EXHIBIT 3.2.1
CONTINUATION SHEET 6A
BY-LAWS
The directors may make, amend or repeal the by-laws in whole or in part, except
with respect to any provision thereof which by law or the by-laws requires
action by the stockholders.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
Meetings of the stockholders may be held anywhere in the United States.
RELIANCE UPON BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, ETC.
Each director and officer of the corporation shall, in the performance of his
duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account of
the corporation, reports made to the corporation by any of its officers or
employees or by counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants
selected with reasonable care by the directors, or upon other records of the
corporation.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The directors shall have the power to fix from time to time their compensation.
No person shall be disqualified from holding any office by reason of any
interest. In the absence of fraud, any director, officer or stockholder of this
corporation individually, or any individual having any interest in any concern
which is a stockholder of this corporation, or any concern in which any such
directors, officers, stockholders or individuals have any interest, may be a
party to, or may be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in, any contract,
transaction or other act of this corporation, and
(1) such contract, transactions or act shall not be in any way
invalidated or otherwise affected by that fact;
(2) no such director, officer, stockholder or individual shall be liable
to account to this corporation for any profit or benefit realized
through any such contract, transaction or act; and
(3) any such director of this corporation may be counted in determining
the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the directors or of any
committee thereof which shall authorize any such contract,
transaction or act, and may vote to authorize the same;
CONTINUATION SHEET 6B
provided, however, that any contract, transaction or act in which any director
or officer of this corporation is so interested individually or as a director,
officer, trustee or member of any concern which is not a subsidiary or affiliate
of this corporation, or in which any directors or officers are so interested as
holders, collectively, of a majority of shares of capital stock or other
beneficial interest at the time outstanding in any concern which is not a
subsidiary or affiliate of this corporation, shall be duly authorized or
ratified by a majority of the directors who are not so interested and to whom
the nature of such interest has been disclosed;
the term "interest" including personal interest and interest as a
director, officer, stockholder, shareholder, trustee, member or
beneficiary of any concern;
the term "concern" meaning any corporation, association, trust,
partnership, firm, person or other entity other than this corporation; and
the phrase "subsidiary or affiliate" meaning a concern in which a majority
of the directors, trustees, partners or controlling persons are elected or
appointed by the directors of this corporation, or are constituted of the
directors or officers of this corporation.
To the extent permitted by law, the authorizing or ratifying vote of a majority
in interest of each class of the capital stock of this corporation outstanding
and entitled to vote for directors at any annual meeting or a special meeting
duly called for the purpose (whether such vote is passed before or after
judgment rendered in a suit with respect to such contract, transaction or act)
shall validate any contract, transaction or act of this corporation, or of the
board of directors or any committee thereof, with regard to all stockholders of
this corporation, whether or not of record at the time of such vote, and with
regard to all creditors and other claimants under this corporation;
provided, however, that with respect to the authorization or ratification
of contracts, transactions or acts in which any of the directors, officers
or stockholders of this corporation have an interest, the nature of such
contracts, transactions or acts and the interest of any director, officer
or stockholder therein shall be summarized in the notice of any such
annual or special meeting, or in a statement or letter accompanying such
notice, and shall be fully disclosed at any such meeting;
provided, also, that stockholders so interested may vote at any such
meeting; and
CONTINUATION SHEET 6C
provided, further, that any failure of the stockholders to authorize or
ratify such contract, transaction or act not be deemed in any way to
invalidate the same or to deprive this corporation, its directors,
officers or employees of its or their right to proceed with such contract,
transaction or act.
No contract, transaction or act shall be avoided by reason of any
provision of this paragraph which would be valid but for those provisions.
PARTNERSHIP
The corporation may be a partner in any business enterprise which the
corporation would have power to conduct by itself.
ARTICLE VII
effective date of the restated Articles of Organization of the corporation shall
be the date approved and filed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. If a later
effective date is desired, specify such date which shall not be more than thirty
days after the date of filing. N/A.
ARTICLE VIII
The Information contained in Article VIII is not a permanent part of the
Articles of Organization.
a. The street address (post office boxes are not acceptable) of the principal
office of the corporation in Massachusetts is:
7 North Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
b. The name, residential address and post office address of each director and
officer of the corporation is as follows:
NAME RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS POST OFFICE ADDRESS
President:
Treasurer:
Clerk: See attached
Directors:
c. The fiscal year (i.e., tax year) of the corporation shall end on the last day
of the month of: December 31
d. The name and business address of the resident agent, if any, of the
corporation is: N/A
e. The date fixed by the by-laws for the annual meeting of stockholders is: the
2nd Thursday in March unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
**We further certify that the foregoing Restated Articles of Organization affect
no amendments to the Articles of Organization of the corporation as heretofore
amended, except amendments to the following articles. Briefly describe
amendments below:
Article II: Purposes
Article III: Authorized Stock
Article IV: Designation for each Class of Stock
Article VI: Other Provisions
SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 30th day of September, 1998.
/s/ L. William Law, Jr. *President
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L. William Law, Jr.
/s/ W. Brett Davis *Assistant Clerk.
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W. Brett Davis
*Delete the inapplicable words. **If there are no amendments, state 'None'.