To
all whom these presents shall come, Greetings:
I, ELAINE
F. MARSHALL, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby certify the following and hereto attached to be a
true copy of
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
INTERNATIONAL
MICROPIGMENTATION ASSOCIATION
the
original of which was filed in this office on the 31st day
of July, 2003.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal at the City of Raleigh, this 31 st day of July, 2003
J_J_
Secretary
of State
Document
Id: C20032050015 2
SOSID:
685238 Date Filed: 7/31/200311:06:00 AM Elaine F. Marshall
North Carolina Secretary of State C200320500152
.ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION OF
INTERNATIONAL MICROPIGMENTATION ASSOCIATION
Pursuant
to Section 55A-2-02 of the General Statutes of North Carolina,
the undersigned does hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation
for the purpose of forming a nonprofit corporation under the
laws of the State of North Carolina.
1.
The name of the corporation is: International Micropigmentation
Association.
2.
The corporation will have members with such designations, rights,
powers, and
privileges
as provided in the Bylaws.
3.
The street address and county of the initial registered office
of the corporation in the State of North Carolina is 2709 Medical
Office Place, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, 27534.
4.
The mailing address of the initial registered office of the corporation
is 2709 Medical Office Place, Goldsboro, NC 27534.
5.
The name of the initial registered agent at such address is Charles
S. Zwerling.
6.
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the assets thereof shall,
after al1liabilities and obligations of the corporation have
been paid or adequate provision made therefore, be distributed
to the American Academy of Micropigmentation, or if the American
Academy of Micropigmentation is not in existence, any organization
or organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, in the discretion of the Board of Directors.
7.
The purposes for which the corporation is organized is to provide
a means for certification and instruction in the practice of
micropigmentation.
8.
The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors
shall be three, and the names and addresses of those persons
who are to serve as initial directors are:
Charles
S. Zwerling Linda Dixon Richard Schramm
2709
Medical Office Place, Goldsboro, NC 27534
43
Onewa Street #213, Kailua, Hawaii 96734
4400
N. Federal Hwy., Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33431
9.
To the fullest extent permitted by the North Carolina Nonprofit
Corporation Act as it exists, or may hereafter be amended, no
person who is serving or who has served as a director of the
corporation shall be personally liable for monetary damages for
breach of any duty as a director. No amendment or repeal of this
article, nor adoption of any other amendment to these Articles
of Incorporation in consistent with this article, shall eliminate
or reduce the protection granted herein with respect to any matter
that occurred prior to such amendment, repeal, or adoption.
10.
The street address and county of the principal office of the
corporation is: 2709 Medical Office Place, Goldsboro,
NC 27534 (Wayne County)
11.
The name and address of the incorporator is:
Charles
A. Zwerling
2709
Medical Office Place, Goldsboro, NC 27534
12.
These Articles will be effective upon filing.
This
the 23rd
day
of July, 2003.
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CONSENT
OF DIRECTORS OF INTERNATIONAL MICROPIGMENTATION ASSOCIATION
TO ACTION WITHOUT MEETING
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FIRST
AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
We,
the undersigned, being all the initial directors of the corporation
do hereby adopt the following resolutions by signing our written
consent thereto:
Adoption
of Bylaws
RESOLVED,
that the bylaws that have been inserted into the minute book
of the corporation immediately preceding this Consent be, and
hereby are, adopted as the bylaws of the corporation.
Number
of Directors
RESOLVED,
that in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of this corporation, the number of Directors be limited to
three (3) and that the Directors named in the Articles of Incorporation
and now serving continue to serve as Directors until the annual
meeting of members or until their successors are duly elected.
Appointment
of Officers
RESOLVED,
that the following persons be, and hereby are, appointed as officers
of the corporation:
Charles
S. Zwerling -- President Linda Dixon -- Vice-President Linda
Dixon -- Secretary Richard Schramm-- Treasurer
Each
officer is appointed to serve as such until a successor shall
have been duly appointed.
This
action is effective August 1, 2003.
Charles
S. Zwerling, Director
Linda
Dixon, Director
Richard
Schramm, Director
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INTERNATIONAL
MICROPIGMENTATION ASSOCIATION ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section
1. Principal Office. The principal office of the corporation
shall be located at 2709 Medical Office Place, Goldsboro, North
Carolina 27534.
Section
2. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation
required by law to be maintained in the State of North Carolina,
may be, but need not be identical with the principal office.
Section
3. Other Offices. The corporation may have offices at such
other places, either within or without the State of North Carolina,
as the Board of Directors may designate or as the affairs of
the corporation may require.
ARTICLE
II MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
Section
1. Place of Meetings. All meetings of members shall be held
at the principal office of the corporation or at such other
place within or without the State of North Carolina as shall
be designated in the notice of the meeting or agreed upon by
the majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section
2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of members shall be
held at such time and place as determined by the Board of Directors.
Section
3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members may be
called at any time by (i) the President, (ii) a majority of
the Board of Directors, or (iii) by written request of not
less than 10% of all the members.
Section
4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice stating the date, time,
and place of the meeting shall be given not less than ten nor
more than thirty days before the date of any meeting, either
by personal delivery, facsimile transmission, mail, or private
carrier.
In
the case of a special meeting, the notice of meeting shall
specifically state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called. In the case of an annual or substitute annual meeting,
the notice of meeting need not specifically state the purpose
or purposes for which the meeting is called unless such a description
is required by the provisions of the North Carolina Non-Profit
Corporation Act.
ARTICLE III BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Section
1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation
shall be
managed
by the Board of Directors.
Section
2. Number, Term, and Qualifications. The number of directors
of the corporation shall be three. Each director shall hold office
until the director's death, resignation, retirement, removal,
disqualification, or until a successor is elected.
Section
3. Election of Directors. The directors shall be elected at the
annual meeting. Those persons who receive the highest number
of votes of members shall be deemed to be elected. Each member
shall be entitled to vote for up to three persons, but may not
vote for one person more than once.
Section
4. Vacancies. A vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may
be filled by the remaining members of the Board of Elections
until the next annual meeting or special meeting called for that
purpose.
Section
6. Compensation. The Board of Directors will not be compensated
except for reimbursement of any or all travel expenses incurred
by directors in connection with attending meetings of the Association.
ARTICLE
IV MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
Section
1. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held quarterly at such time and places established by
the President under the guidance and direction of the Board of
Directors.
Section
2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by or at the request of the President or by a majority
of directors.
Section
3. Notice of Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held on ten days notice. The person or persons calling
a special meeting of the Board of
Directors
shall, at least five days before the meeting, give notice thereof
by any usual means of communication. Such notice need not specify
the purpose for which the meeting is called. Attendance by a
director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called.
Section
4. Quorum. A majority of the directors fixed by these bylaws
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
any meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section
5. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting
at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of
Directors.
The
vote of a majority of the directors then holding office shall
be required to adopt, amend, or repeal a bylaw.
Section
6. Action Without Meeting. Action required or permitted to be
taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without
a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board.
The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents
signed by each director before or after such action, describing
the action taken, and included in the minutes or filed with the
corporate records.
ARTICLE
V OFFICERS
Section
1. Officers of the Corporation. The officers of the corporation
shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such
Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers,
and other officers of the corporation as the Board of Directors
may from time to time elect. Any two or more offices may be held
by the same person, but no officer may act in more than one capacity
where the action of two or more officers is required.
Section
2. Appointment and Term. The officers of the corporation shall
be appointed by the Board of Directors or by a duly appointed
officer authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint one or
more officers or assistant officers. Officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors.
Section
3. Compensation. All officers serve without compensation, unless
compensation is approved by a majority of the members. The appointment
of an officer does not itself create contract rights.
Section
4. Removal. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors
at any time with or without cause.
Section
5. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by communicating
his resignation to the corporation, orally or in writing. A resignation
is effective when communicated unless it specifies in writing
a later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at
a later date that is accepted by the corporation, the Board of
Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date
if the Board provides that the successor does not take office
until the effective date.
Section
6. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer
of the corporation, and, subject to the control of the Board of
Directors, shall supervise, and control the management of the corporation
in accordance with these bylaws. The President shall, when present,
preside at all meetings' of shareholders. The President shall sign,
with any other proper officer certificates for shares of the corporation,
any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which
may be lawfully executed on behalf of the corporation, except where
required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed
and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be delegated
by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent. In general,
the President shall perform all duties incident to the office of
President, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors from time to time.
Section
7. Vice-President. The Vice-President shall, in the absence,
death, or disability of the President, perform the duties and
exercise the powers of that office, and such other duties as
the Board of Directors shall prescribe.
Section
8. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep accurate records of the
acts and proceedings of all meetings of members and directors.
The Secretary shall give all notices required by law and by these
bylaws. The Secretary shall have general charge of the corporation
books and records and of the corporate seal, and shall affix
the corporate seal to any lawfully executed instrument requiring
it. The Secretary shall maintain a list of members and their
addresses. The Secretary shall sign such instruments as may require
such signature, and, in general, shall perform all duties incident
to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned
from time to time by the President or by the Board of Directors.
Section
9. Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall perform
such duties as shall be assigned by the Secretary, the President
or the Board of Directors. In the absence or disability of the
Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of
the Secretary. When so acting, the Assistant Secretary shall
have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions
upon the Secretary.
Section
10. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep full and accurate accounts
of the finances of the corporation in books especially provided
for that purpose, and shall cause a true statement of its assets
and liabilities as of the close of each fiscal year.
Section
11. Bonds. The Board of Directors may by resolution require any
or all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation to
give bond to the corporation, with sufficient sureties, conditioned
on the faithful performance of the duties of their respective
offices or positions, and to comply with such other conditions
as may from time to time be required by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
VI
CONTRACTS,
LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS
Section
1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer
or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute
and deliver any instrument on behalf of the corporation, and
such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
Section
2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation
and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless
authorized by the Board of Directors. Such authority shall be
confined to specific instances.
Section
3. Checks and Drafts. All checks, drafts, or other orders for
the payment of money, issued in the name of the corporation,
shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents
of the corporation, and in such manner as shall from time to
time be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section
4. Deposits. All
funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited
from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such
depositories as the Board of Directors shall select.
ARTICLE
VII
General
Provisions
Section
1. Seal. The corporate seal of the corporation shall consist
of two concentric circles between which is the name of the corporation
and in the center of which is inscribed SEAL. Such seal, as impressed
or affixed on the margin hereof, is hereby adopted as the corporate
seal of the corporation.
Section
2. Amendments. Except
as otherwise provided by law, by the articles of incorporation,
or by these bylaws, these bylaws may be amended or repealed
and new bylaws may be adopted at any regular or special meeting
of the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the directors then holding office.
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