Los Angeles Tamil Sangam
Los Angeles Tamil Sangam (LATS)
Constitution and Bylaws
Established and Updated in Year 2019
A) Constitution
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Article I - Name
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The name of the organization shall be "LOS ANGELES TAMIL SANGAM", or "LOS ANGELES TAMIL SOCIETY", hereinafter referred as LATS or Association.
Article II - Principles
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Section - 1
a) LATS shall be primarily a cultural, social, educational and charitable organization. This association shall encourage and facilitate interested people, those with Tamil speaking ancestry and those interested to learn and understand Tamil language and culture.
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b) LATS shall provide Tamil language, cultural, and charitable community support to those interested.
B) Bylaws of LATS
Article X - Membership and Membership Fee
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Section - 1
a) The Association shall have the following classes of membership: Annual-membership, and Life-membership and is non-transferable.
b) Both Annual and Lifetime memberships can be either for an individual or family.
c) All members shall be eligible for voting and whoever wants to exercise their vote must be a member of the Association at least 10 days prior to the date of the election and the membership must be active on the day of the election.