ARTICLE I -- NAME

The name of this corporation is Military Officers Association of America, California Council of Chapters, Inc., hereinafter referred to as CAL-MOAA. These Bylaws supersede the Bylaws of the California Council of Chapters of The Retired Officers Association and all amendments thereto.

ARTICLE II -- OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES

The objectives and purposes of CAL-MOAA shall be.

1. To promote the aims of Military Officers Association of America, hereinafter referred to by its short title, MOAA, as stated in the preamble to the bylaws of that association.

2. To further the legislative and other objectives of MOAA.

3. To protect, in matters of state legislation, the rights and interests of the retirees of Uniformed Services, and their dependents and survivors.

4. To provide assistance to Affiliated Chapters to enable them to serve effectively their Members, their communities, and their nation.

5. To establish and maintain active liaison and cooperation with the legitimate related organizations that have purposes and objectives similar to those of MOAA.

ARTICLE Ill -- STATUS

Section A. Nonprofit

CAL-MOAA shall be a nonprofit organization, operated exclusively for the purposes specified in Article II, above.

Section B. Compensation

Officers and appointed officials shall not receive any stated compensation for their services but may, by authorization by inclusion within the CAL-MOAA approved budget, be reimbursed for certain expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Section C. Liability

Nothing herein shall constitute Affiliated Chapters or the individual Members of those Affiliated Chapters as partners for any purpose. No Affiliated Chapter, officer or agent of CAL-MOAA shall be liable for the acts or failures to act on the part of any other Affiliated Chapter, officer or agent, excepting only acts or failures to act arising out of willful misfeasance.

Section D. Use of Funds

1. The property of this organization is irrevocably dedicated to the objectives listed in Article II, and particularly to the protection of the rights and interests of retired Members of the Uniformed Services of the United States. No part of the income or assets of the organization shall ever inure to the benefit of any officer or Member thereof, or the benefit of any private person.

2. The Executive Committee is authorized to spend all funds budgeted within that year. Deficit spending is forbidden.

3. The President as Chief Executive Officer is authorized individual expenditures not to exceed $300 without prior approval of the Executive Committee of the Council. Such expenditure should be ratified at the next meeting of the Executive Committee.

Section E. Funds at Dissolution

Upon the dissolution or winding up of this organization, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of the organization, shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund or organization which is established and operated exclusively for similar objectives of this organization, as stated in Article II, and which has established its status as a tax exempt organization in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.