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sonstiger durch den Nationalen Geistigen Rat bestimmter Form erfoigt. ARTIKEL IX Soweit dem Nationalen Geistigen Rat durch diese Satzung in irgendwelchen, die Tatigkeit und die Angelegenheiten der Bahá’i-Sache in Deutschland und österreich betreffenden Fragen ausschliessliches und hochstrichterliches Spruchrecht sowie youziehende Oberhoheit ubertragen ist, gilt dies mit der Weisung, dass alle bezugiich soldier Fragen getroffenen Entscheidungen oder erfolgten Massnahmen in jedem Falle dem Huter der Sache oder dem Uniyersalen Hause der Gerechtigkeit zur endgultigen Prufung und Billigung zu unterbreiten sind.
Soweit Aufgaben und Befugnisse durch diese Satzung nicht ausdrucklich den örtlichen Geistigen Räten ubertragen sind, gel- ten sie als dem Nationalen Geistigen Rate verliehen, wobei dieser K2irperschaft das Recht zur Ubertragung solcher beliebiger Verrichtungen und Befugnisse zusteht, die zie innerhalb ihres Spruchrechtes als für ortliche Geistige Rate erforderlich und ratsam erachtet. ARTIKEL XI
Zur Wahrung des geistigen Charakters und Zweckes der Bahá’i-Wahlen soll weder der Brauch der Wahlvorschlage noch irgend em sonstiges, eine stille und von Gebeten getragene Wail beeintrachtigendes WahIverfahren aufkommen, sodass jeder Wahler fur niemanden stimmen soil, als wen ibm Gebet und Uberlegung eingegeben haben. Zu den hervorragendsten und geheiligtsten Pflichten deter, die berufen werden, die Angelegenheiten der Sache als Mitglieder ortlicher oder nationaier Geistiger Rate aufzugreifen, zu fuhren und gleichzurichten, gehort:
auf jede nur mogliche Weise das Vertrauen und die Zuneigung derer zu gewinnen, denen zu dienen sie das Vorrecht haben; die Meinungen, vorherrschenden Empflndungen und die personliche Uberzeugung derjenigen, deren Wohlergehen zu fordern ibre feierliche Pflicht ist, zu erforschen und sich mit ihnen vertraut zu machen; ihre Erwägungen und die ailgemeine Fuhrung ihrer Angelegenheiten von verschlossener Teilnahmslosigkeit, dem Anschein der Heimlichkeit, dem erstickenden Dunstkreis diktatorjscher Bestimmungen und von allen Worten und Handlungen zu reinigen, die den Emdruck von Parteilichkeit, Selbstsucht und Vorurteilen erwecken konnen, und unter Vorbehalt des geheiligten Rechtes endgultiger Entscheidung zur Besprechung emzuladen, Beschwerden nachzugehen, Ratschlage zu begrussen und das Gefubl der gegenseitigen Abhangigkeit und Mitbeteiligung, des Verstandnisses und wechseiseitigen Vertrauens unter sich und alien ubrigen Bahá’i zu pflegen.
Diese Satzung kann vom Nationalen Geistigen Rat in jeder regeimässigen oder besonderen Sitzung mit absoluter Stimmenmehrheit ergänzt werden, srorausgesetzt, dass mindestens yierzehn Tage vor dem für die betreffende Versammiung festgesetzten Zeitpunkt eine Abschrift der vorgeschiagenen Erganzung oder Ergänzungen an jedes Ratsmitglied durch den Sekretar mittels Einschreibebriefes versandt wird. In alien Fallen, in denen uber den durch den Wortlaut ausgedrückten Sinn dieser Treuhandschaftserldarung und Satzung Unklarheit besteht, ist der englische Wortlaut der Declaration of Trust and By Laws der Bahá’i der Vereinigten Staaten und Kanadas zu Rate zu ziehen. Stuttgart, den 10. Februar 1935.
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dr fih 1 I tutdrd ud ttit ty—titne un q flfUm , Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’is of the British Isles. 406 THE BAHA’ WORLD THE COMPANIES ACT, 1929.
AN UNLIMITED COMPANY WITHOUT A SHARE CAPITAL. THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAEEA’ is OF
THE BRITISH ISLES. Itcmnranuni — AND — rtktri of snciatinn, J.
720, Salisbury House, London Wall, E.C.2. Articles of Association of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’is of the British Isles.
THE COMPANIES ACT, 1929 AN UNLIMITED COMPANY WITHOUT A SHARE CAPITAL MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA’iS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
1. The name of the Company hereinafter called “the National Spiritual Assembly” is the “NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA’iS OF THE BRITISH ISLES.” 2. The registered office of the National Spiritual Assembly will be situate in England. 3. The objects for which the National Spiritual Assembly is established are:— (1)
Sharing the ideals and assisting the efforts of fellow Bahá’is to establish, uphold and promote the spiritual, educational and humanitarian teachings of human brotherhood, radiant faith, exalted character and selfless love revealed in the lives and utterances of all the Prophets and Messengers of God, Founders of the world’s revealed religions, and given renewed creative energy and universal application to the conditions of this age in the life and utterances of Bahá’u’lláh, to administer the affairs of the faith of Bahá’u’lláh for the benefit of the Bahi’is of the British Isles according to the principles of Bahã’i affiliation and administration created and established by Bahã’u’lláh, defined and explained by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and amplified and applied by Shoghi Effendi and his duly constituted successor and successors under the provision of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. (2) To have exclusive jurisdiction and authority over all the activities and affairs of the Bahã’i Faith throughout the British Isles, including paramount authority in the administration of its affairs. To endeavour to
stimulate, unify and co-ordinate the manifold activities of the Local Spiritual Assemblies (hereinafter defined) and of individual Bahá’is in the British Isles and by all possible means assist them to promote the oneness of mankind. To recognise Local Spiritual Assemblies, to scrutinize local membership rolls, to call the National Convention or special meetings and to seat the delegates to the National Convention and to apportion them among the various Local Bahá’i Communities. To appoint all National Bahã’i Committees and supervise the publication and distribution of Bahá’i literature, review all writings pertaining to the BahI’i Faith, construct and administer the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár and its accessory activities, and collect and disburse all fv ads for the carrying on of this work. To decide whether any matter lies within its own jurisdiction or within the jurisdiction of any Local Spiritual Assembly and in such cases as it considers suitable and necessary to entertain appeals from the decisions of Local Spiritual Assemblies and shall have the right of final decision in all cases where the qualification of an individual or group for continued voting rights and membership in the Bahã’i body is in question. To represent the Bahá’is of the British Isles in all their co-operative and spiritual activities with the Bahá’is of other lands and constitute the sole electoral body of the British Isles in the formation of the Universal House
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of Justice provided for in the sacred writings of the Bahá’i Faith. Above all to seek to attain that station of unity in devotion to the revelation of Bahf’u’lláh which will attract the confirmations of the Holy Spirit and enable the National Spiritual Assembly to serve the founding of the Most Great Peace. In all its deliberation and action the National Spiritual Assembly shall have constantly before it as divine guide and standard the utterance of Bahá’u’ll ah:— ‘tlt behooveth them (i.e. Spiritual Assemblies) to be the trusted ones of the Merciful among men and to consider themselves as the guardians appointed of God for all that dwell on earth. “It is incumbent upon them to take counsel together and to have regard for the interests of the servants of God, for His sake, even as they regard their own interests, and to choose that which is meet and seemly.” (3) To hold devotional and public meetings and conferences, lectures, exhibitions and classes of an educational, humanitarian and spiritual character; to establish and carry on schools or colleges; to print, publish and distribute, papers, periodicals, books, circulars, pamphlets, magazines and newspapers; to construct temples of universal worship and other institutions and edifices for humanitarian service; to maintain and preserve memorials; to supervise, unify, promote and generally administer the activities of the Bahf’is of the British Isles in the fulfilment of their religious offices, duties and ideals; and to do anything else appropriate to these ends, or any of them. (4) To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts or arrangements of every sort and kind for the furtherance of the objects of the National Spiritual Assembly with any person, firm, association, cor poration
private, public or municipal or body politic or any state, territory or colony thereof, or any foreign government and to obtain from any such body, any rights, privileges and concessions which the National Spiritual Assembly may think it desirable to obtain and in this connection and in all transactions under the terms of the National Spiritual Assembly to do any and all things which a co-partnership or natural person could do or exercise, and which now or hereafter may be authorised by law.
To procure the National Spiritual Assembly to be registered or recognised abroad. (6) To appoint any person or persons, firm or firms, company or companies to be the agent or agents of the National Spiritual Assembly and to act as agents, managers, secretaries or in similar capacity. (7) To provide for the welfare of persons who are or have been in the employment of the National Spiritual Assembly; to establish, provide, maintain and support or to contribute and aid in the establishment, provision, maintenance and support of any insurance fund,
hospitals, dispensaries, libraries, classes, baths, recreation grounds, hotels, coffee houses and other institutions or conveniences and to grant pensions and gratuities. And to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable, religious, scientific, educational or benevolent objects and generally for any public or useful object, promote, contribute to or assist financially or otherwise any fund for any charitable purpose. (8) Generally to purchase or take on lease or option or in exchange, or hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the National Spiritual Assembly may think necessary or convenient for its purposes and to vest any property acquired by or on behalf of the National
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Spiritual Assembly and with or without a declared trust in favour of the National Spiritual Assembly. (9) To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, enfranchise, dispose of, turn to account, or otherwise deal with, all or any part of the property and rights of the National Spiritual Assembly. (10) To invest and deal with any of the moneys of the National Spiritual Assembly upon such securities and in such manner as may be thought fit and from time to time to vary or realize such investments. (11) To borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as may be thought fit and to pay off or redeem such money or securities, provided that no invitation shall be made to the public to subscribe for any debentures or debenture stock. (12) To build, maintain, alter, pull down and remove any buildings or works necessary or convenient for the purposes of the National Spiritual Assembly. (13) To hold and be named as beneficiary under any trust established by law or otherwise or under any Will or any other testamentary instrument in connection with any gift, devise or bequest in which a trust or trusts is or are estabhshed in any part of the world as well as in the British Isles, to receive gifts, devises or bequests in which a trust or trusts is or are established in any part of the world as well as in the British Isles to receive gifts, devises or bequests of money or other property. (14) Generally to do all things and acts which in the judgment of the National Spiritual Assembly are necessary, proper and advantageous to promote its complete and successful administration and are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.
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ual Assembly or for any other purpose which may seem directly or indirectly to its benefit. (1 ) To draw, make, accept, indorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other negotiable or transferable instruments. (17) To undertake and execute any trusts the undertaking whereof may seem desirable. (18) To adopt such means of making known the objects of the National Spiritual Assembly as may seem expedient and in particular by advertising in the Press, by circulars, by purchase and exhibition of works of art or interest by publication of books and periodicals, and by granting prizes, rewards, and donations. (19) To obtain any provisional order or Act of Parliament for enabling the National Spiritual Assembly to carry any of its objects into effect, or for effecting any modification of the National Spiritual Assembly’s constitution, or for any other purpose which may seem expedient, and to oppose any proceedings or applications which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to prejudice the National Spiritual Assembly’s interests. (20) If thought fit to obtain any Act of Parliament dissolving the National Spiritual Assembly and re-incorporating its Members as a new company for any of the objects specified in this Memorandum, or for effecting any other modification in the National Spiritual Assembly’s constitution. (21) To take over the whole or any of the assets and liabilities of the unincorporated association known as the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahã’is of the British Isles. (22) To pay all or any expenses incurred in connection with the formation, promotion and incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly and to remunerate any person, firm or company rendering services to the
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National Spiritual Assembly or any of them. (23) To do all or any of the above things in any part of the world and either
as principals, agents, trustees or otherwise and either alone or in con junctio with others. (24) The objects set forth in any sub- clause of this clause shall not, except when the context expressly so re quires be in any wise limited or restricted by reference to or infer enc from the terms of any other sub-clause or by the name of the National Spiritual Assembly. None of such sub-clauses or the objects therein specified or the powers thereby conferred shall be deemed subsidiary or auxiliary merely to the objects mentioned in the first sub- clause of this clause, but the National Spiritual Assembly shall have full power to exercise all or any of the powers conferred by any part of this clause in any part of the world and notwithstanding that the business, undertaking, property or acts proposed to be transacted, acquired, dealt with or performed do not fall within the objects of the first sub- clause of this clause. 4. Provided that the National Spirtual Assembly shall not support with its funds or endeavour to impose on or procure to be observed by its Members or others any regulation or restriction which if an object of the National Spiritual Assembly would make it a Trade Union.
of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, or Board of Education, the National Spiritual Assembly shall not sell, mortgage, charge, or lease the same without such authority, approval or consent as may be required by law, and as regards any such property the National Spiritual Assembly shall be chargeable for such property as may come into its hands, and shall be answerable and accountable for its own acts, receipts, neglects and defaults, and for the due administration of such property in the same
manner and to the same extent as it would if no incorporation had been effected, and the incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly shall not diminish or impair any control or authority exercisable by the Chancery Division, the Charity Commissioners or the Board of Education, but shall, as regards any such property, be subject to such control or authority as if the National Spiritual Assembly were not incorporated. In case the National Spiritual Assembly shall take or hold any property which may be subject to any trusts, the National Spiritual Assembly shall only deal with the same in such manner as allowed by law having regard to such trusts.
National Spiritual Assembly as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid, transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, to the Members of the National Spiritual Assembly. Provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in good faith, of remuneration to any officer or servant, or to any Member of the National Spiritual Assembly in return for any services actually rendered to the National Spiritual Assembly, nor prevent the payment of interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum on money lent, or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let by any such Member of the National Spiritual Assembly. 7. If upon the winding up or dissolution of the National Spiritual Assembly there remains, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among its Members but shall be given or transferred to some other institution or institutions having similar objects to the objects of the National Spiritual Assembly, and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the National Spiritual Assembly under or by virtue of Clause 6 hereof, such institution or institutions to be determined by the Members of the National Spiritual Assembly at or before the time of the dissolution and in
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default thereof by a judge of the High Court of Justice having jurisdiction in regard to charitable funds, and if and so far as effect cannot be given to the aforesaid provision, then to some charitable object. 8. True accounts shall be kept of the sums of money received and expended, and the matter in respect of which such receipt and the expenditure takes place, and of the property, credits, and liabilities of the National Spiritual Assembly; and, subject to any reasonable restrictions as to the time and manner of inspecting the same that may be imposed in accordance with the regulations of the National Spiritual Assembly for the time being, shall be open to the inspection of its Members. Once at least in every year, the accounts shall be examined and the correctness of the balance-sheet ascertained by one or more properly qualified Auditor or Auditors. WE, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a Company, in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association. NAMES, AnDRE55E5 AND DESCRIPTIONS op Sunscpameas GRACE CHALLIS, “Rizwan,” Broadstone, Dorset, Nursing Sister.
Witness :—WINIFRED WADE, “Rizwan,” Broadstone, Dorset, Nurse. K. V. BROWN, 14, Frognal Mansions, N.W.3, Widow. Witness:—MARJ0RIE CLAYTON, 14, Chelsea Gardens, S.W.1, Teacher. ALFRED SUGAR, 39, Dover Street, Manchester, 8, Clothing Designer, Retired. Witness :—J0HN B. SUGAR, 39, Dover Street, Manchester, 8, Warehouseman. CONSTANCE LANGDON-DAVIES, 6, Huxham’s Cross, Dartington, Totnes, Independent. MARGUERITE WELLEY, 1 24a, St. John’s Wood High Street, N.W.8, Private Secretary. H. M. BALYUZI, 14, Frognal Mansions, Frognal, N.W.3, Research Student. DAVID HOFMAN,
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