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Exhibit 2.2
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BYLAWS OF
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CONTENTS OF INITIAL BYLAWS
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1.00 CORPORATE CHARTER AND BYLAWS
1.01 Corporate Charter Provisions....................................................... 4
1.02 Registered Agent or OfficeRequirement of
Filing Changes with Secretary of State............................................. 4
1.03 Initial Business Office............................................................ 5
1.04 Amendment of Bylaws................................................................ 5
2.00 DIRECTORS AND DIRECTORS' MEETINGS
2.01 Action Without Meeting............................................................. 5
2.02 Telephone Meetings................................................................. 5
2.03 Place of Meetings.................................................................. 5
2.04 Regular Meetings................................................................... 6
2.05 Call of Special Meeting............................................................ 6
2.06 Quorum............................................................................. 6
2.07 AdjournmentNotice of Adjourned Meetings............................................ 6
2.08 Conduct of Meetings................................................................ 7
2.09 Powers of the Board of Directors................................................... 7
2.10 Board CommitteesAuthority to Appoint............................................... 7
2.11 Transactions with Interested Directors............................................. 7
2.12 Number of Directors................................................................ 8
2.13 Term of Office..................................................................... 8
2.14 Removal of Directors............................................................... 8
2.15 Vacancies.......................................................................... 8
2.15(a) Declaration of Vacancy................................................... 8
2.15(b) Filling Vacancies by Directors........................................... 9
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2.15(c) Filling Vacancies by Shareholders........................................ 9
2.16 Compensation....................................................................... 9
2.17 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.......................................... 9
2.18 Insuring Directors, Officers, and Employees........................................ 9
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3.00 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
3.01 Action Without Meeting............................................................. 10
3.02 Telephone Meetings................................................................. 10
3.03 Place of Meetings.................................................................. 10
3.04 Notice of Meetings................................................................. 10
3.04 Voting List........................................................................ 11
3.05 Votes per Share.................................................................... 11
3.07 Cumulative Voting.................................................................. 11
3.08 Proxies............................................................................ 12
3.09 Quorum............................................................................. 12
3.09(a) Quorum of Shareholders..................................................... 12
3.09(b) Adjourn for Lack or Loss of Quorum......................................... 12
3.10 Voting by Voice or Ballot.......................................................... 12
3.11 Conduct of Meetings................................................................ 12
3.12 Annual Meetings.................................................................... 12
3.13 Failure to Hold Annual Meeting..................................................... 13
3.14 Special Meetings................................................................... 13
4.00 OFFICERS
4.01 Title and Appointment.............................................................. 13
4.01(a) Chairman................................................................... 14
4.01(b) President.................................................................. 14
4.01(c) Vice President............................................................. 14
4.01(d) Secretary.................................................................. 14
4.01(e) Treasurer.................................................................. 15
4.01(f) Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer................................. 15
4.02 Removal and Resignation............................................................ 16
4.03 Vacancies.......................................................................... 16
4.04 Compensation....................................................................... 16
5.00 AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS
5.01 No Authority Absent Specific Authorization......................................... 16
5.02 Execution of Certain Instruments................................................... 17
6.00 ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES
6.01 Classes and Series of Shares....................................................... 17
6.02 Certificates for Fully Paid Shares................................................. 17
6.03 Consideration for Shares........................................................... 17
6.04 Replacement of Certificates........................................................ 17
6.05 Signing CertificatesFacsimile Signatures........................................... 18
6.06 Transfer Agents and Registrars..................................................... 18
6.07 Conditions of Transfer............................................................. 18
6.08 Reasonable Doubts as to Right to Transfer.......................................... 18
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7.00 CORPORATE RECORDS AND ADMINISTRATION
7.01 Minutes of Corporate Meetings...................................................... 19
7.02 Share Register..................................................................... 19
7.03 Corporate Seal..................................................................... 19
7.04 Books of Account................................................................... 19
7.05 Inspection of Corporate Records.................................................... 20
7.06 Fiscal Year........................................................................ 20
7.07 Waiver of Notice................................................................... 20
8.00 ADOPTION OF INITIAL BYLAWS................................................................ 21
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ARTICLE ONE-CORPORATE CHARTER AND BYLAWS
1.01 CORPORATE CHARTER PROVISIONS
The Corporation's Charter authorizes twenty-five million (25,000,000)
shares to be issued. The officers and transfer agents issuing shares of the
Corporation shall ensure that the total number of shares outstanding at any
given time does not exceed this number. Such officers and agents shall advise
the Board at least annually of the authorized shares remaining available to be
issued. No shares shall be issued for less than the par value stated in the
Charter. Each Charter provision shall be observed until amended by Restated
Articles or Articles of Amendment duly filed with the Secretary of State.
1.02 REGISTERED AGENT AND OFFICE-REQUIREMENT OF FILING CHANGES WITH SECRETARY
OF STATE
The address of the Registered Office provided in the Articles of
Incorporation, as duly filed with the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada
is: 50 West Liberty Street, #880, Reno NV 89501.
The name of the Registered Agent of the Corporation at such address, as
set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, is: The Nevada Agency and Trust
Company.
The Registered Agent or Office may be changed by filing a Statement of
Change of Registered Agent or Office or Both with the Secretary of State, and
not otherwise. Such filing shall be made promptly with each change. Arrangements
for each change in Registered Agent or Office shall ensure that the Corporation
is not exposed to the possibility of a default judgment. Each successive
Registered Agent shall be of reliable character and well informed of the
necessity of immediately furnishing the papers of any lawsuit against the
Corporation to its attorneys.
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1.03 INITIAL BUSINESS OFFICE
The address of the initial principal business office of the Corporation is
hereby established as: 2400 Loop 35 #1502, Alvin, Texas 77511.
The Corporation may have additional business offices within the State of
Nevada, and where it may be duly qualified to do business outside of Nevada, as
the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or the business of the
Corporation may require.
1.04 AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
The Shareholders or Board of Directors, subject to any limits imposed by
the Shareholders, may amend or repeal these Bylaws and adopt new Bylaws. All
amendments shall be upon advice of counsel as to legality, except in emergency.
Bylaw changes shall take effect upon adoption unless otherwise specified. Notice
of Bylaws changes shall be given in or before notice given of the first
Shareholders' meeting following their adoption.
ARTICLE TWO-DIRECTORS AND DIRECTORS' MEETINGS
2.01 ACTION BY CONSENT OF BOARD WITHOUT MEETING
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may
be taken without a meeting, and shall have the same force and effect as a
unanimous vote of Directors, if all members of the Board consent in writing to
the action. Such consent may be given individually or collectively.
2.02 TELEPHONE MEETINGS
Subject to the notice provisions required by these Bylaws and by the
Business Corporation Act, Directors may participate in and hold a meeting by
means of conference call or similar communication by which all persons
participating can hear each other. Participation in such a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting, except participation for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground
that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
2.03 PLACE OF MEETINGS
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the business office of
the Corporation or at such other place within or without the State of Nevada as
may be designated by the Board.
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2.04 REGULAR MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held, without call or
notice, immediately following each annual Shareholders' meeting, and at such
other regularly repeating times as the Directors may determine.
2.05 CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose may be called at
any time by the President or, if the President is absent or unable or refuses to
act, by any Vice President or any two Directors. Written notices of the special
meetings, stating the time and place of the meeting, shall be mailed ten days
before, or telegraphed or personally delivered so as to be received by each
Director not later than two days before, the day appointed for the meeting.
Notice of meetings need not indicate an agenda. Generally, a tentative agenda
will be included, but the meeting shall not be confined to any agenda included
with the notice.
Meetings provided for in these Bylaws shall not be invalid for lack of notice
if all persons entitled to notice consent to the meeting in writing or are
present at the meeting and do not object to the notice given. Consent may be
given either before or after the meeting.
Upon providing notice, the Secretary or other officer sending notice shall
sign and file in the Corporate Record Book a statement of the details of the
notice given to each Director. If such statement should later not be found in
the Corporate Record Book, due notice shall be presumed.
2.06 QUORUM
The presence throughout any Directors' meeting, or adjournment thereof, of a
majority of the authorized number of Directors shall be necessary to constitute
a quorum to transact any business, except to adjourn. If a quorum is present,
every act done or resolution passed by a majority of the Directors present and
voting shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
2.07 ADJOURNMENT AND NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETINGS
A quorum of the Directors may adjourn any Directors' meeting to meet again at
a stated hour on a stated day. Notice of the time and place where an adjourned
meeting will be held need not be given to absent Directors if the time and place
is fixed at the adjourned meeting. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the
Directors present may adjourn to a set time and place if notice is duly given to
the absent members, or until the time of the next regular meeting of the Board.
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2.08 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
At every meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if
there is such an officer, and if not, the President, or in the President's
absence, a Vice President designated by the President, or in the absence of such
designation, a Chairman chosen by a majority of the Directors present, shall
preside. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of the Board of
Directors' meetings. When the Secretary is absent from any meeting, the Chairman
may appoint any person to act as Secretary of that meeting.
2.09 POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The business and affairs of the Corporation and all corporate powers shall be
exercised by or under authority of the Board of Directors, subject to
limitations imposed by law, the Articles of Incorporation, any applicable
Shareholders' agreement, and these Bylaws.
2.10 BOARD COMMITTEES-AUTHORITY TO APPOINT
The Board of Directors may designate an executive committee and one or more
other committees to conduct the business and affairs of the Corporation to the
extent authorized. The Board shall have the power at any time to change the
powers and membership of, fill vacancies in, and dissolve any committee. Members
of any committee shall receive such compensation as the Board of Directors may
from time to time provide. The designation of any committee and the delegation
of authority thereto shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any
member thereof, of any responsibility imposed by law.
2.11 TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Any contract or other transaction between the Corporation and any of its
Directors (or any corporation or firm in which any of its Directors are directly
or indirectly interested) shall be valid for all purposes notwithstanding the
presence of that Director at the meeting during which the contract or
transaction was authorized, and notwithstanding the Directors' participation in
that meeting. This section shall apply only if the contract or transaction is
just and reasonable to the Corporation at the time it is authorized and
ratified, the interest of each Director is known or disclosed to the Board of
Directors, and the Board nevertheless authorizes or ratifies the contract or
transaction by a majority of the disinterested Directors present. Each
interested Director is to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present,
but shall not vote and shall not be counted in calculating the majority
necessary to carry the vote. This section shall not be construed to invalidate
contracts or transactions that would be valid in its absence.
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2.12 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The number of Directors of this Corporation shall be two. No Director need be
a resident of Nevada or a Shareholder. The number of Directors may be increased
or decreased from time to time by amendment to these Bylaws. Any decrease in the
number of Directors shall not have the effect of shortening the tenure which any
incumbent Director would otherwise enjoy.
2.13 TERM OF OFFICE
Directors shall be entitled to hold office until their successors are elected
and qualified. Election for all Director positions, vacant or not vacant, shall
occur at each annual meeting of the Shareholders and may be held at any special
meeting of Shareholders called specifically for that purpose.
2.14 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
The entire Board of Directors or any individual Director may be removed from
office by a vote of Shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote at an election of Directors. However, if less than the entire
Board is to be removed, no one of the Directors may be removed if the votes cast
against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively voted
at an election of the entire Board of Directors. No director may be so removed
except at an election of the class of Directors of which he is a part. If any or
all Directors are so removed, new Directors may be elected at the same meeting.
Whenever a class or series of shares is entitled to elect one or more Directors
under authority granted by the Articles of Incorporation, the provisions of this
Paragraph apply to the vote of that class or series and not to the vote of the
outstanding shares as a whole.
2.15 VACANCIES
Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall exist upon the occurrence of any of
the following events: (a) the death, resignation, or removal of any Director;
(b) an increase in the authorized number of Directors; or (c) the failure of the
Shareholders to elect the full authorized number of Directors to be voted for at
any annual, regular, or special Shareholders' meeting at which any Director is
to be elected.
2.15(a) DECLARATION OF VACANCY
A majority of the Board of Directors may declare vacant the office of a
Director if the Director: (a) is adjudged incompetent by a court order; (b) is
convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; (c) or fails to accept the
office of Director, in writing or by attending a meeting of the Board of
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2.15(b) FILLING VACANCIES BY DIRECTORS
Vacancies other than those caused by an increase in the number of Directors
may be filled temporarily by majority vote of the remaining Directors, though
less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. Each Director so elected
shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected at a Shareholders'
meeting.
2.15(c) FILLING VACANCIES BY SHAREHOLDERS
Any vacancy on the Board of Directors, including those caused by an increase
in the number of Directors shall be filled by the Shareholders at the next
annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Upon the
resignation of a Director tendered to take effect at a future time, the Board or
the Shareholders may elect a successor to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
2.16 COMPENSATION
Directors shall receive such compensation for their services as Directors as
shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Any Director
may serve the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee,
or otherwise, and receive compensation therefor.
2.17 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Board of Directors shall authorize the Corporation to pay or reimburse any
present or former Director or officer of the Corporation any costs or expenses
actually and necessarily incurred by that officer in any action, suit, or
proceeding to which the officer is made a party by reason of holding that
position, provided, however, that no officer shall receive such indemnification
if finally adjudicated therein to be liable for negligence or misconduct in
office. This indemnification shall extend to good-faith expenditures incurred in
anticipation of threatened or proposed litigation. The Board of Directors may in
proper cases, extend the indemnification to cover the good-faith settlement of
any such action, suit, or proceeding, whether formally instituted or not.
2.18 INSURING DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Director,
officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or on behalf of any person
serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee, or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise, against any liability asserted against that person and incurred by
that person in any such corporation, whether or not the Corporation has the
power to indemnify that person against liability for any of those acts.
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ARTICLE THREE-SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
3.01 ACTION WITHOUT MEETING
Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Shareholders under any
provision of the Nevada Business Corporation Act may be taken without a meeting
if authorized by a consent or waiver filed with the Secretary of the Corporation
and signed by all persons who would be entitled to vote on that action at a
Shareholders' meeting. Each such signed consent or waiver, or a true copy
thereof, shall be placed in the Corporate Record Book.
3.02 TELEPHONE MEETINGS
Subject to the notice provisions required by these Bylaws and by the Business
Corporation Act, Shareholders may participate in and hold a meeting by means of
conference call or similar communication by which all persons participating can
hear each other. Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting, except participation for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is
not lawfully called or convened.
3.03 PLACE OF MEETINGS
Shareholders' meetings shall be held at the business office of the
Corporation, or at such other place within or without the State of Nevada as may
be designated by the Board of Directors or the Shareholders.
3.04 NOTICE OF MEETINGS
The President, the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling a
Shareholders' Meeting. shall give notice, or cause it to be given, in writing to
each Director and to each Shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting at least
ten (10) but not more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. Such
notice shall state the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and, in case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Such
written notice may be given personally, by mail, or by other means. Such notice
shall be addressed to each recipient at such address as appears on the Books of
the Corporation or as the recipient has given to the Corporation for the purpose
of notice. Meetings provided for in these Bylaws shall not be invalid for lack
of notice if all persons entitled to notice consent to the meeting in writing or
are present at the meeting in person or by proxy and do not object to the notice
given, Consent may be given either before or after the meeting. Notice of the
reconvening of an adjourned meeting is not necessary unless the meeting is
adjourned more than thirty days past the date stated in the notice, in which
case notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of any
special meeting. Notice may be waived by written
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waivers signed either before or after the meeting by all persons entitled to the
notice.
3.05 VOTING LIST
At least ten (10), but not more than sixty (60), days before each
Shareholders' meeting, the officer or agent having charge of the Corporation's
share transfer books shall make a complete list of the Shareholders entitled to
vote at that meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order,
with the address and the number of shares held by each. The list shall be kept
on file at the Registered Office of the Corporation for at least ten (10) days
prior to the meeting, and shall be subject to inspection by any Director,
officer, or Shareholder at any time during usual business hours. The list shall
also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be
subject, during the whole time of the meeting, to the inspection of any
Shareholder. The original share transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as
to the Shareholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote
at any meeting of Shareholders. However, failure to prepare and to make the list
available in the manner provided above shall not affect the validity of any
action taken at the meeting.
3.06 VOTES PER SHARE
Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one (1) vote
on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of Shareholders, except to the
extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class or classes are limited
or denied pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation. A Shareholder may vote in
person or by proxy executed in writing by the Shareholder, or by the
Shareholder's duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
3.07 CUMULATIVE VOTING
Subject to any limitation stated in the Articles of Incorporation, every
Shareholder entitled to vote at any election of Directors may cumulate votes.
For this purpose, each Shareholder shall have a number of votes equal to the
number of Directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the
Shareholder's shares are entitled. The Shareholder may cast all these votes for
one candidate or may distribute the votes among any number of candidates. The
candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected, up to the number
of vacancies to be filled. No Shareholder may cumulate votes unless that
Shareholder gives written notice of his or her intention to do so to the
Secretary of the Corporation on or before the day preceding the election at
which the votes will be cumulated. If any Shareholder gives written notice as
provided above, all Shareholders may cumulate their votes.
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3.08 PROXIES
A Shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the
Shareholder or his or her duly authorized attorney in fact. Unless otherwise
provided in the proxy or by law, each proxy shall be revocable and shall not be
valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution.
3.09 QUORUM
3.09(a) QUORUM OF SHAREHOLDERS
As to each item of business to be voted on, the presence (in person or by
proxy) of the persons who are entitled to vote a majority of the outstanding
voting shares on that matter shall constitute the quorum necessary for the
consideration of the matter at a Shareholders' meeting. The vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the matter and represented at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Shareholders'
meeting.
3.09(b) ADJOURNMENT FOR LACK OR LOSS OF QUORUM
No business may be transacted in the absence of a quorum, or upon the
withdrawal of enough Shareholders to leave less than a quorum, other than to
adjourn the meeting from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares
represented at the meeting.
3.10 VOTING BY VOICE OR BALLOT
Elections for Directors need not be by ballot unless a Shareholder demands
election by ballot before the voting begins.
3.11 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
Meetings of the Shareholders shall be chaired by the President, or, in the
President's absence, a Vice President designated by the President, or, in the
absence of such designation, any other person chosen by a majority of the
Shareholders of the Corporation present in person or by proxy and entitled to
vote. The Secretary of the Corporation, or, in the Secretary's absence, an
Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the Shareholders.
In the absence of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, the Chairman shall
appoint another person to act as Secretary of the meeting.
3.12 ANNUAL MEETINGS
The time, place, and date of the annual meeting of the Shareholders of the
Corporation, for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of
any other business as may come before the meeting, shall be set from time to
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majority vote of the Board of Directors. If the day fixed for the annual meeting
shall be on a legal holiday in the State of Nevada, such meeting shall be held
on the next succeeding business day. If the election of Directors is not held on
the day thus designated for any annual meeting, or at 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 possible.
3.13 FAILURE TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
If, within any 13-month period, an annual Shareholders' Meeting is not held,
any Shareholder may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in
which the principal office of the Corporation is located for a summary order
that an annual meeting be held.
3.14 SPECIAL MEETINGS
A special Shareholders' meeting may be called at any time by. (a) the
President; (b) the Board of Directors; or (c) one or more Shareholders holding
in the aggregate one-tenth or more of all the shares entitled to vote at the
meeting. Such meeting may be called for any purpose. The party calling the
meeting may do so only by written request sent by registered mail or delivered
in person to the President or Secretary. The officer receiving the written
request shall within ten (10) days from the date of its receipt cause notice of
the meeting to be sent to all the Shareholders entitled to vote at such a
meeting. If the officer does not give notice of the meeting within ten (10) days
after the date of receipt of the written request, the person or persons calling
the meeting may fix the time of the meeting and give the notice. The notice
shall be sent pursuant to Section 3.04 of these Bylaws. The notice of a special
Shareholders' meeting must state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and,
absent consent of every Shareholder to the specific action taken, shall be
limited to purposes plainly stated in the notice, notwithstanding other
provisions herein.
ARTICLE FOUR-OFFICERS
4.01 TITLE AND APPOINTMENT
The officers of the Corporation shall be a President and a Secretary, as
required by law. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board
of Directors, a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer,
one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Any
two or more offices, including President and Secretary may be held by one
person. All officers shall be elected by and hold office at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors, which shall fix the compensation and tenure of all officers.
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4.01(a) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The Chairman, if there shall be such an officer, shall, if present, preside at
the meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other
powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to the Chairman by the
Board of Directors or prescribed by these Bylaws.
4.01(b) PRESIDENT
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given to the Chairman,
if there is one, by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the chief
executive officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the
Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the
business and officers of the Corporation. The President shall have the general
powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President of a
corporation; shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors or the Bylaws; and shall be ex officio a member of all
standing committees, including the executive committee, if any. In addition, the
President shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and in the absence
of the Chairman, or if there is no Chairman, at all meetings of the Board of
Directors.
4.01(c) VICE PRESIDENT
Any Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as from time
to time may be prescribed by these Bylaws, by the Board of Directors, or by the
President. In the absence or disability of the President, the senior or duly
appointed Vice President, if any, shall perform all the duties of the President,
pending action by the Board of Directors when so acting, such Vice President
shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the
President.
4.01(d) SECRETARY
The Secretary shall:
(1) See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions
of these Bylaws and as required by law. In case of the absence or
disability of the Secretary. or the Secretary's refusal or neglect to
act, notice may be given and served by an Assistant Secretary or by
the Chairman, the President, any Vice President, or by the Board of
Directors.
(2) Keep the minutes of corporate meetings, and the Corporate Record Book,
as set out in Section 7.01 hereof.
(3) Maintain, in the Corporate Record Book, a record of all share
certificates issued or canceled and all shares of the Corporation
canceled or transferred.
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(4) Be custodian of the Corporation's records and of any seal, which the
Corporation may from time to time adopt. when the Corporation
exercises its right to use a seal, the Secretary shall see that the
seal is embossed on all share certificates prior to their issuance and
on all documents authorized to be executed under seal in accordance
with the provisions of these Bylaws.
(5) In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary,
and such other duties as from time to time may be required by Sections
7.01, 7.02, and 7.03 of these Bylaws, by these Bylaws generally, by
the Board of Directors, or by the President.
4.01(e) TREASURER
The Treasurer shall:
(1) Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and
securities of the Corporation, and deposit all funds in the name of
the Corporation in those banks, trust companies, or other depositories
that shall be selected by the Board of Directors.
(2) Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the
Corporation.
(3) Disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as may
be directed by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for
those disbursements.
(4) If required by the Board of Directors or the President, give to the
Corporation a bond to assure the faithful performance of the duties of
the Treasurer's office and the restoration to the Corporation of all
corporate books, papers, vouchers, money, and other property of
whatever kind in the Treasurer's possession or control, in case of the
Treasurer's death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office.
Any such bond shall be in a sum satisfactory to the Board of
Directors, with one or more sureties or a surety company satisfactory
to the Board of Directors.
(5) In general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer
and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the
Treasurer by Sections 7.O4 and 7.05 of these Bylaws, by these Bylaws
generally, by the Board of Directors, or by the President.
4.01(f) ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT TREASURER
The Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer shall have such powers and
perform such duties as the Secretary or Treasurer, respectively, or as the Board
of Directors or President may prescribe. In case of the absence of the Secretary
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Treasurer, the senior Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer, respectively,
may perform all of the functions of the Secretary or Treasurer.
4.02 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION
Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by vote of a
majority of the Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board, or,
except in case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any committee
or officer upon whom that power of removal may be conferred by the Board of
Directors. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if
any, of the person removed. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written
notice to the Board of Directors, the President, or the Secretary of the
Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect on the date of the receipt of
that notice or at any later time specified therein, and, unless otherwise
specified therein, the acceptance of that resignation shall not be necessary to
make it effective.
4.03 VACANCIES
Upon the occasion of any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation,
by reason of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Board of Directors
may elect an acting successor to hold office for the unexpired term or until a
permanent successor is elected.
4.04 COMPENSATION
The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board
of Directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary by
reason of the fact that the officer is also a Shareholder or a Director of the
Corporation, or both.
ARTICLE FIVE-AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS
5.01 NO AUTHORITY ABSENT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION
These Bylaws provide certain authority for the execution of instruments. The
Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may
additionally 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. Unless expressly authorized by these Bylaws or the Board of
Directors, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to
bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement nor to pledge its credit nor
to render it pecuniarily liable for any purpose or in any amount.
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5.02 EXECUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS
Formal contracts of the Corporation, promissory notes, deeds, deeds of trust,
mortgages, pledges, and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation,
other corporate documents, and certificates of ownership of liquid assets held
by the Corporation shall be signed or endorsed by the President or any Vice
President and by the Secretary or the Treasurer, unless otherwise specifically
determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise required by law.
ARTICLE SIX-ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES
6.01 CLASSES AND SERIES OF SHARES
The Corporation may issue one or more classes or series of shares, or both.
Any of these classes or series may have full, limited, or no voting rights, and
may have such other preferences, rights, privileges, and restrictions as are
stated or authorized in the Articles of Incorporation. All shares of any one
class shall have the same voting, conversion, redemption, and other rights,
preferences, privileges, and restrictions, unless the class is divided into
series, If a class is divided into series, all the shares of any one series
shall have the same voting, conversion, redemption, and other. rights,
preferences, privileges, and restrictions. There shall always be a class or
series of shares outstanding that has complete voting rights except as limited
or restricted by voting rights conferred on some other class or series of
outstanding shares.
6.02 CERTIFICATES FOR FULLY PAID SHARES
Neither shares nor certificates representing shares may be issued by the
Corporation until the full amount of the consideration has been received when
the consideration has been paid to the Corporation, the shares shall be deemed
to have been issued and the certificate representing the shares shall be issued
to the shareholder.
6.03 CONSIDERATION FOR SHARES
Shares may be issued for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time
by the Board of Directors, but not less than the par value stated in the
Articles of Incorporation. The consideration paid for the issuance of shares
shall consist of money paid, labor done, or property actually received, and
neither promissory notes nor the promise of future services shall constitute
payment nor partial payment for shares of the Corporation.
6.04 REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATES
No replacement share certificate shall be issued until the former certificate
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for the shares represented thereby shall have been surrendered and canceled,
except that replacements for lost or destroyed certificates may be issued, upon
such terms, conditions, and guarantees as the Board may see fit to impose,
including the filing of sufficient indemnity.
6.05 SIGNING CERTIFICATES-FACSIMILE SIGNATURES
All share certificates shall be signed by the officer(s) designated by the
Board of Directors. The signatures of the foregoing officers may be facsimiles.
If the officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on
the certificate has ceased to be such officer before the certificate issued, the
certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or
she were such officer on the date of its issuance.
6.06 TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer
clerks, and one or more registrars, at such times and places as the requirements
of the Corporation may necessitate and the Board of Directors may designate.
Each registrar appointed, if any, shall be an incorporated bank or trust
company, either domestic or foreign.
6.07 CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER
The party in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation
shall be deemed the owner thereof as regards the Corporation, provided that
whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not
absolutely, and prior written notice thereof shall be given to the Secretary of
the Corporation, or to its transfer agent, if any, such fact shall be stated in
the entry of the transfer.
6.08 REASONABLE DOUBTS AS TO RIGHT TO TRANSFER
When a transfer of shares is requested and there is reasonable doubt as to the
right of the person seeking the transfer, the Corporation or its transfer agent,
before recording the transfer of the shares on its books or issuing any
certificate therefor, may require from the person seeking the transfer
reasonable proof of that person's right to the transfer. If there remains a
reasonable doubt of the right to the transfer, the Corporation may refuse a
transfer unless the person gives adequate security or a bond of indemnity
executed by a corporate surety or by two individual sureties satisfactory to the
Corporation as to form, amount, and responsibility of sureties. The bond shall
be conditioned to protect the Corporation, its officers, transfer agents, and
registrars, or any of them, against any loss, damage, expense, or other
liability for the transfer or the issuance of a new certificate for shares.
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ARTICLE SEVEN-CORPORATE RECORDS AND ADMINISTRATION
7.01 MINUTES OF CORPORATE MEETINGS
The Corporation shall keep at the principal office, or such other place as the
Board of Directors may order, a book recording the minutes of all meetings of
its Shareholders and Directors, with the time and place of each meeting, whether
such meeting was regular or special, a copy of the notice given of such meeting,
or of the written waiver thereof, and, if it is a special meeting, how the
meeting was authorized. The record book shall further show the number of shares
present or represented at Shareholders' meetings, and the names of those present
and the proceedings of all meetings.
7.02 SHARE REGISTER
The Corporation shall keep at the principal office, or at the office of the
transfer agent, a share register showing the names of the Shareholders, their
addresses, the number and class of shares issued to each, the number and date of
issuance of each certificate issued for such shares, and the number and date of
cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation. The above
information may be kept on an information storage device such as a computer,
provided that the device is capable of reproducing the information in clearly
legible form. If the Corporation is taxed under Internal Revenue Code Section
1244 or Subchapter S, the Officer issuing shares shall maintain the appropriate
requirements regarding issuance.
7.03 CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of Directors may at any time adopt, prescribe the use of, or
discontinue the use of, such corporate seal as it deems desirable, and the
appropriate officers shall cause such seal to be affixed to such certificates
and documents as the Board of Directors may direct.
7.04 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
The Corporation shall maintain correct and adequate accounts of its properties
and business transactions, including accounts of its assets, liabilities,
receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, surplus, and shares. The
corporate bookkeeping procedures shall conform to accepted accounting practices
for the Corporation's business or businesses. subject to the foregoing, The
chart of financial accounts shall be taken from, and designed to facilitate
preparation of, current corporate tax returns. Any surplus, including earned
surplus, paid-in surplus, and surplus arising from a reduction of stated
capital, shall be classed by source and shown in a separate account. If the
Corporation is taxed under Internal Revenue Code Section 1244 or Subchapter S,
the officers and agents maintaining
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the books of account shall maintain the appropriate requirements.
7.05 INSPECTION OF CORPORATE RECORDS
A Director or Shareholder demanding to examine the Corporation's books or
records may be required to first sign an affidavit that the demanding party will
not directly or indirectly participate in reselling the information and will
keep it confidential other than in use for proper purposes reasonably related to
the Director's or Shareholder's role. A Director who insists on examining the
records while refusing to sign this affidavit thereby resigns as a Director.
7.06 FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as determined by the Board of
Directors and approved by the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasurer shall
forthwith arrange a consultation with the Corporation's tax advisers to
determine whether the Corporation is to have a fiscal year other than the
calendar year. If so, the Treasurer shall file an election with the Internal
Revenue Service as early as possible, and all correspondence with the IRS,
including the application for the Corporation's Employer Identification Number,
shall reflect such non-calendar year election.
7.07 WAIVER OF NOTICE
Any notice required by law or by these Bylaws may be waived by execution of a
written waiver of notice executed by the person entitled to the notice. The
waiver may be signed before or after the meeting.
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ARTICLE VIII ADOPTION OF INITIAL BYLAWS
The foregoing bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on April 2, 1999.
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Attested to, and certified by:
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