Captiva Civic Association

Captiva Civic Association, Inc.

Incorporated May 1959 

CHARTER:

ARTICLE  I 

Name and Location 

The name of this corporation shall be CAPTIVA CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC.  Its principal place of business shall be at Captiva, Lee County, Florida, or at such place as the Board of Governors may from time to time designate. 

ARTICLE  II 

General Nature of Objects of Corporation 

The general nature of the objects of this corporation is as follows:

(a) Said corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for the betterment of the Captiva area: to perform and do any act of a general or specific civic nature, and in connection therewith to hold and accept bequests or gifts: and for the accomplishment of the general purposes hereof to have all power and authority to do anything and everything necessary or desirable in the furtherance of the purposes hereof not inconsistent with such purposes.

(b) The Corporation may own, lease or acquire property both real, personal and mixed, either by gift or purchase for the use and benefit of the corporation in the furtherance of its objects: and may build, construct, equip and maintain such buildings, structures and complete establishments as may from time to time be necessary to meet its corporate purposes. 

(c) The corporation may exercise all the rights, privileges and power and have the benefits of such immunities as may be given to or enjoyed by non-profit institutions under the laws of the State of Florida and by the enumeration of special powers herein no limitation is intended or shall be held to be placed on the right of the corporation to exercise any and all rights, powers and privileges permissible under the laws of the State of Florida. 

(d) The Board of Governors shall have the sole power to determine who shall be entitled to have access to and the use of facilities of the corporation, and to prescribe the rules and regulations for the operation of the said facilities of the corporation; and the said Board of Governors shall have full power and authority to determine all rules and regulations in connection therewith. 

(e) No member of the corporation shall ever receive any monetary remuneration or compensation whatsoever by virtue of membership in the corporation. 

ARTICLE  III 

Membership 

Any person may become a member of this corporation under such conditions as may be prescribed by the bylaws.

ARTICLE  IV 

Terms of Existence 

The existence of this corporation shall be perpetual unless sooner liquidated by operation of law.

ARTICLE V 

Names and Residents of Subscribers 

The names and residences of the subscribers to this charter are as follows; to wit: Parker Mills, DeClinton Nichols, William J. Mackenzie, Ralph Bixby, Dale Ballinger, Eldora C. Booth, Jane Bancroft, Jeanette C. Hayford, Katharine L. O'Donoghue, John T. Wakefield, Joseph B. Wightman and Paul E. Everett, Jr., all of Captiva, Florida. 

ARTICLE VI 

Officers and Time of Election 

The officers of the corporation shall be a President, Vice- President, Treasurer and Secretary, and a Board of Governors consisting of not less than three nor more than twelve members. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be filled by the same person.  The officers need not be members of the Board of Governors and shall be elected as the By Laws may designate.  Officers shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified, but may be removed at the discretion of the membership at any time with cause existing therefore. 

The Board of Governors shall be elected at such meeting of the corporation in such manner and for such term as the By Laws may provide.  Vacancies caused by death or resignation may be filled by the surviving members of the Board of Governors. 

The Board of Governors shall provide for the appointment or employment of such other agents, officers, servants, employees or other help as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Governors.

ARTICLE VII 

Officers 

Names of the officers who are to manage the affairs until the first election or appointment under this Charter are as follows, to wit:

President: Paul E. Everett, Jr., Captiva, Florida

Vice President: Ralph Bixby, Captiva, Florida

Treasurer: Katharine O'Donoghue, Captiva, Florida

Secretary: Jane Bancroft, Captiva, Florida 

Board Of Governors

Parker Mills, DeClinton Nichols, William J. Mackenzie, R.R. Bixby, Dale Ballinger, Jeanette C. Hayford, Jane Bancroft, Eldora C. Booth, Katharine L. O'Donoghue, E. Kendall Gillette, Joseph B. Wightman and Paul E. Everett, Jr., all of Captiva, Florida

ARTICLE VIII 

Bylaws 

The Bylaws of the corporation shall be made, altered or rescinded by the membership upon a vote of two-thirds majority of the members present and voting, provided, how-ever, that ten days notice in writing shall be mailed to each member before any vote may be taken, such notice to specify the nature of the proposed change, and time and place of the meeting.

ARTICLE IX 

Indebtedness

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation shall at any time subject itself shall never exceed two-thirds of the value of the property and assets of the corporation.         

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