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BYLAWS
(4 OFFICERS) OF
____________________ ARTICLE
I. PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The principal office of the corporation in the State of
____________________ shall be located in the City of
____________________, County of ____________________.
The corporation may have such other offices, either
within or without the State of ____________________, as the
Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the
corporation may require from time to time (pursuant to
____________________). ARTICLE
II. SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION I. ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held in
the last week of ____________________ of each year, beginning in
20___ for the purpose of electing Directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may come before the
meeting. If the day
fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the
state of ____________________, such meeting shall be held on the
next succeeding business day.
If the election of Directors shall not be held on the day
designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or
any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the
election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as
soon thereafter as conveniently possible (pursuant to
____________________).
SECTION 2.
SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or
purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called
by the President or by the Board of Directors, and shall be
called by the President at the request of two shareholders
(pursuant to ____________________).
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SECTION 3.
PLACE OF MEETING.
The Board of Directors may designate any place, either
within or without the state of ____________________, as the
place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special
meeting called by the Board of Directors. A waiver of notice signed by all shareholders entitled to
vote at a meeting may designate any place, either within or
without the State of ____________________, unless otherwise
prescribed by statute, as the place for the holding of such
meeting. If no
designation is made, or if a special meeting is otherwise
called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of
the corporation in the State of ____________________.
SECTION 4. NOTICE OF MEETING. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting
and, in case of special meeting, the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called, unless otherwise prescribed by
statute, shall be delivered not less than ____________ nor more
than ____________ days before the date of the meeting, either
personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the
____________________, or the ____________________, or the
persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record
entitled to vote at such meeting.
If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered
when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the
shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer
books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid (pursuant
to ____________________).
SECTION 5.
QUORUM. A
majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled
to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at a meeting of shareholders.
If less than the outstanding shares are represented at a
meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the
meeting from time to time without further notice.
At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be
present or represented, any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may
continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding
the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a
quorum (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 6.
PROXIES.
At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote
in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or
by his duly authorized attorney in fact.
Such proxy shall be filed with the ____________________
of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting.
No proxy shall be valid after four weeks from the date of
its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy (pursuant
to ____________________).
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SECTION 7.
VOTING OF SHARES.
Subject to the provisions of any language to the contrary
of this Article II, each outstanding share entitled to vote
shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a
vote at the meeting of the shareholders (pursuant to
____________________).
SECTION 8.
CUMULATIVE VOTING. Unless otherwise provided by law, at each election for
Directors, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election
shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number
of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are
Directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to
vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many
votes as the number of such Directors multiplied by the number
of his shares equal, or by distributing such votes on the same
principle among any number of candidates (pursuant to
____________________). ARTICLE
III. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
SECTION 1.
GENERAL POWERS. The
business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its
Board of Directors (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 2.
NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The
number of Directors of the corporation shall be ____________.
Each Director shall hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 3.
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held
without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after, and at
the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders.
The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the
time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings
without other notice than such resolution (pursuant to
____________________).
SECTION 4.
SPECIAL MEETING.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called
by or at the request of the President or any two directors.
The person or persons authorized to call special meetings
of the Board of Directors may fix the place for the holding of
any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them
(pursuant to ____________________).
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SECTION 5.
NOTICE. Notice
of any special meeting shall be given at least three days
previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or
__________________________________.
SECTION 6.
QUORUM. A
majority of the number of directors is two and shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the
Board of Directors (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 7. MANNER OF ACTING.
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.
SECTION 8. ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Any action that may be taken by the Board of Directors at a
meeting may be taken without
a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the
action so to be taken, shall be signed before such action by all
of the directors (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 9.
VACANCIES. Any
vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors,
though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, unless
otherwise provided by law. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the
unexpired term of his predecessor in office.
Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in
the number of directors may be filled by election by the Board
of Directors for a term of office continuing only until the next
election of Directors by the shareholders (pursuant to
____________________). ARTICLE
IV. OFFICERS
SECTION 1.
NUMBER. The
officers of the corporation shall be ____________.
A President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer,
each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors.
Such other officers and assistant officers as may be
deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors from time to time (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 2. ELECTION
AND TERM OF OFFICE.
The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually
by the Board of Directors and such election shall be held after
each annual meeting of the shareholders.
If the election of officers shall not be held at the
meetings of the Board of Directors annually, such election shall
be held as soon thereafter as conveniently possible. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have
been duly elected and shall have qualified, or until his death
or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the
manner hereinafter provided (pursuant to ____________________). This
is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
SECTION 3.
REMOVAL.
Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board of
Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the
corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be
without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person
so removed. Election
or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create
contract rights (pursuant to ____________).
SECTION 4.
VACANCIES.
A Vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the
Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term
(pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 5. 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 all of the
business and affairs of the corporation.
He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the
shareholders and of the Board of Directors.
He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper
officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of
Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any
deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments which
the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed. He may not
sign in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws
to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be
required by law to be otherwise signed or executed;
and, in general, the
President shall perform all duties incident to the office of
President and such of the duties as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors from time to time.
SECTION 6.
VICE-PRESIDENT. In the absence of the
President or in event of his death, inability or refusal to act,
the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President
and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject
to all the restrictions upon the President.
The Vice-President shall perform such other duties as
from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by
the Board of Directors.
SECTION 7. SECRETARY. The
Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the
shareholders and of the Board of Directors in one or more books
provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly
given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as
required by law; (c)
be custodian of the corporate records of the corporation; (d)
keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder
which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder;
(e) sign with the President, certificates for shares of
the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been
authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have
general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation;
(g) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of
Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors.
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attorney must be consulted. |
SECTION 8.
TREASURER.
The Treasurer shall (a) have charge and custody of, and
be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation;
(b) receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the
corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such
monies in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust
companies or other depositories as shall be selected; and (c) in
general, perform all of the duties incident to the office of
Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 9. SALARIES.
The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to
time by the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented
from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also
a director of the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
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 in the name of and 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 a resolution of the Board of Directors.
Such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances.
SECTION 3.
CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness 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 resolution of 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 banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board
of Directors may select. This
is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
ARTICLE
VI. CERTIFICATES
FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
SECTION 1. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES. Certificates
representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as
shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Such certificates shall be signed by the President and by
the Secretary. All
certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or
otherwise identified. The
name and address of the person to whom the shares represented
thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue,
shall be entered in the stock transfer books of the corporation.
All certificates surrendered to the corporation for
transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be
issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares
shall have been surrendered and canceled. In case of a lost,
destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new one may be issued upon
such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of
Directors may prescribe (pursuant to ____________________).
SECTION 2.
TRANSFER OF SHARES.
Transfer of shares of the corporation shall be made only
on the stock transfer books of the corporation by the holder of
record thereof or by his legal representative, who shall furnish
proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by his attorney
thereunto authorized by Power of Attorney duly executed and
filed with the Secretary of the corporation, and on surrender
for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name the shares stand on the books of the
corporation shall be deemed by the corporation to be the owner
thereof for all purposes. Any
such transfers may be governed by ____________________. ARTICLE
VII. AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new
Bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors at any regular
or special meeting of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE
VIII. RATIFICATION
OF ACTS
The
directors and officers of this corporation shall not be
personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability to the extent provided by applicable law (i)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law,
(iii) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit, or (iv) under state law.
No amendment to or repeal of this Article shall apply to
or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any
director of the corporation for or with respect to any acts or
omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or
repeal. The
directors of this corporation have agreed to serve as directors
in reliance upon the provisions of this Article. This
is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
This is not a substitute for legal
advice. An
attorney must be consulted.
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