Dakota Fitness Equipment, Inc.
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BY-LAWS
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ARTICLE I MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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1. Shareholders' Meetings shall be held in the office of the
corporation, at 200 N. 3rd St. Ste #280, Bismarck, N.D. 58504, or at such other
place or places as the Directors shall, from time to time, determine.
2. The annual meeting of the shareholders of this corporation shall be
held at 11:30 a.m. on the 12th day of October of each year beginning in 2002, at
which time there shall be elected by the shareholders of the corporation a Board
of Directors for the ensuing year, and the shareholders shall transact such
other business as shall properly come before them. If the day fixed for the
annual meeting shall be a legal holiday such meeting shall be held on the next
succeeding business day.
3. A notice signed by any Officer of the corporation or by any person
designated by the Board of Directors, which sets forth the place of the annual
meeting, shall be personally delivered to each of the shareholders of record, or
mailed postage prepaid, at the address as appears on the stock book of the
corporation, or if no such address appears in the stock book of the corporation,
to his last known address, at least ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting.
Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under any
article of these By- Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or
persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time of the meeting
of the shareholders, shall be deemed equivalent to proper notice.
4. A majority of the shares issued and outstanding, either in person
or by proxy,
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shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the
shareholders.
5. If a quorum is not present at the annual meeting, the shareholders
present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn to such future time as shall be
agreed upon by them, and notice of such adjournment shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to each shareholder of record at least ten days before such date to
which the meeting was adjourned: but if a quorum is present, they may adjourn
from day to day as they see fit, and no notice of such adjournment need be
given.
6. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at anytime by
the President; by all of the Directors provided there are no more than three, or
if more than three, by any three Directors; or by the holder of a majority share
of the capital stock of the corporation. The Secretary shall send a notice of
such called meeting to each shareholder of record at least ten days before such
meeting, and such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting, and the
object thereof. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as
stated in the notice to the shareholders, unless by unanimous consent of all
shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, all such shares being
represented at the meeting.
7. Each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of
stock in his own name on the books of the corporation, whether represented in
person or by proxy.
8. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote by proxy
executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized
attorney-in-fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the
corporation, before or at the time of the meeting,
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9. The following order of business shall be observed at all meetings
of the shareholders so far as is practicable:
a. Call the Roll
b. Reading, correcting, and
approving of the minutes
of the previous meeting;
c. Reports of Officers;
d. Reports of Committees;
e. Election of Directors;
f. Unfinished business; and
g. New business.
10. Unless otherwise provided by law, any action required to be taken
at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a
meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in
writing, setting forth the action to be taken, shall be signed by all of the
shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
ARTICLE II STOCK
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1. Certificates of stock shall be in a form adopted by the Board of
Directors and shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the corporation.
2. All certificates shall be consecutively numbered; the name of the
person owning the shares represented thereby, with the number of such shares and
the date of issue shall be entered on the company's books.
3. All certificates of stock transferred by endorsement thereon shall
be surrendered by cancellation and new certificates issued to the purchaser or
assignee.
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 to issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, and cancel the old certificate; every such transfer shall be entered on
the transfer book of the corporation.
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5. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of
any share as the holder in fact thereof, and, accordingly, shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part
of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice
thereof, except as expressly provided by the laws of this state.
ARTICLE III DIRECTORS
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1. A Board of Directors, consisting of at least one person shall be
chosen annually by the shareholders at their meeting to manage the affairs of
the corporation. The Directors' term of office shall be one (1) year, and
Directors may be re-elected for successive annual terms.
2. Vacancies on the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation
or other causes shall be filled by the remaining Director or Directors choosing
a Director or Directors to fill the unexpired term.
3. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at 11:30
a.m., on the 12th day of October of each year beginning in 2002 at the office of
the company at 200 N. 3rd St. Ste# 280, Bismarck, N.D. 58504, the Board of
Directors shall by resolution appoint; special meetings may be called by the
President or any Director giving ten days notice to each Director. Special
meetings may also be called by execution of the appropriate waiver of notice and
called when executed by a majority of the Directors of the company. A majority
of the Directors shall constitute a quorum.
4. The Directors shall have the general management and control of the
business and affairs of the corporation and shall exercise all the powers that
may be exercised or performed by the corporation, under the statutes, the
Articles of Incorporation, and the By-Laws. Such management will be by equal
vote of each member of the Board of Directors with each Board member having an
equal vote.
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5. The act of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors.
6. A resolution, in writing, signed by all or a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors, shall constitute action by the Board of
Directors to effect therein expressed, with the same force and effect as though
such resolution had been passed at a duly convened meeting; and it shall be the
duty of the Secretary to record every such resolution in the Minute Book of the
corporation under its proper date.
7. Any or all of the Directors may be removed for cause by vote of the
shareholders or by action of the Board. Directors may be removed without cause
only by vote of the shareholders.
8. A Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
Board, the President or the Secretary of the corporation. Unless otherwise
specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof
by the Board or such Officer, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective.
9. A Director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the
Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to
have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the
minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such
action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the
adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the
Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.
Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favor of such
action.
ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
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1. The Officers of this company shall consist of: a President, one or
more Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as shall,
from time to time, be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors.
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2. The PRESIDENT shall preside at all meetings of the Directors and
the shareholders and shall have general charge and control over the affairs of
the corporation subject to the Board of Directors. She shall sign or countersign
all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the corporation as
authorized by the Board of Directors and shall perform all such other duties as
are incident to her office or are required by her by the Board of Directors.
3. The VICE PRESIDENT shall exercise the functions of the President
during the absence or disability of the President and shall have such powers and
such duties as may be assigned to him, from time to time, by the Board of
Directors.
4. The SECRETARY shall issue notices for all meetings as required by
the By-Laws, shall keep a record of the minutes of the proceedings of the
meetings of the shareholders and Directors, shall have charge of the corporate
books, and shall make such reports and perform such other duties as are incident
to his office, or properly required of him by the Board of Directors. He shall
be responsible for supplying to the Resident Agent or Registered Office with any
and all documents required to be kept and maintained by the Resident Agent at
the Registered Office to the provisions of Nevada law.
5. The TREASURER shall have the custody of all monies and securities of
the corporation and shall keep regular books of account. She shall disburse the
funds of the corporation in payment of the just demands against the corporation
or as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, making proper vouchers for such
disbursements and shall render to the Board of Directors, from time to time, as
may be required of her, an account of all her transactions as Treasurer and of
the financial condition of the corporation. She shall perform all duties
incident to her office or which are properly required of her by the Board of
Directors.
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6. The RESIDENT AGENT shall be in charge of the corporation's
registered office in the State of Nevada, upon whom process against the
corporation may be served and shall perform all duties required of him by
statute.
7. The salaries of all Officers shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors and may be changed, from time to time, by a majority vote of the
Board.
8. Each of such Officers shall serve for a term of (1) year or until
their successors are chosen and qualified. Officers may be re-elected or
appointed for successive annual terms.
9. The Board of Directors may appoint such other Officers and Agents,
as it shall deem necessary or expedient, 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.
10. Any Officer or Agent elected or appointed by the Directors may be
removed by the Directors whenever in their judgment the best interests of the
corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice
to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
11. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Directors for the unexpired
portion of the term.
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ARTICLE V INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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The corporation shall indemnify any and all of its Directors and
Officers, and its former Directors and Officers, or any person who may have
served at the corporation's request as a Director or Officer of another
corporation in which it owns shares of capital stock or of which it is a
creditor, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in
connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which they, or
any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being or having been
Director(s) or Officer(s) of the corporation, or of such other corporation,
except, in relation to matters as to which any such Director or Officer or
former Director or Officer or person shall be adjudged in such action, suit or
proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty.
Such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
those indemnified may be entitled, under By-Law, agreement, vote of shareholders
or otherwise.
ARTICLE VI DIVIDENDS
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The Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the corporation may
pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and
conditions provided by law.
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ARTICLE VII WAIVER OF NOTICE
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Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever any notice is required to
be given to any shareholder or Director of the corporation under the provisions
of these By-Laws or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, a
waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to the giving of such notice.
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS
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1. Any of these By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the
shareholders at any annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that
purpose.
2. The Board of Directors may amend the By-Laws or adopt additional
By-Laws, but shall not alter or repeal any By-Laws adopted by the shareholders
of the company.
CERTIFIED TO BE THE BY-LAWS OF:
Dakota Fitness Equipment, Inc.
BY: /s/ Lloyd Schaner
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Secretary