Statutes of the Arthur e. V.
(Version of May 31, 2010)
§ 1 Name, Seat and Fiscal Year
1. the association has the name "Arthur". It is to be registered in the register of associations. With the
the name of the Association is given the suffix "eingetragener Verein (e.V.)" (registered association).
2. the association has its seat in Chemnitz.
3. the business year of the association is the calendar year.
§ 2 Purpose
1. the purpose of the association is the perception and promotion of culture, education and social affairs,
especially through primarily innovative-communicative cultural work, education and upbringing of the
education of the youth; cultivation of international relations in this area and the idea of
international understanding as well as social work and selected issues of environmental protection.
With its activities, the association contributes to the individual development of young people in particular, to the
development, reduces disadvantages, and promotes the education of an independent and
responsible and socially responsible personality.
2. the purpose of the association is realized in particular by creative offers, courses,
workshops for educational institutions, theater projects, (family) events, concerts.
§ 3 Non-profit status
1. the association pursues exclusively and directly non-profit purposes in the sense of the
section "tax-privileged purposes" of the tax code. 2.
2. it is selflessly active and does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.
3. the funds of the association may only be used for the purposes defined in the statutes.
the statutes. Members shall not receive any benefits from the Association's funds. The payment
honorary allowance and the reimbursement of expenses actually incurred are possible.
possible.
4. no person may be favoured by expenses which are alien to the purpose of the association or by disproportionately
disproportionately high remuneration.
§ 4 Membership
1. every natural and legal person can become a member of the association. Natural
persons must be at least fourteen years old and in the case of minors must have the written
must have the written consent of the legal guardian.
2. the admission takes place on written application to the association, on which the executive committee decides.
decides. Admission can be refused without stating the reason.
3. the membership expires by resignation, exclusion or death, in the case of legal
legal persons by their dissolution.
4. the resignation, which takes place by written explanation opposite the association, becomes with expiration
of the business year. It must be submitted to the Board of Directors at least 2 months before the end of the
the end of the current calendar year.
5. a member who has violated the interests of the association to a considerable extent or who has
remains in arrears with the membership fee for 12 months, may be expelled from the association by a resolution of the
by resolution of the board of directors from the association. Before the exclusion
the member concerned must be heard in person or in writing. Against the
against the exclusion decision within a period of 1 month after notification of the exclusion.
appeal in writing to the board of directors, which will be decided by the next general meeting.
general meeting decides. If the member does not exercise the right of appeal
right of appeal, it submits to the exclusion decision.
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§ 5 Membership Fees and Other Duties
1 The amount and the due date of the membership fee shall be decided by the
General Meeting with effect for the following business year. The
General Meeting decides on a scale of membership fees. For the determination of the
amount and due date is a simple majority of the members present at the general meeting.
members present and entitled to vote. 2.
2. the members are obliged to observe the statutes and to follow the decisions of the organs.
to follow. They have to give their current postal address and, if available, their current email address to the board in writing.
§ 6 Organs of the Association
The organs of the association are the general meeting and the board.
§ 7 General Meeting
The ordinary general meeting shall be convened by the board as required, but at least once a year.
once a year. The invitation shall be made in writing (or by e-mail) stating the agenda at least
agenda with at least 2 weeks' notice, calculated from the date of dispatch of the
invitation, before the meeting. Each member can request a meeting in writing (or by e-mail) no later than 1 week before the
the general meeting in writing (or by e-mail) to request an addition to the agenda.
agenda in writing (or by e-mail).
2. an extraordinary meeting of the members is to be called up by the executive committee, if it the
interest of the association requires it or if at least one third of the members request this in writing
(or by e-mail) stating the purpose and the reasons. 3.
3. every properly convened general meeting has a quorum regardless of the number of members present.
number of members present. Each member has one vote.
4. the general meeting as the highest decision-making body of the association is in
responsible for all tasks, insofar as certain tasks have not been assigned to another organ of the
have not been assigned to another organ of the association. In particular, it has the following
tasks:
a) Election and dismissal of the Executive Board
b) Receipt of the statement of accounts of the executive committee and its discharge
c) Determination/modification of membership fees
d) Resolutions on amendments to the Articles of Association and dissolution of the Association
e) Resolutions on the appeal of a member against his exclusion by the
Board
5) The resolutions of the general meeting shall be recorded in minutes, which shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary.
signed by the chairman of the meeting and the secretary. The minutes shall record the
The minutes shall record the result of the vote.
6. resolutions of the general meeting require a simple majority,
Amendments to the statutes can only be passed with a majority of three quarters of the members present.
members present. Members who abstain from voting are to be treated as non-participants.
treated as non-attendants. In the event of a tie, a motion shall be deemed rejected.
§ 8 Board of Directors
1. the executive committee consists of 3 members, including a chairman.
2. 2 members of the executive committee represent the association judicially and extrajudicially jointly.
The board is elected by the general meeting for a period of 2 years.
The dismissal of a board member by the general meeting is possible at any time with a two-thirds majority of the members.
a two-thirds majority of the votes of the members present. Until the election
election of a new board, the current board remains in office. If a member of the Executive Board resigns
the term of office, the board shall elect a substitute member for the remainder of the term of
term of office of the departing board member. Re-election is permitted.
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4 The Executive Board is responsible for the management of the current business of the Association. The Board
can appoint a managing director for the business of the current administration. This manager is
entitled to participate in the meetings of the board in an advisory capacity. 5.
The board of directors shall meet as required. The meetings shall be convened by the chairman
by another member of the Executive Board if he is prevented from doing so. A
notice period of 2 weeks should be observed. The resolutions of the Executive Board
are passed by a simple majority; they must be recorded in writing and signed by the minute taker and the
signed by the minute taker and the board.
6. the board is basically honorary. The general meeting may decide on an
annual lump-sum compensation for board members.
§ 9 Amendments to the Statutes
1. a majority of three quarters of the members present at the general meeting shall be required
members present at the general meeting. Amendments to the statutes can only be
only be voted on at the General Meeting if this item on the agenda has already been referred to in the invitation to the General Meeting.
already been referred to in the invitation to the General Meeting and both the previous and the proposed
and both the previous and the proposed new text of the Articles of Association were enclosed with the invitation. 2.
2. amendments to the articles of association required by supervisory, judicial or fiscal authorities for formal
the Executive Board may make such amendments on its own initiative. These
changes to the statutes must be communicated in writing to all members of the association as soon as possible.
§ 10 Dissolution
1. the dissolution of the association can only be decided in a general meeting convened for this special purpose.
General Meeting convened for this purpose. To pass a resolution, a majority of three
quarter of the members present at the general meeting. Members who
abstain from voting shall be treated as non-participants. 2.
2. in case of dissolution of the association or in case of discontinuation of tax-privileged purposes, the assets of the association shall be transferred to a legal entity.
assets of the Association shall pass to a legal entity under public law or to another tax-privileged
tax-privileged corporation, which has to use it for the promotion of culture, education and social welfare.
social affairs.