MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF DIGBY SCALLOP DAYS ASSOCIATION

 

 

1. The name of the Society is Digby Scallop Days Association.

2. The object of the Society is:

(a) to raise the awareness, on and off shore, of our cultural, historical and industrial heritage, thus enhancing the economic viability of Digby County through the co-operation and participation of the Digby and Area Community in organizing and implementing the Digby Scallop Days Festival.

(b) to acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, devise or otherwise, real and personal property and to use and apply such property to the realization of the objects of the Society.

(c) to buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey such real and personal property as may be necessary or desirable in the carrying out of the objects of the Society.

PROVIDED that nothing herein contained shall permit the Society to carry on any trade, industry, or business and the Society shall be carried on without purpose of gain to any of the members and that any surplus or any accretion of the Society shall be used solely for the purpose of the Society and the promotion of its objects.

PROVIDED further, that if for any reason the operations of the Society are terminated or are wound up, or are dissolved and there remains, at that time, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall be paid to some other charitable organization in Canada, having objects similar to those of the Society.

3. The activities of the Society are to be carried on at Digby County, Nova Scotia.

4. The registered office of the Society is the Digby Town Hall, Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia, B0V 1A0.