

e. Amendment to the statutes

 

The auditors are elected for a one-year term by simple majority vote. They may be re-elected once.

This is permissible, however, one of the auditors must be removed from each audit. The auditors

They may not be members of the board.

 

Every properly convened general meeting and assembly has a quorum.

The resolutions of the meetings and the general meeting are passed by a simple majority vote.

adopted. Amendments to the statutes can only be made if two-thirds of those present agree.

Members agree.

 

The [name of person/organization] conducts the members' meetings, the general meeting and the board meetings.

The secretary takes minutes. General meetings must be convened by the board of directors.

If at least one-third of the members submit a written request to the board. Requests for amendments

Amendments to the statutes must be justified in writing with the application to convene a general meeting.

 

§ 7

Dissolution of the association

 

The dissolution of the association can only be decided by the general meeting. To such a meeting

A four-fifths majority of all members is required for a resolution to be passed. The same applies if the

The purpose of the association is to be fundamentally changed. Upon dissolution of the association or upon the cessation of its purpose...

For the purposes previously set forth, the assets of the association shall pass to the city of Herborn, which shall use them directly and

to be used exclusively for charitable purposes.

 

The statutes were adopted at the members' meeting on February 24, 1987. These statutes

was amended at the members' meetings on February 21, 1992 and on February 16, 2002.