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RATIFICATION
OF MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
I, the
undersigned shareholder of the Corporation, do hereby ratify, approve and
confirm all
that has
occurred at the foregoing meeting, the minutes of which have been read, and in
signification of
such approval, ratification and confirmation, and of my assent to any and all
acts at
said meeting, do
hereby sign on the date below written.
DATED:
___________________, 19____
______________________________
BYLAWS OF
____________________
ARTICLE I.
MEETING
Section 1.
Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Shareholders of this Corporation
shall be held on
____________ of each year or at such other time and place designated by the
Board of
Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at the annual meeting shall
include the
election of
Directors of the Corporation. If the designated day shall fall on a Sunday or
legal holiday,
then the meeting
shall be held on the first business day thereafter.
Section 2.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Shareholders shall be held when
directed by the
President or the Board of Directors, or when requested in writing by the holders
of
not less than a
majority of all the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. A meeting requested
by
Shareholders
shall be called for a date not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
after
request is made,
unless the Shareholders requesting the meeting designate a later date. The call
for the meeting
shall be issued by the Secretary, the President, a majority of Shareholders, the
Board of
Directors, or such other person as designated by any of the same.
Section 3.
Place. Meetings of Shareholders shall be held at the principal place of business
of the
Corporation, the law office representing the Corporation or at such other place
as may be
designated by
the Board of Directors.
Section 4.
Notice. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in
the
case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall
be
delivered not
less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting, either
personally
or by first
class mail, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary or the
officer or persons
calling the
meeting, to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If
mailed, such
notice shall be
deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, prepaid and
addressed to the
Shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the
Corporation.
Section 5.
Notice of Adjourned Meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or
place, it shall
not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and
place to
which the
meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is
taken. At
the adjourned
meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the
original date of
the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a
new
record date for
the adjournment meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as
provided in this
Article to each Shareholder of record.
Section 6.
Shareholder Quorum and Voting. A majority of the shares entitled to vote,
represented in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Shareholders.
If a quorum is
present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the
meeting
and entitled to
vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the Shareholders, unless
otherwise
provided by law.
Section 7.
Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share shall be entitled to one vote on each
matter submitted
to a vote at a meeting of Shareholders.
Section 8.
Proxies. A Shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing
by the
Shareholder or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid
eleven (11)
months from the
date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Section 9.
Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting. Any action required by law, these
Bylaws, or the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation to be taken at any annual or
special
meeting of
Shareholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting
of
Shareholders,
may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of
outstanding
stock having not
less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or
take such action
at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and
voted,
as is provided
by law.
ARTICLE II.
DIRECTORS
Section 1.
Function. The Board of Directors shall exercise its power and authority to
manage the
business and affairs of the Corporation.
Section 2.
Qualification. Directors need not be residents of this state and Shareholders of
this
Corporation.
Section 3.
Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the
compensation of
Directors.
Section 4.
Presumption of Assent. A Director of the Corporation who is present at a
meeting of the
Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be
presumed to have
assented to the action taken unless he votes against such action or abstains
from voting in
respect thereto because of an asserted conflict of interest.
Section 5.
Number. This Corporation shall have ______ Director(s).
Section 6.
Election and Term. Each person named in the Articles of Incorporation as a
member of the
initial Board of Directors shall hold office until the First Annual Meeting of
Shareholders,
and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his
earlier
resignation,
removal from office or death.
At the First
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the
Shareholders
shall elect Directors to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting.
Each
Director shall
hold office for a term for which he is elected and until his successor shall
have been
elected and
qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death.
Section 7.
Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any
vacancy created
by reason of an increase in the number of Directors, may be filled by the
affirmative vote
of a majority of the remaining Directors though less than a quorum of the Board
of
Directors. A
Director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office only until the next
election of Directors
by the
Shareholders.
Section 8.
Removal of Directors. At a meeting of Shareholders called expressly for that
purpose, any
Director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause,
by a
vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of
Directors.
Section 9.
Quorum and Voting. A majority of the number of Directors fixed by these Bylaws
shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of voting by the Directors
present
at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 10.
Executive and Other Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution
adopted by a
majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members
and
executive
committee and one or more other committees each of which, to the extent provided
in
such resolution
shall have and may exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except
as is
provided by law.
Section 11.
Place of Meeting. Regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held at the
principal office of the Corporation.
Section 12.
Time, Notice and Call of Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held
without notice on ________________ of each year. Written notice of the time and
place of special
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director by either
personal
delivery, telegram or cablegram at least three (3) days before the meeting or by
notice
mailed to the
Director at least three (3) days before the meeting.
Notice of a
meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any Director who signs a
Waiver of Notice
either before or after a meeting. Attendance of a Director at a meeting shall
constitute a
Waiver of Notice of such meeting and waiver of any and all objections to the
place of
the meeting, the
time of the meeting, or the manner in which it has been called or convened,
except
when a Director
states, at the beginning of the meeting, any objections to the transaction of
business because
the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
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 or Waiver of Notice of such meeting.
A majority of
the Directors present, whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any
meeting of the
Board of Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned
meeting
shall be given
to the Directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless
the
time and place
of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time of the adjournment, to the
other
Directors.
Meetings of the
Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, by the
President of the
Corporation, or by any two Directors.
Members of the
Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Board by means of
a conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in
the meeting can hear each other at the same time.
Participation by
such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
Section 13.
Action Without a Meeting. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the
Board of
Directors, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of
Directors or a
committee
thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth
the action so
to be taken,
signed by all the Directors, or all the members of the committee, as the case
may be, is
filed in the
Minutes of the proceedings of the Board or of the committee. Such consent shall
have
the same effect
as a unanimous vote.
ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS
Section 1.
Officers. The Officers of this Corporation shall consist of a President, Vice
President,
Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of
Directors.
Such other
Officers and assistant Officers and Agents as may be deemed necessary may be
elected or
appointed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Any two or more offices
may be
held by the same
person.
Section 2.
Duties. The Officers of this Corporation shall have the following duties:
__ The President
shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have the
general and
active management of the business and affairs of the Corporation subject to the
directions of
the Board of Directors, and shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders
and
Board of
Directors.
(2) The Vice
President(s), in the order designated by the Board of Directors, or lacking such
a designation by
the President, shall, in the absence of the President, perform the duties and
exercise the
powers of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by
the Board of
Directors or the President.
(3) The
Secretary shall have custody of and maintain all of the corporate records except
the
financial
records and shall, as requested, record the minutes of all meetings of the
Shareholders
and Board of
Directors, send all notices of all meetings and perform such other duties as may
be
prescribed by
the Board of Directors or the President.
(4) The
Treasurer shall have the custody of all corporate funds and financial records,
shall
keep full and
accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and render accounts thereof at
the
annual meetings
of Shareholders, and whenever else required by the Board of Directors or the
President, and
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors
or
the President.
Section 3.
Removal of Officers. An officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be
removed by the Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the
Corporation will
be served thereby.
Any vacancy in
any office may be filled by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV.
STOCK CERTIFICATES
Section 1.
Issuance. Every holder of shares in this Corporation shall be entitled to have a
Certificate
representing all shares to which he is entitled. No Certificate shall be issued
for any
share until such
share is fully paid.
Section 2. Form.
Certificates representing shares in this Corporation shall be signed by the
President and
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and may be sealed with the Seal of this
Corporation or a
facsimile thereof.
Section 3.
Transfer of Stock. The Corporation shall register a Stock Certificate presented
to
it for transfer
if the Certificate is properly endorsed by the holder of record or by his duly
authorized
attorney.
Section 4. Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. If the shareholder shall claim to have lost
or destroyed a
Certificate of shares issued, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the
person claiming
the Certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and, at the discretion
of the
Board of
Directors, upon the deposit of a bond or other indemnity in such amount and with
such sureties,
if any, as the Board may reasonably require, 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.
ARTICLE V.
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 1. Books
and Records. This Corporation shall keep correct and complete books
and records of
account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Shareholders, Board of
Directors and
committees of Directors.
This Corporation
shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business, a record of
its
Shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all Shareholders and the number
of shares
held by each.
Any books,
records and minutes may be in written form or in any other form capable of
being converted
into written form within a reasonable time.
Section 2.
Shareholders' Inspection Rights. Any person who shall have been a holder of
record of
shares, or of voting trust certificates therefor, at least six (6) months
immediately
preceding his
demand, or the holder of record of voting trust certificates for at least five
percent
(5%) of the
outstanding shares of the Corporation, upon written demand stating the purpose
thereof, shall
have the right to examine, in person or by agent or attorney, at any reasonable
time or
times, for any
proper purpose, its relevant books and records of accounts, minutes and records
of
shareholders and
to make extracts therefrom.
Section 3.
Financial Information. Not later than four (4) months after the close of each
fiscal
year, this
Corporation shall prepare a balance sheet showing in reasonable detail the
financial
condition of the
Corporation as of the close of its fiscal year, and a Profit and Loss Statement
showing the
results of the operations of the Corporation during its fiscal year.
Upon the written
request of any Shareholder or holder of voting trust certificates for shares
of the
Corporation, the Corporation shall mail to each Shareholder, or holder of voting
trust
certificates, a copy of the most recent Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Statement.
Balance Sheets
and Profit and Loss Statements shall be kept in the registered office of the
Corporation in
this state for at least five (5) years, and shall be subject to inspection
during business
hours by any
Shareholder or holder of voting trust certificates, in person or by agent.
ARTICLE VI.
DIVIDENDS
The Board of
Directors of this Corporation may, from time to time, declare, and the
Corporation may
pay, dividends on its shares in cash, property or its own shares, except when
the
Corporation is
insolvent or when the payment thereof would render the Corporation insolvent,
subject to the
provisions of Florida Statutes.
ARTICLE VII.
CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of
Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be in circular form.
ARTICLE VIII.
AMENDMENT
These Bylaws may
be altered, amended or repealed, and new Bylaws may be adopted, by
a majority of
the members of the Board of Directors making such resolution; and, thereafter,
submitting the
said altered, amended, repealed and new Bylaws to a specially called
Shareholders
meeting, at
which meeting a majority of the Shareholders entitled to vote, represented in
person or
by proxy, shall
have approved or disapproved.
The foregoing
Bylaws were adopted by a majority of the Shareholders of the Corporation at
its principal
Shareholders meeting held on _____________________.
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