SILAYAN CONSTITUTION
Name of Society: SILAYAN
Date of Foundation: 21 March 1997
1. Name and Seat of Society
Silayan, an organization based in Muttenz, BL,
was founded according to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code.
The society is denominationally and politically neutral.
2. Aims of the Society
a. to promote and integrate the Philippine national heritage,
customs and traditions and to strengthen the solidarity
and vitality of the society,
b. to let everyone feel his importance to our group regardless
of social status and educational attainment,
c. to encourage open discussion amongst members in order
to acquire peaceful and harmonious relationship with one
another,
d. to feel free to voice out his own opinion without fear of
being either rejected or ignored,
e. to develop various talents of the members especially the young generation, and
f. to integrate ourselves in the Swiss society
3. Social Activities of the Society
3.1 Annual Christmas gala dinner
3.2 Cultural shows involving the participation of the members only
3.3 International and native Cooking lessons
3.4 Annual summer picnic
3.5 Weekly exercises
3.6 Birthday parties
3.7 Informative talks and lectures
3.8 Philippine history and Swiss history refresher
3.9 Language lessons
3.10 Other parties agreed by all members during the general assembly
4. Sources of Funds
4.1 Annual membership fee:
CHF 50.00 for family and
CHF 30.00 for Singles
4.2 Proceeds generated by some of the activities mentioned
in Article 3.
5. Utilization of Funds
5.1 Subsidize the social activities of the society
5.2 Support the needs and projects of the society depending on the budget
6. Executive Body
6.1 The General Assembly
6.1.1 The Annual report which contains the activities and financial accounts
6.1.2 The approval from the auditors
6.1.3 Election of new set of officers after two years
6.1.4 Determination of the annual membership fee
6.1.5 Acceptance of new members
6.1.6 Establishing the calendar of events for the current year
6.2 The Management Board
6.2.1 The management board consists of chairman, secretary, treasurer, public relations officer, two auditors and advisers. All former chairmen become advisers by default.
6.2.2 Each member of the management board serves a two-year term and can be re-elected for another term.
6.2.3 Member of the management board relinguishing his responsibility shall be replaced by a member of the society.
6.2.4 Management board meeting has a quorum if at least half (1/2)of its members are present.
6.2.5 The Management board represents the society in external affairs
6.2.6 The Chairman of the Management board together with any member of the Board is authorized to sign any document on behalf of the society.
6.3 The Auditors
6.3.1 The General Assembly nominates two (2) auditors who are not related to any
member of the Management board for a one-year term.
6.3.2 The auditors examine the annual statement of account reported by the treasurer
and submit the document to the General Assembly for
approval.
6.4 The Ordinary Meeting ( composed of all members)
6.4.1 Whenever the Management board finds it necessary, an ordinary meeting will be convened.
6.4.2 The Ordinary meeting has a quorum if at least one-fifth (1/5) of its members are present
6.5 Resignation
6.5.1 Resignation from the society shall be declared in writing at any time. The
resignation will be duly announced to all members during the next meeting. There is no refund for the paid membership fee.
6.5.2 The Society shall not be misused for personal profit. The penalty is exclusion.
6.5.3 Exclusion from the society is decided by the Board. The Board will inform the members about the decision.
