第一条:名称
本会定名为‘吉隆坡永春会馆’(以下简称本会)。
第二条:注册地址
本会注册地址设在吉隆坡安邦路门牌55-59号或由董事会决定在吉隆坡其他适当楼宇。注册地址之更换必须得到社团注册官之许可。
第三条:宗旨
本会宗旨包括:
第四条:会员
第五条:董事会
第六条:职权与义务
第七条:会员大会
第八条:选举
(a) 本会董事须在会员大会中选后十四天内举行复选,以提名方式根据第五条(b)选出各职位,如票数相同,则以抽签方式决定之。
(b) 由董事会组成选举小组,负责初选事宜,初选以提名方式进行。选举小组的细则,程序和一切有关选举等事项为该组最后的决定,董事会和会员大会不得有异议。选举小组于初选后自动解散。
(c) 凡会员有投票选举及被选权,如破产者,神经不正常与犯罪或犯欺骗案 者,则无投票选举及被选权。
(d) 董事任期以一届三年为限, 如复被选得以连任, 惟会长,总务及财政不得连任超过二届(六年)。
(e) 当选者不愿接受被选职位,或有董事提出呈辞者,必须以书面通知董事会,以便本会从被选候补者根据其得票依次填补。
第九条:财政开销
(a) 根据本条文之规定,本会的基金可以拨充推动会务、薪金、津贴、董事和受薪职员以及账目查核之费用,惟本会基金不得用以支付任何人士法律上之罚款。
(b) 所有支票及由银行户口支出的款项,须由会长,总务和财政三人中之任何两人共同签署方为有效。
(c) 董事会有权批准三万元以内之会务开销。
(d) 每一财政年结束后,尽速准备财政进支表及收支平衡表,以让查账审核,查核过的账目必须提呈会员大会批准,这些账目表,必须存放在会所,以便会员查询。
(e) 本会财政年由每年元月一日开始。
第十条:产业
第十一条:借用
凡会员逢喜庆宴会等借用本会馆须缴费,收费数目由董事会决定,同时须至少两星期通知会长、总务、财政三人中之两人决定之,必要时董事部可缩短通知期限。
第十二条:查核账目
第十三条:修改章程
本会章程如增删或修改须三分之二董事提议呈交大会考虑,而会员大会至少三分之二出席会员通过之,所有修改章程须经社团注册官批准后方能实施。
第十四条:解散
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2013年4月28日会员大会通过修改
2013年7月1日社团注册官来函批准
CONSTITUTION
KUALA LUMPUR ENG CHOON HOEY KUAN
CLAUSE 1 NAME
1. The Association shall be known as
KUALA LUMPUR ENG CHOON HOEY KUAN
Hereinafter referred to as “the Association”.
2. Meaning of name :
3. Level : Lain-lain
CLAUSE 2 ADDRESS
1. The registered address is
NO 55-59, JALAN AMPANG 50450 KUALA LUMPUR
WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR
or at such other place as may from time to time be decided by the Committee; and the postal address is
NO 55-59, JALAN AMPANG 50450 KUALA LUMPUR
WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR
2. The registered and postal addresses shall not be changed without the prior approval of the Registrar of Societies.
CLAUSE 3 OBJECTIVE
The objects of the Association shall be:-
a) To promote and foster goodwill and friendship amongst all Eng Choons and to promote education and do and carry out social welfare and charitable activities.
b) To carry out activities for the benefit of Eng Choons or the society at large.
c) To promote goodwill and unity amongst all races.
d) To discuss debate and comment on problems affecting the Association and its members.
e) To promote and to participate in cultural and social welfare activities.
f) To liaise and co-operate with other associations which have similar objects as the
Association so as to achieve and to fulfill the objects above.
CLAUSE 4 MEMBERSHIP
a) Any Eng Choon (based on father’s clan), 18 years old and above, who is a Malaysian citizen of good character and who resides in the Federal Territory or Selangor may apply in accordance to the rules herein to become a member. Members shall abide by the rules of the Association and to have the duty to promote the Association and to assist the other members.
b) Application for membership shall be made in prescribed form, proposes by a member and seconded by another and shall be accompanied by the payment of Ringgit one hundred (RM 100) only payable to the Association. The committee may at its discretion reject any application without assigning any reason therefore.
c) The Committee shall have the right to reject any application for membership without assigning any reason.
d) On admission as a member, a certificate of membership signed by the President and the Secretary and sealed with the Association seal shall be given to the member. All members are life members.
CLAUSE 5 RESIGNATION AND TERMINATION
tiada clause ini CLAUSE 6 SOURCE OF INCOME
tiada clause ini CLAUSE 7 GENERAL MEETING
a) The supreme authority of the Association is vested in a general meeting of the members. At least one half of the total voting membership or twice the Committee members, whichever is the lesser must be present at a general meeting for its proceedings to be valid and to constitute a quorum.
b) If half an hour after the time appointed for a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be postponed to a date (not exceeding 30 days) to be decided by the Committee; and if a quorum is not present half an hour after the time appointed for the postponed meeting, the members present shall have the power to proceed with the meeting but they shall have no power to alter the rules of the Association or to make decisions affecting the whole membership.
c) An Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held as soon as possible after the close of each financial year on a date and at a time to be decided by the Committee, but shall not be later than the month of April. The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be:-
i) To receive the Committee’s report on the working of the Association during the
previous year;
ii) To receive the Treasurer’s report and the audited accounts of the Association for the previous year;
iii) To elect a new Committee when election is due and to appoint two (2) internal auditors for the ensuing year;
iv) To deal with such other matters as may be put before it.
d) The Secretary shall send to all members at least 14 days before the meeting the notice of meeting together with the audited accounts, the annual report and the agenda of the meeting. Copies of these documents will also be made available at the office of the Association for the inspection of the members.
e) An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Association shall be convened:
i) whenever the Committee deems it desirable, or
ii) at the joint request in writing of not less than twenty percent of the members of the Association to the Committee, stating the purpose and the reasons for such meeting.
f) An Extraordinary General Meeting requisitioned by members shall be held for a date within 30 days of the receipt of such requisition. The Secretary shall give notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting and the agenda to all members at least fifteen days before the date fixed for the meeting. If the Committee does not convene the Extraordinary General Meeting within the 30 days’ period, the requisitionists shall be entitled to convene the Extraordinary General Meeting and to give notice of meeting and the agenda not less than 15 days before the Extraordinary General Meeting.
g) Paragraph (a) and (b) of this rule regarding the quorum and the postponement of an Annual General Meeting shall apply to an Extraordinary General Meeting, but with the proviso that if no quorum is present after half an hour from the time appointed for a postponed Extraordinary General Meeting requisitioned by members the meeting shall be cancelled and no Extraordinary General Meeting shall be requisitioned for the same purpose until after the lapse of at least six months from the date thereof.
CLAUSE 8 COMMITTEE
a) The Committee will be constituted by
1. 25 elected directors;
2. The Youth Chief & Secretary and the Women Chairlady & Secretary as the directors ex officio; and
3. Four appointed directors nominated by the President.
b) The Committee shall consist of;- 1 President
3 Vice President
1 Secretary
1 Assistant Secretary
1 Treasurer
1 Assistant Treasurer
2 Investigators
1 Cultural and Education Secretary
1 Assistant Cultural and Education Secretary
1 Social Welfare Secretary
1 Assistant Social Welfare Secretary 1 Youth Secretary
1Assistant Youth Secretary 1 Women Secretary 1Assistant Women Secretary
11 Ordinary Committee members.
c) The General Meeting of the members shall be the highest authority. After the General Meeting of the members, the Committee shall execute the functions and the activities of the Association. At the election year, the out-going Committee shall within fourteen days after the General Meeting of the members hand over the management to the in-coming Committee. Immediately after 14 days from the election, the in-coming Committee shall automatically take over the function of the out-going Committee.
d) The appointed directors shall be nominated by the President and be approved by 50% of the number of directors attending the Committee meeting. The appointed directors shall have the same rights as the elected directors.
e) The office-bearers of the Association and any officer performing executive functions in the Association shall be Malaysian citizens.
f) The function of the Committee is to organise and to supervise the day-to-day activities of the Association and to make decisions on matters affecting its running within the general policy laid down by the general meeting. The Committee may not act contrary to the expressed wishes of the general meeting without prior reference to it and shall always remain subordinate to the general meeting. It shall furnish a report to each Annual General Meeting on its activities during the previous year.
g) The Committee meeting may be convened by the President acting alone. The Committee shall meet at least 4 times in a year and seven days notice of each meeting shall be given to the members. The Committee meeting may also be called by the Secretary upon the requisition of not less than three members of the Committee. If the Secretary does not convene the meeting within the 5 days’ period, the requisitionists shall be entitled to convene the meeting within 7 days from the 5 days’ period and to give notice of meeting not less than 7 days before the meeting. The quorum for the Committee meeting is one half of the Committee members.
h) Any member of the Committee who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Committee without satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to have resigned from the Committee.
i) In the event of the death or resignation of a member of the Committee, the Committee shall have the power to appoint any other member of the Association to fill the vacancy until the expiry of the incumbent Committee.
j) The Committee shall give instructions to the Secretary and the other officers for the conduct of the Affairs of the Association. It may appoint such other organisers and such staff as it deems necessary. It may suspend or dismiss any organiser or member of the staff for neglect of duty, dishonestly, incompetence, refusal to carry out the decisions of the Committee, or for any other reason which it deems good and sufficient in the interest of the Association.
k) Between Annual General Meetings the Committee shall interpret the rules of the Association and, when necessary, determine any point on the rules which are silent.
l) Except where they are contrary to or inconsistent with the policy previously laid down by the general meeting the decisions of the Committee shall be binding on all
members of the Association unless and until countermanded by a resolution of a general meeting.
CLAUSE 9 DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS
i) Any Eng Choon who has rendered meritorious services or who has made a very large donation to the Association may be appointed by the Committee to be the Honorary President, Adviser or Honorary Committee Member of the Association. The total number of Honorary President, Adviser or Honorary Committee Member shall not exceed 15 persons with the term of appointment same as the term of office for the Committee Member. They are not a committee member, however, Honorary President or Adviser may be invited to attend the Committee Meetings to give their views on issues.
ii) An Honorary President or Adviser is entitled to comment on the affairs of the Association and to make proposals for the Association’s reference.
iii) The President shall act as the Chairman at all general meetings and committee meetings. He will represent the Association in all matters with other organizations and manages the Association’s affairs. He has the power to authorise payment up to RM10 thousand (RM10,000/=) only and to nominate appointed directors.
iv) The Vice-Presidents shall assist the President in handing the affairs of the Association. In the absence of the President, the Vice-Presidents shall act on his behalf.
v)
a) The Secretary shall keep the seal of the Association and to be responsible for the correspondence of the Association. He shall have the power to engage or dismiss employees of the Association and to propose their salary for the approval of the Committee and to carry out all resolutions passed by the Committee.
b) The Secretary shall have the power to buy the necessity equipment or incur expenses up to the limit of RM Five Thousand (RM5,000) only.
vi) The Assistant Secretary shall assist the Secretary and shall act for him in his absence.
vii) The Treasurer shall:-
a) be in charge of all financial matters of the Association.
b) hold petty cash not exceeding Ringgit Three hundred ($300/=).
c) deposit all moneys received by the Association with a licensed bank appointed by the committee. The bank account shall be in the name of the Association.
d) keep the title deeds, vouchers and books of the Association.
e) have power to deposit any surplus funds of the association on fixed deposits with licensed banks or finance companies, with the consent of the President or Secretary.
f) submit statement of accounts for auditing and for the adoption by the Committee.
viii) The Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Treasurer and shall act for him in his absence.
ix) The investigators shall enquire into any matter that requires investigation whether such matter concerns the Association or is related to any outsider.
x) The Cultural and Education Secretary shall deal with all cultural and education affairs, assisting in the publication and edition of the Association publication and also the scholarship award verification.
xi) The assistant cultural and education secretary shall assist the cultural and education secretary and shall act for him in his absence.
xii) The Social Welfare Secretary shall promote the members of the Association and be responsible for all social and welfare affairs.
xiii) The assistant social and welfare secretary shall assist the social and welfare secretary and shall act for him in his absence.
xiv) The youth secretary shall deal with youth affairs.
xv) The Assistant youth secretary shall assist the youth secretary and shall act for him in his absence.
xvi) The women secretary shall deal with women’s affairs.
xvii) The assistant women secretary shall assist the women secretary and shall act for her in her absence.
xviii) The Ordinary committee members shall assist in the management of the Association.
CLAUSE 10 FINANCIAL PROVISION
a) Subject to the following provisions in this rules, the fund of the Association may be expanded for any purpose necessary for the carrying out of the administration the payment of salaries, allowances and expenses to its office-bearers and paid staff, and the audit of its accounts, but they shall on no account be used to pay the fine of any member who may be convicted in a court of law.
b) All cheques or withdrawal notices on the Association’s account shall be signed jointly by any two of the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer.
c) The Committee may authorize expenditure for the Association not exceeding RM30,000.
d) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year a statement of receipts and payments and a balance sheet shall be prepared and audited by the auditors. The audited accounts shall be submitted for the approval of the next Annual General Meeting, and copies shall be made available at the registered office of the Association for the perusal of members.
e) The financial year of the Association shall begin on the 1st January every year.
CLAUSE 11 AUDITORS
a) Two persons, shall not be office-bearers of the Association shall be appointed by the Annual General Meeting as Honorary Auditors. They shall hold office for three years only and shall not be re-elected. They are not the committee members.
b) The Auditors shall be required to audit the Accounts of the Association for the year, and to make a report or certificate for the Annual General Meeting. They may also be required by the President to audit the accounts of the Association for any period within their tenure of office at any date, and to make a report to the Committee.
CLAUSE 12 PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES
a) All immovable property shall be registered under the name of the Association.
b) The property of the Association shall not be sold/transferred/assigned charge or be mortgaged unless three-quarter of the members present at the general meeting have so decided.
CLAUSE 13 INTERPRETATION
tiada clause ini CLAUSE 14 ADVISOR / PATRON
tiada clause ini CLAUSE 15 PROHIBITION
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CLAUSE 16 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION
Any amendments or revision to the Rules of the Association shall be proposed by not less than two-third of the Committee members to the General Meeting and shall be carried out with the approval of at least two-third of the members of the Association present at the General Meeting. All amendments shall come into force only after the approval of the Registrar of Societies.
CLAUSE 17 DISSOLUTION
a) The Association shall not be dissolved, except with the consent of three-fifth of the total voting membership. At least two weeks’ Notice shall be given to each member before the general meeting.
b) In the event of the Association being dissolved as provided above, all debts and liabilities legally incurred on behalf of the Association shall be fully discharged and the disposal of the remaining fund shall be decided by a general meeting of members.
c) Notice of dissolution signed by the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall be presented within 14 days of the dissolution to the Registrar of Societies.
CLAUSE 18 FLAG, LOGO AND BADGE
1. Flag
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2. Logo
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3. Badge
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CLAUSE 19 ELECTION
a) The Committee shall conduct a second stage election by way of nomination for the posts as provided under Article 5(b) within 14 days after being elected at the Annual General Meeting. When the votes are equal, it would be decided by drawing lots.
b) The Committee shall form an Election Sub-Committee to be in-charge of the preliminary election and such election shall be conducted by way of nomination. The decision of the Election Sub-Committee in relation to its rules, procedures and all election related matters shall be final and shall not be overruled by the Committee and the General Meeting of the members. The Election Sub-Committee shall be dissolved automatically after the preliminary election.
c) Members have the right to vote to elect and to be elected. But members who are bankrupt, of unsound mind and found guilty of crime involving dishonest or fraud by a Court shall not be entitled to vote to elect or to be elected.
d) The term of office of the Committee member shall be for the period of three years in one term and they may be re-elected to continue to serve the Association. But the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms (six years).
e) Any committee member who refuses to hold office after he has been elected or who intends to resign must notify the Association in writing and the Association shall fill the vacancy by the member with the next highest ranking member of votes.
CLAUSE 20 USE OF PROPERTY
A member may borrow the premises of the Association for wedding, birthday or other similar occasions and the amount of payment for the use of the premises shall be determined by any two of the President, Secretary and Treasurer. He shall give at least two weeks’ notice in advance. The Committee may allow for shorter period of notice.