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EXHIBIT 3.8
BY-LAWS OF
P. R. SOLO CUP, INC.
OFFICES.
1. The principal office of this Corporation shall be at 7431 South
East End Avenue, Chicago 49, Illinois.
SEAL.
2. The corporate seal of this Corporation shall have inscribed
thereon the name of the Corporation, and the words "Corporation, Illinois".
STOCKHOLDERS
3. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at its Chicago
office, 7431 South East End Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
(a) Stockholders may vote at all meetings either in person or
by proxy in writing. All proxies shall be filed with the Secretary of the
meeting before being voted upon.
(b) Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each
share of stock registered in his or her name on the books of the Corporation, on
a cumulative basis.
(c) The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at
7431 South East End Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, on the first Monday in May in
each year, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., or at any time and place to which such meeting
may be adjourned, in the manner provided by these By-Laws, when the stockholders
present or represented by proxies shall elect a Board of Directors. If the
annual meeting is not held on such date, a meeting for the election of directors
may be held at any time thereafter, either upon call of any officer or director
of the corporation, or upon call of any one or more stockholders holding twenty
per cent or more in the aggregate of the common stock of the corporation then
issued and outstanding. Such officer, director, stockholder or stockholders
calling such meeting shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of such
meeting to all holders of common stock of the corporation at the last known
permanent address of such stockholders as appear from the records of the
corporation.
(d) Written notice of the annual meeting shall be mailed to
each stockholder at his post office address as the same appears on the records
of the Corporation at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
(e) Special meetings of the stockholders may be called for
such purpose or purposes, at any time, by any officer or director of this
corporation, or by one or more stockholders holding in the aggregate not less
than twenty percent of the
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common stock of the corporation then issued and outstanding, by written notice
to each holder of common stock of the corporation at his post office address as
the same appears on the records of the Corporation at least 10 days prior to the
meeting, stating the time, place and purpose of such meeting.
DIRECTORS
4. The property and business of this Corporation shall be managed
by a Board of Directors. The number of the directors of the corporation shall be
3.
(a) If the office of one or more directors shall become
vacant, the successor or successors shall be elected for the unexpired term by
the vote of the holders of a majority of the common stock then issued and
outstanding.
(b) Annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at
the office of the Corporation in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, without
notice other than these by-laws, immediately following each annual meeting of
stockholders. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the
office of the Corporation in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, or
elsewhere as approved by the Board of Directors, on the 3rd Monday of each
month, at 11:00 o'clock, A.M., without notice other than this By-Law.
(c) Special meetings of the Directors may be called by the
President or by any member of the Board, by written notice of the time and place
thereof mailed to each Director at least two days before such meeting.
(d) A majority of the Directors shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum.
(e) Any Director may be removed from office, with or without
cause, whenever a majority of the voting stock then outstanding so votes at any
meeting of the stockholders.
THE PRESIDENT
5. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
corporation; he shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and Directors,
shall be ex officio a member of all committees of Directors, shall have general
and active management of the business of the corporation, and shall see that all
orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. He
shall execute all bonds, mortgages, notes, conveyances, assignments, releases or
other instruments and documents of major importance in the affairs of the
corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed,
and except as otherwise directed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS
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6. During the absence of the President from the offices of the
corporation in the City of Chicago or disability of the President, each Vice
President, in the order of his seniority, shall have the duties and may exercise
the powers of the President, including the power to sign instruments and
documents on behalf of the corporation, and, in general, each Vice-President
shall have such duties and perform such functions as may be delegated to him or
prescribed for him from time to time by the President or the Board of Directors.
THE SECRETARY
7. The Secretary, or in his absence, any Assistant Secretary, may
attend all sessions of the Board of Directors and all meetings of stockholders
and act as clerk thereof, and shall record all votes and minutes of all
proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose; and shall when required,
perform a like service for the standing committees.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
8. Each Assistant Secretary shall be vested with such power and
shall perform such duties (including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, such powers and duties of the Secretary) as the Secretary or the
Board of Directors may delegate or prescribe from time to time. Whenever the
Secretary may be absent from the City of Chicago, the rights, powers and duties
of the Secretary may be exercised by any Assistant Secretary then present at the
office of the corporation.
THE TREASURER
9. The Treasurer shall keep 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 of 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. He shall furnish bond as the Board of Directors may require.
ASSISTANT TREASURERS
10. Each Assistant Treasurer shall be vested with such power and
shall perform such duties (including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, such powers and duties of the Treasurer) as the Treasurer or the
Board of Directors may delegate or prescribe from time to time. Whenever the
Treasurer may be absent from the City of Chicago, the rights, powers and duties
of the Treasurer may be exercised by any Assistant Treasurer then present at the
office of the Corporation in the City of Chicago.
TENURE OF OFFICE
11. The President, Secretary and Treasurer shall in each case hold
office until the annual meeting of the Board of Directors next succeeding their
election, and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified,
provided, however, that the President, Secretary and Treasurer in each case may
be removed from office at any time
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with or without cause by the Board of Directors, to take effect when their
respective successors have been chosen and qualified.
Each officer other than the President, Secretary and Treasurer shall
hold office during the pleasure of the Board or Directors, and may be removed
from office at any time with or without cause by the Board of Directors. Any two
or more offices may be held by the same person unless prohibited by law.
VACANCIES
12. All vacancies occurring among the officers of this Corporations
hall be filled by the Board of Directors.
RESIGNATIONS
13. Any Director or officer of the Corporation may resign his office
at any time, such resignation to be made in writing, and to take effect from the
time of its acceptance by the Corporation.
STOCK
14. Every stockholder shall have a certificate under the seal of the
Corporation signed by the President or any Vice President and by the Secretary
or any Assistant Secretary or Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer certifying
the number of shares owned by him.
(a) All transfers of stock shall be made upon the books of the
Corporation by the holders of the shares in person, or by their legal
representatives.
(b) Certificates of stock shall be surrendered and cancelled
at the time of transfer.
(c) No transfer of stock shall be made within ten days next
preceding the day appointed for the payment of a dividend.
(d) The Board of Directors may also close the transfer books
for a period not exceeding twenty days next preceding the annual meeting of the
stockholders.
(e) The Corporation shall treat the registered holder of stock
as the absolute owner thereof, and shall not recognize any equitable or other
claim to, or interest in, such shares, on the part of any other person.
LOSS OF CERTIFICATE
15. Any person claiming a certificate of stock to be lost or
destroyed, shall make affidavit or affirmation of that fact, and advertise the
same in such manner as the Board of Directors may require, and shall give the
Corporation a bond of indemnity in
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at least double the par value of such certificate, whereupon he shall receive a
new certificate of the same tenor as the one alleged to be lost or destroyed.
INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS
16. The books of account and records of the corporation shall be
open to inspection by any member of the Board of Directors at any time.
Stockholders, or their authorized representatives, may inspect the
books or accounts and records of the Corporation at reasonable times during
business hours upon reasonable advance notice.
NOTICE
17. Whenever under the provisions of these By-Laws notice is
required to be given to any Director, officer or stockholder, it may be given in
person upon personal receipt or may be given in writing by depositing the same
in the post office or letter box in a postpaid, sealed wrapper, addressed to
such Director, officer or stockholder, at his or her last known permanent
address as appear from the records of the corporation, and at the time when the
same shall be mailed shall be deemed to be the time of the giving of such
notice.
WAIVER OF NOTICE
18. Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under the
provisions of the By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or
persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated
therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
AMENDMENTS
19. These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a majority vote of
the whole Board or by the holders of the majority of the common stock at any
regular or special meeting of the directors or stockholders, provided notice of
such proposed alteration or amendment has been given to each Director at least
five days, or to each holder of common stock, at least ten days, prior to said
meeting, or such notice has been waived by the directors or holders of common
stock.
FISCAL YEAR
20. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the 1st day of
April and end on the last day of March of each year; provided, however, that the
first fiscal year may commence upon the date of incorporation and end on March
31 next succeeding or on March 31 of the following year as the Board of
Directors may determine.
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