Constitution of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

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The Society is governed by the constitution. The Centres of A.S.S.A. does not have their own constitutions as they fall under the Constitution of Council.The Constitution has undergone a series of change and revisions. The Archive does not have a copy of all the revisions.
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Precursor Constitution 1921

  • Constitution for A.S.S.A. before it was founded. (I have no explanation for this except that interested parties wanted constitutional matters clarified before committing to the Society)   Mentions C.A.A. (Source: S.A.A.O. Archive; Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope; S – Societies; 1907 – 1928.)
      assa_const-1921-precurser

1922

1934

  • Revised: Copy is damaged / incomplete
    (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
       assa_constitution-1934

1954

  • Revised: April 1954 ?
  • Amended: June 1956 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
       assa_constitution-1956
  • Reprint: 1958 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “ASSA Council 1960’s”)
       assa_const-1958
  • Amended: July 1962
  • Amended: July 1967
  • Amended: June 1970
  • Amended: Nov 1971 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
       assa_const-1971

1979

2001

2010  Constitution

 

2013 Constitution

2022 Constitution – Current

 

Natal Centre Constitution

This contitution is an oddity. A.S.SA. National Council decide on matters of policy and therefore the Constitution for the Society as a whole. I do not have an explanation as to why the Natal Centre had their own constitution. (cdc)