Full text of Articles 14 to 20 of the Charter of the Gutian County Orchid Association

Chapter IV Organizational Structure and the Election and Removal of Responsible Persons

Article 14 The highest authority of this Association is the General Membership Meeting. The powers of the General Membership Meeting are:

(1) To formulate and amend the charter; (2) To elect and remove council members; (3) To review the work report and financial report of the Council; (4) To decide on matters of termination; (5) To commend and reward;

(6) To decide on other major matters. Article 15 The General Membership Meeting may be convened only when one half of the members are present, and resolutions of the General Membership Meeting shall take effect only after being adopted by more than half of the votes of the members present. Article 16 The term of office of the General Membership Meeting is 4 years. If, under special circumstances, the term needs to be changed earlier or postponed, it must be approved by a vote of the Council, submitted to the affiliated supervisory unit for review, and approved by the association registration administration authority. However, the postponement of the term change shall not exceed 1 year at the longest. Article 17 The Council is the executive body of the General Membership Meeting. During the period between meetings, it leads the Association in carrying out its daily work and is responsible to the General Membership Meeting. Article 18 The powers of the Council are: (1) To execute the resolutions of the General Membership Meeting; (2) To elect and remove the President, Vice Presidents and Secretary-General; to accept and decide on the resignations of the President, Vice Presidents, Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General; (3) To prepare for and convene the General Membership Meeting; (4) To report work and financial status to the General Membership Meeting; (5) To decide on the admission or expulsion of members; (6) To decide on the establishment of administrative bodies, branch bodies, representative bodies and operating bodies; (7) To decide on the appointment of Deputy Secretaries-General and the principal persons in charge of each body; (8) To lead each body of the Association in carrying out its work; (9) To formulate internal management systems; (10) To decide on other major matters. Article 19 The Council may be convened only when more than 2/3 of the council members are present, and its resolutions shall take effect only after being adopted by more than 2/3 of the votes of the council members present. Article 20 The Council shall hold at least one meeting each year; under special circumstances, it may be held in the form of correspondence. If a council member fails to participate in activities organized by the Association without justification and fails to perform the duties of a council member for more than half a year, it shall be deemed an automatic resignation.