Colchester Anglo-French Circle

Constitution

  1. The name of the organisation is the Colchester Anglo-French Circle.
  2. The object of the Circle is to promote and enjoy all things French.
  3. Membership is open to all who are interested in France and the French way of life.
  4. The Circle is managed by a committee of members consisting of the following officers: chairman and treasurer, as well as elected members of the Circle. Committee members will be elected, or for those already on the committee re-elected, at the AGM, and will normally serve for three years.
  5. An annual subscription is charged, as agreed by the full committee, and endorsed at the AGM. The subscription shall be paid for one year and payment is due at the AGM.
  6. Visitors are charged a nominal fee, as agreed by the committee.
  7. A General Meeting of the Circle is held every year not later than eight weeks after the end of the financial year on 31st March, to transact the following business:
    1. Receive and, if approved, adopt the Circle’s chairman’s report.
    2. Receive and, if approved, adopt the Circle’s accounts for the year ending 31st March.
    3. Appoint someone to examine the accounts.
    4. Appoint officers and other members of the committee.
    5. Deal with any special matters the committee wishes to discuss with members.
    6. Amend the Constitution if necessary.
  8. The chairman will preside at the AGM and will have a casting vote in the event of votes
    being equal.
  9. At committee meetings the chairman will preside and will have a casting or additional vote
    in the event of votes being equal. In the absence of the chairman, a committee member
    will be chosen from those present to act on the chairman’s behalf.
  10. Three members will form a quorum at committee meetings and ten at general meetings.
  11. A majority of two thirds of those present at general meetings is needed to agree an
    amendment to the constitution.