| ARTICLE I - NAME AND PRINCIPAL OFFICE - 5 SECTION 1 - NAME - 5 SECTION 2 - PRINCIPAL OFFICE - 5 ARTICLE II - PURPOSES, OBJECTIVES, DEFINITION - 5
SECTION 1 - PURPOSE - 5 SECTION 2 - LIMITATIONS - 6 SECTION 3 - POWERS - 6 ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP- 6
SECTION 1 - MEMBERSHIP PROVISIONS - 6 SECTION 2 - MEMBERSHIP CLASSES - 7 SECTION 3 -SUSPENSION, EXPULSION, TERMINATION - 8 ARTICLE IV - DUES, FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS - 8
SECTION 1 - DUES, FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS - 8 SECTION 2 - DETERMINATION OF DUES, FEES AND ASSESSMENTS - 9 SECTION 3 - FAILURE TO PAY - 9 ARTICLE V – MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS - 9
SECTION 1 - ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS - 9 SECTION 2 - SPECIAL MEETING OF MEMBERS - 9 SECTION 3 - QUORUM REQUIREMENTS - 10 SECTION 4 - VOTING PROCEDURES - 10 SECTION 5 - PROXY - 10 SECTION 6 - MANNER OF ACTING - 10 SECTION 7 - CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING - 10 SECTION 8 - VOTING MEANS - 10 ARTICLE VI - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 10
SECTION 1 - GENERAL - 10 SECTION 2 - AUTHORITY - 10 SECTION 3 - FUNCTIONS - 11 SECTION 4 - DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS - 11 SECTION 5 - NUMBER & TENURE - 11 SECTION 6 – RESIGNATIONS 11 SECTION 7 – REMOVAL - 11 SECTION 8 – VACANCIES - 12 SECTION 9 - ELIGIBILITY - 12 SECTION 10 - NOMINATIONS - 12 SECTION 11 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS - 12 SECTION 12 - POWER OF THE BOARD - 12 SECTION 13 - MEETINGS - 13 SECTION 14 - QUORUM - 13 SECTION 15 - SPECIAL NEED BOARD MEMBERS - 13 ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS - 13
SECTION 1 - OFFICERS - 13 SECTION 2 - ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE - 13 SECTION 3 – VACANCIES - 14 SECTION 4 - REMOVAL - 14 SECTION 5 - BALLOTING - 14 SECTION 6 - CHAIRPERSON/PRESIDENT - 14 SECTION 7 - CHAIRPERSON ELECT - 14 SECTION 8 - SECRETARY - 15 SECTION 9 - TREASURER - 15 ARTICLE VIII – COMMITTEES - 15
SECTION 1 - PURPOSE AND NAMES - 15 SECTION 2 - APPOINTMENT AND TERM - 15 SECTION 3 - RULES - 15 SECTION 4 - REPORTING - 16 ARTICLE IX – MISCELLANEOUS - 16
SECTION 1 -FISCAL YEAR - 16 SECTION 2 - WAIVER OF NOTICE - 16 SECTION 3 - BONDING - 16 SECTION 4 - USE OF FUNDS AND DISSOLUTION - 16 SECTION 5 - CONTRACTS, LOANS, PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS - 16 SECTION 6 - LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE CORPORATION AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 17
ARTICLE X – ALLIED & COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS - 17
SECTION 1 - ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES - 17 ARTICLE XI – GOVERNANCE - 17
SECTION 1 - AUTHORIZATION TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION - 17 SECTION 2 - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE - 17 SECTION 3 - U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE - 17 SECTION 4 - SEVERABILITY - 17 SECTION 5 - NOTICE - 17 SECTION 6 - LANGUAGE - 18
ARTICLE XII – FINANCE & BUDGETS - 18
SECTION 1 - ANNUAL BUDGET - 18 SECTION 2 - ACCOUNTING - 18 SECTION 3 - INDEPENDENT AUDITS - 18 SECTION 4 - LIABILITIES - 18 SECTION 5 - CONTRACTS - 18 SECTION 6 - PROPERTY - 18 SECTION 7 - CHECKS, DRAFTS, NOTES - 18 SECTION 8 - BONDING - 19
ARTICLE XIII – DISSOLUTION 19
SECTION 1 - DISPOSITION OF ASSETS - 19
ARTICLE XIV – INDEMNIFICATION - 19
SECTION 1 - DETERMINATION OF PROPER INDEMNIFICATION - 19 SECTION 2 - INDEMNIFICATION NOT EXCLUSIVE OF OTHER RIGHTS/COURT DETERMINATIONS - 20
ARTICLE XV – AMENDMENTS - 20
CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION - 20
ARTICLE XVI: ADOPTION OF BYLAWS - 20
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