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BYLAWS OF COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ********************************* ARTICLE I. OFFICES 1.01 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be in the City of Coppell, State of Texas. 1.02 Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at other places in or out of the State of Texas as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, or as the business of the Corporation may require. ARTICLE II MEMBERS 2.01 Qualification. A person or entity shall qualify annually as a Member upon payment of the annual dues for each year as set by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Dues shall be paid for a calendar year and shall not be prorated. 2.02. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Members may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Texas, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting, or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. 2.03 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of Members, commencing with the year of (HHO #• shall be held on the flxst ^'^ro ^ia 'I 'Ao-AcAavA iri JTu g- in each year, i f not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next secular day following, at 10:00 a.m. at which they shall elect, by a plurality vote a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. 2.04 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Articles of fricorporation, may be called by the Chairman of the Board or the President, and shall be called by the President or Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing of Members constituting at least ten percent (10%) of the Members of the Corporation. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed

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BYLAWS OF

COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ARTICLE I .

OFFICES

1.01 P r i n c i p a l P l a c e of B u s i n e s s . The p r i n c i p a l p l a c e of b u s i n e s s of the C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l be i n the C i t y of C o p p e l l , S t a t e of T e x a s .

1.02 Other O f f i c e s . The C o r p o r a t i o n may a l s o have o f f i c e s a t o t h e r p l a c e s i n or out of the S t a t e of Te x a s a s t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s may from time to time determine, or a s t h e b u s i n e s s of the C o r p o r a t i o n may r e q u i r e .

ARTICLE I I

MEMBERS

2.01 Q u a l i f i c a t i o n . A person or e n t i t y s h a l l q u a l i f y a n n u a l l y a s a Member upon payment of the annual dues f o r ea c h y e a r a s s e t by the Board of D i r e c t o r s i n i t s s o l e d i s c r e t i o n . Dues s h a l l be p a i d f o r a c a l e n d a r year and s h a l l not be p r o r a t e d .

2.02. P l a c e of Meetings. Meetings of the Members may be h e l d a t s u c h time and p l a c e , w i t h i n or without t h e S t a t e o f T e x a s , a s s h a l l be s t a t e d i n the n o t i c e of the meeting, or i n a d u l y e x e c u t e d w a i v e r of n o t i c e t h e r e o f .

2.03 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of Members, commencing w i t h the y e a r of (HHO #• s h a l l be h e l d on t h e f l x s t ^ ' ^ r o ^ i a 'I'Ao-AcAavA i r i J T u g - i n each y e a r , i f not a l e g a l h o l i d a y , and i f a l e g a l h o l i d a y , then on the next s e c u l a r day f o l l o w i n g , a t 10:00 a.m. a t which t h e y s h a l l e l e c t , by a p l u r a l i t y v o t e a Board o f D i r e c t o r s and t r a n s a c t such o t h e r b u s i n e s s a s may p r o p e r l y be brought b e f o r e the meeting.

2.04 S p e c i a l Meetings. S p e c i a l meetings o f t h e Members, f o r any p u r p o s e or p u r p o s e s , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e p r e s c r i b e d by s t a t u t e or by t h e A r t i c l e s of f r i c o r p o r a t i o n , may be c a l l e d by t h e Chairman of the Board or the P r e s i d e n t , and s h a l l be c a l l e d by t h e P r e s i d e n t or S e c r e t a r y a t t he r e q u e s t i n w r i t i n g of a m a j o r i t y o f t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s , or a t t h e r e q u e s t i n w r i t i n g o f Members c o n s t i t u t i n g a t l e a s t t e n p e r c e n t (10%) of the Members o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n . Such r e q u e s t s h a l l s t a t e the purpose or pu r p o s e s o f t h e proposed

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meeting. B u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t e d a t any s p e c i a l meeting of Members s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o t h e purposes s t a t e d i n the n o t i c e o f t h e meeting.

2.05 N o t i c e .

A. N o t i c e s of meetings s h a l l be i n w r i t i n g and s i g n e d by the P r e s i d e n t , a V i c e P r e s i d e n t , the S e c r e t a r y , an A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y , o r by s u c h o t h e r person or p e r s o n s as the Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l d e s i g n a t e . Such n o t i c e s h a l l s t a t e the p l a c e , day and hour of t h e meeting and, i n case of a s p e c i a l meeting, t h e purpose or p u r p o s e s f o r which the meeting i s c a l l e d . A copy of su c h n o t i c e s h a l l be e i t h e r d e l i v e r e d p e r s o n a l l y or s h a l l be m a i l e d , p o s t a g e p r e p a i d , to each Member of r e c o r d e n t i t l e d t o v o t e a t s u c h m e e t i n g not l e s s than ten (10) days (twenty (20) days i n the c a s e o f any meeting, whether annual or s p e c i a l , c a l l e d t o a c t upon a p l a n o f merger or c o n s o l i d a t i o n ) nor more than s i x t y ( 60) days b e f o r e s u c h meeting. P e r s o n a l d e l i v e r y of any s u c h n o t i c e t o any o f f i c e r o f a C o r p o r a t i o n or a s s o c i a t i o n , or to any member o f a p a r t n e r s h i p s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e d e l i v e r y of s u c h n o t i c e t o s u c h , a s s o c i a t i o n or p a r t n e r s h i p .

B. Any n o t i c e r e q u i r e d to be g i v e n to any Member under any p r o v i s i o n o f t h e Texas B u s i n e s s C o r p o r a t i o n A c t , as amended, t h e Texas N o n - P r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o n Act, as amended, the A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n , or t h e s e Bylaws, need not be g i v e n t o the Member i f n o t i c e o f two ( 2 ) c o n s e c u t i v e annual meetings, and a l l n o t i c e of meetings h e l d d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d between those meetings, i f any, have been m a i l e d to t h a t Member, addressed a t h i s or her a d d r e s s a s shown on t h e r e c o r d s of the C o r p o r a t i o n , and have been r e t u r n e d u n d e l i v e r a b l e . Any a c t i o n or meeting t a k e n or h e l d w i t h o u t n o t i c e t o s u c h a Member s h a l l have the same f o r c e and e f f e c t a s i f t h e n o t i c e had been d u l y g i v e n and i f the a c t i o n t a k e n by t h e C o r p o r a t i o n i s r e f l e c t e d i n any document f i l e d w i t h the S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e o f T e x a s , s u c h document may s t a t e t h a t n o t i c e was d u l y g i v e n t o a l l p e r s o n s t o whom n o t i c e was r e q u i r e d to be g i v e n . I f su c h Member d e l i v e r s t o the C o r p o r a t i o n w r i t t e n n o t i c e s e t t i n g f o r t h h i s or h e r then c u r r e n t address, the requirement t h a t n o t i c e be g i v e n t o t h a t p e r s o n s h a l l be r e i n s t a t e d .

2.06 Quorum; W i t h d r a w a l of Quorum. Ten p e r c e n t ( 1 0 % ) of t h e Members q u a l i f i e d and e n t i t l e d to vote t h e r e a t , p r e s e n t i n p e r s o n or r e p r e s e n t e d by proxy, s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a quorum a t a l l m e e t i n g s o f the Members f o r the t r a n s a c t i o n of b u s i n e s s e x c e p t a s o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e d by s t a t u t e or by the A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n . I f , however, s u c h quorum s h a l l not be p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d a t any meeting o f t h e Members, the Members e n t i t l e d to vot e t h e r e a t , p r e s e n t i n p e r s o n or r e p r e s e n t e d by proxy, s h a l l have power t o a d j o u r n t h e m e e t i n g from time to time, w i t h o u t n o t i c e o t h e r t h a n announcement a t t h e meeting, u n t i l a quorum s h a l l be p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d . At s u c h a d j o u r n e d meetings a t which a quorum s h a l l be p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d , any b u s i n e s s may be t r a n s a c t e d w h i c h might have been t r a n s a c t e d a t the meeting as o r i g i n a l l y n o t i f i e d .

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The Members p r e s e n t a t a d u l y o r g a n i z e d meeting may c o n t i n u e t o t r a n s a c t b u s i n e s s u n t i l adjournment, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e w i t h d r a w a l o f enough Members t o l e a v e l e s s than a quorum.

2.07 M a j o r i t y V o t e . When a quorum i s p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d a t any meeting, t h e v o t e of a m a j o r i t y Members p r e s e n t i n p e r s o n o r r e p r e s e n t e d by proxy s h a l l d e c i d e any q u e s t i o n brought b e f o r e s u c h m e e t i n g , u n l e s s the q u e s t i o n i s one upon which by e x p r e s s p r o v i s i o n s o f the s t a t u t e s or of the A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n a d i f f e r e n t v o t e i s r e q u i r e d , i n which c a s e such e x p r e s s p r o v i s i o n s h a l l g o v e r n and c o n t r o l the d e c i s i o n of such q u e s t i o n .

2.08 V o t i n g L i s t . The o f f i c e r or agent having c h a r g e of t h e membership r o s t e r of the C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l make, a t l e a s t t e n ( 1 0 ) days b e f o r e each meeting of Members, a complete l i s t o f t h e Members e n t i t l e d t o v o t e a t such meeting or any adjournment t h e r e o f , a r r a n g e d i n a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r , w i t h the a d d r e s s of e a c h . Such l i s t , f o r a p e r i o d of t e n (10) days p r i o r to such m e e t i n g , s h a l l be k e p t on f i l e a t t h e r e g i s t e r e d o f f i c e of the C o r p o r a t i o n and s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o i n s p e c t i o n by any Member a t any time d u r i n g t h e u s u a l b u s i n e s s h o u r s . Such l i s t s h a l l a l s o be produced and k e p t open a t t h e time and p l a c e of the meeting d u r i n g t h e whole t i m e of the meeting, and s h a l l be s u b j e c t to t h e i n s p e c t i o n o f any Member who may be p r e s e n t . However, f a i l u r e t o comply w i t h t h i s p r o v i s i o n w i l l not i n v a l i d a t e any meeting.

2.09 Number of V o t e s . E a c h s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o one v o t e on ea c h m a t t e r s u b m i t t e d to a v o t e a t a meeting of Members.

2.10 P r o x i e s . At any meeting of the Members, any Member may be r e p r e s e n t e d and v o t e by a proxy appointed by an i n s t r u m e n t i n w r i t i n g . Such proxy s h a l l be f i l e d w i t h the S e c r e t a r y of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n p r i o r to or a t t h e time of the meeting. I n t h e e v e n t t h a t any s u c h w r i t t e n i n s t r u m e n t s h a l l d e s i g n a t e two or more p e r s o n s t o a c t a s p r o x i e s , a m a j o r i t y of such p e r s o n s p r e s e n t a t t h e m e e t i n g ( o r , i f o n l y one s h a l l be p r e s e n t , then t h a t one) s h a l l have and may e x e r c i s e a l l of the powers c o n f e r r e d by s u c h w r i t t e n i n s t r u m e n t upon a l l of t h e persons so d e s i g n a t e d , u n l e s s t h e i n s t r u m e n t s h a l l o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e . No such proxy s h a l l be v a l i d a f t e r the e x p i r a t i o n of e l e v e n (11) months from t h e d a t e o f i t s e x e c u t i o n , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e d i n the proxy. E a c h proxy s h a l l be r e v o c a b l e b e f o r e i t has been voted u n l e s s the pr o x y form c o n s p i c u o u s l y s t a t e s t h a t t h e proxy i s i r r e v o c a b l e . A r e v o c a b l e p r o x y s h a l l be deemed t o have been revoked i f the S e c r e t a r y of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l have r e c e i v e d a t or bef o r e the me e t i n g , i n s t r u c t i o n s of r e v o c a t i o n or a proxy b e a r i n g a l a t e r d a t e , w h i c h i n s t r u c t i o n s or pr o x y s h a l l have been duly executed and d a t e d i n w r i t i n g by t h e s h a r e h o l d e r .

2.11 Method of V o t i n g ; A c t i o n Without Meeting. Whenever t h e v o t e o f Members a t a meeting t h e r e o f i s r e q u i r e d or p e r m i t t e d t o be t a k e n i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h any c o r p o r a t e a c t i o n by any p r o v i s i o n o f t h e s t a t u t e s or of t h e A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n , t h e mee t i n g and v o t e o f Members may be d i s p e n s e d w i t h i f a l l the Members who

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would have been e n t i t l e d t o vote upon the a c t i o n i f such meeting were h e l d s h a l l c o n s e n t i n w r i t i n g to such c o r p o r a t e a c t i o n b e i n g t a k e n . At a l l c o r p o r a t e meetings, the manner of v o t i n g s h a l l be by b a l l o t , by v o i c e v o t e , or by a showing of hands, a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n of t h e Chairman of the meeting.

ARTICLE I I I .

TRUSTEES

3.01 Management. The b u s i n e s s and a f f a i r s of the C o r p o r a ­t i o n s h a l l be managed by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , who may e x e r c i s e s uch powers of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n and do a l l such l a w f u l a c t s and t a k e s u c h l a w f u l a c t i o n s as a r e d i r e c t e d or r e q u i r e d t o be e x e r c i s e d or done by t h e C o r p o r a t i o n .

3.02 Number and Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . The Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l c o n s i s t of not l e s s than t h r e e ( 3 ) , nor more than f i f t e e n (15) d i r e c t o r s . The i n i t i a l Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l c o n s i s t o f n i n e ( 9 ) d i r e c t o r s .

3.03 E l e c t i o n . The d i r e c t o r s s h a l l be e l e c t e d a t the a n n u a l meeting of t h e Board o f D i r e c t o r s , except as p r o v i d e d i n Byla w s 3.05 and 3.06. E a c h d i r e c t o r e l e c t e d s h a l l h o l d o f f i c e u n t i l h i s or her s u c c e s s o r s h a l l be e l e c t e d and q u a l i f i e d . D i r e c t o r s s h a l l be e l e c t e d by m a j o r i t y v o t e .

3.04 Change i n Number. The number of d i r e c t o r s may be i n c r e a s e d or d e c r e a s e d from time to time by amendment of t h e s e Bylaws, but no d e c r e a s e s h a l l have the e f f e c t of s h o r t e n i n g t h e term o f any incumbent d i r e c t o r . Any d i r e c t o r s h i p to be f i l l e d by r e a s o n o f an i n c r e a s e i n the number of d i r e c t o r s s h a l l be f i l l e d by an e l e c t i o n a t an a n n u a l meeting or a t a s p e c i a l meeting of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n c a l l e d f o r t h a t purpose.

3.05 Removal. Any d i r e c t o r may be removed, e i t h e r w i t h o r w i t h o u t c a u s e , a t any s p e c i a l or annual meeting of the C o r p o r a ­t i o n , by t h e a f f i r m a t i v e vote of a m a j o r i t y of the d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t , i n p e r s o n or by proxy, having v o t i n g power a t s u c h meeting, i f n o t i c e o f i n t e n t i o n to a c t upon such matter s h a l l have been g i v e n i n t h e n o t i c e c a l l i n g such meeting or i n the w a i v e r o f such n o t i c e . I f t h e n o t i c e c a l l i n g such meeting or the w a i v e r o f n o t i c e o f s u c h m e e t i n g , s h a l l so p r o v i d e , the vacancy c a u s e d by such removal may be f i l l e d a t such meeting by an a f f i r m a t i v e v o t e of a m a j o r i t y of t h e d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t , i n person or by p r o x y , h a v i n g v o t i n g power t o e l e c t a d i r e c t o r to f i l l the v a c a n c y . F a i l u r e t o e l e c t a d i r e c t o r to f i l l the u n e x p i r e d term of t h e d i r e c t o r so removed s h a l l be deemed t o c r e a t e a vacancy on t h e Board o f D i r e c t o r s .

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3.06 V a c a n c i e s . Any v a c a n c y o c c u r r i n g i n the Board of D i r e c t o r s (by d e a t h , r e s i g n a t i o n , removal or o t h e r w i s e ) must be f i l l e d by t h e a f f i r m a t i v e v o t e of a m a j o r i t y of the r e m a i n i n g d i r e c t o r s . A d i r e c t o r e l e c t e d to f i l l a vacancy s h a l l be e l e c t e d f o r t h e u n e x p i r e d term of h i s or her p r e d e c e s s o r ' s o f f i c e .

3.07 P l a c e of Mee t i n g s . Meetings of the Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l be h e l d a t the d a t e , time and p l a c e , i n or out of the S t a t e of T e x a s , a s the Board o f D i r e c t o r s may determine.

3.08 Annual Meetings. An a n n u a l meeting of the Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l be h e l d each y e a r on t h e t h i r d Wednesday i n J u l y o f e a c h y e a r , i f not a l e g a l h o l i d a y , and i f the day s e l e c t e d i s a l e g a l h o l i d a y , t h e n the meeting s h a l l be h e l d on the next b u s i n e s s day f o l l o w i n g . At the meeting, the d i r e c t o r s s h a l l e l e c t d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c e r s , and t r a n s a c t s u c h o t h e r b u s i n e s s a s may p r o p e r l y be brought b e f o r e the meeting. I f the a n n u a l meeting i s not h e l d on s u c h d a t e , the e l e c t i o n of d i r e c t o r s and o f f i c e r s may be h e l d a t any meeting of t h e d i r e c t o r s t h e r e a f t e r c a l l e d p u r s u a n t t o t h e s e B y l a w s .

3.09 R e g u l a r M e e t i n g s . R e g u l a r meetings of the Board of D i r e c t o r s may be h e l d a t such time and p l a c e as s h a l l from time to time be d e t e r m i n e d by the board.

3.10 S p e c i a l M e e t i n g s . S p e c i a l meetings of the Board of D i r e c t o r s may be c a l l e d a t any time by the p r e s i d e n t or by any two (2) d i r e c t o r s . N o t i c e of the meeting s h a l l be g i v e n to each d i r e c t o r a t l e a s t t h r e e (3) days b e f o r e such meeting. The purpose of s u c h m e e t i n g need not be s p e c i f i e d i n the n o t i c e or w a i v e r of n o t i c e o f s u c h meeting u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e r e q u i r e d by s t a t u t e , the A r t i c l e s o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n , or t h e s e B y l a w s .

3.11 N o t i c e . W r i t t e n or p r i n t e d n o t i c e s t a t i n g the day, hour, p l a c e , and i n the c a s e of a s p e c i a l meeting, the purpose or p u r p o s e s o f t h e meeting f o r which the meeting i s c a l l e d s h a l l be d e l i v e r e d not l e s s than t e n (10) nor more than s i x t y (60) days b e f o r e t h e d a t e of the meeting, e i t h e r p e r s o n a l l y or by m a i l , by or a t t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e p e r s o n c a l l i n g the meeting, to each d i r e c t o r .

3.12 M a j o r i t y Vote. The v o t e of the h o l d e r s of a m a j o r i t y of t h e d i r e c t o r s , p r e s e n t , i n p e r s o n or by proxy, s h a l l d e c i d e any q u e s t i o n brought b e f o r e s u c h meeting. I f a s t a t u t e , t h e A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n or t h e s e Bylaws e x p r e s s l y r e q u i r e a h i g h e r v o t e , the h i g h e r v o t e s h a l l govern.

3.13 Quorum. A m a j o r i t y o f t h e number of e l e c t e d d i r e c t o r s f i x e d by t h e s e Bylaws s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a quorum f o r t h e t r a n s ­a c t i o n of b u s i n e s s ; however, a d i r e c t o r p r e s e n t by proxy may not be c o u n t e d toward a quorum. E x c e p t a s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i c a l l y p r o v i d e d by s t a t u t e , the A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n , or t h e s e B y l a w s , t h e a c t of a m a j o r i t y of t h e d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t a t a meeting a t which a quorum i s p r e s e n t s h a l l be the a c t o f the Board

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of D i r e c t o r s . I f a quorum i s not p r e s e n t a t a meeting of the Board of D i r e c t o r s , t h e d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t may a d j o u r n the meeting from time t o t i m e , w i t h o u t n o t i c e , o t h e r than announcement a t t h e meeting, u n t i l a quorum i s p r e s e n t .

3.14 Compensation. Upon r e s o l u t i o n by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , t h e d i r e c t o r s may be p a i d t h e i r e x p e n s e s , i f any, f o r a t t e n d a n c e a t e a c h meeting of the Board of D i r e c t o r s . They may a l s o be p a i d a f i x e d sum f o r a t t e n d a n c e a t each D i r e c t o r s meeting, or a s t a t e d s a l a r y a s d i r e c t o r , upon a r e s o l u t i o n by the Board of D i r e c t o r s .

3.15 M i n u t e s . The Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l keep r e g u l a r minutes of i t s p r o c e e d i n g s . The minutes s h a l l be p l a c e d i n the minute book o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n .

3.16 A c t i o n Without Meeting. Any a c t i o n r e q u i r e d to be t a k e n , or w h i c h may be t a k e n , a t a meeting of the Board of D i r e c t o r s or any committee, may be t a k e n i f a c o n s e n t , i n w r i t i n g , s e t t i n g f o r t h t h e a c t i o n , i s s i g n e d by a l l t h e d i r e c t o r s or committee members e n t i t l e d t o v o t e w i t h r e s p e c t t o the s u b j e c t m a t t e r t h e r e o f . T h i s c o n s e n t s h a l l have the same f o r c e and e f f e c t a s a unanimous v o t e of the Board of D i r e c t o r s or the committee members. The c o n s e n t may be more than one c o u n t e r p a r t , so long a s each d i r e c t o r or committee member s i g n s one of the c o u n t e r p a r t s . The s i g n e d c o n s e n t , or a s i g n e d copy, s h a l l be p l a c e d i n t h e minute book.

3.17 T e l e p h o n e and S i m i l a r M e e t i n g s . D i r e c t o r s and commit­t e e members may p a r t i c i p a t e i n and h o l d a meeting by means of c o n f e r e n c e t e l e p h o n e , or s i m i l a r communications equipment. P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s u c h a meeting s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e p r e s e n c e i n p e r s o n a t t h e m e e t i n g , e x c e p t where a p e r s o n p a r t i c i p a t e s i n t h e meeting f o r t h e e x p r e s s purpose of o b j e c t i n g t o the t r a n s a c t i o n of any b u s i n e s s on t h e ground t h a t the meeting i s not l a w f u l l y c a l l e d or convened.

ARTICLE I V .

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

4.01 D e s i g n a t i o n . By r e s o l u t i o n of a m a j o r i t y of the whole board, the Board o f D i r e c t o r s may d e s i g n a t e an e x e c u t i v e com­m i t t e e .

4.02 Number, Q u a l i f i c a t i o n and Term. The e x e c u t i v e commit­t e e s h a l l c o n s i s t o f one ( 1 ) or more d i r e c t o r s . The p r e s i d e n t s h a l l be a member of the e x e c u t i v e committee. The e x e c u t i v e committee s h a l l s e r v e a t the p l e a s u r e of the Board of D i r e c t o r s .

4.03 A u t h o r i t y . To the e x t e n t p r o v i d e d i n a r e s o l u t i o n adopted by a m a j o r i t y o f the whole board, the e x e c u t i v e committee s h a l l have and may e x e r c i s e a l l of the a u t h o r i t y o f the Board o f

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D i r e c t o r s i n the management of the b u s i n e s s and a f f a i r s of the C o r p o r a t i o n . The e x e c u t i v e committee s h a l l not have t h e a u t h o r i t y t o :

(A) amend t h e A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n ;

(B) approve a p l a n of merger or c o n s o l i d a t i o n ;

(C) recommend t o the C o r p o r a t i o n the s a l e , l e a s e or exchange of a l l or s u b s t a n t i a l l y a l l of t h e a s s e t s of the Corpo­r a t i o n ;

(D) recommend t o t he C o r p o r a t i o n t h e v o l u n t a r y d i s s o l u t i o n , or r e v o c a t i o n of a v o l u n t a r y d i s s o l u t i o n , of the C o r p o r a t i o n ; j

(E ) amend, a l t e r or r e p e a l t h e s e B y l a w s , or adopt new By l a w s ;

( F ) f i l l v a c a n c i e s i n , or remove members o f , the Board of D i r e c t o r s ;

(G) f i l l v a c a n c i e s i n , or remove any members o f , a committee a p p o i n t e d by t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s ;

(H) e l e c t or remove o f f i c e r s ;

( I ) e l e c t or remove members of any committee;

( J ) f i x t h e compensation of the members of any commit­te e ;

(K) a l t e r or r e p e a l any r e s o l u t i o n of t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s which p r o v i d e s t h a t i t s h a l l not be amendable or r e p e a l a b l e .

4.04 Change i n Number. By r e s o l u t i o n adopted by a m a j o r i t y of t h e whole Board of D i r e c t o r s , the number of members of the e x e c u t i v e committee may be i n c r e a s e d or d e c r e a s e d .

4.05 Removal. A member of the e x e c u t i v e committee may be removed by t h e v o t e o f the m a j o r i t y of the whole Board of D i r e c t o r s , whenever, i n t h e i r judgment, t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of the C o r p o r a t i o n would be s e r v e d by such removal

4.06 V a c a n c i e s . A vacancy o c c u r r i n g b e c a u s e of death, r e s i g n a t i o n , removal or any o t h e r r e a s o n may be f i l l e d i n the manner p r o v i d e d f o r o r i g i n a l d e s i g n a t i o n i n Bylaw 4.01.

4.07 M e e t i n g s . Time, p l a c e and n o t i c e ( i f any) o f e x e c u t i v e committee meetings s h a l l be determined by t h e e x e c u t i v e committee.

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4.08 Quorum; M a j o r i t y Vote. A m a j o r i t y of the number of e x e c u t i v e committee members d e s i g n a t e d by t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a quorum f o r the t r a n s a c t i o n of b u s i n e s s . E x c e p t a s s p e c i f i c a l l y p r o v i d e d by s t a t u t e , t h e A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o ­r a t i o n , or t h e s e B y l a w s , t h e a c t of a m a j o r i t y of the e x e c u t i v e committee members p r e s e n t a t any meeting a t which a quorum i s p r e s e n t s h a l l be t h e a c t of the e x e c u t i v e committee. I f a quorum i s not p r e s e n t a t a meeting, the members p r e s e n t may a d j o u r n t h e meeting, from time t o time, w i t h o u t n o t i c e , o t h e r t h a n an announcement a t the meeting, u n t i l a quorum i s p r e s e n t .

4.09 Compensation. Upon r e s o l u t i o n by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , the e x e c u t i v e committee members may be p a i d t h e i r e x p e n s e s , i f any, f o r a t t e n d a n c e a t each meeting of the e x e c u t i v e committee. They may a l s o be p a i d a f i x e d sum- f o r a t t e n d a n c e a t each e x e c u t i v e committee meeting, or a s t a t e d s a l a r y a s e x e c u t i v e committee member, upon a r e s o l u t i o n by t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s

4.10 P r o c e d u r e . The e x e c u t i v e committee s h a l l keep r e g u l a r minutes o f i t s p r o c e e d i n g s and r e p o r t the same to the Board of D i r e c t o r s when r e q u i r e d . The minutes of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of t h e e x e c u t i v e committee s h a l l be p l a c e d i n t h e minute book of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n .

4.11 R e s p o n s i b i l i t y . The d e s i g n a t i o n of an e x e c u t i v e committee, and t h e d e l e g a t i o n of a u t h o r i t y to i t , s h a l l not o p e r a t e t o r e l i e v e the Board of D i r e c t o r s , or any member of the board, of any r e s p o n s i b i l i t y imposed on i t , or him or h e r , by law.

ARTICLE V.

NOTICES

5.01 Method. Whenever n o t i c e i s r e q u i r e d to be g i v e n (by s t a t u t e , the A r t i c l e s o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n , t h e s e Bylaws or o t h e r w i s e ) to a d i r e c t o r or e x e c u t i v e committee member and no p r o v i s i o n s p e c i f i e s how n o t i c e i s t o be g i v e n , such n o t i c e s h a l l be w r i t t e n or p r i n t e d , and may be g i v e n :

(A) i n p e r s o n ;

(B) by m a i l , p o s t a g e p r e p a i d , a d d r e s s e d to the d i r e c t o r or e x e c u t i v e committee member a t the a d d r e s s a p p e a r i n g on t h e books o f the C o r p o r a t i o n (any n o t i c e r e q u i r e d or p e r m i t t e d t o be g i v e n by m a i l s h a l l be deemed g i v e n a t t h e time when t h e same i s thus d e p o s i t e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s m a i l ) ; or

(C) i n any o t h e r method p e r m i t t e d by law.

5.02 Waiver. Whenever n o t i c e i s r e q u i r e d to be g i v e n (by s t a t u t e , the A r t i c l e s of I n c o r p o r a t i o n or t h e s e B y l a w s ) t o a e x e c u t i v e committee member or d i r e c t o r , a w a i v e r t h e r e o f , i n w r i t i n g , s i g n e d by t h e p e r s o n , or p e r s o n s , e n t i t l e d t o s u c h

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n o t i c e , whether b e f o r e or a f t e r t h e time s t a t e d i n s u c h n o t i c e , s h a l l be e q u i v a l e n t t o t h e g i v i n g of such n o t i c e . A t t e n d a n c e a t a meeting s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a w a i v e r of n o t i c e of s u c h meeting, e x c e p t where a person a t t e n d s f o r the e x p r e s s purpose of o b j e c t i n g to t h e t r a n s a c t i o n of any b u s i n e s s on the ground t h a t t h e meeting i s not l a w f u l l y c a l l e d or convened. The w a i v e r of n o t i c e s h a l l s t a t e the d a t e , time and p l a c e of s u c h meeting, and i f r e q u i r e d by s t a t u t e , the A r t i c l e s o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n , or t h e s e B y l a w s , i t s h a l l a l s o s t a t e t h e b u s i n e s s t o be t r a n s a c t e d a t s u c h m e e t i n g .

ARTICLE V I .

OFFICERS AND AGENTS

6.01 Number.

(A) The C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l have:

(1) a p r e s i d e n t , v i c e p r e s i d e n t , s e c r e t a r y and a t r e a s u r e r , and

(2) s u c h o t h e r o f f i c e r s ( i n c l u d i n g a chairman of the board and a d d i t i o n a l v i c e p r e s i d e n t s ) , a s s i s t a n t o f f i c e r s and a g e n t s a s the Board of D i r e c t o r s deems n e c e s s a r y .

(B) O f f i c e r s and a g e n t s of the C o r p o r a t i o n do not need to be d i r e c t o r s of the C o r p o r a t i o n , nor r e s i d e n t s o f the S t a t e o f T e x a s .

(C) Any two ( 2 ) o f f i c e s may be h e l d by t h e same p e r s o n .

6.02 E l e c t i o n . O f f i c e r s named i n Bylaw 6 . 0 1 ( A ) ( 1 ) s h a l l be e l e c t e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s on the e x p i r a t i o n of an o f f i ­c e r ' s term, or whenever a v a c a n c y e x i s t s . O f f i c e r s named i n Bylaw 6 . 0 1 ( A ) ( 2 ) may be e l e c t e d by t h e Board a t any mee t i n g .

6.03 Term. U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d a t t h e time of e l e c t i o n appointment or i n an employment c o n t r a c t approved by t h e Board, each o f f i c e r ' s and a g e n t ' s term s h a l l end a t t h e a n n u a l meeting of t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s . Each o f f i c e r and agent s h a l l s e r v e u n t i l the end of h i s or her term, or h i s or her d e a t h , r e s i g n a t i o n or removal.

6.04 Removal. Any o f f i c e r or agent e l e c t e d o r a p p o i n t e d by the B o ard of D i r e c t o r s may be removed by a v o t e o f a m a j o r i t y of the whole board whenever the board d e t e r m i n e s t h a t t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of the C o r p o r a t i o n would be s e r v e d by s u c h r e m o v a l . The c o n t r a c t r i g h t s of a removed p e r s o n s h a l l not be p r e j u d i c e d by s u c h a removal. E l e c t i o n or appointment of an o f f i c e r or agent s h a l l n o t , of i t s e l f , c r e a t e c o n t r a c t r i g h t s .

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6.05 V a c a n c i e s . Any vaca n c y o c c u r r i n g i n any o f f i c e (by death, r e s i g n a t i o n , removal, i n c r e a s e i n t h e number of o f f i c e r s of the C o r p o r a t i o n or o t h e r w i s e ) s h a l l be f i l l e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s . The o f f i c e r or agent f i l l i n g t h e vaca n c y s h a l l h o l d o f f i c e u n t i l h i s or her s u c c e s s o r i s e l e c t e d .

6.06 A u t h o r i t y . O f f i c e r s and a g e n t s s h a l l have t h e a u t h o r ­i t y and pe r f o r m d u t i e s i n managing the C o r p o r a t i o n a s p r o v i d e d i n these B y l a w s , or a s determined by r e s o l u t i o n of the Board of D i r e c t o r s .

6.07 Compensation. The Board o f D i r e c t o r s s h a l l f i x the compensation of the o f f i c e r s and a g e n t s o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n .

6.08 P r e s i d e n t . The p r e s i d e n t s h a l l be the c h i e f e x e c u t i v e o f f i c e r o f the C o r p o r a t i o n . The P r e s i d e n t s h a l l p r e s i d e a t a l l meetings of the C o r p o r a t i o n and the Board of D i r e c t o r s . The P r e s i d e n t s h a l l have g e n e r a l and a c t i v e management o f t h e b u s i n e s s and a f f a i r s of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n . The P r e s i d e n t s h a l l s e e t h a t a l l o r d e r s and r e s o l u t i o n s of the Board a r e c a r r i e d i n t o e f f e c t . The P r e s i d e n t s h a l l p e r f o r m such o t h e r d u t i e s and have s u c h o t h e r a u t h o r i t y and power a s the Board of D i r e c t o r s may p r e s c r i b e . The P r e s i d e n t may c a l l s p e c i a l meetings of t h e d i r e c t o r s .

6.09 V i c e P r e s i d e n t . U n l e s s the Bo a r d of D i r e c t o r s d e t e r ­mines o t h e r w i s e , t h e v i c e p r e s i d e n t s , i n t h e o r d e r o f t h e i r s e n i o r i t y , s h a l l p e r f o r m the d u t i e s , and s h a l l have the a u t h o r i t y and e x e r c i s e the powers of the p r e s i d e n t whenever t h e p r e s i d e n t i s absent or d i s a b l e d . They s h a l l p e r f o r m s u c h o t h e r d u t i e s and have such o t h e r a u t h o r i t y and powers as t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s may p r e s c r i b e , or as the p r e s i d e n t may d e l e g a t e .

6.10 S e c r e t a r y .

(A) The S e c r e t a r y s h a l l a t t e n d a l l m e e t i n g s o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n and of the Board of D i r e c t o r s . The S e c r e t a r y s h a l l a l s o keep, or c a u s e to be kep t , i n a book p r o v i d e d f o r t h a t purpose, a t r u e and complete r e c o r d of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s a t su c h meetings, and s h a l l p erform a l i k e d u t y f o r a l l committees appointed by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , when r e q u i r e d .

(B) The S e c r e t a r y s h a l l g i v e , or c a u s e to be g i v e n , n o t i c e o f a l l meetings of the C o r p o r a t i o n and the Bo a r d o f D i r e c t o r s .

(C) The S e c r e t a r y s h a l l keep t h e C o r p o r a t i o n ' s s e a l i n s a f e c u s t o d y . When a u t h o r i z e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s or t h e e x e c u t i v e committee, he s h a l l a f f i x t h e s e a l to any i n s t r u m e n t r e q u i r i n g i t . When a f f i x e d , i t s h a l l be a t t e s t e d by t h e s i g n a t u r e of the s e c r e t a r y , or by the t r e a s u r e r or a s s i s t a n t s e c r e t a r y .

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(D) The S e c r e t a r y s h a l l be under t h e s u p e r v i s i o n of t h e p r e s i d e n t . He s h a l l perform s u c h o t h e r d u t i e s and have s u c h o t h e r a u t h o r i t y and powers as the Board of D i r e c t o r s may p r e s c r i b e , o r a s t h e p r e s i d e n t may d e l e g a t e .

6.11 A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y . U n l e s s the Board of D i r e c t o r s d e t e r m i n e s o t h e r w i s e , the a s s i s t a n t s e c r e t a r i e s , i n the o r d e r o f t h e i r s e n i o r i t y , s h a l l perform the d u t i e s , and s h a l l have t h e a u t h o r i t y and e x e r c i s e the powers of the s e c r e t a r y whenever t h e s e c r e t a r y i s absent or d i s a b l e d . They s h a l l p e r f o r m s u c h o t h e r d u t i e s and have such o t h e r powers a s the Board of D i r e c t o r s p r e s c r i b e s , or t h e p r e s i d e n t may d e l e g a t e .

6.12 T r e a s u r e r .

(A) The T r e a s u r e r s h a l l have c u s t o d y of the c o r p o r a t e funds and s e c u r i t i e s . The T r e a s u r e r s h a l l keep, or c a u s e t o be k e p t , f u l l and a c c u r a t e a c c o u n t s of r e c e i p t s and d i s b u r s e m e n t s of the C o r p o r a t i o n . The T r e a s u r e r s h a l l d e p o s i t a l l funds and o t h e r v a l u a b l e s i n the name and t o t h e c r e d i t of the C o r p o r a t i o n i n d e p o s i t o r i e s d e s i g n a t e d by t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s .

(B) The T r e a s u r e r s h a l l d i s b u r s e funds of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n a s o r d e r e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s and s h a l l p r e p a r e f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t s a s they d i r e c t .

(C) I f t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s r e q u i r e s , he s h a l l g i v e t h e C o r p o r a t i o n a bond ( i n su c h form, sum and w i t h s u c h s u r e t y or s u r e t i e s , a s s h a l l be s a t i s f a c t o r y to the Board) f o r t h e f a i t h f u l p e r f o r m a n c e of the d u t i e s of h i s or her o f f i c e and f o r t h e r e s t o r a t i o n to the C o r p o r a t i o n i n c a s e of h i s or her d e a t h , r e s i g n a t i o n , r e t i r e m e n t or removal from o f f i c e , o f a l l books, p a p e r s , v o u c h e r s , money and o t h e r p r o p e r t y , o f whatever k i n d , i n h i s o r her p o s s e s s i o n or under h i s or her c o n t r o l b e l o n g i n g t o t h e C o r p o r a t i o n .

(D) The T r e a s u r e r s h a l l perform s u c h o t h e r d u t i e s and have s u c h o t h e r a u t h o r i t y and powers as the Board of D i r e c t o r s may p r e s c r i b e , or a s the p r e s i d e n t may d e l e g a t e .

6.13 A s s i s t a n t T r e a s u r e r . U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e d e t e r m i n e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , the a s s i s t a n t t r e a s u r e r s , i n the o r d e r of t h e i r s e n i o r i t y , s h a l l p e r f o r m t h e d u t i e s and have t h e a u t h o r i t y and e x e r c i s e the powers of the t r e a s u r e r whenever t h e t r e a s u r e r i s a b s e n t or d i s a b l e d .

ARTICLE V I I .

GENERAL PROVISIONS

7.01 Books and R e c o r d s . The C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l keep c o r r e c t and complete books and r e c o r d s of a c c o u n t . I t s h a l l keep m i n u t e s o f t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of i t s Board o f D i r e c t o r s and committees. The

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Board of D i r e c t o r s s h a l l m a i n t a i n c u r r e n t , t r u e , and a c c u r a t e f i n a n c i a l r e c o r d s w i t h f u l l and c o r r e c t e n t r i e s made w i t h r e s p e c t to a l l f i n a n c i a l t r a n s a c t i o n s of the C o r p o r a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g a l l income and e x p e n d i t u r e s , i n accordance w i t h g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d a c c o u n t i n g p r i n c i p l e s . A l l r e c o r d s , books, and a n n u a l r e p o r t s of the f i n a n c i a l a c t i v i t y of the C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l be kept a t t h e r e g i s t e r e d o f f i c e or p r i n c i p a l o f f i c e of the C o r p o r a t i o n i n t h i s s t a t e f o r a t l e a s t t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r c l o s i n g of s u c h f i s c a l y e a r .

7.02 Annual Statement. The Board o J D i r e c t o r s s h a l l p r e p a r e , or cause t o be prepared, a f u l l and c l e a r s t a t e m e n t of the f i n a n c i a l a c t i v i t y of the C o r p o r a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g a s t a t e m e n t of s u p p o r t , revenue and expenses and changes i n fund b a l a n c e s , a statement of f i n a n c i a l expenses, and b a l a n c e s h e e t s , f o r a l l funds f o r the l a s t f i s c a l y e a r and f o r the p r i o r - f i s c a l y e a r , a l l prepared i n c o n f o r m i t y w i t h a c c o u n t i n g s t a n d a r d s a s promulgated by the American I n s t i t u t e of C e r t i f i e d P u b l i c A c c o u n t a n t s .

7.03 Checks and Notes. Checks, demands f o r money, and n o t e s of the C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l be s i g n e d by an o f f i c e r , or o f f i c e r s , or other p e r s o n or p e r s o n s , d e s i g n a t e d from time t o time by t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s . U n l e s s i t i s o t h e r w i s e r e q u i r e d by s t a t u t e or d i r e c t e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , such i n s t r u m e n t s may be s i g n e d by any two (2) of the o f f i c e r s of the C o r p o r a t i o n . A l l deeds, mortgages, and o t h e r w r i t t e n c o n t r a c t s and agreements t o which t h e C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l become a p a r t y , may, u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e d i r e c t e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s , or u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e r e q u i r e d by law, be s i g n e d by the p r e s i d e n t . The Board of D i r e c t o r s may, a t any time, d e s i g n a t e o f f i c e r s , or employees of the C o r p o r a t i o n , o t h e r t h a n those named above, who may, i n the name o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n , s i g n any of s u c h i n s t r u m e n t s .

7.04 F i s c a l Y e a r . The f i s c a l y e a r of t h e C o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l be f i x e d by the Board of D i r e c t o r s .

7.05 R e s i g n a t i o n . A d i r e c t o r , committee member, o f f i c e r or agent may r e s i g n by g i v i n g w r i t t e n n o t i c e to t h e p r e s i d e n t or t h e s e c r e t a r y . The r e s i g n a t i o n s h a l l t a k e e f f e c t a t t h e time s p e c i f i e d i n i t , or immediately, i f no time i s s p e c i f i e d . U n l e s s i t s p e c i f i e s o t h e r w i s e , a r e s i g n a t i o n t a k e s e f f e c t w i t h o u t b e i n g a c c e p t e d .

7.06 Amendment of Bylaws.

(A) These Bylaws may be a l t e r e d , amended or r e p e a l e d a t any meeting of t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s a t which a quorum i s p r e s e n t , by the a f f i r m a t i v e vote of a m a j o r i t y of t h e d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t a t such m e e t i n g , i f n o t i c e of t h e proposed a l t e r a t i o n , cimendment or r e p e a l i s c o n t a i n e d i n the n o t i c e of the m e e t i n g .

(B) T hese Bylaws may a l s o be a l t e r e d , amended or r e p e a l e d a t any meeting of the C o r p o r a t i o n a t which a quorum i s p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d , by the a f f i r m a t i v e v o t e of a m a j o r i t y o f

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the d i r e c t o r s p r e s e n t or r e p r e s e n t e d a t the meeting and e n t i t l e d to v o t e t h e r e a t , i f n o t i c e of the proposed a l t e r a t i o n , amendment or r e p e a l i s c o n t a i n e d i n the n o t i c e of the meeting.

7.07 C o n s t r u c t i o n . Whenever the c o n t e x t so r e q u i r e s , the m a s c u l i n e s h a l l i n c l u d e the f e m i n i n e and n e u t e r , and "the s i n g u l a r s h a l l i n c l u d e the p l u r a l , and c o n v e r s e l y . I f any p o r t i o n o f t h e s e Bylaws s h a l l be i n v a l i d or i n o p e r a t i v e , then so f a r as i s r e a s o n ­a b l e and p o s s i b l e :

(A) the remainder of t h e s e Bylaws s h a l l be c o n s i d e r e d v a l i d and o p e r a t i v e ; and

(B) e f f e c t s h a l l be g i v e n to the i n t e n t m a n i f e s t e d by the p o r t i o n h e l d i n v a l i d or i n o p e r a t i v e .

7.08 Headings. The headings a r e f o r o r g a n i z a t i o n , conve­n i e n c e , and c l a r i t y . I n i n t e r p r e t i n g t h e s e Bylaws, the h e a d i n g s s h a l l be s u b o r d i n a t e d i n importance to the o t h e r w r i t t e n m a t e r i a l .

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