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Article 1 Name of the Organization

1. The name of the organization shall be the Arizona Corsairs.
2. Also referred to as the AZ Corsairs.

Article 2 Mission Statement

The Arizona Corsairs exist to incorporate the theme of pirates and piracy in all forms; be it historical, legendary, cinematic, or literary; in everything we do for our enjoyment and the enjoyment of the general public.

Article 3 Membership

1. Requirement for basic membership in the Arizona Corsairs
   1. $10 yearly fee due annually by midnight, October 31. $10 for the first 6 months after October 31 and $5 after Midnight, April 31 of the following year.
   2. Requirements
      1. Must be able to provide name, address and birthday. Phone and Email address optional. You do not have to be on an official ship to join. Must 18 years or older to join. Membership is non-transferable. (If you do not join a crew you do not have representation on the Council.)
         1. Membership is void if fraudulent information is provided.
         2. The Arizona Corsairs provides no member fee refunds.
         3. All information acquired will be protected under our Privacy Policy http://azcorsair.com/privacy-policy/
   3. Member Benefits
      1. Member ID card
      2. Discounts for event tickets and entrance fees for Arizona Corsair Events
      3. Discounts for Official Arizona Corsair Merchandise
      4. Liability Insurance Benefits (when available)
      5. Members have vote when an All Corsair Vote is called for.
2. For a ship to form, it requires a captain and a crew.
   1. Captaincy shall be defined and governed as follows:
      1. Any person who has met the basic requirements as set forth by these articles (Article III, Section 2, Sub-section a.) shall be said to hold captaincy. Officially Recognized Captaincy does not expire; however, it may be revoked by a vote of quorum of the Council of Captains (see article IV.).
      2. Captaincy is a rank established by being sponsored by a recognized captain of the AZ Corsairs for one year, upon which time the captain will become an “Officially- recognized” Arizona Corsair Captain before the Council of Captains. Only an “Officially-recognized” AZ Corsair Captain may sponsor someone for captaincy.
         1. An officially-recognized captain may only sponsor one captain at one time, unless otherwise selected by the Council of Captains for reasons of mutiny as covered in Article VI, Section3.
         2. Once the sponsored captain becomes official, the sponsoring captain may select another to be sponsored.
      3. Before being sponsored, the said captain must have:
         1. A name for his or her ship.
         2. A “Roger”/Jack (ship’s colors, design, or motto to be displayed on a flag).
         3. A ship’s mission statement that does not conflict with the articles.
         4. At least five Official Arizona Corsairs members who recognize him/her as captain for one year.
      4. Captain’s Duties & Responsibilities
         1. A captain shall be responsible for himself and his crew at all times.
         2. The matters of discipline shall be the jurisdiction of the captain involved, with the following restrictions:
            1. No ship law may conflict with the Arizona Corsairs Articles and Code of Conduct.
            2. No ship laws may supersede the laws and titles of the governmental jurisdiction in which the ship operates and exists.
         3. A captain is responsible for the annual tariff placed on his/her ship for membership. (A captain may request the tariff from his/her crew or not).
            1. This annual tariff fee is required for ship’s recognition along with primary contact information, including mailing address and phone number.
            2. The annual tariff is subject to change, upon review and voted by the Council of Captains.
            3. Current tariff comes with these privileges:
               1. A seat upon the Council of Captains and all privileges that come with that responsibility (Article V).
               2. The Captain’s Ship is listed on all websites and official ledgers as being recognized as an “Official” Ship of the AZ Corsairs.
               3. All crew from a recognized ship are recognized as members of the Arizona Corsairs.
         4. A captain is responsible to assign members of his ship as proxy and at minimum there must at least be a first officer.
            1. Duties of the first officer:
               1. A first officer should attend Captains’ Council whenever possible
               2. Most importantly the first officer must attend in the captain’s stead at a council meeting to declare the captain’s vote by proxy if the captain is unable to attend.
               3. The vote stated by the first officer is dictated as the word of his or her captain and shall be counted as such.
         5. Responsibility of sponsoring captain
            1. To inform the incoming captain of the Articles and Code of Conduct of the AZ Corsairs.
            2. To relate the traditions and history of the AZ Corsairs.
            3. To inform the probationary captain of meetings and current events.
            4. Introduce the new captain to the Council of Captains.
            5. Mentorship.
               1. A sponsoring captain may pull sponsorship at any time, thus removing membership status.
               2. May speak on behalf of the new captain in Council and Tribunals.

Article 4 Loss of Membership

It is important to note that a ship is how the captain’s crew holds membership and is represented by council. This is a lifetime title as long as annual tariffs are met and the captain wishes to keep it.

1. For crew member the Council only needs a majority vote for removal of membership.
2. For captain or ship there must be a unanimous vote of the Council for loss of membership.
3. In the case of a majority vote for the captain’s or ship’s removal, the captain or ship will be placed on notice for six months. After the six months, the notice will be removed and not held against the person or ship again.For all cases of membership loss, the member shall be stripped of all AZ Corsair titles and privileges and taken off the listings on websites and ledgers. Any equipment and loaned items from the AZ Corsairs should be returned.
   1. If the captain or ship is brought before the Council again for any other reason, it will only take a MAJORITY vote of the Council for the loss of membership.

Article 5 Council of Captains

Preface: The Captains’ Council has been established to discuss and vote on all issues that involve the Arizona Corsairs as a whole. Individual ships are free to function on their own and represent themselves as Arizona Corsairs so long as they follow the Articles and Code of Conduct.

1. The Council of Captains will meet every 3rd Sunday of the month to do business, unless otherwise noted by the Council of Captains for the purposes of holidays or conflicts of interest such as official events. Then the meeting will be adjusted.
2. Elections are to be held annually every September for officers of the Captains’ Council.
   1. Officers are chosen with a majority vote of the Council.
3. The Body of the Council
   1. The Council is made up of all captains of the Arizona Corsairs and all are considered equals at this Council.
   2. Officers of the Captains’ Council
      1. Officers of the Council will be elected for a service of not longer than a year.
         1. Officer Titles & Duties:
            1. Secretary
               1. Duties to include but not limited to:
                  1. Recording minutes of the Captains’ Council meetings.
                  2. Keeping and organizing the archives, including ship contact information and status. (Materials to be supplied by treasury).
                  3. Posting of minutes from Captains’ Council meetings.
                  4. Contact all captains on new matters prior to meetings.
                  5. Control materials needed for meetings such as recorders, conference calling, etc…
                  6. Tertiary contact for external events or productions.
            2. Treasurer
               1. Duties to include but not limited to:
                  1. Tracking and collection of ship tariffs.
                  2. Accounting for the Arizona Corsairs on a whole.
                  3. Tracking of expenditures.
                  4. Reporting of balances and shares.
                  5. Account access combined with Council Chair or Ambassador.
                     1. Check writing.
                     2. Deposits.
                     3. Account Transfers.
                  6. Is responsible for the filing of annual taxes.
            3. Council Chair
               1. Duties to include but not limited to:
                  1. To conduct Captains’ Council meetings using “Robert’s Rules” as a guideline.
                  2. Is a co-signer for account access combined with the treasurer.
                  3. Upon ties, chair may break it with an additional vote.
      2. Voting
         1. All events involving the Arizona Corsairs as a whole must be voted on by the Council of Captains.
            1. Official events and projects require majority vote by captains.
            2. Ship events are a matter of individual ships.
         2. All captains have a right to vote.
         3. If a captain is unavailable for the meeting, the first mate of their ship may vote in their stead with all rights of the captain.
         4. If neither the captain nor first mate or any representative of the ship is unable to be present for the vote, a proxy may be chosen by the captain of the absent ship.
            1. A proxy vote may be a written and signed statement by the captain of the absent ship, or given in such a way as to be understood by all captains present. (Telephone, email, etc…)
            2. The proxy may only pertain to a singular meeting and any other meeting would require another proxy.
            3. The proxy may be delivered by any means necessary to the Council of Captains.
         5. In some cases a conference call or texting may be utilized by the Council, but is not required.
         6. Majority will be ruled as 51% or more present at a meeting.
         7. Quorum will be ruled as 2/3 of total Captains on Council.
4. Powers of the CouncilAlliances will report to the Council of Captains while planning and executing events or projects.
   1. Council has the right to alter or amend the Articles or the Code of Conduct with a quorum vote(2/3 of total captains on the Council).
   2. Council will select events to be officially recognized and backed by the Arizona Corsairs with a majority vote of the Council (51% or more of Council present).
   3. Council has the right create events and programs for the Arizona Corsair with a majority vote of the Council (51% or more of Council present).
   4. Council will elect officers and representatives with a majority vote of the Council (51% or more of Council present).
   5. Council will recognize a captain that has met all the requirements of captaincy as covered in Article III, Section 2.
   6. Council is to decide on promotions and official gear and collateral (i.e. flyers, brochures, posters, etc…) with majority present.
   7. Council may create “sub-committees” or ship alliances to handle events or projects.
5. Alliance may be granted a stipend for event or project expenses, as designated by the Council (Based on an as-needed-basis).
6. Sub-committees/Alliances will be granted power to purchase, barter and act as an agent for the event or project it was formed for.

Article 6 Mutiny

Mutiny is wherein the crewmembers of an existing officially-recognized ship of the Arizona Corsairs wish to remove the captain of said ship from its command. The following shall take place:

1. A Case of Mutiny
   1. Before a case of mutiny may exist; any crewmember of the ship in question shall have convened with other crewmembers of the ship and become aware of the significant state of the dissatisfaction in not less than 1/3 of the crew.
   2. The significant state of dissatisfaction shall be recognized to exist if the said crewmember that convened the meeting of mutineers is willing to pursue the matter of mutiny before the Council of Captains. (This should be a last possible remedy to any unsatisfactory command condition on board the ship in question.)
   3. The crewmember in charge of the mutiny shall inform the Council of Captains that a state of mutiny is in effect in person before the council with a written statement, including the signatures of all mutineers involved as an official Act of Mutiny.
   4. In extreme cases the crewmember in charge of the mutiny may make the Act of Mutiny available to all the captains of the Council with copies of the signed agreement prior to a pre-scribed meeting of the Council.
   5. After the Act of Mutiny has been given to the Council of Captains, including the captain in question;
      1. The captain of said ship shall not disband the ship or take any actions against the mutineers until such a time as the matter of mutiny has been resolved before the Council of Captains.
2. Council Resolution of Mutiny
   1. Council will make the Act of Mutiny an “Incidental Motion” with a second by default at the first convened Captains’ Council after the Act of Mutiny had been submitted.
   2. Both the Captain and the Mutineer in Charge are to appear before the Council at this meeting.
      1. Failure to show on behalf of the Mutiny by the Mutineer in Charge will be treated as default for the captain and the said crew will remain on board without reprisal.
      2. Failure of said captain to appear on behalf of the ship will be treated as default for the mutineers and the mutineers will have succeeded in their mutiny (See successful mutiny below).
   3. A hearing of grievances and a reasonable attempt to resolve the differences will be conducted by the Council of Captains.
      1. If no solution can be agreed upon by all parties, the Council of Captains shall vote as to the outcome of the mutiny.
3. Decision of a Mutiny
   1. After a successful mutiny, the mutineer leader shall take on the responsibilities defined by the Articles for a New Captain. (See Article III, Section 2)
   2. With exceptions:Upon completion of the sponsored year, the new captain will be recognized as a captain in accordance to Article III.
      1. The newly appointed captain will be granted a sponsorship from the Council with the requirements of a year of sponsorship.
      2. This supersedes the limitations of only sponsoring one captain as in Article III.
   3. The fellow mutineers that had signed upon the Act of Mutiny shall be the new crew for the ship and answer to the leader of the mutiny as captain.The captain of the original ship shall retain the rights to the name, roger, and the remaining loyal crew of the current ship.
      1. If the mutineers are short the required five members, they will have until the end of the year to attain the required number of crew.