EXHIBIT 3.50
BY-LAWS
OF
MANCHESTER MALL, INC.
MANCHESTER MALL, INC.
Adopted April 27 ,1979.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
1.Registered Office and Agent.—The registered office of the Corporation in the State of New Jersey is at | ||
14A:4-1 | 28 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08608 | |
The registered agent of the Corporation at such office is | ||
The Corporation Trust Company | ||
2.Principal Place of Business.—The principal place of business of the Corporation is | ||
c/o The Phoenix Boardwalk & Stenton Place Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 | ||
3.Other Places of Business.—Branch or subordinate places of business or offices may be established at any time by the Board at any place or places where the Corporation is qualified to do business. | ||
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ARTICLE II | ||
SHAREHOLDERS | ||
14A:5-2 14A:5-4(1) | 1. Annual Meeting.—The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held upon not less than ten nor more than sixty days written notice of the time, place, and purposes of the meeting at 10:00 o’clock a .m. on the fifteenth day of the month of March of each year at the registered office of the corporation, the principal place of business of the corporation or any other place that the Board of Directors shall fix from time to time with due notice to the shareholders, | |
14A:5-1 | or at such other time and place as shall be specified in the notice of meeting, in order to elect directors and transact such other business as shall come before the meeting. If that date is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding business day. | |
14A:5-3 | 2.Special Meetings.—A special meeting of share holders may be called for any purpose by the president or the Board. A special meeting shall be held upon not less than ten nor more than sixty days written notice of the time, place, and purposes of the meeting. | |
14A:5-6(1) | 3.Action Without Meeting.—The shareholders may act without a meeting if, prior or subsequent to such action, each shareholder who would have been entitled to vote upon such action shall consent in writing to such action. Such | |
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written consent or consents shall be filed in the minute book. | ||
14A:5-9(1) | 4.Quorum.—The presence at a meeting in person or by proxy of the holders of shares entitled to cast10fifty-one percent of the votes shall constitute a quorum. | |
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ARTICLE III | ||
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||
14A:6-2 14A:6-3 | l.Number and Term of Office.—The Board shall less than one nor more than five directors as** consist of11 not/ members. Each director shall be elected by the shareholders at each annual meeting and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until that director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. | |
14A:6-10(2) ) | 2.Regular Meetings.—A regular meeting of the Board shall be held without notice immediately following and at the same place as the annual shareholders’ meeting for the purposes of electing officers and conducting such other business as may come before the meeting. The Board, by resolution, may provide for additional regular meetings which may be held without notice, except to members not present at the time of the adoption of the resolution. | |
14A:6-10(2) | 3.Special Meetings.—A special meeting of the Board may be called at any time by the president or by one (1) directors for any purpose. Such meeting shall be held upon one (1) days notice if given orally, (either by telephone or in person,) or by telegraph, or by three days notice if given by depositing the notice in the United States mails, postage prepaid. Such notice shall specify the tine and place of the meeting. | |
** determined and established from time to time by Resolution of the Board of Directors. | ||
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A:6-7(2) | 4.Action Without Meeting.—The Board may act without a meeting if, prior or subsequent to such action, each member of the Board shall consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents shall be filed in the minute book. | |
14A:6-7(1) | 125. Quorum.— Fifty-one percent of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. | |
14A:6-5 | 6.Vacancies in Board of Directors.—Any vacancy in the Board,13 including a vacancy caused by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, or by a sole remaining director. | |
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ARTICLE IV | ||
WAIVERS OF NOTICE | ||
A:5-5(1) A:6-10(2) | Any notice required by these by-laws, by the certificate of incorporation, or by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act may be waived in writing by any person entitled to notice. The waiver or waivers may be executed either before or after the event with respect to which notice is waived. Each director or shareholder attending a meeting without protesting, prior to its conclusion, the lack of proper notice shall be deemed conclusively to have waived notice of the meeting. | |
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ARTICLE V | ||
OFFICERS | ||
14A:6-15(1) 14A-6-15(2) | 1.Election. -At its regular meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders, the Board shall elect a president, a treasurer, a secretary, and it may elect such other officers, including one or more vice presidents, as it shall deem necessary. One person may hold two or more offices. | |
14A:6-15(4) | 2.Duties and Authority of President.—The president shall be chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject only to the authority of the Board, he shall have general charge and supervision over, and responsibility for, the business and affairs of the Corporation. Unless otherwise directed by the Board, all other officers shall be subject to the authority and supervision of the president. The president may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation contracts or other instruments in the regular course of business or contracts or other instruments not in the regular course of business which are authorized, either generally or specifically, by the Board. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation. | |
14A:-6-15(4) | 3.Duties and Authority of Vice president.—The vice president shall perform such duties and have such authority as from time to time may be delegated to him by the president | |
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or by the Board. In the absence of the president or in the event of his death, inability, or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties and be vested with the authority of the president. | ||
14A:6-15(4) | 4.Duties and Authority of Treasurer.—The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall keep or cause to be kept regular books of account for the Corporation. The treasurer shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as are incident to that office or as shall be assigned by the president or the Board. | |
14A:6-15(4) | 5.Duties and Authority of Secretary .—The secretary shall cause notices of all meetings to be served as prescribed in these by-laws and shall keep or cause to be kept the minutes of all meetings of the shareholders and the Board. The secretary shall have charge of the seal of the Corporation. The secretary shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as are incident to that office or as are assigned by the president or the Board. | |
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ARTICLE VI | ||
AMENDMENTS TO AND EFFECT OF BY-LAWS; | ||
FISCAL YEAR | ||
1.Force and Effect of By-laws.—These by-laws are subject to the provisions of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act and the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time. If any provision in these by-laws is inconsistent with a provision in that Act or the certificate of incorporation, the provision of that Act or the certificate of incorporation shall govern. | ||
4A:2-9(1) | 2.Amendments to By-laws.—These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed by the shareholders or the Board. Any by-law adopted, amended or repealed by the shareholders may be amended or repealed by the Board, unless the resolution of the shareholders adopting such by-law expressly reserves to the shareholders the right to amend or repeal it. | |
3.Fiscal Year.—The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January of each year. | ||
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ARTICLE VII | ||
TRANSFER OF STOCK | ||
1. The future sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any security or share issued by the corporation is subject to and conditional upon approval of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. Every Security or share issued by the corporation shall bear on both sides of the certificate, which certificate evidences such security, a statement to the effect that the sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition of the security or share is subject to the approval of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and absent such approval, any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be ineffective and the corporation shall have the absolute right to repurchase such shares at the market price or purchase price, whichever is lesser. |
ARTICLE VII | ||
TRANSFER OF STOCK | ||
1.Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation of its transfer agent of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. All securities of the Corporation are held subject to N.J.S.A. 5:12-82 (d) (7) in that should the holder thereof be found to be disqualified by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Casino Control Act (N.J.S.A. 5:12-1et. seq.), such holder shall dispose of his interest in the Corporation. |
ARTICLE VII | ||
TRANSFER OF STOCK | ||
1. The future sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any security or share issued by the corporation is subject to and conditional upon approval by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. Every Security or share issued by the corporation shall bear on both sides of the certificate, which certificate evidences such security, a statement to the effect that the sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition of the security or share is subject to the approval of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and absent such approval, any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be ineffective and the corporation shall have the absolute right to repurchase such shares at the market price or purchase price, whichever is lesser. |