Exhibit 3.7
BYLAWS
OF
INDIGO- ENERGY, INC.
A Nevada Corporation
ARTICLE 1
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Offices
SECTION 1. The registered office of this corporation shall be in the County of
Clark, State of Nevada.
SECTION 2. The corporation may also have offices at such other places both
within and without the State of Nevada as the Board of Directors may from time
to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE 2
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Meetings of Stockholders
SECTION 1. All annual meetings of the stockholders shall be held at the
registered office of the corporation or at such other place within or without
the State of Nevada as the Directors shall determine. Special meetings of the
stockholders may be held at such time and place within or without the State of
Nevada as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting, or in a duly executed
waiver of notice thereof.
SECTION 2. Annual meetings of the stockholders, shall be held at such time as
may be set by the Board of Directors from time to time, at which the
stockholders shall elect by vote a Board of Directors and transact such other
business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
SECTION 3. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes,
unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation, may
be called by the President or the Secretary by resolution of the Board of
Directors or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in
amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting.
SECTION 4. Notices of meetings shall be in writing and signed by the President
or Vice-President or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or by such other
person or persons as the Directors shall designate. Such notice shall state the
purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called and the time and the place,
which may be within or without this State, where it is to be held. A copy of
such notice shall be either delivered personally to or shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting not less
than ten nor more than sixty days before such meeting. If mailed, it shall be
directed to a stockholder at his address as it appears upon the records of the
corporation and upon such mailing of any such notice, the service thereof shall
be complete and the time of the notice shall begin to run from the date upon
which such notice is deposited in the mail for transmission to such stockholder.
Personal delivery of any such notice to any officer of a corporation or
association, or to any member of a partnership shall constitute delivery of such
notice to such corporation, association or partnership. In the event of the
transfer of stock after delivery of such notice of and prior to the holding of
the meeting it shall not be necessary to deliver or mail notice of the meeting
to the transferee.
SECTION 5. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be
limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
SECTION 6. The holders of a 10% of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled
to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business
except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation. If,
however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the
stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote there at, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall 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 such adjourned meeting 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. The Company may have more than
one shareholder.
SECTION 7. When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote of
the holders of a 10% of the stock having voting power present in person or
represented by proxy shall be sufficient to elect directors or to decide any
question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by
express provision of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation, a
different vote shall govern and control the decision of such question.
SECTION 8. Each stockholder of record of the corporation shall be entitled at
each meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of stock standing in his
name of the books of the corporation. Upon the demand of any stockholder, the
vote for Directors and the vote upon any question before the meeting shall be by
ballot.
SECTION 9. At any meeting of the stockholders any stockholder may be represented
and vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in writing. In the
event that any such instrument in writing shall designate two or more persons to
act as proxies, a majority of such persons present at the meeting, or, if only
one shall be present, then that one shall have and may exercise all of the
powers conferred by such written instrument upon all of the persons so
designated unless the instrument shall otherwise provide. No proxy or power of
attorney to vote shall be used to vote at a meeting of the stockholders unless
it shall have been filed with the secretary of the meeting when required by the
inspectors of election. All questions regarding the qualifications of voters,
the validity of proxies and the acceptance of or rejection of votes shall be
decided by the inspectors of election who shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors, or if not so appointed, then by the presiding officer of the meeting.
SECTION 10. Any action which may be taken by the vote of the stockholders at a
meeting may be taken without a meeting if authorised by the written consent of
stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power, unless the
provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation require a greater
proportion of voting power to authorise such action in which case such greater
proportion of written consents shall be required.
ARTICLE 3
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Directors
SECTION 1. The business of the corporation shall be managed by it's 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
stockholders.
SECTION 2. The number of Directors which shall constitute the whole board shall
be Three. The number of Directors may from time to time be increased or
decreased to not less than one nor more than fifteen by action of the Board of
Directors. The Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the
stockholders and except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, each Director
elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified.
Directors need not be stockholders.
SECTION 3. Vacancies in the Board of Directors including those caused by an
increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a majority of the
remaining Directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director,
and each Director so elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at
an annual or a special meeting of the stockholders. The holders of a two-thirds
of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote may at any time peremptorily
terminate the term of office of all or any of the Directors by vote at a meeting
called for such purpose or by a written statement filed with the secretary or ,
in his absence, with any other officer. Such removal shall be effective
immediately, even if successors are not elected simultaneously and the vacancies
on the Board of Directors resulting therefrom shall only be filled from the
stockholders.
A vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist
in case of the death, resignation or removal of any Directors, or if the
authorized number of Directors be increased, or if the stockholders fail at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders at which any Director or Directors are
elected to elect the full authorised number of Directors to be voted for at that
meeting.
The stockholders may elect a Director or Directors at any time to fill any
vacancy or vacancies not filled by the Directors. If the Board of Directors
accepts the resignation of a Director tendered to take effect at a future time,
the Board or the stockholders shall have power to elect a successor to take
office when the resignation is to become effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of
removing any Director prior to the expiration of his term of office.
ARTICLE 4
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Meetings of the Board of Directors
SECTION 1. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at any place
within or without the State which has been designated from time to time by
resolution of the Board or by written consent of all members of the Board. In
the absence of such designation regular meeting shall be held at the registered
office of the corporation. Special meetings of the Board may be held either at a
place so designated or at the registered office.
SECTION 2. The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be
held immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of stockholders and at
the place thereof. No notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the directors
in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum be present. In the
event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and
place as shall be specified in a notice given hereinafter provided for special
meetings of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without call
or notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be fixed and
determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the
Chairman or the President or by the Vice-President or by any two directors.
Written notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered
personally to each director, or sent to each director by mail or by other form
of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to him at his address as it
is shown upon the records or if not readily ascertainable, at the place in which
the meetings of the directors are regularly held. In case such notice is mailed
or telegraphed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail or delivered to
the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time of the
holding of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered as above provided, it
shall be so delivered at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the
holding of the meeting. Such mailing, telegraphing or delivery as above provided
shall be due, legal and personal notice to such director.
SECTION 5. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not
be given to the absent directors if the time and place be fixed at the meeting
adjourned.
SECTION 6. The transaction of any meeting of the Board of Directors, however
called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a
meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present, and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a
written waiver of notice, or a consent to holding such meeting, or approvals of
the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with
the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
SECTION 7. A majority of the authorized number of directors shall be necessary
to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as
hereinafter provided. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the
directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be
regarded as the act of the Board of Directors, unless a greater number be
required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation. Any action of a majority,
although not at a regularly called meeting, and the record thereof, if assented
to in writing by all of the other members of the Board shall be as valid and
effective in all respects as if passed by the Board in regular meeting. In the
event of a tie vote on any matter, the Chairman of the Board shall cast the
deciding vote.
SECTION 8. A quorum of the directors may adjourn any directors meeting to meet
again at stated day and hour; provided, however, that in the absence of a
quorum, a majority of the directors present at any directors meeting, either
regular or special, may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the
next regular meeting of the Board.
ARTICLE 5
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Committees of Directors
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of
the whole Board, designate one or more committees of the Board of Directors,
each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the corporation
which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall and may exercise the
power of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of
the corporation and may have power to authorize the seal of the corporation to
be affixed to all papers which may require it. Such committee or committees
shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors. The members of any such committee present at any meeting and
not disqualified from voting may, whether or not they constitute a quorum,
unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the
meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. At meetings of such
committees, a majority of the members or alternate members at any meeting at
which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee.
SECTION 2. The committee shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and
report the same to the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3. 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
a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board of Directors or
of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with
the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
ARTICLE 6
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Compensation of Directors
SECTION 1. The directors may be paid their expenses 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 reimbursement and compensation for attending
committee meetings.
ARTICLE 7
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Notices
SECTION 1. Notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and
delivered personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at their
addresses appearing on the books of the corporation. Notice by mail shall be
deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be mailed. Notice to
directors may also be given by telegram.
SECTION 2. Whenever all parties entitled to vote at any meeting, whether of
directors or stockholders, consent, either by a writing on the records of the
meeting or filed with the secretary, or by presence at such meeting and oral
consent entered on the minutes, or by taking part in the deliberations at such
meeting without objection, the doings of such meeting shall be as valid as if
had at a meeting regularly called and noticed, and at such meeting any business
may be transacted which is not excepted from the written consent to the
consideration of which no object for want of notice is made at the time, and if
any meeting be irregular for want of notice or of such consent, provided a
quorum was present at such meeting, the proceedings of said meeting may be
ratified and approved and rendered likewise valid and the irregularity or defect
therein waived by a writing signed by all parties having the right to vote at
such meeting; and such consent or approval of stockholders may be by proxy or
attorney, but all such proxies and powers of attorney must be in writing.
SECTION 3. Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes, of the Articles of Incorporation or of these Bylaws,
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.
ARTICLE 8
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Officers
SECTION 1. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board of
Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Any person may
hold two or more officers.
SECTION 2. The Board of Directors at it's first meeting after each annual
meeting of stockholders shall choose a Chairman of the Board who shall be a
director, and shall choose a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, none of
whom need be directors.
SECTION 3. The Board of Directors may appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Board,
Vice-Presidents and one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers
and such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold
their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such
duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. The salaries and compensation of all officers of the corporation
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 5. The officers of the corporation shall hold office at the pleasure of
the Board of Directors. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed any time by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy
occurring in any office of the corporation by death, resignation, removal or
otherwise shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6. The CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD shall, preside at meetings of the
stockholders and the Board of Directors, and shall see that all orders and
resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.
SECTION 7. The VICE-CHAIRMAN shall, in the absence or disability of the Chairman
of the Board, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the
Board and shall perform other such duties as the Board of Directors may from
time to time prescribe.
SECTION 8. The PRESIDENT shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation
and shall have active management of the business of the corporation. He shall
execute on behalf of the corporation all instruments requiring such execution
except to the extent the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly
designated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the
corporation.
SECTION 9. The VICE-PRESIDENT shall act under the direction of the President and
in the absence or disability of the President shall perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the President. They shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as the President or the Board of Directors may from time
to time prescribe. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Executive
Vice-Presidents or may otherwise specify the order of seniority of the Vice
Presidents. The duties and powers of the President shall descend to the
Vice-Presidents in such specified order of seniority.
SECTION 10. The SECRETARY shall act under the direction of the President.
Subject to the direction of the President he shall attend all meetings of the
Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record the
proceedings. He shall perform like duties for the standing committees when
required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the
stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and will perform
other such duties as may be prescribed by the President or the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 11. The ASSISTANT SECRETARIES shall act under the direction of the
President. In order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the
President or the Board of Directors, they shall, in the absence or disability of
the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. They
shall perform other such duties and have such other powers as the President or
the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION 12. The TREASURER shall act under the direction of the President.
Subject to the direction of the President he shall have custody of the corporate
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all monies
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 President or the
Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall
render to the President and the Board of Directors, at it's regular meetings, or
when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as
Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.
SECTION 13. If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the corporation
a bond in such sum and with such surety as shall be satisfactory to the Board of
Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the
restoration to the corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or
removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of
whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the
corporation.
SECTION 14. The ASSISTANT TREASURER in the order of their seniority, unless
other wise determined by the President or the Board of Directors, shall, in the
absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Treasurer. They shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time
prescribe.
ARTICLE 9
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Certificates of Stock
SECTION 1. Every stockholder shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by
the President or a Vice-President and 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. If the corporation shall be
authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any
class, the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights of the various classes of stock or series thereof and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such rights, shall be set forth
in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the
corporation shall issue to represent such stock.
SECTION 2. If a certificate is signed (a) by a transfer agent other than the
corporation or it's employees or (b) by a registrar other than the corporation
or it's employees, the signatures of the officers of the corporation may be
facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been placed upon a certificate shall cease to be such officer before such
certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued with the same effect as
though the person had not ceased to be such officer. The seal of the
corporation, or a facsimile thereof, may, but need not be, affixed to
certificates of stock.
SECTION 3. The Board of Directors 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 authorising such issue of a new certificate or
certificates, the Board of Directors may, in it's 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 give the corporation a bond in such
sum 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.
SECTION 4. Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the
corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper
evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the
duty of the corporation, if it is satisfied that all provisions of the laws and
regulations applicable to the corporation regarding transfer and ownership of
shares have been complied with, to issue a new certificate to the person
entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon
it's books.
SECTION 5. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date not exceeding sixty
(60) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of any meeting of
stockholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the
allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining the
consent of stockholders for any purpose, as a record date for the termination of
the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting, and any
adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to
give such consent, and in such case, such stockholders, and only such
stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the date so fixed, shall be
entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment thereof,
or to receive such payment of dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights,
or to exercise such rights, or to give such consent, as the case may be,
notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the corporation after
any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
SECTION 6. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the person registered
on it's books as the owner of shares to be the exclusive owner for all purposes
including voting and dividends, and the corporation 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 the laws of Nevada.
ARTICLE 10
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General Provisions
SECTION 1. 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 the capital stock, subject to
the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
SECTION 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any
funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the
directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalising 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.
SECTION 3. 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 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of
the Board of Directors.
SECTION 5. The corporation may or may not have a corporate seal, as may be from
time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. If a
corporate seal is adopted, it shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
corporation and the words "Corporate Seal" and "Nevada". The seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any manner
reproduced.
ARTICLE 11
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Indemnification
Every person who was or is a party or is a threatened to be made a party to
or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or a person of
whom he is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation or for it's
benefit as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its
representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall
be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada time to time against all
expenses, liability and loss (including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him
in connection therewith. The expenses of officers and directors incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the
corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. Such right of indemnification shall be a contract right which may
be enforced in any manner desired by such person. Such right of indemnification
shall not be exclusive of any other right which such directors, officers or
representatives may have or hereafter acquire and, without limiting the
generality of such statement, they shall be entitled to their respective rights
of indemnification under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, provision
of law or otherwise, as well as their rights under this Article.
The Board of Directors may cause the corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director or officer of another corporation, or as it's representative in a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred in any such capacity or arising out of
such status, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person.
The Board of Directors may from time to time adopt further Bylaws with
respect to indemnification and amend these and such Bylaws to provide at all
times the fullest indemnification permitted by the General Corporation Law of
the State of Nevada.
ARTICLE 12
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Amendments
SECTION 1. The Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of all the stock issued
and outstanding and entitled to vote at any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders, provided notice of intention to amend shall have been contained in
the notice of the meeting.
SECTION 2. The Board of Directors by a majority vote of the whole Board at any
meeting may amend these Bylaws, including Bylaws adopted by the stockholders,
but the stockholders may from time to time specify particular provisions of the
Bylaws which shall not be amended by the Board of Directors.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this January 25, 2006
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, David Albanese hereby certify that I am the Secretary of Indigo Energy
Inc., and the foregoing Bylaws, consisting of 9 pages, constitute the code of
Bylaws of Indigo Energy Inc., as duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board
of Directors of the corporation held January 25, 2006.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name this January 25,
2006.
/s/ David Albanese
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Secretary