Constitution and Bye-Laws

1. The name of the society shall be "The Offley Family Society".

2. The objectives of the society shall be to further the knowledge of,

(1) The genealogy, history and heraldry of the various OFFLEY and associated families in the United Kingdom and overseas, and
(2) The history of places connected with those families.

3. Minutes of all meetings, of the society shall be kept by the Secretary.

4. The annual general meeting shall be held every year on a day between 30th April and 30th October. Twenty one days notice of the annual general meeting or of an extraordinary general meeting shall be given.

5. An extraordinary general meeting may be convened by the committee or by the written request of five members of the society. A quorum at an annual general meeting or at an extraordinary general meeting shall be five members present in person or represented by proxy.

6. Every paid-up member of the society shall be given the opportunity to appoint a proxy to vote on his behalf at an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting.

7. The Officers of the society shall be Charmain, Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be appointed at an annual general meeting. Two members shall be appointed to audit the accounts.

8. Proposed amendments to the constitution and Bye-Laws shall be given in writing to the secretary by 1st March preceeding an annual general meeting and all such proposed amendments shall be included in the notice to members of the date and place of the annual general meeting.

9. A family member, i.e. the spouse of an individual member, shall have all the rights and privelages of an individual member but will not receive notice of meetings, newsletters or other correspondance from the society.

10. An annual statement of accounts made up to 31st March in each year shall be presented for approval at the annual general meeting.

11. The annual subscription, payable on the 1st of April, shall be determined at the annual general meeting. Seperate rates of subscription may be determined for individual members, family members, Corporate members or for life membership.

12. The committee shall consist of the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and two members elected at the annual general meeting. The committee shall have the power to co-opt other members of the Society.

13. The Society may be dissolved by a resolution passed by not less than 75% of the members present in person or represented by proxy at an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting called for that purpose and the net assets of the society shall be disposed of in accordance with a resolution passed at that meeting.

Inaugral meeting , 19th July 1987
Annual General Meeting, 15th July 1990