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3. (1) The first members of the Sammelan and all persons who may hereafter become members thereof so long as they continue to be members and such bodies as may be constituted by the Sammelan for its purposes, in accordance with the Niyamawali are hereby constituted a body corporated under the name of Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. (2) The Sammelan shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name. (3) The Head Officer of the Sammelan shall be at Allahabad. (4) The first members of the Sammelan shall consist of — @span(a) persons who, on the date immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act, were vishist sadasya of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the Society) ; @span(b) persons who, on the aforesaid date were Sthayi Sadasya of the said Society ; @span(c) persons who have been Presidents of the Society ; and @span(d) persons who were awarded the Mangala Prasad Paritoshik by the Society. (5) The subsequent membership of the Sammelan shall be in accordance with the Niyamawali.