Exhibit 3.225
BYLAWS
OF
EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
1.01. The registered agent and office of EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
(the "Corporation") shall be such registered agent and office as shall from time
to time be established pursuant to the articles of incorporation, as amended
from time to time, of the Corporation (the "Charter") or by resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board").
1.02. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both
within and without the State of Massachusetts as the Board may from time to time
determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.01. Meetings of Stockholders of the Corporation (the "Stockholders") for
any purpose may be held at such place, within or without the State of
Massachusetts, as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, or, if the
Board has not so specified, then at such place as may be fixed by the person or
persons calling the meeting.
2.02. An annual meeting of the Stockholders shall be held at such date and
time as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, at which they shall elect
a Board, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the
meeting.
2.03. At least ten days before each meeting of Stockholders, a complete
list of the Stockholders entitled to vote at said meeting arranged in
alphabetical order, with the residence of each and the number of voting shares
held by each, shall be prepared by the officer or agent having charge of the
stock transfer books. Such list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting,
shall be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation and shall be
subject to inspection by any Stockholder at any time during usual business
hours. Such list shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the
meeting during the whole time thereof, and shall be subject to the inspection of
any Stockholder who may be present.
2.04. Special meetings of the Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes,
unless otherwise prescribed by statute, the Charter, or these bylaws, may be
called by the President, a majority of the Board, or the holders of not less
than ten percent of all the shares entitled to vote at the meetings. Business
transacted at all special meetings shall be confined to the objects stated in
the notice of the meeting.
2.05. Written or printed notice stating the place, day, 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 nor more than sixty days
before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the
direction of the President, the Secretary, or the officer or person calling the
meeting, to each Stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.06. The holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall be requisite and shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the
Stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by
statute, the Charter, or these bylaws. If, however, such quorum shall not be
present or represented at any meeting of the Stockholders, the
Stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall nevertheless have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be
present or represented. At an adjourned session at which a quorum shall be
present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
2.07. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares of the Corporation having voting power present in person
or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting,
unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of any applicable
statute, the Charter, or these bylaws, a different vote is required, in which
case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such
question. The Stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
Stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
2.08. Each outstanding share of the Corporation, regardless of class, shall
be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of
Stockholders, unless otherwise provided by statute or the Charter. At any
meeting of the Stockholders, every Stockholder having the right to vote shall be
entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing
subscribed by such Stockholder or by his or her duly authorized
attorney-in-fact, such writing bearing a date not more than eleven months prior
to said meeting, unless said instrument provides for a longer period. Such proxy
shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation prior to or at the time of
the meeting. Voting need not be by written ballot unless required by the Charter
or by vote of the Stockholders present at the meeting.
2.09. The Board may fix in advance a record date for the purpose of
determining Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
Stockholders, such record date to be not less than ten nor more than sixty days
prior to such meeting, or the Board may close the stock transfer books for such
purpose for a period of not less than ten nor more than sixty days prior to such
meeting. In the absence of any action by the Board, the date upon which the
notice of the meeting is mailed shall be the record date.
2.10. Any action required by statute to be taken at a meeting of the
Stockholders, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the Stockholders,
may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
so taken, shall be signed by all of the Stockholders entitled to vote with
respect to the subject matter thereof, and such consent shall have the same
force and effect as a unanimous vote of Stockholders.
2.11. Subject to the provisions required or permitted by statute or the
Charter for notice of meetings, Stockholders may participate in and hold a
meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and
participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for
the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the
ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
3.01. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the
Board who may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful
acts and things as are not by statute or by the Charter or by these bylaws
directed or required to be exercised or done by the Stockholders.
3.02. The initial Board shall be as stated in the Charter. Thereafter, the
number of directors which shall constitute the full Board shall be as determined
from time to time by resolution of the Board or by the Stockholders at the
annual meeting or a Massachusetts special meeting called for that purpose, but
no decrease shall have the effect of shortening the term of an incumbent
director. Directors need not be Stockholders or residents of the State of
Massachusetts. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the
Stockholders, except as hereinafter provided, and each director elected shall
hold office until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify.
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3.03. At any meeting of Stockholders called expressly for such purpose, any
director or the entire Board may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation then entitled to vote
at an election of directors. If any vacancies occur in the Board caused by
death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from office of any
director or otherwise, a majority of the directors then in office, though less
than a quorum, may choose a successor or successors or a successor or successors
may be chosen at a special meeting of Stockholders called for that purpose; and
each successor director so chosen shall be elected for the unexpired term of his
or her predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an
increase in the number of directors may be filled by election at an annual
meeting or special meeting of Stockholders called for that purpose or may be
filled by the Board for a term of office continuing only until the next election
of one or more directors by the Stockholders.
3.04. Whenever the holders of any class or series of shares of the
Corporation are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the
Charter, any vacancies in such directorships and any newly created directorships
of such class or series to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of
such directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors elected by such class or series then in office or by a sole remaining
director so elected, or by the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of
such class or series, and such directorships shall not in any case be filled by
the vote of the remaining directors or the holders of the outstanding shares as
a whole unless otherwise provided in the Charter.
3.05. At each election for directors, every Stockholder entitled to vote at
such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of
shares owned by such Stockholder for as many persons as there are directors to
be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his
votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors
multiplied by his shares shall equal, or by distributing such votes on the same
principle.
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
3.06. The Board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, may
designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other
committees, each of which shall be comprised of one or more members and, to the
extent provided in such resolution, shall have and may exercise all of the
authority of the Board, including the authority to declare dividends and to
authorize the issuance of shares of the Corporation, to the extent permitted by
law. Committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and report the
same to the Board when required.
MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
3.07. The directors of the Corporation may hold their meetings, both
regular and special, either within or without the State of Massachusetts.
3.08. The first meeting of each newly elected Board shall be held without
further notice immediately following the annual meeting of Stockholders, and at
the same place, unless by unanimous consent of the directors then elected and
serving such time or place shall be changed.
3.09. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time
and place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.
3.10. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President on two
days' notice to each director, either personally or by mail, telecopy, or
overnight courier; special meetings shall be called by the President or
Secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of a majority
of the directors. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by statute, the
Charter, or these bylaws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any special meeting needs to be specified in a notice or waiver of
notice.
3.11. At all meetings of the Board the presence of a majority of the full
Board shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at
any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as
may be otherwise specifically
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provided by statute or by the Charter or by these bylaws. If a quorum shall not
be present at any meeting of directors, the directors present thereat may
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at
the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
3.12. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
Board or any committee may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all the members of the Board or
committee, as the case may be. Such consent shall have the same force and effect
as a unanimous vote at a meeting.
3.13. Subject to the provisions required or permitted by statute or the
Charter for notice of meetings, members of the Board, or members of any
committee designated by the Board, may participate in and hold a meeting of the
Board or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a
person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
3.14. Directors, as such, shall not receive any stated salary for their
services, but, by resolution of the Board, a fixed sum and expenses of
attendance, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each regular or special
meeting of the Board; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed
to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and
receiving compensation therefor.
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
4.01. Whenever under the provisions of any applicable statute, the Charter
or these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or Stockholder,
and no provision is made as to how such notice shall be given, it shall not be
construed to mean personal notice, but any such notice may be given by mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to such director or Stockholder at such address as
appears on the books of the Corporation. Any notice required or permitted to be
given by mail shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be
thus deposited in the United States mails as aforesaid.
4.02. Whenever any notice is required to be given to any Stockholder or
director of the Corporation under the provisions of any applicable statute, the
Charter or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or
persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated in such
notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
5.01. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the directors and
shall include a Chairman of the Board, a President, a Treasurer and a Secretary.
The Board may also, at its discretion, elect a Vice Chairman of the Board, one
or more Executive Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents and a Treasurer. Such other
officers, including assistant officers, and agents as may be deemed necessary
may be elected or appointed by the Board. Any two or more offices may be held by
the same person.
5.02. The Board at its first meeting after each annual meeting of
Stockholders shall choose a Chairman of the Board and, at its discretion, a Vice
Chairman of the Board, from its members; and a President, a Treasurer, a
Secretary, and such other officers, including assistant officers, and agents as
may be deemed necessary, none of whom need be a member of the Board.
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5.03. The Board may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem
necessary, who shall be appointed for such terms and shall exercise such powers
and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
5.04. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be
fixed by the Board. Unless so fixed by the Board each officer of the Corporation
shall serve without remuneration.
5.05. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office until his successor
is chosen and qualified in his stead or until his death or until his resignation
or removal from office. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board
may be removed at any time by the Board, but such removal shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. If the
office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled
by the Board.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
5.06. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders and the Board. He shall be ex-officio a member of all standing
committees. The Chairman shall have such other and further responsibility as may
from time-to-time be assigned by the Board.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
5.07. The Board may by resolution designate one of the executive officers
enumerated in Section 5.01 to serve as Chief Executive Officer.
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
5.08. The Vice-Chairman of the Board shall have duties assigned by the
Board and shall preside in the absence of the Chairman, at all meetings of the
Stockholders and the Board. He shall be ex-officio a member of all standing
committees.
THE PRESIDENT
5.09. The President shall be the chief operating and executive officer of
the Corporation, shall have the general powers and duties of oversight,
supervision and management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and
shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.
He shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees of the Board.
THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
5.10. The Secretary shall attend all sessions of the Board and all meetings
of the Stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a
book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for any
committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice
of all meetings of the Stockholders and special meetings of the Board, and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or the President,
under whose supervision the Secretary shall be.
5.11. Each Assistant Secretary shall have such powers and perform such
duties as the Board may from time to time prescribe or as the President may from
time to time delegate.
THE TREASURER
5.12. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and
securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements of the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable
effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as
may be designated by the Board.
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5.13. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be
ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall
render to the directors, at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they
may require it, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of
the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties
as the Board may prescribe or as the President may from time to time delegate.
5.14. If required by the Board, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a
bond in such form, in such sum, and with such surety or sureties as shall be
satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of the
office of Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of
death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers,
vouchers, money, and other property of whatever kind in the Treasurer's
possession or under the Treasurer's control belonging to the Corporation.
5.15. Each Assistant Treasurer shall have such powers and perform such
duties as the Board may from time to time prescribe or as the President may from
time to time delegate.
OTHER OFFICES
5.16. Any Executive Vice President, Vice President, or other officer
elected by the Board shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board
may from time to time prescribe or as the President may from time to time
delegate.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING SHARES
6.01. Certificates in such form as may be determined by the Board shall be
delivered representing all shares to which Stockholders are entitled. Such
certificates shall be consecutively numbered and shall be entered in the books
of the Corporation as they are issued. Each certificate shall state on the face
thereof the name of the Corporation, the name to whom the certificate is issued,
the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which
such certificate represents, the par value of such shares or a statement that
such shares are without par value, and that the Corporation is organized under
the laws of State of Massachusetts. Each certificate shall be signed by either
the President or any Vice President then in office and by either the Secretary,
an Assistant Secretary, or any Treasurer then in office, and may be sealed with
the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If any certificate is
countersigned by a transfer agent, or an assistant transfer agent or registered
by a registrar, other than the Corporation or an employee of the Corporation,
the signature of any such officer of the Corporation may be a facsimile.
Whenever the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of
stock, there shall be (1) set forth conspicuously upon the face or back of each
certificate a full statement of (a) all of the designations, preferences,
limitations, and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be
issued and (b) if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or
special class in series, the variations in the relative rights and preferences
of the shares of each series so far as the same have been fixed and determined
and the authority of the Board to fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of subsequent series; or (2) stated conspicuously on the face or
back of the certificate that (a) such a statement is set forth in the Charter on
file in the office of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts and (b) the
Corporation will furnish a copy of such statement to the record holder of the
certificate without charge upon request to the Corporation at its principal
place of business or registered office. Whenever the Corporation by the Charter
has limited or denied the preemptive rights of Stockholders to acquire unissued
or treasury shares of the Corporation, each certificate (1) shall conspicuously
set forth upon the face or back of such certificate a full statement of the
limitation or denial of preemptive rights contained in the Charter, or (2) shall
conspicuously state on the face or back of the certificate that (a) such
statement is set forth in the Charter on file in the office of the Secretary of
State of Massachusetts and (b) the Corporation will furnish a copy of such
statement to the record holder of the certificate without charge upon request to
the Corporation at its principal place of business or registered office. If any
restriction on the transfer or the registration of the transfer of shares shall
be imposed or agreed to by the Corporation, as permitted by law, each
certificate representing shares so restricted (1) shall conspicuously set forth
a full or summary statement of the restriction on the face of the certificate,
or (2) shall set forth such statement on the back of the certificate and
conspicuously refer to the same on the face of the certificate, or (3) shall
conspicuously state on the face or back of the certificate that
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such a restriction exists pursuant to a specified document and (a) that the
Corporation will furnish to the record holder of the certificate without charge
upon written request to the corporation at its principal place of business or
registered office a copy of the specified document, or (b) if such document is
one required or permitted to be and has been filed under the Massachusetts
Business Corporation Act, that such document is on file in the office of the
Secretary of State of Massachusetts and contains a full statement of such
restriction.
LOST CERTIFICATES
6.02. The Board may direct a new certificate representing shares to be
issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged
to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by
the person claiming the certificate to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing
such issue of a new certificate, the Board, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, may require the owner of such lost or
destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in
such manner as it shall require and/or give the Corporation a bond in such form,
in such sum, and with such surety or sureties as it may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.
TRANSFER OF SHARES
6.03. Upon presentation to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the
Corporation with a request to register the transfer of a certificate
representing shares duly endorsed and otherwise meeting the requirements for
transfer specified by State of Massachusetts law, it shall be the duty of the
Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation to register the transfer as
requested.
REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS
6.04. Prior to due presentment for transfer, the Corporation may treat the
registered owner of any share or shares of stock as the person exclusively
entitled to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all rights
and powers of an owner.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVIDENDS
7.01. Dividends upon the outstanding shares of the Corporation, subject to
the provisions of the Charter, if any, may be declared by the Board at any
regular or special meeting of the Board or by any committee of the Board so
authorized. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the
Corporation, subject to the provisions of any applicable statute or the Charter.
The Board may fix in advance a record date for the purpose of determining
Stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, such record date to be
not more than fifty days prior to the payment date of such dividend, or the
Board may close the stock transfer books for such purpose for a period of not
more than fifty days prior to the payment date of such dividend. In the absence
of any action by the Board, the date upon which the Board adopts the resolution
declaring such dividend shall be the record date.
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RESERVES
7.02. There may be created by resolution of the Board out of the surplus of
the Corporation such reserve or reserves as the directors from time to time, in
their discretion, think proper to provide for contingencies, or to repair or
maintain any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the
directors shall think beneficial to the Corporation, and the directors may
modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
CHECKS
7.03. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be
signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board
may from time to time designate.
EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS, DEEDS, ETC.
7.04. The Board may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into or execute and deliver
any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or
instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances.
FISCAL YEAR
7.05. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of
the Board.
VOTING OF SECURITIES
7.06. Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the President shall have full
power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend, vote and act, and to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the Corporation a proxy
authorizing an agent or attorney-in-fact for the Corporation to attend, vote and
act, at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the
Corporation may hold securities and to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the Corporation any written consent of security holders in lieu of any
such meeting, and at any such meeting he, or the agent or the attorney-in-fact
duly authorized by him, shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and
powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation as the
owner thereof might have possessed or exercised if present. The Board may by
resolution from time to time confer like power upon any other person or persons.
INDEMNIFICATION
7.07 (a) Subject to any limitation which may be contained in the Charter,
the Corporation shall to the full extent permitted by law, indemnify any person
who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent to any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, arbitral, administrative, or investigative, any appeal in such action,
suit, or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an
action, suit, or proceeding, because such person is or was a director or officer
of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or
similar functionary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, against
judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements,
and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding. The termination of
any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that an individual did not act in good faith and in a manner which
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(b) Subject to any limitation which may be contained in the Charter, the
Corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by law, pay or reimburse on a
current basis the expenses incurred by any person described in subsection (a) of
this Section 7.07 in connection with any such action, suit, or proceeding in
advance of the final disposition thereof, if the Corporation has received (i) a
written affirmation by the recipient of his good faith belief
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that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (ii) a
written undertaking by or on behalf of the director to repay the amount paid or
reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that he has not satisfied such
standard of conduct or if indemnification is prohibited by law.
(c) If required by law at the time such payment is made, any payment of
indemnification or advance of expenses to a director shall be reported in
writing to the stockholders with or before the notice or waiver of notice of the
next Stockholder's meeting or with or before the next submission to Stockholders
of a consent to action without a meeting, within the 12-month period immediately
following the date of the indemnification or advance.
(d) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar
functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint
venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise,
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in such a
capacity or arising out of his status as such a person, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against that liability under
this article, subject to any restrictions imposed by law. The Corporation may
create a trust fund, establish any form of self-insurance, grant a security
interest or other lien on the assets of the Corporation, or use other means
(including, without limitation, a letter of credit, guarantee or surety
arrangement) to ensure the payment of such sums as may become necessary to
effect indemnification as provided herein.
(e) The rights provided under this Section 7.07 shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights permitted by law to which such person may be
entitled under any provision of the Charter, a resolution of Stockholders or
directors of the Corporation, an agreement or otherwise, and shall continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a
person. The rights provided in this Section 7.07 shall be deemed to be provided
by a contract between the Corporation and the individuals who serve in the
capacities described in subsection (a) hereof at any time while these bylaws are
in effect, and no repeal or modification of this Section 7.07 by the
Stockholders shall adversely affect any right of any person otherwise entitled
to indemnification by virtue of this Section 7.07 at the time of such repeal or
modification.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
8.01. The Board may amend or repeal these bylaws or adopt new bylaws,
unless:
(1) the Charter or statute reserves the power exclusively to the
Stockholders in whole or part; or
(2) the Stockholders in amending, repealing or adopting a particular
bylaw expressly provide that the Board may not amend or repeal
such bylaw.
8.02. Unless the Charter or a bylaw adopted by the Stockholders provides
otherwise as to all or some portion of the Corporation's bylaws, the
Stockholders may amend, repeal, or adopt bylaws of the Corporation even though
such bylaws may also be amended, repealed or adopted by the Board.
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