ARTICLE I

Name: The name of the Association shall be the "Mahajana College Old Students' Association Canada".

(Where the word "Mahajana" occurs in this constitution, it would mean the Mahajana College, Tellippalai in Sri Lanka. Wherever the word "Mahajanans" occurs, hereafter, it would mean the Old Students and their children and former teachers and their children of the said College.)

ARTICLE II

Aims and Objectives: The aims and objects of the Association shall be:

a) to promote, foster, and sustain feelings of attachment, gratitude and reverence to the Alma Mater amongst the Mahajanans domiciled in Canada,

b) to create a common bond, comaraderie, and togetherness amongst the Mahajanans domiciled in Canada, through organized social and cultural events and activities,

c) to facilitate and equip the Alma Mater whenever the need arises for resusicitating and maintaining the high education ideals, standards and traditions of the said institution,

d) to organize possible funding for construction, repair or rehabilitation of the buildings of the Alma Mater, whenever the need arises or the call is made

e) to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of views on matters of common concern and interest affecting the welfare of the Mahajanans domiciled in Canada,

f) to honour and felicitate distinguished Mahajanans who have rendered valuable services to Mahajana in particular and in general to society in the field of learning, religious and culture,,

g) to recognize and to participate collectively in such activities as are designed to promote close integration of the Mahajanans with the multi-cultural, socio-economic and political life of Canada.

ARTICLE III (A)

Membership: All Mahajanans, domiciled in Canada are entitled to be enrolled as member of this Association on application made to the Honorary Treasurer of the Association on the prescribed form accompanied by payment of an enrollment fee of CDN $5.00 and an Annual Membership fee of CDN $5.00.

The membership in the Association shall be subject to renewal by payment of the Annual membership CDN $5.00 to the afore-side office bearer on or before the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Association which shall be held in May every year.

ARTICLE III (B)

All Mahajanans domiciled in the USA are entitled to be enrolled as "Associated Members" of this Association on application made to the Honorary Treasurer of the Association on the prescribed form accompanied by payment of an enrollment fee of US $25.00 and an Annual membership fee of US $25.00.

The membership in the Association shall be subject to renewal by the payment of the Annual membership fee to the afore-said office bearer on or before the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Association which shall be held May every year.

ARTICLE IV

Patron

The Mahajana College Old Students' Association, Canada shall have the honor of having a Patron who shall be a Mahajanan high standing, character and demenour reflecting the long cherished traditions, values and ideals of the alma Mater. Patron shall be chosen by a general consensus of the Executive Committee of the said Association. Patron shall hold office during his/her pleasure. The Patron shall perform the ceremonial functions of the Association in complete accord with the President and Executive Committee of the said Association.

ARTICLE V (A)

The Office-Bearers

The Office-Bearers of the Association shall be the president, the Vice President, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, the Honorary Assistant Secretary, the Honorary Assistant Treasurer and nine (09) Executive Committee Members.

ARTICLE V (B)

General Eligibility For Holding Office

All office-Bearers of the Association shall have been members of the said Association for at least a minimum period of one calendar year prior to their election to hold any office of the said Association.

ARTICLE V (C)

Tenure of Office, Powers and Functions of the Office Bearers

The President

The President of the Association shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. He shall hold office for a period of one year, he hall be eligible for re-election at the end of the term of his office. He shall preside over all the meetings of the Association and shall be President (Ex-official) of the Executive Committee. He shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the members at all meetings of the Association and for implementation of all decisions arrived at in the Annual General meetings, General meetings, General Meetings Extra-Ordinary, and in the Executive Committee meetings of the Association. He shall have the right to exercise his casting vote in the event of a tie at the afore-said meetings of the Association.

The president shall be vested with all executive powers which he shall exercise in consultation with the approval of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE V (D)

The Vice President

The Vice-President of the Association shall be elected at the Annual General meeting of the Association. He shall hold office for a period of one year, he shall be eligible fore-election at the end of the term of his office. He shall perform the functions of the President in the event of the President becoming incapacitate or otherwise unable;e to perform his functions; Vice-President shall perform such functions till-such time a new President is elected by the General Assembly of the Association.

ARTICLE V (E)

The Honorary Secretary

The honorary Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meetings of the Association. His tenure of office shall be for a period of one year. He shall be eligible for re-election at the end of the term of his office. The Hon. Secretary shall in consultation with the President and the Executive Committee prepare the Agenda for the meetings of the Executive Committee and for the General, Annual and for the General Meeting Extraordinary of the Association. He shall maintain a faithful record of the proceedings, discussions and resolutions and resume of discussions that take place both in the Executive Committee Meetings, and in the Annual and General Meeting Extraordinary of the Association in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. He shall submit the minutes of such meetings for approval by the respective bodies. He shall summon meetings of the Executive Committee as and when necessary on the advice of the President. He shall summon the Annual General Meetings and Special General meetings of the Association in Accordance with the provisions of the constitution. He shall co-ordinate the work of the Sub-committees, Select Committees and Ad hoc Committees as and when they are set up and act as a liaison between them and the Executive Committee; He shall be the Custodian of all documents, papers, and articles, movable and immovable, belonging to the Association.

ARTICLE V (E)

The Honorary Treasurer

The Honorary Treasurer shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. He shall hold office for a period of one year. He shall be eligible for re-election at the end of his term of office. He shall be the Custodian of the finances of the Association. He shall deposit all funds of the Association into the Bank Accounts of the Association. He shall receive and disburse all finds on behalf of the Association in accordance with the decisions and directions given to him by the Executive Committee. He shall maintain proper amount of money received by him on behalf of the association. He shall issue receipts for all collections of funds. He shall maintain at all times proper receipts or vouchers in authentication of the expenses of the Association. He shall maintain a separate account in US dollars of all funds received from members of the Association residing in the USA. He shall at no time have in his possession on behalf of the Association a sum of cash exceeding CDN $100.00 to meet the sundry expenses of the Association. He shall submit periodically a statement of the finances of the Association to the Executive Committee. He shall prepare and table with the approval of the Executive Committee and audited Annual Statement of Accounts at the Annual General Meetings of the Association. He shall make available all financial records pertaining to the accounts of the association for inspection by the auditor or/and by a member or members of the Association as and when he is directed to do so by the Executive Committee of the Association.

ARTICLE V (G)

The Honorary Assistant Secretary and the Honorary Assistant Treasurer

The Honorary Assistant Secretary and the Honorary Assistant Treasurer shall be elected at the Annual General Meetings of the Association; they shall hold office for a period of one year. They shall be eligible for re-election at the end of the term of their office. They shall render all such assistance as may be required by the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer in the event of their counterparts becoming incapacitated or otherwise, unable to perform their functions and duties.

ARTICLE VI (A)

The Executive Committee

There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the President, the Vice President, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, the Honorary Assistant Secretary, the Honorary Assistant Treasurer and eleven (11) Executive Committee members elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association.

The Executive Committee shall remain collectively responsible to the General Assembly of the Association for the initiation and execution of policies and programs designed for the attainment of the aims and objects of the Association.

The Executive Committee shall have its meetings at least once in three months. The quorum for the meetings of the Executive Committee shall be constituted by seven members of the Executive Committee.

An Executive Committee member who absents himself or herself for no valid reason from three consecutive Executive Committee Meetings of the Association shall be deemed as having vacated his or her position in the Executive Committee which in such instance shall have the right to nominate a person from among the General membership of the Association to fill such a vacancy arising in the Executive Committee.

The Honorary Secretary of the Association acting on the advice of the President or on the written request signed at leas by seven members of the Executive Committee shall summon the meetings of the Executive Committee. The Hon. Secretary shall accept such notice and shall summon the Executive Committee Meetings within ten (10) days of receiving of such notice by him. The members of the Executive Committee shall be given at least three days notice of such meetings.

ARTICLE VI (B)

Select Committees, Sub-Committees & Adhoc Committees

The Executive Committee shall have the right to appoint Select Committees, Sub-Committees and Adhoc Committees, co-opting members as and when necessary from the General membership of the Association to prepare and submit reports on specific issues or subjects or to organize the Annual and Special functions and events of the Association.

The Executive Committee shall set up Sub Committees as and when necessary for the specific purpose of organizing the Annual and special functions and events of the Association. The President, the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer shall be ex-officio members of such Sub-Committees. The Sub-Committees shall remain collectively responsible to the Executive Committee for all their decisions and actions. The Sub-Committees shall organize the Annual and special functions and events of the Association in accordance with the instruction and guidelines set-forth by the Executive Committee. The convenors of the Sub-Committees shall submit to the Executive Committee detailed reports regarding the organizational and financial aspects of every subject assigned to them before its implementation. The Hon. Secretary shall coordinate the work of Sub-Committees and shall act as a liaison between the Executive Committee and the Sub-Committees.

The Executive Committee shall have the right to over-ride the decisions of the Sub-Committees and its decisions in relation to the Sub-Committees shall be binding final unquestionable.

ARTICLE VII

Funds of the Association

All funds of the Association shall be deposited into a Bank Account or Bank Accounts named after the Association. The Bank Account or Accounts of the Association shall be jointly operated by President and Hon. Treasurer of the Association. All financial transaction

of the Association exceeding CDN $100.00 shall be dealt with through the issuance of checks of the Association duly signed by President and the hon. Treasurer/the Hon. Secretary.

All financial transactions of the Association exceeding an amount of CDN $50.00n shall have the prior approval of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VIII (A)

The General Assembly of the Association

The General membership of the Association shall meet at the annual General Meetings, General Meetings and General Meetings Extraordinary of the Association.

The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held in May every year at a place, time and on a date decided upon by the Executive Committee.

The main item on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting shall be:

a) the election of the Office-Bearers for the ensuing year

b) the adoption of the Annual Report of the Honorary Secretary

c) the adoption of the Annual audited Report of the Honorary Treasurer

General Meeting

The General Meetings of the Association shall be convened the by the Hon. Secretary acting on the advice of the President or on a written request to the Hon. Secretary signed at least by one third number of members of the total membership of the Association. The Hon. Secretary shall accept such notice and shall summon the General Meeting within 14 (fourteen) days on receiving of such notice. The quorum for such meetings shall be one third of the number of the total membership of the Association.

General Meeting Special

General meetings special shall be convened by the Hon. Secretary to discuss a specific issue or subject which is deemed as a matter of paramount importance or urgency by the Executive Committee or on a written request to the Hon. Secretary shall accept such notice, and shall summon the Special Meeting within 14 (fourteen) days on receiving of such notice by him. The quorum for a Special meeting shall be one third of the total membership on roll as indicated in the Enrollment Register of the membership of the Association for that year.

ARTICLE VIII (B)

Voting

Voting at all meeting of the Association shall be on the principle of "one member - one vote"

Motions moved in the house shall be deemed as passed when approved by the simple majority of votes cast by the members present at the meeting except in the case of the motions amending the provisions of the constitution.

ARTICLE VIII (C)

Amendments to the Constitution

A motion amending the constitution shall be deemed passed by the House only if it is approved by two third votes of the total valid membership of the Association.

ARTICLE VIII (D)

Motion of "No Confidence"

A motion of no-confidnce on the Office-Bearers of the Association shall be deemed only if it is approved of by a majority of votes of the members present at the meeting.

Motions expressing want of confidence on the Office-Bearers of the Association shall be moved only at the General Meeting Extraordinary. The Hon. Secretary shall summon a General meeting Extraordinary of the Association within one calendar month on receipt of a notice of no-confidence motion signed by at least one third the number of the members of the total membership of the Association.

ARTICLE VIII (E)

Notice of Motions

Members desirous of including motions in the agenda of the Annual General Meeting or General Meetings or Special Meetings of the Association shall give one calendar month's notice of such motions to the Hon. Secretary who shall include same in the agenda with the approval of the Executive Committee whose decision in this regard shall be final and unquestionable.

ARTICLE IX

Auditor

There shall be an auditor who shall audit the accounts of the Association. He shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. He shall hold office for a period of two years and he is eligible for re-election. He shall have access to all records and documents pertaining to all the financial transaction of the Association. He shall have access to all records and documents pertaining to all the financial transactions of the Association. He shall submit his Annual report to the Executive Committee which shall table same at the Annual General meeting of the Association.

ARTICLE X

Branch Associations and their Affiliation

The Mahajana College Old Students' Association, Canada shall be deemed as the Parent Association located in and operating from Toronto, Canada.

The Mahajanans living in the provinces of Canada other than the Province of Ontario shall form their respective Branch Associations which with their assent shall become affiliated to the Parent Association from the date of their inauguration.

ARTICLE XI

The Effective Date of Operation of the Constitution

All provisions of this constitution shall come into effect from the date of its adoption at the Annual General Meeting which shall be held on August 23, 1995 where this constitution was adopted.