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EXHIBIT 3.8
BYLAWS
OF
R. J. TOWER CORPORATION,
a Kentucky corporation
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Offices. The corporation may have offices at such places both
within and without the Commonwealth of Kentucky as the board of directors may
from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Times and Places of Meetings. Meetings of the shareholders shall
be held at such times and places as may be fixed from time to time by the board
of directors, within or without the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 2. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the shareholders for
election of directors and for such other business as may come before the meeting
shall, unless such action is taken by written consent as provided in the
Articles of Incorporation, be held each year at such time on such business day
in the month of November as may be designated by the board, or if no such
designation is made, at 12:00 noon on the fourth Tuesday in such month, or if
that be a legal holiday, then on the next succeeding business day.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be
called by the board of directors or by the President, and shall be held on such
date as may be specified in the notice of the meeting.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of all meetings of
shareholders, stating the time, place, and purposes thereof, shall be given to
each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat, at least ten (10) but not
more than sixty (60) days before the date fixed for the meeting, either
personally or by mail (notice by mail shall be deemed given when mailed). Notice
of any meeting need not be given to any shareholder who signs a waiver of notice
before or after the meeting. The attendance of a shareholder at a meeting
without protesting at the beginning of the meeting the lack of notice of such
meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.
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Section 5. Shareholder List. The officer or agent who has charge of the
stock transfer books of the corporation shall make and certify a complete list
of the shareholders entitled to Vote at each meeting of shareholders, arranged
by class or series of shares in alphabetical order, showing the address of and
the number of shares registered in the name of each shareholder. The list shall
be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole
time thereof, and may be inspected by any shareholder who is present. if the
requirements of this Section are not complied with, then upon demand of any
shareholder or proxy who in good faith challenges the existence of sufficient
votes to carry any action at a meeting, the meeting shall be adjourned until the
requirements are complied with. Failure to comply with the requirements of this
Section does not affect the validity of any action taken at a meeting before the
making of such demand.
Section 6. Quorum. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to
vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at all meetings of the shareholders for the transaction of business,
except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Articles of incorporation;
provided, that when any specified action is required to be voted upon by a class
or series of shares voting as a class or series, the holders of a majority of
the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of such specified action. If there shall be no quorum, the shares present by
majority vote may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other
than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present, when any
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
first convened had there been a quorum. However, if after the adjournment the
board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, notice of the time,
place, and purposes of such meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record
on the new record date. Once a quorum shall have been determined to be present,
the shareholders present in person or by proxy at any meeting may continue to do
business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 7. Vote Required. When an action, other than the election of
directors, is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall be authorized by
a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon,
unless a greater plurality is required by the Articles of Incorporation or
express provision of statute. Except as otherwise provided by the Articles of
Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at an
election.
Section 8. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided by the Articles
of Incorporation or the resolution or resolutions of the board of directors
creating any class of stock, each sharehold-
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er shall at every meeting of shareholders be entitled to one vote in person or
by proxy for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such
shareholder, but no proxy shall be voted on after three (3) years from its date,
unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 9. Conduct of Meetings. Meetings of shareholders generally shall
follow accepted rules of parliamentary procedure, subject to the following:
(a) The chairman of the meeting shall have absolute authority over
matters of procedure, and there shall be no appeal from the ruling of the
chairman. If, in his absolute discretion, the chairman deems it advisable to
dispense with the rules of parliamentary procedure as to any one meeting of
shareholders or part thereof, he shall so state and shall clearly state the
rules under which the meeting or appropriate part thereof shall be conducted.
(b) If disorder should arise which prevents the continuation of the
legitimate business of the meeting, the chairman may quit the chair and announce
the adjournment of the meeting; and upon his so doing, the meeting is
immediately adjourned.
(c) The chairman may ask or require that anyone not a bona fide
shareholder or proxy leave the meeting.
(d) A resolution or notion shall be considered for vote only if
proposed by a shareholder or a duly authorized proxy and seconded by a
shareholder or duly authorized proxy other than the individual who proposed the
resolution or motion.
(e) Except as the chairman may permit, no matter shall be presented to
the meeting which has not been submitted for inclusion in the agenda within ten
(10) days after the date of mailing of notice of the meeting.
Section 10. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to
be taken at an annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice and without vote, if:
(a) All the shareholders entitled to vote thereon consent thereto in
writing; or
(b) Provided the same is authorized by the Articles of Incorporation,
a consent or consents in writing be signed by the holders of outstanding stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote
thereon
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were present and voted (prompt notice of the taking of such action shall be
given to shareholders who have not consented in writing).
ARTICLE III
RECORD DATE
Section 1. Fixing of Record Date by Board. For the purpose of determining
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of shareholders or
an adjournment thereof, or to express consent or to dissent from a proposal
without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to
receive payment of a dividend or allotment of a right, or for the purpose of any
other action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record
date for any such determination of shareholders. The date shall not be more than
60 nor less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, nor more than 60 days
before any other action.
Section 2. Provision for Record Date in the Absence of Board Action. If a
record date is not fixed by the board of directors: (a) the record date for
determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
shareholders shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on
which notice is given, or, if no notice is given, the day next preceding the day
on which the meeting is held; and (b) the record date for determining
shareholders for any purpose other than that specified in subsection (a) shall
be the close of business on the day on which the resolution of the board
relating thereto is adopted.
Section 3. Adjournments. When a determination of shareholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders has been made as
provided in this Article, the determination applies to any adjournment of the
meeting, unless the board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE IV
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number of Directors. A director need not be a shareholder, a
citizen of the United States, or a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The
number of directors which shall constitute the whole board shall be determined
from time to time by resolution of the board of directors. The directors shall
be elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders, except as provided in
Section 2 of this Article, and each such director elected shall hold office
until his successor is elected.
Section 2. Vacancies. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting
from any increase in the authorized number
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of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors after the vacancy has
occurred, though less than a quorum, and the directors so chosen shall hold
office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred.
Section 3. Powers. The business of the corporation shall be managed by its
board of directors which may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do
all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Articles of
Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by
the shareholders.
Section 4. Fees and Expenses. The directors may be paid their expenses, if
any, of attendance at each meeting of the board of directors and may be paid a
fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors or a stated
salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the
corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members
of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending
committee meetings.
Section 5. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time and such
resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the corporation, or such
subsequent time as set forth in the notice of resignation. Any or all of the
directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote of the holders of
a majority of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors, except as
otherwise provided by statute or the Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE V
MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Places of Meetings. The board of directors of the corporation
may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 2. First Meeting of Newly Elected Board. The first meeting of each
newly elected board of directors shall be held following the annual meeting of
shareholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly
elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum
shall be present. In the event such meeting is not held immediately following
the annual meeting of shareholders, the meeting may be held at such time and
place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for
special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a
written waiver signed by all of the directors.
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Section 3. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the board of directors
may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to
time be determined by the board.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called
by the President or Secretary or by any director, on two (2) days' notice to
each director, either personally or by mail or by telegram.
Section 5. Purpose Need Not Be Stated. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the board
of directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting.
Section 6. Quorum. At all meetings of the board a majority of the total
number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
and the acts of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which
there is a quorum shall be the acts of the board of directors, except as may be
otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation.
If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board 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.
Section 7. Action Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to
be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting, if, before or after the action, a written
consent thereto is signed by all members of the board or of such committee as
the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes or
proceedings of the board or committee. Such consent shall have the same effect
as a vote of the board or committee for all purposes.
Section 8. Meeting by Telephone or Similar Equipment. The board of
directors or any committee designated by the board of directors may participate
in a meeting of such board, or committee, 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.
Section 9. Waiver of Notice. Attendance of a director at a meeting of the
board or any committee constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, except
where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transacting of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Notice of any meeting of the board or a committee need not be given
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to any person entitled thereto who waives such notice in writing, either before
or after the meeting.
ARTICLE VI
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Executive Committee. The board of directors may appoint an
Executive Committee Whose membership shall consist of such members of the board
of directors as it may deem advisable from time to time to serve during the
pleasure of the board. The board of directors may also appoint directors to
serve as alternates for members of the Executive Committee in the absence or
disability of regular members. The board of directors may fill any vacancies in
the Executive Committee as they occur. The Executive committee, if there be one,
shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the
management of the business affairs and property of the corporation during the
intervals between meetings of the board of directors, subject to law and to such
limitations and control as the board of directors may impose from time to time.
Section 2. Other Committees. The board of directors may designate such
other committees as it may deem appropriate, and such committees shall exercise
the authority delegated to them.
Section 3. Meetings. Each committee provided for above shall meet as often
as its business may require and may fix a day and time for regular meetings,
notice of which shall not be required. Whenever the day fixed for a meeting
shall fall on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the business day following
or on such other day as the committee may determine. special meetings of
committees may be called by any member, and notice thereof may be given to the
members by telephone, telegram or letter. A majority of its members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of any of the
committees. A record of the proceedings of each committee shall be kept and
presented to the board of directors.
Section 4. Substitutes. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a
committee, the members thereof present at a meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the board to act at the meeting in place of such absent or
disqualified member.
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ARTICLE VII
OFFICERS
Section 1. Appointment. The board of directors at its first meeting after
the annual meeting of shareholders, or as soon as practicable after the election
of directors in each year, shall appoint a President and may elect a Chairman of
the Board. The board of directors may also appoint one or more Vice Presidents
and shall appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer. None of such officers, except the
Chairman of the Board, need be members of the board. The board from time to time
may appoint such other officers as they may deem proper. The dismissal of an
officer, the appointment of an officer to fill the place of one who has been
dismissed or has ceased for any reason to be in officer, the appointment of any
additional officers, and the change of an officer to a different or additional
office, may be made by the board of directors at any later meeting. Any two (2)
or more offices may be filled by the same person. The President, the Vice
Presidents (if any), the Secretary, and the Treasurer shall be the executive
officers of the corporation.
Section 2. Term of Office. Each officer shall hold office at the pleasure
of the board. The board of directors may remove any officer for cause or
without cause. Any officer may resign his office at any time, such resignation
to take effect upon receipt of written notice thereof by the corporation unless
otherwise specified in the resignation. If any office becomes vacant for any
reason, the vacancy may be filled by the board.
Section 3. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there be
one, shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the directors and
shareholders. He shall have such other duties and powers as may be imposed or
given by the board.
Section 4. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of
the corporation, and, unless there shall be a Chairman of the Board, or, if
there be one, in the event of his death, resignation, absence, or inability,
shall preside at, all meetings of the shareholders, and, if he shall be a
director, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall have final
authority, subject to the control of the board of directors, over the general
policy and business of the corporation and shall have the general control and
management of the business and affairs of the corporation. The President shall
have the power, subject to the control of the board of directors, to appoint or
discharge and to prescribe the duties and to fix the compensation of such agents
and employees of the corporation as he may deem necessary. He shall make and
sign bonds, mortgages, and other contracts and agreements in the name and on
behalf of the corporation, except when he or the board of directors by
resolution instruct the same to be done by some other officer or agent. He shall
see that all orders and
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resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect and shall perform
all other duties necessary or appropriate to his office, subject, however, to
his right and the right of the directors to delegate any specific powers to any
other officer or officers of the corporation.
Section 5. Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such title and
powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by
the President or the board of directors. In case of the absence or inability to
act of the President, the duties of his office shall, unless otherwise specified
by these Bylaws, be performed by the Vice Presidents in the order of seniority
or priority established by the board or by the President, unless and until the
board shall otherwise direct, and, when so acting, the duly authorized Vice
President shall have all the powers of, and be subject to the restrictions upon,
the President.
Section 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall cause to be maintained minutes of
all meetings of the board and of the shareholders and shall keep a record of all
votes at such meetings. The Secretary shall give, or see to the giving of notice
of all meetings of the shareholders and of the board of directors, and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the
President.
Section 7. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate
funds and securities, except as otherwise provided by the board, and shall cause
to be kept full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books
belonging to 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 of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the
corporation as may be ordered by the board, and shall render to the President
and the directors, whenever they may require it, an account of all transactions
and of the financial condition of the corporation.
Section 8. Assistant secretaries and Treasurers. There may be elected one
or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers who may, in the absence,
disability, or nonfeasance of the Secretary or Treasurer, perform the duties
and exercise the powers of such persons respectively.
Section 9. Other Officers. All other officers, as may from time to time be
appointed by the board of directors pursuant to this Article, shall perform such
duties and exercise such authority as the board of directors or the President
shall prescribe.
Section 10. Absence of Officer. In the case of the absence of any officer,
or for any other reason that the board may deem sufficient, the President or the
board may delegate for the time
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being the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer or to any
director.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
Section 1. Form. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled
to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the
Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer,
or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary of the
corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the corporation.
The certificate may, but need not, be sealed with the seal of the corporation,
or a facsimile thereof.
Section 2. Facsimile Signatures. Where a certificate is countersigned by a
transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent, or registered by a registrar
other than the corporation or its employee, the signatures of the officers may
be facsimile. In case any officer who has signed, or whose facsimile signature
has been placed upon a certificate, shall have ceased to be such officer before
such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same
effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.
Section 3. Substituted Certificates. The officers may direct a new
certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or
certificates 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 of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of
a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion
and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such
lost or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to
advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the
corporation a bond in such sun as it may direct as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against the corporation on account of the certificate alleged
to have been lost or destroyed, or the issuance of such now certificate.
Section 4. Registered Owner. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize
the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares
to receive dividends, to vote as such owner, and to have all of the other
rights and responsibilities of the owner of such shares, and shall not be bound
to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares
on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other
notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by statute.
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification other Than in Actions by or in the Right of the
Corporation. Any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise,
shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding
if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interest of the corporation, or its shareholders, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful. 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 the person 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, or its shareholders, or, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Actions by or in the Right of the
Corporation. Any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right
of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or
other enterprise shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him
in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, or its shareholders, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to
the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such
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person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such court shall deem proper.
Section 3. Expenses. To the extent that a director, officer, employee, or
agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 or 2 of
this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification under
Sections I or 2 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
this Article. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even
if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent
legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the corporation) in a written
opinion, or (3) by the shareholders.
Section 5. Advancing of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit, or proceeding described in Sections 1 or 2 of this
Article may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of
such action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in the
manner provided in section 3 upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the director, officer, employee, or agent to repay such amount unless it shall
ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation as authorized in this Article.
Section 6. Indemnification Hereunder Not Exclusive. The indemnification
provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which a party seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both
as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office, 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.
Section 7. Insurance. 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 is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted
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against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
him against such liability under the provisions of this Article.
Section B. Mergers. For the purposes of this Article, references to the
"corporation" include all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation
or merger, as well as the resulting or surviving corporation, so that any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such a constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
under the provisions of this Article with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as he would if he had served the resulting or surviving corporation
in the same capacity.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Checks. 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 of directors may from time to time designate.
Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed
by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 3. Seal. The corporate seal, if any, shall have inscribed thereon
the name of the corporation. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile
thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Section 4. Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation,
subject to the provisions of the Articles of incorporation, if any, may be
declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant
to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of capital
stock, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 5. Reserves. Before payment of any dividends, there may be set
aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sun or
sums as the directors from time to time, in their sole discretion, think proper
as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or
for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other
purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the
corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the
manner in which it was created.
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ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended, altered, changed, added to, or
repealed at any regular meeting of the shareholders or of the board of directors
or at any special meeting of the shareholders or of the board of directors,
provided, that any Bylaw adopted by the shareholders which expressly so states
shall not be altered, amended, or repealed by the board of directors.
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