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25 April 2011

The new constitution

By Penny Evans

On the16 April 2011 members of the West Gauteng branch met on a cold and rainy day to listen to Richard Ford speak about the new constitution and sound branch management.

Richard Ford
The GSSA was established in 1964. A decision was taken at the AGM in 2010 to update the constitution. Richard Ford was asked to head this committee. The three members who assisted him were Martin Zoelner, Simon du Plooy and Neels Coertse.

An important change made was that branch management was brought into the new constitution.

He said that two specific articles in the new constitution are also very important. Article 8:2:3 states that notice of the AGM meetings of national council and branches should call for submission of portfolio and branch reports. This should include complete financial reports covering the previous calendar year. Nominations for the election of office bearers are to reach the national or branch secretary within ten days of the notice of the AGM .

The national or branch secretary shall circulate the agenda of the meeting, along with the supporting documents fourteen days before the AGM. Article 8:7 deals with the recording of proceedings. The minutes shall be distributed among members of the meeting within three weeks of the meeting. To conclude he mentioned the objectives of the society which are:

• To promote and facilitate interest in, and a general understanding of, the importance of research in genealogy and family history among members of the society, other interested people, and the general public;

• To provide a wide range of meetings, educational courses, projects and services about genealogy and family history for the general benefit of members of the Society, and other people;

• To encourage the observance of the highest standards of research by members of the Society, and to promote reliability, integrity and professionalism of all South African genealogists;

• To be actively involved in the preservation of genealogical records and memorabilia and

• To establish and maintain contact with like-minded societies throughout the world.

13 April 2011

Newsletter: April 2011

The latest newsletter of the branch is published below.
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Wes-Gauteng-nuusbrief 2011-04

02 April 2011

Nuwe pryse vir SAG

Prof Christo Viljoen skryf op SA Genealogie:  Mnr Leon Endemann, Hoofnavorser van GISA, het die volgende boodskap deurgegee wat ek graag aan SAGenealogie ingeskrewenes aanstuur om te benut voordat die prysverhoging in werking tree:

"Vanweƫ verhoogde drukkostes is GISA genoodsaak om die SAG (SA Genealogieƫ) reeks van boeke se prys te verhoog. Die verhoogde pryse tree onmiddelik in werking, maar tot 14 April 2011 sal die ou tariewe nog geldig wees, d.w.s. R400 per volume en R6 400 per stel van 18 boeke. Daarna, vanaf 15 April, sal die prys verhoog na R500 as kleinhandelprys per boek en R7 200 vir die hele stel."

Deel 5 bestaan uit 2 volumes, dele 5a en 5b. In totaal is daar 18 boeke in die hele stel van 17 dele.

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