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THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MIAMI, INC.
CHARTER
For the purpose of incorporating as a benevolent or charitable association pursuant to Title III, Chapter III, Article 1 of the Revised General Statues of Florida of 1920, as amended by Chapter 10095, Laws of Florida, 1925, we, the undersigned, propose the following charter:
FIRST: The name of said corporation shall be THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MIAMI, INC., and the same shall be located and operated in Dade County, Florida. (Amendment of July, 1975)
SECOND: The general object of the corporation is to foster among its members an interest in civic, philanthropic and educational conditions in Miami and the State of Florida; to engage in welfare work and such other charitable and benevolent enterprises as shall be determined from time to time by the governing body of said corporation. This corporation shall not be operated for profit, but its entire income and earning shall be devoted to the purposes enumerated by this article.
THIRD: Membership of this League shall consist of the original subscribers and those persons thereafter selected to membership in the manner provided in its Bylaws. (Amendments of January, 1938, and July, 1975)
FOURTH: The corporation shall exist in perpetuity.
FIFTH: The names and residences of the subscribers are as follows:
Ethel Jackson Hutson 320 NE 17th Street Miami, Florida
Lucy MacKenzie 101 Ponce de Leon Entrance Coral Gables, Florida
Lucille Brady Lind 1817 W. Flagler Street Miami, Florida
Helen Jackson Freeland 1627 Brickell Avenue Miami, Florida
Louise Eyles Philpitt 2363 W. Flagler Street Miami, Florida
Agnes Z. Roach 1125 Asturia Avenue Coral Gables, Florida
SIXTH: The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the officers, who shall be the President, President-Elect, all Vice Presidents, and the Board of Directors, which said Board shall consist of the officers of the corporation, all assistant officers, the Corresponding Secretary, the Recording Secretary, the Bylaws Chairman, the Nominating Chairman, the Placement Chairman and termined by the Board of Directors. (Amendments of March, 1966; May, 1980; January, 1987; and March, 1990)
SEVENTH: The names of the officers who shall manage all the affairs of the corporation in conjunction with the Board of Directors until the first election, or appointment under this Charter, are:
President Ethel Jackson Hutson
1st Vice President Louise Eyles Philpitt
2nd Vice President Pauline Whitney Dunham
Treasurer Lucille Brady Lind
Recording Secretary Pauline Moore Fussell
Corresponding Secretary Margaret Boomer McKay
(Amendment of March, 1966)
EIGHTH: The Bylaws of the corporation shall be established by a majority vote of the voting membership. The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation and the Bylaws of the corporation may be amended by two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at any regular meeting of said membership. A copy of any proposed change shall first be sent to each voting member, together with notice of the time, place and date of the meeting. The Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and the amendment incorporated therein only when the amendment has been filed with the Department of State, approved by it, and all filing fees have been paid.
(Amendments of March, 1966, and July, 1975)
NINTH: In the event of the dissolution of THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MIAMI, INC., its remaining assets, if any, shall be distributed to one or more organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable or educational purposes in Dade County, Florida, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as now in force or afterward amended as the Board of Directors of THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MIAMI, INC., shall determine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and for the purpose of incorporation the said THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MIAMI, INC., we, the undersigned subscribers, have hereunto signed our names at Miami Florida, on this, the 22nd day of August, 1929.
ETHEL JACKSON HUTSON
LOUISE EYLES PHILPITT
LUCILLE BRADY LIND
HELEN JACKSON FREELAND
LUCY MACKENZIE
AGNES Z. ROACH
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