BY-LAWS OF [_CORPORATION_]
ARTICLE I.
OFFICERS
Section 1 The officers of [_CORPORATION_] shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Board of Directors may combine the offices of
Secretary and Treasurer in a single person, in which case this person shall be referred to as
the Secretary-Treasurer of the corporation.
The officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting
following the annual meeting of shareholders. Officers may serve as Directors and Directors
may serve as officers.
The compensation of the officers shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and the
duties of the officers shall be as follows:
President: The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. He
shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and directors and have general and active
management of the business of the corporation.
Vice-President: In the absence of the President, his duties shall devolve upon the
Vice-President.
Secretary: The Secretary shall give notice of and attend all meetings of the Board of
Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall keep minutes of all proceedings and
records of all votes. He shall have custody of the corporate seal, if any.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds of the Corporation and of its
disbursements under the direction of the Board of Directors and shall keep records of all
receipts and disbursements.
Section 2: The Board may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem
necessary, and fix their terms, duties and powers.
Section 3: The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors
are chosen and qualify in their stead. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole
Board of Directors. If any office becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 4: In the event that an officer is absent or disabled for a prolonged
period, or for any other reason that the Board may deem sufficient, the Board may by
majority vote delegate any of the powers or duties of such office to any other officer or to any
director.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1: The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the control and
management of the affairs, property, and interests of the Corporation, and may exercise all
powers of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law or in the articles of
incorporation.
Section 2: Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time,
frequency, and place as the directors may determine. Notice of any special meeting shall not
be required to be given to any director who attends such a meeting with protesting prior
thereto or at its commencement the lack of notice to him, or who submits a signed waiver of
notice, whether before or after the meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall not be
required to be given.
Section 3: Indemnity. The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each
director and officer now or hereafter serving the Corporation from and against any and all
claims and liabilities to which he may be or become subject by reason of his now or hereafter
being or having heretofore been a director or officer of the Corporation and/or by reason of
his alleged acts or omissions as such director or officer, whether or not he continues to be
such officer or director at the time when any such claim or liability is asserted. The
Corporation shall reimburse each such director and officer for all legal and other expenses
reasonably incurred by him in connection with defending any or all such claims or liabilities,
including amounts paid or agreed to be paid in connection with reasonable settlements made
before final adjudication with the approval of the Board of Directors, whether or not he
continues to be such director or officer at the time such expenses are incurred. Provided,
however, that no director or officer shall be indemnified against any claim or liability arising
out of his own negligence or willful misconduct, nor shall he be indemnified against or
reimbursed for any expenses incurred in defending any or all such claims or liability or in
settling the same unless, in the judgment of the directors of the Corporation, the director or
officer against whom such claim or liability is asserted has not been guilty of negligence or
willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other
rights to which a director or officer may be entitled as a matter of law.
Section 4: Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be filled for
the unexpired portion of the term by a majority vote of the remaining directors, though less
than a quorum.
Section 5: Removal. Any director may be removed for cause at any time by the
affirmative vote of shareholders holding of record in the aggregate at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Corporation at a special meeting of the shareholders called for that
purpose, and may be removed for cause by action of the Board.
Section 6: Telephone Meeting. The Board of Directors may meet by telephone
conference call or similar means of communication, as set forth in R.S. 12:81C(10).
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES
Section 1: The President may appoint such committees as he deems necessary,
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Section 2: The chairman of each committee shall make a written report to the
Board of Directors whenever requested by the Board.
ARTICLE IV
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
Section 1: The annual meeting of the Corporation shall be held at the registered office of
the corporation on [_Meeting_Date_] , or if such date is a legal holiday, the first date thereafter that is
not a legal holiday.
Section 2: Special meetings of the Corporation may be called at any time by the President,
or at the request, in writing to the President, of a majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 3: Immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of the
Corporation, the newly-elected directors shall meet at the same location.
Section 4: Not less than five days prior to any meeting of the Corporation, a notice of such
meeting shall be mailed to each shareholder at his last known post office address. The notice for any
special meeting shall state the purpose of the meeting. Such notice may be waived in writing.
Section 5: At any meeting of the shareholders, each shareholder shall have one vote for
each share of stock having voting power that is registered in his name on the books of the Corporation,
except where the transfer books of the Corporation shall have been closed or a date shall have been
fixed as a date of record for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote. Stockholders may vote
by written proxy, as provided by R.S. 12:75C.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
The certificates of stock of the Corporation shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books
of the Corporation as they are issued. They shall exhibit the holder's name and number of shares and
shall be signed by the President or Vice President and the Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI
LOSS OF CERTIFICATE
Any person claiming that a certificate of stock has been lost or destroyed shall make an
affidavit or affirmation of that fact, and the Board of Directors may require an indemnity bond in an
amount fixed by the Board.
ARTICLE VII
SALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF STOCK
Section 1: No stock in this Corporation shall be transferred to any person not already a
shareholder of this Corporation unless the stock shall have been first offered for sale to the corporation,
and, if the corporation shall fail or refuse to accept the offer, to each of the other shareholders of this
Corporation. The offeree shall have an option to purchase the stock to be transferred at the following
price: At the same price and on the same terms and conditions as the offeror shall have been offered
by a third person at arm's length, acting in good faith. The offer shall be in writing and shall set forth
the price and terms on which the stock is offered. It shall be sent by registered mail to the President
and Secretary of the Corporation and to each shareholder at the address listed on the corporation
books. The right to transfer stock shall not exist until the corporation and all existing shareholders
either refuse in writing the offer so made, or until they fail for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt
of the written offer to accept it by compliance with the terms therein set forth.
Section 2: Should the corporation be unable or unwilling for any reason to exercise its
option as granted above, the option may be exercised by such shareholders as desire to exercise it, in
the proportions in which these shareholders hold stock in the corporation.
Section 3: After the expiration of the option period, no transfer at a price less than has
been offered to the corporation and other shareholders, or on terms and conditions varying from those
stated in the letter notifying the corporation and the shareholders of the proposal to transfer, shall be
valid until the right shall have been offered to the corporation and the shareholders to purchase the
stock proposed to be transferred at the precise price and on the precise terms and conditions which
were offered to or by the shareholder who proposes to transfer his stock.
Section 4: This right of first refusal shall not apply to a transfer on death or a gift of the
stock of a shareholder to his spouse or linear descendants. No sale, mortgage, pledge, conveyance,
transfer, seizure, donation, sale under legal process or attachment or by virtue of any pledge of
hypothecation, and no other disposal of stock of any nature whatsoever shall have any effect as related
to the corporation or its shareholders, nor shall it be valid in any fashion until the option period above
shall have expired.
Section 5: The Corporation may waive its option to purchase by majority vote of the
Board of Directors. Any shareholder may waive the option to purchase prior to or at the time of any
specific offer of stock, or for any and all offers, by executing a written waiver in form specified by and
acceptable to the Corporation.
Section 6: The shareholders in this corporation may make agreements, either in by-laws or
by a shareholder agreement, among themselves relative to the purchase, among themselves, of the
stock of this corporation in the event of death, insanity, retirement, or disability of any shareholder, or
in the event of a transfer of his stock by donation to the shareholder's spouse and linear descendants. A
copy of any such agreement shall be filed with the Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer of this
corporation, and the provisions of any such agreement shall be binding upon the persons who are
parties to it and their respective heirs, administrators, legatees, executors and assigns.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
These by-laws may be altered or amended or repealed by majority vote of the shareholders or
directors. No change in the time or place for the election of directors shall be made within sixty days
preceding the day on which such election is to be held, and that in case of any change of such time or
place, notice thereof shall be given to each shareholder in person or by letter mailed to his last known
post office address, at least twenty days before the election is held.
If any term or provision of these by-laws or any application thereof shall be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of these by-laws or any other application of such term or provision shall
not be affected thereby.
THUS DONE AND ADOPTED [_Date_] .
[_CORPORATION_]
BY:________________________
[_PRESIDENT_]
President
BY:________________________
[_SECRETARY_]
Secretary
BY:________________________
[_TREASURER_]
Treasurer
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BUSINESS CORPORATION BY-LAWS : These are by-laws for a business corporation, containing
provisions dealing with officers and their duties, directors and their meetings, indemnity of directors
and officers, shareholder meetings, stock certificates and stock transfer restrictions.
WORD KEY EXPLANATION
[_CORPORATION_] Name of corporation.
[_Meeting_Date_] Date each year of annual meeting of shareholders.
[_Date_] Date by-laws adopted.
[_PRESIDENT_] Name of corporation president.
[_SECRETARY_] Name of corporation secretary.
[_TREASURER_] Name of corporation treasurer.
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