CHURCHILL DOWNS INC
10-Q, EX-2.(II), 2000-11-14
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                               RESTATED BYLAWS OF

                          CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED

                                    ARTICLE I

                                 OFFICE AND SEAL

               SECTION 1. OFFICES.  The principal  office of the  Corporation in
the State of  Kentucky  shall be  located  at 700  Central  Avenue,  Louisville,
Kentucky. The Corporation may have such other offices,  either within or without
the State of Kentucky,  as the business of the Corporation may require from time
to time.

               SECTION 2. THE CORPORATE SEAL. The Seal of the Corporation  shall
be circular in form,  mounted upon a metal die suitable for impressing same upon
paper,  and  along  the  upper  periphery  of the  seal  shall  appear  the word
"Churchill Downs" and along the lower periphery thereof the word "Kentucky". The
center of the seal shall contain the word "Incorporated".

                                   ARTICLE II

                     STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS AND RECORD DATES

               SECTION 1. ANNUAL MEETING.  The date of the annual meeting of the
stockholders  for the purpose of electing  directors and for the  transaction of
such other  business as may come before the meeting shall be  established by the
Board of  Directors,  but shall not be later than 180 days  following the end of
the Corporation's fiscal year. If the election of Directors shall not be held on
the day 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 stockholders to be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient.

               SECTION 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the stockholders
may be called by holders of not less than 662/3% of all shares entitled to  vote
at the meeting, or by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.

               SECTION 3. PLACE OF MEETING. The Board of Directors may designate
any place  within or without  the State of  Kentucky as the place of meeting for
any annual  meeting of  stockholders,  or any place either within or without the
State of Kentucky as the place of meeting for any special  meeting called by the
Board of Directors.

               If no designation  is made, or if a special  meeting be called by
other than the Board of  Directors,  the place of meeting shall be the principal
office of the Corporation in the State of Kentucky.


               SECTION 4. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Written notice  stating the place,
day

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and hour of the  meeting  and,  in case of a special  meeting,  the  purpose  or
purposes for which the meeting is called,  shall be delivered  not less than ten
(10) nor more  than  sixty  (60) days  before  the date of the  meeting,  either
personally  or by  mail,  by or at  the  direction  of  the  President,  or  the
Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder 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 in a sealed  envelope
addressed to the  stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation, with first class postage thereon prepaid.

               SECTION 5. RECORD DATE.  The  Corporation's  record date shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors for the  determination of stockholders  entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders,  or stockholders  entitled
to receive any  distribution.  When a determination of stockholders  entitled to
vote at any  meeting of  stockholders  has been made as  provided  herein,  such
determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

               SECTION 6. VOTING LISTS AND SHARE  LEDGER.  The  Secretary  shall
prepare a complete list of the stockholders  entitled to vote at any meeting, or
any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and
the number of shares held by each stockholder,  which list shall be produced and
kept  open  at the  meeting  and  shall  be  subject  to the  inspection  of any
stockholder  during the  meeting.  The original  share ledger or stock  transfer
book, or a duplicate  thereof kept in this State,  shall be prima facie evidence
as to the  stockholders  entitled to examine  such list or share ledger or stock
transfer  book,  or  the  stockholders  entitled  to  vote  at  any  meeting  of
stockholders or to receive any dividend.

               SECTION 7. QUORUM. A majority of the outstanding  shares entitled
to vote,  represented  in person or by proxy,  shall  constitute a quorum at any
meeting of stockholders.  The stockholders  present at a duly organized  meeting
can  continue to do  business  at any  adjourned  meeting,  notwithstanding  the
withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

               SECTION  8.  PROXIES.   At  all  meetings  of   stockholders,   a
stockholder  may vote by proxy.  An  appointment of a proxy shall be executed in
writing by the  stockholder or by his duly  authorized  attorney-in-fact  and be
filed  with  the  Secretary  of the  Corporation  before  or at the  time of the
meeting.

               SECTION 9. NATURE OF  BUSINESS.  At any meeting of  stockholders,
only such  business  shall be conducted  as shall have been  brought  before the
meeting by or at the  direction of the Board of Directors or by any  stockholder
who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 9.

               No business  may be  transacted  at any meeting of  stockholders,
other than  business  that is either (a)  specified in the notice of meeting (or
any supplement  thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors,
(b) otherwise properly brought before

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such meeting of  stockholders  by or at the direction of the Board of Directors,
or (c) in the case of any annual meeting of  stockholders  or a special  meeting
called for the purpose of electing directors,  otherwise properly brought before
such meeting by any  stockholder  (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date
of the giving of the  notice  provided  for in this  Section 9 and on the record
date for the  determination of stockholders  entitled to vote at such meeting of
stockholders and (ii) who complies with the notice  procedures set forth in this
Section 9.

               In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to
be properly  brought before any annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder,
or for a  nomination  of a  person  to  serve  as a  Director,  to be  made by a
stockholder,  such  stockholder  must have given timely notice thereof in proper
written form to the Secretary.

               To be timely,  a  stockholder's  notice to the Secretary  must be
delivered or mailed to and be received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation (a) in the case of the annual meeting of stockholders, not less than
ninety(90)  nor  more  than one  hundred  and  twenty  (120)  days  prior to the
anniversary  date of the immediately  preceding  annual meeting of stockholders;
provided,  however, that in the event that the annual meeting of stockholders is
called  for a date that is not  within  thirty  (30) days  before or after  such
anniversary date, notice by the stockholder,  in order to be timely,  must be so
received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day  following
the day on which notice of the date of the annual  meeting of  stockholders  was
mailed or public  disclosure  of the date of such  meeting  was made,  whichever
first occurs;  and (b) in the case of a special meeting of  stockholders  called
for the purpose of electing  directors,  not later than the close of business on
the  tenth  (10th)  day  following  the day on which  notice  of the date of the
special meeting of stockholders  was mailed or public  disclosure of the date of
such meeting was made, whichever first occurs.

               To be in  proper  written  form,  a  stockholder's  notice to the
Secretary  must  set  forth  as to  each  matter  (including  nominations)  such
stockholder  proposes to bring  before the meeting of  stockholders  (a) a brief
description  of the  business  desired to be brought  before the meeting and the
reasons for  conducting  the  business at the  meeting,  (b) the name and record
address  of such  stockholder,  (c) the class or series  and number of shares of
capital stock of the  Corporation  which are owned  beneficially or of record by
such  stockholder as of the record date for the meeting (if such date shall then
have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of
such notice,  (d) a description of all  arrangements or  understandings  between
such  stockholder  and any other  person or persons  (including  their names) in
connection  with the  proposal  of such  business  by such  stockholder  and any
material  interest of such  stockholder in such business,  (e) as to each person
whom the  stockholder  proposes to nominate  for  election as a director (i) the
name,  age,  business  address and residence  address of the person and (ii) the
class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the  Corporation  which
are owned  beneficially or of record by the person as of the record date for the
meeting  (if such date shall then have been made  publicly  available  and shall
have occurred) and as of the date

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of such  notice,  (f) any  other  information  which  would  be  required  to be
disclosed  in a  proxy  statement  or  other  filings  required  to be  made  in
connection with the  solicitations  of proxies for the proposal  (including,  if
applicable, with respect to the election of directors) pursuant to Section 14 of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and the rules and regulations
promulgated  thereunder if such stockholder  were engaged in such  solicitation,
and (g) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by
proxy at the  meeting to bring such  business  before  the  meeting.  Any notice
concerning  the  nomination  of a person  for  election  as a  director  must be
accompanied  by a written  consent of the  proposed  nominee to being named as a
nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

        No business  shall be  conducted  and no person  shall be  eligible  for
election  as a Director  at any  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  or a special
meeting of  stockholders  called for the  purpose of electing  directors  except
business or  nominations  brought  before such  meeting in  accordance  with the
procedures set forth in this Section 9; provided,  however,  that, once business
has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with such procedures,
nothing  in this  Section  9 shall  be  deemed  to  preclude  discussion  by any
stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of the meeting of stockholders
determines  that business was not properly  brought  before such  meeting,  or a
nomination  was not properly  made, as the case may be, in  accordance  with the
foregoing  procedures,  the chairman  shall  declare to the meeting that (a) the
business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not
be  transacted,  or, if  applicable,  (b) the  nomination was defective and such
defective nomination shall be disregarded.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                    DIRECTORS

               SECTION 1. GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors.

               SECTION  2.  NUMBER  AND  TENURE.  The Board of  Directors  shall
consist of fifteen  (15) members but the number may be increased or decreased by
amendment of this Bylaw.  The  Directors  shall be divided  into three  classes,
consisting  of five (5) Class I Directors,  five (5) Class II Directors and five
(5) Class III Directors. Each director shall hold office for a term of three (3)
years or until his  successor  shall have been  elected  and  qualifies  for the
office,  whichever period is longer.  Directors  Emeritus may attend all regular
and special  meetings of the Board of  Directors  and shall serve in an advisory
capacity without a vote in Board actions.

               SECTION 3. REGULAR  MEETINGS.  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  stockholders.  The Board of
Directors  may provide,  by  resolution,  the time and place,  either  within or
without the State of Kentucky, for the

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holding  of  additional   regular   meetings  without  other  notice  than  such
resolution.

               SECTION 4.  SPECIAL  MEETINGS.  Special  meetings of the Board of
Directors may be called by or at the request of the  President,  the Chairman of
the Board or the  majority  of the Board of  Directors.  The  person or  persons
authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place,
either  within or without  the State of  Kentucky,  as the place for holding any
special meeting of the Board of Directors.

               SECTION 5. NOTICE.  Notice of any special meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be given by notice delivered  personally,  by mail, by telegraph
or by  telephone.  If mailed,  such notice shall be given at least five (5) days
prior thereto and such mailed notice shall be deemed to have been delivered upon
the  earlier of receipt  or five (5) days  after it is  deposited  in the United
States mail in a sealed envelope so addressed,  with first class postage thereon
prepaid. If notice is given by telegram,  it shall be delivered at least twenty-
four (24) hours prior to the special  meeting and such telegram  notice shall be
deemed to have been  delivered  when the telegram is delivered to the  telegraph
company.  Personal  notice  and  notice  by  telephone  shall  be given at least
twenty-four  (24)  hours  prior to the  special  meeting  and  shall  be  deemed
delivered  upon  receipt.  Any Director  may waive  notice of any  meeting.  The
attendance of a Director at any meeting  shall  constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting,  except when a Director  attends a meeting for the express purpose
of  objecting  to the  transaction  of any  business  because the meeting is not
lawfully  called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any  regular or special  meeting of the Board of  Directors  need be
specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

               SECTION 6.  QUORUM.  A majority of the Board of  Directors  shall
constitute a quorum for the  transaction of business at any meeting of the Board
of Directors, provided that if less than a majority of the Directors are present
at said  meeting,  a majority of the  Directors  present may adjourn the meeting
from time to time without further notice.

               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.  VACANCIES.  Any  vacancy  occurring  in 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.  A  Director
elected  to fill a vacancy  shall  serve  until the next  annual  meeting of the
stockholders.

               SECTION 9. INFORMAL  ACTION.  Any action required or permitted to
be taken of the Board of Directors or of a committee of the Board,  may be taken
without a meeting if a consent, in writing,  setting forth action so taken shall
be signed by all of the Directors,  or all of the members of the  committee,  as
the case may be.  Members of the Board of Directors or any committee  designated
by the Board may participate in a meeting

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of such  Board  or  committee  by  means  of  conference  telephone  or  similar
communications  equipment  whereby all persons  participating in the meeting can
hear or  speak  to each  other  at the same  time.  Participation  in a  meeting
pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

               SECTION  10.  NOMINATION  OF  DIRECTORS.  Only  persons  who  are
nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 9 of Article II
of these Bylaws shall be eligible for election as Directors of the  Corporation,
except as may be otherwise  provided in the Restated  Articles of  Incorporation
with respect to the right of holders of preferred  stock of the  Corporation  to
nominate and elect a specified number of Directors in certain circumstances.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                             COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

               SECTION  1.  COMMITTEES.   The  Board  of  Directors  shall  have
authority  to  establish  such  committees  as  it  may  consider  necessary  or
convenient for the conduct of its business.  All committees so established shall
keep minutes of every meeting thereof and such minutes shall be submitted at the
next regular meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, and
any  action  taken by the Board  with  respect  thereto  shall be entered in the
minutes of the Board.  Each committee so  established  shall elect a Chairman of
the  committee.  On all  committees  where  the  Chairman  of the  Board  is not
appointed as a voting member,  the Chairman of the Board shall be an ex officio,
nonvoting member of that committee.

               SECTION 2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  The Board of Directors shall
appoint and establish an Executive Committee composed of up to six (6) Directors
who shall be appointed by the Board annually. The Executive Committee shall have
and may  exercise  when the Board of  Directors  is not in  session,  all of the
authority of the Board of Directors  that may lawfully be  delegated;  provided,
however,  the  Executive  Committee  shall not have the power to enter  into any
employment  agreement with an officer of the  Corporation,  without the specific
approval and ratification of the Board of Directors. A majority in membership of
the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum.

               SECTION  3. THE AUDIT  COMMITTEE.  The Board of  Directors  shall
appoint and establish an Audit  Committee  composed of up to five (5) Directors,
none of whom shall be officers,  who shall be  appointed by the Board  annually.
The Audit  Committee  shall make an  examination  every  twelve  months into the
affairs of the Corporation and report the results of such examination in writing
to the Board of Directors at the next regular  meeting  thereafter.  Such report
shall state whether the Corporation is in sound  condition and whether  adequate
internal audit  controls and  procedures are being  maintained and shall include
recommendations  to the Board of Directors  regarding such changes in the manner
of doing  business  or  conducting  the affairs of the  Corporation  as shall be
deemed advisable.

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               SECTION 4. THE  COMPENSATION  COMMITTEE.  The Board of  Directors
shall appoint and establish a Compensation  Committee to be composed of five (5)
Directors  who shall be  appointed  by the Board  annually.  Each  member of the
Compensation Committee shall be a director who is not, during the one year prior
to service or during such service, granted or awarded equity securities pursuant
to any executive  compensation plan of the Company.  It shall be the duty of the
Compensation Committee to administer the Company's Supplemental Benefit Plan[s],
the  Company's  Incentive  Compensation  Plan[s],  the  Company's  Stock  Option
Plan[s],  any executive  compensation plan and any shareholder approved employee
stock purchase or thrift plan, including without limitation, matters relating to
the amendment,  administration,  interpretation,  employee  eligibility  for and
participation  in, and termination of, the foregoing  plans. It shall further be
the duty of the Compensation Committee to review annually the salary paid to the
President and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company and to exercise any other
authorities relating to compensation that the Board may lawfully delegate to it;
provided,  however, the Compensation Committee shall not have the power to enter
into any  employment  agreement  with an  officer  of the  Company  without  the
specific approval and ratification of the Board of Directors.

               SECTION 5. THE RACING  COMMITTEE.  The Board of  Directors  shall
appoint  and  establish  a Racing  Committee  to be  composed  of up to four (4)
Directors  who shall be appointed by the Board  annually.  The Racing  Committee
shall  be  responsible  for  and  shall  have  the  authority  to  obligate  the
Corporation with respect to matters  concerning the Corporation's  contracts and
relations with horsemen,  jockeys and others providing  services relating to the
conduct of horse  racing,  including  the  authority  to  approve  and cause the
Corporation  to enter into contracts with  organizations  representing  horsemen
and/or commit to provide benefits or services by the Corporation to horsemen and
others.

               SECTION 6. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE  MEETINGS.  Notice of all meetings
by the committees  established in this Article shall be given in accordance with
the special meeting notice section, Article III, Section 5, of these Bylaws.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                    OFFICERS

               SECTION 1. CLASSES.  The officers of the  Corporation  shall be a
Chairman of the Board, a President,  one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and such other officers and agents as may be provided by the Board and
elected in accordance  with the  provisions of this Article.  Any of the offices
may be combined in one person in  accordance  with the  provisions  of law.  The
Chairman  of the Board of  Directors  shall be a member of the Board but none of
the other officers is required to be a member of the Board.

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               SECTION 2.  ELECTION  AND TERM OF  OFFICE.  The  officers  of the
Corporation  shall be elected  annually by the Board of  Directors  at the first
meeting  of the Board held after each  annual  meeting of  stockholders.  If the
election of officers  shall not be held at such meeting,  such election shall be
held as soon  thereafter as  convenient.  Vacancies may be filled or new offices
created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors.  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
from office in the manner hereinafter provided.

               SECTION 3. REMOVAL. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors
may be removed by the  President  whenever in his judgment the best  interest of
the  Corporation  would be served  thereby,  but such  removal  shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights,  if any, of the person so removed and shall be
subject always to supervision and control of the Board of Directors. Election or
appointment  of an  officer  or agent  shall  not of itself  create  contractual
rights.

               SECTION 4.  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.  The  Chairman of the Board of
Directors shall call to order and preside at all  stockholders'  meetings and at
all meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall perform such other duties as he
may be authorized to perform by the Board of Directors.

               SECTION 5. PRESIDENT.  The President shall be the chief executive
officer of the  Corporation  and as such shall in general  supervise and control
all of the business operations and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of
the  Chairman  of the  Board  of  Directors,  or in the  event  of the  death or
incapacity  of the  Chairman,  the  President  shall  perform  the duties of the
Chairman  until a successor  Chairman is elected or until the  incapacity of the
Chairman terminates.  The President shall have full power to employ and cause to
be employed and to discharge and cause to be discharged all employees of the

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Corporation,  subject  always  to  supervision  and  control  of  the  Board  of
Directors.  When authorized so to do by the Board of Directors, he shall execute
contracts  and other  documents  for and in behalf  of the  Corporation.  Unless
otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power
and  authority  on  behalf of the  Corporation  to  attend,  act and vote at any
meeting of stockholders  of any  corporation in which this  Corporation may hold
stock.  He shall perform such other duties as may be specified in the Bylaws and
such other duties as he may be authorized to perform by the Board of Directors.

               SECTION 6. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT.  In the case of the death of
the  President  or in the event of his  inability  to act,  the  Executive  Vice
President designated by the Board shall perform the duties of the President and,
when so acting,  shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions
upon the President. The Executive Vice President shall perform such other duties
as from  time to time  may be  assigned  by the  President  or by the  Board  of
Directors.

               SECTION 7.  TREASURER.  The Treasurer,  subject to the control of
the Board of  Directors,  and together  with the  President,  shall have general
supervision of the finances of the  Corporation.  He shall have care and custody
of and be responsible for all moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any
source whatsoever and deposit such moneys in the name of the Corporation in such
banks,  trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance
with the provisions of these Bylaws.  The Treasurer  shall have the care of, and
be responsible for all securities,  evidences of value and corporate instruments
of  the  Corporation,  and  shall  supervise  the  officers  and  other  persons
authorized  to bank,  handle and  disburse  its funds,  informing  himself as to
whether  all  deposits  are or have  been duly  made and all  expenditures  duly
authorized  and evidenced by proper  receipts and vouchers.  He shall cause full
and accurate books to be kept, showing the transactions of the Corporation,  its
accounts,  assets, liabilities and financial condition, which shall at all times
be open to the inspection of any Director,  and he shall make due reports to the
Board of Directors and the stockholders,  and such statements and reports as are
required of him by law.  Subject to the Board of  Directors,  he shall have such
other powers and duties as are incident to his office and not inconsistent  with
the Bylaws, or as may be assigned to him at any time by the Board.

               SECTION 8. SECRETARY.  The Secretary shall attend all meetings of
the Board of Directors, make a record of the business transacted and record same
in one or more books kept for that  purpose.  The  Secretary  shall see that the
Stock Transfer Agent of the  Corporation  keeps proper records of all transfers,
cancellations  and reissues of stock of the Corporation and shall keep a list of
the  stockholders  of the Corporation in  alphabetical  order,  showing the Post
Office address and number of shares owned by each. The Secretary shall also keep
and  have  custody  of the seal of the  Corporation  and  when so  directed  and
authorized by the Board of Directors shall affix such seal to instruments

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requiring same. The Secretary shall be responsible for authenticating records of
the  Corporation  and shall perform such other duties as may be specified in the
Bylaws or as he may be authorized to perform by the Board of Directors.

               SECTION  9.  VICE  PRESIDENTS.   There  may  be  additional  Vice
Presidents   elected   by  the  Board  of   Directors   who   shall   have  such
responsibilities,  powers and duties as from time to time may be assigned by the
President or by the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                      CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

               SECTION 1. CONTRACTS AND  AGREEMENTS.  The Board of Directors may
authorize any officer or officers,  agent or agents,  to enter into any contract
or agreement or execute and deliver any instruments 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 evidences 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,  ORDERS,  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.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                   CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

               SECTION 1.  CERTIFICATES  FOR SHARES.  Certificates  representing
shares  of the  Corporation  shall be in such form as may be  determined  by the
Board of Directors.  Such certificates  shall be signed by the President or Vice
President and by the Secretary or an assistant  Secretary and may be sealed with
the seal of the Corporation of a facsimile thereof. All certificates surrendered
to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled,  and no new certificate shall
be issued until the former certificate for all like

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number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled,  except that in case
of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate,  a new one may be issued therefor
upon such terms and indemnity to the  Corporation  as the Board of Directors may
prescribe.

               SECTION  2.  TRANSFER  OF  SHARES.  Transfer  of  shares  of  the
Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered
holder thereof or by his attorney  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 shares
stand on the books of the Corporation  shall be deemed the owner thereof for all
purposes as regards the Corporation.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   FISCAL YEAR

               The fiscal year of the Corporation  shall begin on the 1st day of
January and end on the 31st day of December.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                WAIVER OF NOTICE

               Whenever any notice is required to be given under the  provisions
of these Bylaws,  or under the provisions of the Articles of  Incorporation,  or
under the provisions of the  corporation  laws of the State of Kentucky,  waiver
thereof in writing,  signed by the person, or persons,  entitled to such notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein,  shall be deemed  equivalent to
the giving of such notice.

                                    ARTICLE X

                    INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

               The Corporation  shall indemnify and may advance  expenses to all
Directors,  officers,  employees,  or  agents  of  the  Corporation,  and  their
executors, administrators or heirs, who are, were or are threatened to be made a
defendant or respondent to any threatened,  pending or completed action, suit or
proceedings (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by reason
of the fact  that he is or was a  Director,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
Corporation, or while a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation,
is or was serving the  Corporation  or any other legal entity in any capacity at
the request of the Corporation (hereafter a "Proceeding"), to the fullest extent
that is expressly  permitted or required by the statutes of the  Commonwealth of
Kentucky and all other applicable law.

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               In addition to the foregoing, the Corporation shall, by action of
the Board of Directors,  have the power to indemnify and to advance  expenses to
all Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation who are, were or
are threatened to be made a defendant or respondent to any  Proceeding,  in such
amounts, on such terms and conditions,  and based upon such standards of conduct
as  the  Board  of  Directors  may  deem  to be in  the  best  interests  of the
Corporation.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 FIDELITY BONDS

               The Board of  Directors  shall  have  authority  to  require  the
execution of fidelity bonds by all or any of the officers,  agents and employees
of the  Corporation in such amount as the Board may  determine.  The cost of any
such bond shall be paid by the Corporation as an operating expense.

                                   ARTICLE XII

                               AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

               The Board of Directors may alter,  amend or rescind these Bylaws,
subject to the right of the stockholders to repeal or modify such actions.


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