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Statutes Action Group Native Americans & Human Rights e.V.

§ 1: Name and Residence

1. The organization bears the name Action Group Native Americans & Human Rights e.V.
2. It has its residence in Munich.
3. The organization shall be enrolled into the register of organizations at Munich Inferior Court.
4. Fiscal year is the calendar year.

§ 2: Objective

1. The organization solely and directly serves non-profit charitable causes as outlined in the German taxation regulations AO, paragraph "causes worthy of tax relief".
2. Objective of the organization is to further an international spirit, tolerance on all levels of culture and agreement between peoples with North American Indians and the preservation of the cultural and religious identity of North American Indians. Furthermore the support of North American Indians, who are - as a result of their physical, spiritual or mental condition - dependent on the help of others or who are materially indigent as outlined in the German taxation regulations § 53 no. 2 AO.
3. The organization's objective shall be realized by cultural interchange, carrying out and participation in cultural and educational events (lectures, seminars, conventions, exhibitions and similar events) in North America and in Europe. Moreover a magazine shall be published that reports on the situation of Indians. The support of indigent Indians shall be realized by appointing North American non-profit organizations or on location by members of the organization or authorized persons.

§ 3: Unselfishness

1. The organization acts unselfish; it is not primarily pursuing commercial objectives.
2. Resources of the organization may only be used for statutory objectives. Its members do not receive grants from resources of the organization.
3. Upon withdrawal from or dissolution or annulation of the organization, members do not receive parts of the organization's property.
4. No person may be favoured by expenses that are foreign to the objective of the organization or by unduly high benefits.

§ 4: Membership

1. Every natural person or legal entity supporting the objective of the organization may become member.
2. The application for enrollment, which has to be done in writing, is decided on by the Chair. The rejection of enrollment may be appealed before the Board. It is ultimately deciding upon the application during its next scheduled session.
3. The withdrawal of a member is done by written declaration submitted to the Chair. The withdrawal has to be submitted regularly to the end of the year, observing a three months time delay.
4. If a member has violated the objectives and interests of the organization or, despite an admonition, remains short with the membership fee for one year, it may be expelled by the Chair with immediate effect. The member has to be given opportunity to vindication before the decision is made. The expulsion may be appealed before the Board. It finally decides on the expulsion during its next scheduled session.

§ 5: Membership Fees

1. Members are paying fees according to a resolution of the General Meeting. To fix the membership fee a simple majority is mandatory.
2. The fee must be within the usual range of membership fees for such an organization.
3. Persons not having sufficient funds (students, unemployed, trainees etc.) pay a reduced fee.

§ 6: Executive Bodies of the Organization

1. The General Meeting
2. The Board
3. The Chair

§ 7: General Meeting

1. The General Meeting has to be convoked annually.
2. Extraordinary General Meetings have to be convoked if the interests of the organization so dictate or the convocation is being substantiated and demanded from the Chair by one third of the membership.
3. Convocation of the General Meeting is done in writing by the Chair, observing a time delay of fourteen days and simultaneously announcing the agenda.
4. The General Meeting has to be presented the annual report and the annual statement of accounts. It is appointing two auditors, who must not be members of the Chair, to conduct unannounced audits of the accounting (including the annual statement of accounts) and to report about the results to the members.
5. The presidency of the General Meeting is conducted by the Chair or by a representative appointed by the Chair.

§ 8: Board

1. It is the duty of the Board to monitor compliance with the objectives of the organization and to elect the Chair. It also decides on the objectives of the organization and changes of the statutes.
2. The Board composes of the founding members of the organization and Board members that have been admitted later on. Every member of the organization who gains the approval of the Board may become Board member; for this a two thirds majority at the next session of the Board is mandatory.
3. The Board convenes after mutual agreement; invitation in writing is not necessary.
4. At the day of a regular General Meeting the Board elects the Chair from its circle.
5. The Board is entitled to audit the management of the Chair at all times und may, if necessary, convoke an extraordinary Board Meeting, if one third of its members agree. It may then apply for the extraordinary re-election of the Chair, which has to be agreed to by two thirds of the Board. This extraordinary session must be substantiated and convoked in writing.

§ 9: Certification of Resolutions

1. The resolutions of Board and General Meetings have to be put on record and have to be signed both by the applicable president and secretary of the session.

§ 10: Chair

1. The Chair consists of one person (chairman). The chairman is the sole legal agent of the organization.
2. The Chair is elected by the Board with simple majority.
3. The duty of the Chair is the management of the daily business of the organization. For support in doing so it may appoint duties (treasurer etc.) to persons, without them becoming members of the Chair according to the German Code of Civil Law § 26 BGB.
4. The Chair is subject to the Board's obligation to issue directives. For activities beyond the normal scope of management it has to seek the consent of the Board.
5. Changes of the statutes demanded by supervising, judicial and fiscal authorities for formal reasons may be executed by the Chair on its own.

§ 11: Dissolution or Annulation of the Organization

1. For the resolution to dissolve the organization a three fourths majority of the General Meeting is mandatory.
2. In case of dissolution or annulation of the organization or should the previous objective cease to exist, the organization's property will be transferred to the Society for Threatened Peoples, P.O. Box 20 24, 3400 Göttingen under the condition to use it directly and solely for non-profit or charitable causes. The GfbV (Society for Threatened Peoples) itself is a non-profit organization.