The wikimedia by-laws are definitely too complicated (there are far better examples for example /ch/open, however all of these have the basic problem that you have to assume that they are copyrighted).
As I wrote, I'm basing the draft on the kmu.admin.ch templates with minimal changes, the templates are up date (include the 2005 OR changes) and are really simple.
Simon
Am 02.07.2011 17:01, schrieb Andreas Bürki:
As I'm working as well on articles of association (aka bylaws) for an other F/OSS project here in Switzerland, the stuff of Wikimedia CH association was quite useful to me:
** http://www.wikimedia.ch/Bylaws
** http://www.wikimedia.ch/Tax (tax deductibility)
Pros of these mentioned pages and wiki in general:
- No need to invent the wheel, it's square :-) (objectives of
associations are more or less the same, just some details may differ)
- 4 languages (just need to define the legally ruling language, e.g.
Swiss German language, others define as "informal" or "for better understanding")
- Public debate possible on talk pages of wiki
Just my 2 cents!
Andreas aka hugi
Example extract of my English wiki page: == Introduction == Following draft is based up: KMU portal of the office of the secretary of state for economics SECO, column KMU topics association - [http://www.kmu.admin.ch/themen/00614/00656/00690/index.html?lang=de Verein - Musterstatuten für Verein] (German language only, sorry :-( ).
'''You are cordially invited for cooperation. :-)'''
'''Note: This wiki page is based onto German language version!''' - This exception is due to the fact, that English is in Switzerland not an official language of the Swiss Administration.
== Articles of association == '''XYZ association''' in [Place]
== Art. 1 - Name, registered offices and business year == # Under the name "'''XYZ association'''" - referred to hereafter as "Association" - exists an Association, established as legal entity according to Swiss law, [http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/indexni2.html#id-ni2-ni6-ni8 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 60 et seqq.].