CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I - NAME AND ADDRESS
Section 1: The name of this organization
shall
be HANOVER AREA ARTS
GUILD.
Section 2: The principle office of the
organization
shall be located in the
Hanover Area, York County, Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
Section 1: The purpose of this organization
shall
be exclusively educational
in nature.
Section 2: The organization constitutes a
uniting
of those persons interested in
pursuing and/or supporting any art form for
the purpose of educating the general public regarding the
many
different forms of creative expression; the enjoyment
derived from artistic expression and the
benefits
derived by a community from
an atmosphere enhanced by quality art form.
ARTICLE III - ORGANIZATION
Section 1: The operations of this
organization
shall be directed and controlled by
the Board of Directors, who shall be elected
in the manner provided in the
By-Laws..
ARTICLE 1V - MEETINGS
Section l: The members of this
organization
shall meet annually except as otherwise
provided in the By-Laws.
ARTICLE V - FUNDS
Section 1: No part of the net earnings nor
funds
of the organization shall inure to the
benefit of or be distributable to its
members,
officers, or other private persons,
except that the organization shall be
authorized
and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered and to
make
payments and distributions in
furtherance of the purposes set forth in
Article
II hereof. No substantial part of
the activities of the organization shall be
the carrying on of propaganda, or other-
wise attempting, to influence legislation,
and the organization shall not participate
in, or intervene in (including the publishing
or distribution of statements) any
political campaign on behalf of any candidate
for public office. Not-withstanding
any other provision of these articles, the
organization shall not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on (a)
by an organization exempt from Federal
Income Tax under Section 501 (c)(3) Of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of
any
future United States Internal Revenue Law) , or
(b) by an organization, contributions to
which
are deductible under Section 170 (c) (2) of the
Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 (or corresponding provision of any
future United States Internal Revenue Law).
Section 2: Upon the dissolution of the
organization,
the Board of Directors shall,
after paying or making provision for the
payment
of all of the liabilities of the
organization, dispose of all of the assets
of the organization exclusively for the
purposes of the organization in such manner, or to
such organization or organizations organized and operated
exclusively
for educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an
exempt organization or organizations under Section 50l (c)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or
the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal
Revenue
Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any of such
assets
not so disposed of shall be disposed of the Court of Common Pleas of
the
county in which the principal office of the organization is then
located,
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations,
as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated
exclusively
for such purposes.
ARTICLE VI - AMENDMENT
Section 1: If the By-Laws Committee so
recommends,
this Constitution may be
amended by a two-thirds vote of the members
present at any regular or special meeting, written notice of which has
been given to each member at least ten (10) days in advance which
notice
shall contain full information regarding the proposed revision.
Section 2: The By-Laws shall be reviewed every two years by the Board of Directors