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STATUTES OF THE ERNST HERZFELD SOCIETY for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology (legally registered association in Germany) [ Note: What follows is the English translation of the German “Satzung” of the Society. The German text remains the legally binding source. ] STATUTES 1. Name and seat §1 Ernst Herzfeld Society The name of the Society remembers the great scholar Ernst Herzfeld who accomplished seminal research as an architect, archaeologist, art historian, and historian in the Near East and in Iran at the beginning of the 20th century. Still today, his work may serve as an incentive and a model. The seat of the Society is Bamberg/Germany. Aim and Purpose of the Society are: a) to further scholarly research in art history, archaeology, and architectural history of the Islamic period; b) to offer a fore to scholars and students of art history, archaeology, and architectural history of the Islamic period, in order to exchange, discuss and enhance scholarly knowledge and findings. These studies shall be given a base to represent themselves as an independent discipline. c) It is a further concern to cultivate international contacts and partnerships, d) and to get in touch with institutions of related disciplines. 2. Aim and purpose are realized by: a) colloquies in order to keep close contacts and to exchange scholarly opinions; b) editing the contributions to the colloquies and other important papers; c) supporting important research. §2 The association is unselfishly active and pursues exclusively and directly public non-profit purposes in the sense of §§51ff of the “Abgabenordnung” [German law concerning favorite tax treatment]. §3 The means of the association may be used only for purposes defined by the statutes. Members do not get grants from means of the association. §4 No person may be favored by expenses that are alien to the purpose of the association, or by disproportionately high remunerations. §5 In case of the liquidation of the association, its fortune falls to the „Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung” which has to use it exclusively for public non-profit, charitable or church purposes. Means for realizing the tasks are: a) annual contributions by the members; b) donations. 3. Membership a) All scholars and students, who are active in the fields of art history, archaeology, and architectural history of the Islamic period as well as persons and corporations which are related to these fields and/or ready for collaboration, may apply to become members. The board of the Society decides on accepting an application for membership. b) An honorary membership may be given by the decision of the assembly of members to persons of particular merit. 4. Membership fees The amount of membership fees is decided by the assembly of members. Honorary members do not pay a fee. 5. End of membership The membership ends a) by voluntarily leaving the association, b) with the death of the person, or liquidation of the corporation, c) after not paying financial obligations, d) by unanimous decision of the board members. The declaration of leaving the association shall be made in writing and reported to the board at the end of the year. 6. Organs The assembly of members and the board constitute the ‘organs’ of the Society. 7. Board The board consists of a president, two vice-presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary. If needed the board may be enlarged. The board in the sense of §26 of the “Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch” [German civil law] is constituted by the president and the two vice-presidents. The Society is represented by the president as a single person or by the two vice-presidents together. Work of the association is conducted in an honorary capacity without salary. The members of the board are elected for two years in the assembly of members. They remain in duty until a new board has been elected. 8. Assembly of members The regular assembly of members convenes every two years. Duties of the assembly are: - the obligatory annual reports, - discussion of the reports, - exoneration of the board, - election of the board, - election of a cash auditor during the period of the elected board, - planning, - change of statutes. Regular and irregular assemblies of members are called by the president or the vice-presidents. Invitations must be issued in writing at least two months before the proposed date. Assemblies of members are convened in different cities. The assembly of members is chaired by the president or the vice-presidents, or else by a nominated member. Petitions for the agenda should have been received one week before the assembly. The assembly of members decides by simple majority. All members present are entitled to vote. The decisions have to be taken minutes which are signed by the president or by the chairman of the assembly and the secretary. The board is conducting the on-going works and is responsible to the assembly of members. The board decides by majority. Expenditures of more than 500 Euros must be also signed by the president in addition to the treasurer. 9. Liquidation A liquidation of the association must be decided by a two-third majority of votes in an assembly of members convened to that purpose. Bamberg, December 21, 2005 [Translated Vienna, February 7, 2006] Zuletzt geändert: Donnerstag, 26. April 2007 |
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