Bylaws (No Macro)

Bylaws (No Macro)

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For those of you who don't want the nifty bylaws form that has a macro built in, here's a blank, non-state specific set of bylaws. The form with the macro is cool because you fill in your corporate name and some additional information, and then the form fills in the rest for you. However, when you download the macro version, your browser will tell you that it's a security threat.  So, here's a vanilla adaptation.  Bylaws are very flexible, and you can do a lot with them. The forms on Free Legal Aid are nice for educational purposes so you can get an idea of what a form looks like, but the information provided here is never a substitute for a good lawyer.  

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By Laws

of ____________________ (Corporation)

 

 

OFFICES

The registered office shall be in the City of _____________________, in the County of _____________,

 in the State of California.

 

The corporation may also have offices at such other places within and without the State, as the Board of Directors may determine or as the business of the corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE 1

STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS

 

Section 1. General.

 

Meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such a place within or without the State as is designated by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2. Annual Meeting.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders, commencing with the year of Incorporation shall be held on _________________ at the then Corporate Headquarters unless it is a legal holiday, then it will be held on the next business day following. 

 

Any change to the above shall be designated by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect by a plurality vote the Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.  Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least twenty (20) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least twenty (20) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

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