Free Corporate Bylaws

These Corporate Bylaws set out the rules and laws governing a corporation. Provisions contained in these bylaws are location of the principal office, powers of the board of directors, how a director can be removed and the timing of corporate meetings. Corporate Bylaws are an integral part of any corporation and become a part of a corporation\’s official records.

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BYLAWS
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES

Principal Office. The principal office of the corporation shall be located at _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Other Offices. The corporation may have offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may designate or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Powers. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the control and management of the business and affairs, property and interests of the Corporation, and may exercise all powers of the Corporation, except such as those stated under ___________ state law, are in the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-laws, expressly conferred upon or reserved to the shareholders or any other person or persons named therein.

Number, Term, and Qualifications. The number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be __________________________. Each director shall hold office until his death, resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification or his successor shall have been elected and qualified. A Director need not be a shareholder of the Corporation unless the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-laws so require.

Election of Directors. The directors shall be elected by the vote of the directors then in office; and those persons who receive the highest number of votes at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed to have been elected. If any director so demands, the election of directors shall be by ballot.

Removal. Any director may be removed at any time with our without cause by the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which quorum is present.

Vacancy. Unless otherwise provided for by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, any vacancy in the Board of Directors occurring by reason of an increase in the number of directors, or by reason of the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or inability to act of any director, or other cause, shall be filled by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board or by a sole remaining Director, at any regular meeting or special meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose except whenever the shareholders of any class or classes or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the Directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining Director so elected.

Compensation. The Board of Directors may not compensate directors for their services as such but by resolution may pay a fixed sum for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and may provide for the payment of any or all expenses incurred by directors in attending regular and special meetings of the Board.

Regular Meetings. A regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held annually at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the Board may designate. In addition, the Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, for the holding of additional regular meetings.

Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called or at the request of the President or any three (3) directors.

Notice of Meetings. Any regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice. The person or persons calling a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall, at least ______________ days before the meeting, give written notice thereof delivered personally or sent by mail to each director at his address as shown by the records of the corporation. Any director may waive notice of any meeting.

Chairperson. The Chairperson of the Board, if any and if present, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. If there shall be no Chairperson, or he or she shall be absent, then the President shall preside, and in his absence, any other director chosen by the Board of Directors shall preside.

Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each director present shall have one vote, irrespective of the number of shares of share, if any, which he may hold.

Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE III
SHAREHOLDER’S MEETING

Regular Meetings. A regular annual meeting of the Shareholders shall be held annually at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the Shareholders may designate.

Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Shareholders may be called or at the request of the President or the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Notice of Meetings. Any regular meetings of the Shareholders may be held without notice. The person or persons calling a special meeting of the Shareholders shall, at least ______________ days before the meeting, give written notice thereof delivered personally or sent by mail to each director at his address as shown by the records of the corporation. Any Shareholder may waive notice of any meeting.

Quorum. A majority of the members of the Shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Shareholders.

Proxies. Each shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the share itself or an interest in the corporation generally. All proxies shall be filed with the Secretary of the meeting before being voted upon.

ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS

Officers of the Corporation. The officers of the corporation shall consist of _________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________, and other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time elect.

Election and Term. The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors and each officer shall hold office for ____________. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

Compensation of Officers. The compensation of all officers of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation will be served thereby; but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall, when present, preside at meetings of the Board of Directors in the Chairman of the Board is not present or if there is no Chairman of the Board. He shall sign, with the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general he shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as they may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.


ARTICLE IV
STOCKS

Certificates. Certificates of stock shall be issued in numerical order, and each shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by the President, and the Secretary and may be sealed with the seal of the corporation or a facsimile thereof. If an officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate ceases to be an officer before the certificate is used, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if the person were an officer on the date of issue.

Transfer. Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the stock transfer books of the corporation, kept at the registered office of the corporation or at its principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar; and before a new certificate is issued, the old certificate shall be surrendered for cancellation. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, open a share register in any state of the United States, and may employ an agent or agents to keep such register, and to record transfers or shares therein.

Registered Owner. Registered shareholders shall be treated by the corporation as the holders in fact of the stock standing in their respective names and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in any share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as expressly provided below or by the laws of the State of ___________________. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure whereby a shareholder of the corporation may certify in writing to the corporation that all or a portion of the shares registered in the name of such shareholder are held for the account of a specified person or persons.

Mutilated, Lost, or Destroyed Certificates. In case of any mutilation, loss or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place on proof of such mutilation, loss or destruction. The Board of Directors may impose conditions on such issuance and may require the giving of a satisfactory bond or indemnity to the corporation in such sum as they might determine or establish such other procedures as they deem necessary.




ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Seal. The corporate seal of the corporation shall consist of two concentric circles between which is the name of the corporation and in the center of which is inscribed SEAL; and such seal, is hereby adopted as the corporate seal of the corporation.

Indemnification. Any person who at any time serves or has served as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or in such capacity at the request of the corporation for any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise, shall have a right to be indemnified by the corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law against (a) reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with any threatened pending or completed action, suit, or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and whether or not brought by or on behalf of the corporation, seeking to hold him liable by reason of the fact that he is or was acting in such capacity, and (b) reasonable payments made by him in satisfaction of any judgment, money decree, fine, penalty or settlement for which he may have become liable in any such action, suit, or proceeding.

Any person who at any time after the adoption of this bylaw serves or has served in any of the aforesaid capacities for or on behalf of the corporation shall be deemed to be doing or to have done so in reliance upon, and as consideration for, the right of indemnification provided herein. Such right shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of any such person and shall not be exclusive or any other rights to which such person may be entitled apart from the provision of this bylaw.

Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

Amendments. Except as otherwise provided herein, these bylaws or the corporation’s articles of incorporation may be amended or repealed and new bylaws (or amended articles of incorporation) may be adopted by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the directors then holding office at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, provided that at least ten (10) days written notice is given of intention to alter, amend, repeal or adopt new Bylaws (or articles of incorporation) at such meeting.

Books and Records. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. The books, records and papers of the corporation shall be at all times, during reasonable business hours, be subject to inspection by any director. The articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the corporation shall be available for inspection by any member at the principal office of the corporation.




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