All Ceylon Telugu Congress (Incorporation) Act 1992

This Act may be cited as the All Ceylon Telugu Con-gress (Incorporation) Act, No. 20 of 1992.

From and after the date of commencement of this

Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the

All Ceylon Telugu Congress

(hereinafter referred to as

“the Congress”) or shall hereafter be admitted members of the Corporation hereby constituted, shall be a body cor-porate (hereinafter referred to as “ the Corporation”) with perpetual succession under the name and style of the

“All Ceylon Telugu Congress” and by that name may sue and be sued in all courts, with full power and authority to have and use a common seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

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to unite all members of the Telugu Community ;

to set up a fund for the Telugu Community in Sri

to foster and promote activities which provide opportu-nities to the youth of the Telugu Community to develop their skills and talents in the field of sports, culture and education; and to afford them the opportunities to pursue higher studies

to establish educational and cultural institutions and to undertake activities which will foster and promote the knowledge and skills of persons who are desirous of learning Telugu as a language;

to work for the upliftment of the members of the

to establish a secretariat for the Corporation with a view to co-ordinating its activities, and to attaining its objects.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other written law, the Corporation, shall have the power to do, perform and execute all such acts, matters and things what-soever, as are necessary or desirable for the promotion, or furtherance of the objects of the Corporation or any one of them, including the power to open, operate and close bank accounts, to borrow or raise moneys, with or without secu-rity, to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest ite funds and to engage, employ and dismiss, officers and ser-vants required for the carrying out of the objects of the

Corporation.

The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules of the Corporation, be administered by an

The first Executive Committee of the Corporation shall be the Executive Committee of the Congress holding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, at any general or special meeting of the members and by the votes of at least two-thirds of the members pre-sent and voting, to make such rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other written law, with the prior approval by a two-thirds majority, of a duly sum-moned meeting of the Executive Committee, as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of the Corporation, including rules as to the election of the Executive Commi-ttee and other office-bearers. Such rules when made may, at a like meeting and in like manner, be altered, added to, amended or rescinded.

The members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules of the Corporation.

All debts and liabilities of the Congress existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be paid and discharged by the Corporation, and all moneys due to, and subscriptions and contributions payable to, the Congress on that day shall be paid to the Corpora-tion for the purposes of this Act-

The moneys and property of the Corporation however derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of its objects’ as set forth hearin and no portion thereof shall be paid as dividend or bonus or as profit or in any other manner, either directly or indirectly, to the members of the Corporation.

¥. The Corporation shall be able and capable in law to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested init by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition, or otherwise, and all such pro-movable.

perty shall be held by the Corporation for the purpose of this Act and subject to the rules of the Corporation, with full power to sell, mortgage, lease, rent, exchange or other-wise dispose of the same.

The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except under the authority of the Executive Committee and in the presence of two mem-bers thereof, one of whom shall be the Secretary or a person authorized by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and 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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All Ceylon Telugu Congress (Incorporation)

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Act, No, 20 of 1992

Ul. Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice, or affect, the rights of the Republic, or of any body politic or corporate, or of any other persons except such agare men-tioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, or under, them.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

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Annuel subscription of English Bills and Acts of the Parliament Ra, 888 (Local),

Re. 1,180 (Foreign), payable to the Surmurranpaen: Govanmamrr Pusttcarsows

Buwsav, Coromso 1, before 15th December each year in reapect of the year following.