(As amended and accepted at the Annual General Meeting held on July 26, 1997)

1. NAME

The Association shall be called: Hampton Old Girls Association

2. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Association shall be:

A. To foster the interest of Hampton School

B. To bring the girls who have been educated at Hampton School into closer touch with each other

C. To maintain a register of all living members

3. MEMBERSHIP

The subscription to the Association shall be J$500.00 per annum payable by the last day of March of each year provided however that a member who has left Hampton School within the last three years or who has applied for an extension if undergoing further studies shall pay J$100 per annum. The annual subscription for members over the age of sixty five years may be waived at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Any member whose subscription shall be in arrears for two years automatically ceases to be a member of the Association.

Any member who has not complied with this Rule, may, if desirous, regain her membership by forwarding to the Honorary Secretary, the subscription due from her.

4. The Headmistress and all past or present members of the staff of Hampton School may become Honorary Members of the Association without the payment of subscription. The Association may elect as Associate Members persons interested in the welfare of the School. Any member desirous of proposing a person to associate membership may submit her nomination with a seconder thereto in writing to the Honorary Secretary who shall have same brought before the next meeting of the Executive Committee on notice thereof appearing in the Notice convening such meeting. Associate members will be elected by a majority vote of the Committee. Associate and Honorary Members shall have all privileges of members except the may not vote at General Meetings.

5. OFFICERS

The Officers of the Association shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents and an Executive Committee of eight members, all of whom shall be elected by ballot at the Annual General Meeting. (Two members may be co-opted to the Executive Committee).

6. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers of the Association together with any member co-opted by them under the Rules of the Association.

7. The Executive Committee shall elect an Honorary Secretary and an Honorary Treasurer of the Association. The Committee may also elect an Honorary Assistant Secretary and an Honorary Assistant Treasure of the Association. These need not be chosen from the members of the committee elected at the Annual General Meeting. Five members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

8. The President, or in her absence one of the Vice Presidents shall take the Chair at every meeting of the Committee and at every General Meeting of the Association, but if at any meeting neither the President nor the Vice President be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding such meeting, the members present shall choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting. The Chairman of every meeting shall have an original as well as a casting vote.

9. The Executive Committee may at any time from among its members or from the general body of members appoint Sub-Committees to consider, report on, manage or carry through such business of the Association as the Committee may, in its discretion, consider it desirable to confide to such Sub-Committee.

10. The Executive Committee shall meet as often as the business of the Association warrants and not less than four times a year.

11. The Committee shall deal with any matter that is not covered by these rules but any decision that they make shall be subject to confirmation at the next General Meeting.

12. *No Officer may hold the same office for more than three consecutive years.

13. MEETINGS

The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held within three months after the end of the Financial Year and notice of such meeting shall be sent by post to each member not less than ten days before the date of that meeting.

The Honorary Secretary shall summon a Special General Meeting of the members of the Association at any time, upon receiving direction from the Committee, or on a requisition signed by not less than ten members of the Association. In such cases a notice must be sent to every member of the Association at least seven days before the date fixed for the meeting and such Notice shall state the objective of the meeting.

At a Special General Meeting it shall not be competent for any member to bring forward any other business than that for which the meeting is convened.

14. The Financial Year of the Association shall be from 1st January – 31st December.

15. FUNDS

The funds of the Association shall be vested in the Executive Committee and lodged in any approved bank in the names of the President, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer, payment being made on the signature of two of the three Officers, one of whom must be the Honorary Treasurer.

The Annual Balance Sheet shall be audited and presented at the Annual General Meeting.

16. No alterations, amendments or additions shall be made to these rules except at a General Meeting of the Association nor shall same be effective except passed by a two thirds majority of members present. Any such proposed alteration, addition or amendment shall be forwarded to the Honorary Secretary in writing at least forty-two days before such General Meeting and the Secretary shall include same in the Notice of the meeting which shall be sent to members at least ten days prior to the date of meeting.

* Amendments made at the Annual General Meeting held on July 26, 1997 at Hampton School.