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Short title.
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo Ordinance.
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Incorporation of Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo.
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2. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, the president, vice-president, and members of the board of directors for the time being of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo, and such and so many persons as now are members of the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo or shall hereafter be admitted members of the corporation hereby constituted, shall be and become a corporation with continuance for ever under the style and name of ” The Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo “, and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all courts, with full power and authority to have and use a common seal and to change and alter the same at their pleasure.
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General objects of the corporation.
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3. The general objects for which the corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be to promote the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of the young men of Colombo, including the promotion among them of science and literature, their instruction, the diffusion amongst them of useful knowledge, and the foundation and maintenance of libraries and reading rooms, gymnasia, and other features for general use among the members.
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Board of directors.
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4.
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(1) The affairs of the corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the corporation as hereinafter provided, be administered by a board of directors consisting of the president and the vice-president respectively of the corporation and not less than ten other directors, to be elected respectively in accordance with the rules for the time being of the corporation,
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(2) All members of the corporation shall be subject to the rules in force for the time being of the corporation.
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(3) The first board of directors shall consist of H. L. de Mel, Esq., C.B.E., J.P., President; W. A. Cole, Esq., Vice- President; B. W. Leefe, Esq., Honorary Treasurer; F. B. Ekanayake, Esq., Recording Secretary; Hon. Sir Anton Bertram, Kt., K.C.; G. S. Schneider, Esq., K.C.; M. J. Cary, Esq., J.P., U.P.M.; Dr. Richard de Silva, M.R.C.S.; E. B. Denham, Esq.; C. Brooke Elliot, Esq.; C. R. Jansz, Esq.; S. J. C. Kadirgamar, Esq.; Rev. W. J. Noble; J. A. Rode, Esq.; Wm. Wadsworth, Esq., B.A; and G. A. WUle, Esq.
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Power to make rules-
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5. It shall be lawful for the corporation from time to time, at any general meeting of the members and by a majority of votes, to make rules for the admission, withdrawal, or expulsion of members; for the imposition of fines and forfeitures for breaches of rules; for the conduct of the duties of the board of directors and of the various officers, agents, and servants of the corporation; for the procedure in the transaction of business; and otherwise generally for the management of the affairs of the corporation and the accomplishment of its objects. Such rules when made may, at a like meeting, be altered, added to, amended, or cancelled, subject, however, to the requirements of section 7.
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The rules in Schedule* to be the rules of the corporation.
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6. Subject to the provisions in section 5 contained, the rules set forth in the Schedule* shall for all purposes be the rules of the corporation:
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Provided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall be held or construed to prevent the corporation at all times hereafter from making fresh rules, or from altering, amending, adding to, or cancelling any of the rules in the Schedule* or to be hereafter made by the corporation.
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Amendment of rules.
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7. No rule in the Schedule*, nor any rule hereafter passed at a general meeting, and no decision come to by the corporation in general meeting, shall be altered, added to, amended, or cancelled, except by a majority of the members present and voting at any subsequent general meeting.
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Property vested in corporation.
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8. On the coming into operation of this Ordinance all and every the property belonging to the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo, whether held in the name of the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo or in the name or names of any person or persons in trust for the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo, shall be and the same are hereby vested in the corporation hereby constituted, and the same, together with all after-acquired property, both movable and immovable, and all subscriptions, contributions, donations, fines, amounts of loan, and advance received or to be received, shall be held by the said corporation for the purposes of this Ordinance, and subject to the rules in force for the time being of the said corporation.
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Debts due by and payable to the association.
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9. All debts and liabilities of the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo existing at the time of the coming. into operation of this Ordinance shall be paid by the corporation hereby constituted, and all debts due to, and subscriptions, contributions, and fines payable to, the said Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo shall be paid to the said corporation for the purposes of this Ordinance.
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How the seal of the corporation is to be affixed.
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10. The seal of the corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two of the members of the board of directors, who shall sign their names to the instrument in token of their presence, and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.
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Corporation may hold property movable and immovable.
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11. The corporation shall be able and capable in law to take and hold any, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition or otherwise, and all such property shall be held by the corporation for the purposes of this Ordinance, and subject to the rules for the time being of the said corporation, with full power to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the same.
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Saving of the rights of the Republic, and others.
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12. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic, or of any body politic or corporate, or of any other persons, except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance, and those claiming by, from, or under them.
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