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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHARTERDude County Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc, CHATEY,; AND Y-LAW As approved by the General Membership March 2001 l CHARTER DADE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, INC. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, • W. J. McCarthy J. T. Griffin R. C. Gwynn D. D. Rosenfelder E. D. Carpenter Alfred I. Barton F. E. Nelson E. F. P. Brigham H. Leslie Quigg C. Simmons John Pooh L. F. Jahn W. B. Jones L. O. Scarboro D. G. Reynolds Frank Mitchell F. W. Hackett James O. Barker._ W. D. Knif'en D. E. Sox Fred W. Manning R. L. Shivers desiring to incorporate as an Association without capital stock and without profit, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Florida, to wit: Chapter3, Section 6495, Compiled General Laws of Florida for the year 1927, and all subsequent amendments thereto, providing for the incorporation of benevolent and charitable associations, do hereby associate and incorporate ourselves, and make, subscribe, certify and acknowledge this Certificate for that purpose, as follows, to wit: ARTICLE I NAME AND LQCATION The name of this Association shall be "Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.," and said Association shall be located in Dade County, Florida. ARTICLE D GENERAL NATURE AND OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION The primary purpose of this Association is to promote a thorough and efficient police system throughout • Dade County by the coordination of all law enforcement agencies of the various -- municipal, county, state and federal governments. and to obtain for the public a maximum law enforcement service with the facilities at hand so that they may function properly, such service to redound to the benefit of each city, town or village located in Dade County, Florida, and the people of the United States. Other incidental purposes of the Association are as follows i. To obtain for the people a maximum law enforcement service to advance the sciences pertaining to the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals; 2. To promote the administration and professionalization of law enforcement service; 3. To uphold the honor of the profession of law enforcement; 4. To elevate the standards of police institutions and officers; 5, To devise, cultivate and disseminate systems for the prevention of crime, arrest and detention of criminals; To advocate reforms of the laws of the State of Florida and ordinances of the various municipalities located in Dade County in association and collaboration with the Legislature of the State Florida and the cities of Dade County, for the public safety, protection and general welfare; To assist in facilitating the administration of criminal justice, and aid in the suppression of crime; To encourage and cultivate integrity and courtesy among all the members of the law enforcement agencies; To cement the links which unite us and officials of the various governmental entities in Dade County, Florida; 10. To engage in any and all lawful activities incidental to the foregoing purposes, except as restricted herein. ARTICLE III 9SSOCIATION TO 11E NON -POLITICAL This association shall, and the same is hereby declared to be a non -political organization, provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a united and concerted effort on the part of this Association to further the purposes and objects of this organization, set forth above. ARTICLE IV Tf-CE QUALIFICATIONS_OF tvfEIERS AND TNB MANNER OF THEIR ADMJSSION Membership in the corporation shall be open to all persons without regard to race, creed, or 2 national origin who are in a duly appointed or elected executive active head of a legally constituted law enforcement agency within Dade County, Florida, regardless of his title, and the head of any Division within a legally constituted Police Department, regardless of his title, shall be eligible for membership to this Association, only when recommended by the legally constituted head of said law enforcement agency, and provided further, that the Legal Advisor selected by this Association shall, while acting as such Legal Advisor for this Association, be a member and provided further, that such other persons maybe members of this Association as may be provided by the By -Laws, but in no case • shall a person be admitted as a member of this Association until he has received the sanction of the membership committee and the approval of this Association, as provided for in the By -Laws. ARTICLE V THE NAMP3 AND ADDRESSES OF UBSCRIBER§ The names and addresses of the subscribers of this Association are as follows: W. I. McCarthy Miami, Florida H. J. Leslie Quigg Miami, Florida Frank !vfitchell Miami, Florida J. T. Griffin• Miami, Florida C. Simmons Miami Shores, Florida F. W. Hackett Surfside, Florida R. C. Gwynn North Miami, Florida John Forth Hialeah, Florida James O. Barker Miami, Florida D. D. Rosenfelder Opa Locka, Florida L. F. Jahn Miami, Florida W. D. Kniffen Miami Springs, Florida E. D. Carpenter Miami, Florida W. B. Jones North Miami Beach, Florida D. E. Sox Coral Gables, Florida Alfred I. Barton Surfside, Florida L. 0. Scarboro Miami, Florida Fred W. Manning Miami, Florida R. E. Nelson Miami, Florida D. G. Reynolds Miami, Florida R. L. Shivers Miami, Florida E. F. P. Brigham Miami, Florida ARTICLE VI . TERM FOR WHICH IT IS TO EXIST This Association shall have perpetual existence. 3