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(6) To construct, maintain, rebuild, repair, alter, replace or reinstate houses, buildings or works for the purposes of the society.
(7) To sell, dispose of, improve, manage, develope, exchange, lease, mortgage or otherwise alienate or deal with all or any property of the society.
(8) To co-operate, amalgamate or affiliate the society or any institution or institutions run by or belonging to the society with any other institution or society with a view to securing further advancement of the aims and objects of the society.
(9) To raise money with or without security for carrying out any of the purposes, aims and objects of the society.
(10) To do all other lawful things and acts as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the aforesaid aims and objects.
V. MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY :
There shall be following classes of members of the society :—
(1) Members,
(2) Associate Members.
(1) CONDITIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP :
Who can be a Member :—
Any person who is duly initiated into the Buddhist religion by his having undergone the ceremony of Dhammadiksha as prescribed by the Society and has paid his annual subscription shall be eligible to be a member of the Society.
(2) ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP :
Who can be an Associate Member :
Any person who is sympathetic to the aims and objects of the Society and is not hostile to the Buddhist religion may be admitted as an Associate Member of the Society on paying the annual subscription.