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Bylaws

The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management.

Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an organization.

bylaws

n. the written rules for conduct of a corporation, association, partnership or any organization. They should not be confused with the Articles of Corporation which only state the basic outline of the company, including stock structure. Bylaws generally provide for meetings, elections of a board of directors and officers, filling vacancies, notices, types and duties of officers, committees, assessments and other routine conduct. Bylaws are, in effect a contract among members, and must be formally adopted and/or amended. (See: corporation)

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Till such a time, the regulations and decisions being implemented at the Central Bank of Oman will continue to be enforced where no specific text of this Decree or its attached bylaw exists, and without prejudice to their provisions.

HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN ISSUES FIVE ROYAL DECREES

"Instead, it chose to enact a zoning bylaw amendment, Warrant Article 27, which regulated marijuana use through the traditional mechanisms of zoning, namely use districts and special permits.

Land Court strikes down town meeting vote on Charlton marijuana facility

The bylaws also omitted language that previously included "potential conflicts of interest" as something board directors should avoid.

Are bylaw changes weakening toll board? Can it override chairman's vetoes anymore? Also, are conflicts of interest moot?

Muntaha Gharaibeh said this new bylaw is a modified version of the nursing Professional Levels Bylaws issued on 2006 in an attempt to link specialization to professional development of nurses and midwives.

Nursing specialization and professional Career bylaw is step to strengthen the profession, minister

In addition to Meade, Pat Jury, president/CEO of the Iowa Credit Union League and Susan Parisi, CUNA's chief legal counsel, provided an overview of the proposed bylaw changes that the national membership is voting on to about 40 people who attended the break-out session.

No Plan B for CUNA Bylaws: Onsite at GAC

In essence, the DGCL is enabling, providing managers "an enormous amount of leeway to act." (78) This flexible design was intended to benefit not just the interests of corporate managers, but also to give stockholders the freedom to construct charter and bylaw provisions that address company-specific needs.

Paving the Delaware way: legislative and equitable limits on bylaws after ATP

She said the bylaws needed to be updated to match the town's recently changed charter, which left outdated bylaws dealing with the defunct highway surveyor position, cemetery commission and executive secretary, with no bylaws concerning the new Department of Public Works.

Town meeting OKs changes to bylaws

8, 2014)--the company's bylaw provided for exclusive jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or, if that court lacks jurisdiction, any North Carolina state court with jurisdiction.

Curbing stockholder litigation: exclusive forum and fee-shifting provisions

Pennsylvania law specifies that only members of our organization can make certain kinds of changes or amendments to our Bylaws. Yet, the Bylaws we have been operating under state that only the board of directors can amend the Bylaws.

Setting new terms for bylaw amendments

As advised in May 2013, the CACCN Board of Directors was proposing revisions to the CACCN constitution and bylaws, as well as acceptance of continuation under the new Canada Not-For-Profit Act.

CACCN Annual General Meeting 2013

The bylaw amendments were made in connection with the company's listing on NASDAQ on September 10, 2013.