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Statutes for the Society for Kraak Family Descendants.

The Swedish statutes were established at the reunion at Långören, July 20th 1997. This however is a translation of the Swedish text and is as such not ratified by the board nor the society yet.

The Purpose of the Society is to offer membership to all descendants of Hakan Svensson Kraak and also to contribute to the documentation of culture and traditions of the eastern archipelago of Blekinge. This as a follow-up of the research carried out by Hjalmar Berglund as well as his inititative to form the Society.

One of the tasks of the society is the distribution of a membership directory every three years - in conjunction with the reunion meeting the third Sunday of July.

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§ 1 Membership

Each person, and their family, who descends from the family's anscestor Håkan Svensson Kraak, has the right to apply for membership in the society.

§ 2 Fees

The membership fee, which amount is decided at the reunion meeting, shall be paid to the society. Any member who neglects to pay this fee during three consecutive years is considered to have left the society.

§ 3 Reunion meetings

A regular reunion meeting is held every three years during July or August on Långören. The meeting is announced through a personal summons a month prior, at the latest. It usually takes place the third Sunday of July.

1. At the reunion meeting a Chairman, a Secretary and two members to adjust the minutes are elected.

2. It is for the reunion meeting:

to establish properly declared announcement for the meeting.
to accept the Boards and the Auditors report
to decide on the discharge of the Board
to appoint chairman, other trustees and alternates of the Board
to appoint at least one Auditor, together with an Alternate auditor.
to set the trustees' total fee
to determine a budget
to attend to other matters which have been referred to the reunion meeting.

3. All elections are made with a simple votes overwieght. If the result is even the Chairmans vote will be in force. A closed voting process will be held if anyone demands that.

§ 4 Management

1. The society's funds and assets are managed by the Board, which keeps full accounts.

2. The accounts shall be completed per calendar year and be available for auditing no later than fourteen days before the end of the year.

§ 5 The Board

1. The Board consists of at least four Trustees and and least one Alternate. Among the Trustees shall be appointed: a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer and if needed a Vice-chairman and a deputy secretary.

2. The Chairman is appointed at the Reunion meeting by the attending members of the society. Other than that the Board constitutes itself. Trustees and Alternates are chosen for three years.

3. It falls on the Board to:

prepare and summon for reunion meetings and other gatherings
present a report from the board, which shall be delivered to the reunion meeting as well as minutes from earlier reunion meeting, a balance sheet and a budget proposal
in all other things take care of the running of the society's business

4. The Board have a quorum if more than half of its members are present.

5. A decision requires a simple majority vote. In the event of a tie the Chairman has the casting vote.

6. The Chairman alone signs for the society. However the Board may delegate this right to another person.

§ 6 Revision

It falls on the elected auditors to annually review the society's accounting and to establish an audit report for the fiscal year.

§ 7 Changing of the Statutes

Changes and amendments of the society's statutes shall be decided by members at the reunion meeting. Such a decision requires a majority of at least three-quarters of cast votes.

§ 8 Dissolution

At a dissolution of the society all funds and property shall be transferred to Långörens Hembygdsförening (The local historical society) and be used primarily for the maintenance of the old Mission Hall.

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