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 Each member of an association is liable for an obligation of the association not exceeding the amount of the dues owed by him.

The board of directors of an association must hold at least one ordinary meeting of the general assembly a year.

The board of directors of an association may convene an extraordinary meeting of the general assembly at any time as it may find appropriate.

Members numbering not less than one fifth of the total number of the members, or not less than one hundred, or not less than that designated in the articles of incorporation may make a written request to the board of directors for convening an extraordinary meeting of the general assembly. Such written request must specify what reason the meeting should be convened for.

Once the board of directors has received the written request for convening an extraordinary meeting of the general assembly according to paragraph 2, the board of directors shall convene the extraordinary meeting, which shall be held within thirty days from the day of its receipt of the request.

If the board of directors fails to convene the meeting within the period of time under paragraph 3, the members requesting the meeting or other members may convene the meeting themselves when their total number is not less than the number designated in paragraph 2.

In convening a meeting of the general assembly, the board of directors must send the letter of meeting appointment to every member named in the register of the association for not less than seven days before the day appointed for the meeting or at least publish it twice in a newspaper in local circulation for not less than seven days before the day appointed for the meeting.

In convening a meeting of the general assembly, the place, date, time, and agenda of the meeting must be specified and the relevant details and documents as appropriate must be sent together therewith. As regards a meeting of the general assembly convened by means of publication, the said details and documents must be provided and made ready to be given to requesting members at the place designated by the convening officer.

At a meeting of the general assembly of an association, the members in attendance must not be less than one half of the total number of the members in order that a quorum be established, save where the quorum is otherwise designated in the articles of incorporation of the association.

At any meeting of the general assembly, if the designated quorum cannot be met and the meeting was convened at the request of members, the meeting shall be stayed, but if the meeting was not requested by members,