BY-LAWS
OF
CURVE COWBOY REUNION, INC.
ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
AUGUST 9, 2007
ARTICLE 1
ORGANIZATION
Section 1. NAME
The name of
this corporation shall be the CURVE COWBOY REUNION (hereinafter referred to
as "Corporation”).
Section 2. EXISTENCE
The period of existence of said
Corporation shall be perpetual.
Section 3. HISTORY AND PURPOSE
(1) Curve Cowboy Reunion began with a group
of BMW motorcycle touring enthusiasts. The first gathering in Broken Bow,
Oklahoma, over three days in September, 2000, provided an opportunity for
people from an internet community of K1200LT owners and riders to get
together outside of the virtual community. The feeling of brotherhood,
community and joy of spirited rides shared at this first reunion led to the
desire to form this organization. While the nexus of the organization was a
specific model of BMW touring motorcycle, the annual reunion was open to
enthusiasts of all brands and models of motorcycle. The first gathering was
born of a spirit of brotherhood and community and this same spirit has been
and should continue to be the foundation of future gatherings. The annual
reunion must further the fundamental goals of this organization: to promote a
positive view of motorcycling; to promote rider education and safety; and to
leave a positive contribution in each location that hosts the annual reunion
to assist a worthy group in achieving its charitable purpose. The annual
reunion should continue to provide a ready opportunity for all attendees to
meet each other, in a format conducive to advancing and sharing the
collective knowledge of the gathering in important areas of riding skills,
equipment performance and safety; and, it should keep alive the spirit of
enthusiasm, camaraderie and community among motorcycle enthusiasts in scenic
and welcoming locations where attendees can explore riding opportunities that
allow these qualities can flourish.
(2). The
purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are to solicit,
collect, receive, accumulate, administer and disburse funds in such a manner
as will, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, most effectively
operate to further charitable, scientific, literary, educational,
environmental, community development, social development and health purposes,
provided however that said corporation is organized exclusively for
charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes within the meaning
of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3).
Further purpose of the corporation is to make contributions to any
organization qualified under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the
United States as presently in effect or as hereafter amended, or to an
organization, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States as the same now exists, or
which are units of government which are recognized charitable donees under
the Internal Revenue Code, its Regulations and Rulings thereunder or as it
may be amended; with the exception of organizations testing for public
safety; and to engage in any and all lawful activities which may be
necessary, useful, suitable, desirable or proper for the furtherance,
accomplishment, fostering or attainment of any or all of the foregoing
purposes, except as specifically restricted herein.
(4). No
substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall consist of
carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and
the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the
publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of
or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
(5). To
maintain and carry on any business or take any action authorized or permitted
by the laws of the State of Texas, consistent with the main purposes for
which this Corporation is formed; provided that notwithstanding any other
provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any
activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
Federal income tax under
Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
United States Internal
Revenue law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible
under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Service
law).
Section 4. POWERS
To accomplish the foregoing objectives and purposes and solely
for the general welfare and good of the Corporation and for no other
purposes, the Corporation shall have the power:
(1). To
seek to accomplish the herein stated objectives of the Corporation in any
manner permitted by law, provided, that no part of the net earnings of the
Corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of or be distributable to any
member of the Corporation's governing board, a Director, or to any officer or
employee thereof, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and
empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services actually rendered.
(2). To
solicit, collect, and accept pledges, gifts, donations, contributions, and/or
dues in cash or property.
(3). To
take by will, bequest, devise, or gift in trust or absolutely, cash or
property, subject to any terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the
instrument by which said cash or property are acquired and which are
acceptable to the Corporation, or entirely free from such conditions or
limitations, except that such cash or property shall be used solely for
charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes for the benefit of
the corporation, and in a manner not inconsistent with the other provisions
of these Articles.
(4). To
create and control other corporations, foundations, or organizations deemed
advisable to best accomplish the purposes of this Corporation.
(5). To
hold, sell, convey, lease and otherwise manage, deal with, or dispose of all
or any part of its assets on any terms and conditions as may be lawful, and
likewise to invest all proceeds and income of such assets in any type or kind
of property, real, personal, or mixed, which appears advisable as permitted
of corporations by law unless by the terms under which the Corporation
acquired said property, specific limitations were placed on such management
and distributions, in which event such limitations shall control.
(6).
Subject to any limitations contained in an instrument by which any asset is
acquired, to spend all of its income and principal or such portions thereof
as shall be determined by it, in furtherance of its purposes and at any time
or times.
(7). To
borrow money, execute notes, mortgages, and other contracts as shall be
determined advisable by its Board of Directors.
(8). To
lease, rent, hire or otherwise contract with reference to any of its physical
assets and property or with any private person, corporation, business entity,
charitable, benevolent, educational, or research institution on such terms
and conditions as it shall determine.
(9). To
contract with any bank, chartered independent trust companies, brokers, or
investment concerns on any terms not unlawful or prohibited by other
provisions hereof relative to the fiscal management, control, and investment
of its funds and property.
(10). To do
all other things permitted to be lawfully done by non-profit, charitable,
scientific, literary, and educational corporations and not prohibited by
other provisions hereof.
Section 5.
REGISTERED OFFICE
The location of
the corporation's registered office in this state is 7200 Twilight Mesa
Drive, City of Austin, County of Travis, State of Texas whose Zip code is
78737-3525. The Corporation may also have any office, or offices, at such
place, or places, as the Board of Directors may, from time to time,
designate.
Section 6.
REGISTERED AGENT
The name of the
registered agent of said corporation and the address of the registered office
of said corporation is: Barrett D. Allison, 7200 Twilight Mesa Drive, Austin,
Texas 78737-3525.
Section 7.
FOUNDING DIRECTORS
The founding
directors of the Corporation were:
Roy Acord
Jeff Eagan
Greg Griffin
Douglas Hines
Don McCale
Lloyd Morris
Eddie Pharr
Randy Prade
Larry Rosenstiel
Karl Rudlaff
Hank Strategier
Bruce M. Wagner
Jeffrey Washburn
Donald Wreyford
Section 8.
LIMITATIONS
The CURVE COWBOY
REUNION shall observe all local, state, and federal laws which apply to
nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of the United States as presently in effect or as hereafter amended.
Section 9. ORGANIZED
NOT FOR PROFIT
This Corporation
is organized NOT FOR PROFIT. It shall have no authority to issue capital
stock.
ARTICLE 2
MEMBERSHIP
The Corporation
shall have no members.
ARTICLE 3
FINANCE
Section 1.
AUTHORIZATION
The Board of
Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into
any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf
of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation
shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents, of the
corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
In an emergency in
which time is of the essence, and in the absence of authorization by the
Corporation Board of Directors contrary to the above paragraph, the execution
of any and all instruments for the purpose of acquiring, exercising, or
disposing of any rights or privileges of this Corporation shall be acknowledged
by the Chairman, or in the absence or inability of the Chairman, by the
Vice-Chairman and attested thereto by the Secretary.
Section 2. FUNDS
All funds of the
Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited to the credit of the
corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board
of Directors may select, or as may be designated by any officer or officers or
agent or agents of the Corporation, to whom such power may be delegated by the
Board of Directors.
Section 3. FISCAL
YEAR
The fiscal year of
this corporation shall begin on January 01 and end December 31 of each year.
Section 4.
ACCOUNTANT's REVIEW AND AUDITS
Annually, the
accounts of the Corporation shall be audited and/or reviewed by a reputable
Certified Public Accountant whose report shall be submitted to each member of
the Board of Directors.
Section 5.
INDEMNIFICATION
The CURVE COWBOY
REUNION may indemnify its officers and Directors while serving the Corporation.
Section 6. BOND
At the direction
of the Board of Directors, any officer or employee of the corporation may be
bonded. The expense of furnishing any such bond shall be paid by the
Corporation and shall be such sum and such surety as the Board of Directors
shall determine.
Section 7. INSURANCE
The Corporation
may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of
another corporation, business corporation, partnership, joint venture, event,
trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against the person and
incurred by the person in such other capacity or arising out of the person's
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions herein.
Section 8.
ANNUAL CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING EVENT
The Corporation
may participate in an annual event at a time and location or venue to be
selected by the Executive Committee whose purpose is primarily educational and
whose secondary purpose is the raising of funds for contribution to a qualified
charity benefitting worthy children in the area of the event venue. The
Executive Committee will evaluate appropriate host locations and venues and
will timely provide a list of potential venues to the Board of Directors who
will vote to disqualify those venues that the Directors find do not meet the
general criteria of the Corporation for that year. The Executive Committee
shall select from among those venues remaining for consideration and the
selected venue shall only be announced at the closing ceremonies of the annual
event held in the year preceding the selected event. The method of selection
shall be by a secret majority vote of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE 4
MEETINGS
Section 1. ANNUAL
MEETING
An annual meeting
of the Board of Directors shall be held during each fiscal year. The notice of
the meeting shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto and
give the date, time and place of the meeting and shall designate it as the
annual meeting of the CURVE COWBOY REUNION. Such notice shall be posted on the
Corporation's internet Bulletin Board, or such other location as determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Such other meetings of
the Board of Directors may be held at such time and in such place as may be
specified by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 2. SPECIAL
MEETINGS
Special meetings
of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chairman or by two
or more Directors, subject to all other requirements herein.
Section 3. NOTICE OF
MEETINGS
Notice of any
other regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto by written notice, or by email sent
by any usual means of communication to each Director at their address as shown
in the records of the Corporation, or by posting such notice on an appropriate
internet bulletin board, the URL of which shall be provided to the members of
the Board of Directors from time to time by an officer of the Board of
Directors.
Attendance or
presence at, or participation in, any meeting by a Director shall constitute
waiver of any claim regarding the legal adequacy of such notice for that
Director.
Section 4. QUORUM
The presence of a
simple majority of voting, seated Directors shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 5.
ADJOURNMENT
A quorum of the
Directors may adjourn any director's meeting to meet again at a stated day and
hour; provided, however, that in the absence of the quorum a majority of the
directors present at said directors' meeting, either regular or special, may
adjourn to a later date but may not transact any business until a quorum has
been recognized. At any un-adjourned meeting at which a required number of
directors shall be present, or at any meeting which was adjourned and
reconvened with a quorum at a later date, any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
Section 6. RULES OF
ORDER/PARLIAMENTARIAN
The Chairman, with
ratification by the Board of Directors, may appoint a Parliamentarian. The
Parliamentarian shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors in an
ex-officio capacity to the Board. There are no limits on the number of terms
available for a single individual to serve as Parliamentarian. The duties of
the Parliamentarian shall include service as principal advisor to the Chairman
of the Board of Directors, officers, and committee chairs regarding
organizational management as it relates to the adopted rules of procedure,
bylaws, and policies of the corporation.
The meetings of
the Board of Directors shall be governed by the parliamentary rules and usages
contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order unless otherwise
directed within these bylaws or by a majority vote of the seated Board to
temporarily modify or suspend the Rules.
Section 7. ACTION
WITHOUT MEETING
Any action
required or action permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors
may be taken without a meeting if a record or memorandum thereof be made in
writing and signed by a two-thirds majority or more of all directors. Such
record or memorandum shall have the same effect as an action taken at a meeting
of the Board of Directors and shall be filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation and made a part of the Corporation record. Email acknowledgment
constitutes official record and vote.
Section 8.
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC/ON-LINE MEETINGS
Members of the
Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Board by means of
conference telephone, email, downlink, internet based web group, or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other and/or see the written comments of the Board of
Directors and provide input and receive output. Participation in a meeting
pursuant to this section shall constitute presence and acknowledgment at such
meeting. Minimum rules and content of said meeting and the notice thereof will
adhere to requirements made herein.
Section 9. VOTING
PROCEDURES
Neither absentee
ballots nor proxy votes will be available or entertained at any meeting of the
Corporation. Voting procedures will be adhered to as otherwise noted herein.
ARTICLE 5
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1.
The present Directors of the said Corporation, are successors to or among the
incorporators thereof, and serve as the duly elected Board of Directors thereof
.
Section 2. AUTHORITY
Full control of
the affairs of the CURVE COWBOY REUNION shall be vested in the Board of
Directors and is accomplished through their legal conduct of the business of
the Corporation according to these Bylaws. An action taken by a Board member
that is not consistent with, or properly authorized by, a resolution of or the
majority vote of the Board of Directors is not an act of the Corporation and
does not legally bind nor commit resources of the Corporation, and is a
personal action of that individual for which he or she is solely and personally
responsible.
Section 3.
RESPONSIBILITY
The Board of
Directors shall have general charge of the affairs, property and assets of the
Corporation. It shall be the duty of the Directors to carry out the aims and
purposes of this Corporation. In carrying out its duties the Board of
Directors is authorized to employ or arrange for the services of such persons,
including attorneys, agents and assistants, as are, in its opinion, necessary
or desirable for the proper administration of the Corporation, and to pay
reasonable compensation for services and expenses thereof. By agreeing to
serve on the Board of Directors, the Directors, individually and collectively,
acknowledge that they have read and are and will be bound by the requirements
and provisions of these Bylaws.
Section 4. BOARD
ELIGIBILITY
Directors will be
residents of the United States of America. A candidate for the Curve Cowboy
Reunion Board must be the record owner or an immediate family member of the
record owner of a functional and current tagged BMW motorcycle for a period of
not less than twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior to their taking
office on the Board. A candidate who does not otherwise qualify for election
to the Board of Directors may also be elected to the Board of Directors by the
unanimous vote of all of the Directors present and voting at the meeting at
which the vote is taken, including in this case only, the vote of the Chairman
of the Board.
Section 5. LIABILITY
OF DIRECTORS
A volunteer
director shall not be held personally liable to the Corporation for monetary
damages for a breach of the director's fiduciary duty except as provided in
Section 2 herein above. However, this provision shall not eliminate or limit
the liability or the fiduciary responsibility of a director for any of the
following: (1) a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation;
(2) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law; (3) a transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit; and (4) an act or omission occurring
before the date of the filing of the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation; (5) an act or omission that is grossly negligent.
Section 6.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of
Directors shall be composed of not more than fifteen (15) Directors and not
less than five (5) Directors.
The Board of
Directors may at its discretion elect by a majority vote, ex-officio Directors
to serve at the pleasure of the seated Board of Directors. Ex-officio
Directors will not have voting privileges and will only enjoy other privileges
as delegated by the Board of Directors. All directors shall serve until their
terms expire or until their successors are elected or appointed or their
required position vacated.
New positions on
the Board of Directors may be filled by a candidate duly elected from among the
serving ex-officio Directors or by any other qualified, eligible candidate as
herein above described. New Directors and ex-officio Directors shall be
elected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Individuals may
not be considered for Board of Director membership as long as another member of
said individual's nuclear family is currently seated on the Board.
Section 7. TERMS
Directors
shall serve for the following terms: a term of three (3) years with the option
to serve additional three (3) year terms if they are re-elected by
a
majority of the Board of Directors. Directors' terms will be staggered so
that a minority number will be elected in any one year, except in the event of
filling unexpired vacancies.
The election of a candidate to and the subsequent fulfillment of an unexpired
term to the Board of Directors will be for the remainder of that partial term
only. The terms of members of the Board of Directors shall commence on the
first day of October after the annual meeting, excepting that the term of a
member elected to fill an unexpired term shall begin on the day of election. An
expiring term, whether full or partial, shall end at the end of the last day of
September of the year of expiration.
Section 8.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Board of
Directors shall act as the nominating committee however the Chairman of the
Board may, at his discretion, appoint a nominating sub-committee from among the
Board of Directors.
Section 9. ELECTION
The Directors of
the Board of the Corporation shall be elected by majority vote of the
then-seated Directors excluding their own voting participation in the event
that they are voting on the re-election of their own position.
Section 10. VACANCIES,
REMOVAL, RESIGNATIONS, EXPIRED TERMS
The remainder of a
Director's term resulting from any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors
because of death, resignation, removal, expired terms, disqualification or
otherwise, if filled, shall be filled by a person that is duly elected by a
majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Any Director may
be removed at any time by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) or more of
all of the Directors then serving as members of the Board, exclusive of the
individual Director being considered.
Any Director may
resign at any time by giving written notice of their resignation to the Board
of Directors or Chairman of the Board of Directors. Any such resignation shall
take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become
effective shall not be specified therein, then the resignation shall become
effective upon the acceptance of such resignation by the Chairman of the
Board. However, acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make
it effective. If the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of a Director
rendered to take effect at a future time, the Board of Directors shall have
power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation is to become
effective.
Section 11. PLACE OF
MEETING
The meetings of
the Board of Directors shall be held at any place the Board of Directors may
from time to time appoint including meeting electronically within the internet
community or by telephone as provided herein above.
Section 12. DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
The Board of
Directors may, by resolution, authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred by
the Directors in the performance of their duties. Such authorization may
prescribe the procedures to be followed in the approval of and payment for such
expenses by designated officers of the Corporation. Nothing herein shall
preclude a Director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and
receiving therefor compensation for services rendered as long as compensation
received is reasonable and proper. The Board of Directors may, by resolution,
authorize payment of Director fees for attendance and activities of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE 6
OFFICERS
Section 1.
COMPOSITION
The officers of
the CURVE COWBOY REUNION shall be Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and
Treasurer.. The Corporation Board may also elect a Site Chair as an officer of
the Corporation. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors for terms of one year each at the annual meeting. Any officer may
succeed themselves, including the office of Chairman, and continue to serve
successive years in the same officer position if they are re-elected to that
position by the majority of the Board of Directors. The one year terms of the
elected officers shall commence on October 1 and shall run through September
30.
Any two (2)
offices of the Corporation, except those of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, may be
combined and filled by one director.
Section 2. CHAIRMAN
The principal
duties of the Chairman shall be to preside at all meetings of the Board of
Directors, and to have a general supervision and direction of the affairs of
the CURVE COWBOY REUNION
The duties of the
Chairman include assuming all executive responsibilities of the Corporation.
Those duties are inclusive of maintaining the financial integrity of the
Corporation, fiduciary responsibilities, strategic application of resources and
planning, compliance with IRS Rules and Regulations, compliance with applicable
state statutes, compliance with Corporation bylaws and policies, internal and
external marketing, volunteer initiatives and relations, committee selection
and application including committee reports, and other such duties which may be
conveyed by the Board of Directors not exclusive to the ones listed above.
Section 3.
VICE-CHAIRMAN
The Vice-Chairman
shall perform the duties of the Chairman in the absence of or inability of that
officer. The Vice-Chairman shall perform such other duties as from time to
time may be assigned to them by the Chairman or by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. SITE
CHAIR
The Chairman may appoint a Site Chair who shall be the chief
operating officer for the Corporation's annual fund-raising and educational
event, who shall be engaged to perform specific duties and responsibilities as
determined by the Corporation Board of Directors. The Site Chair shall
organize the activities and affairs of the annual rally so as to positively
affect its outcome using normally accepted, sound business principles.
Section 5. SECRETARY
The principal
duties of the Secretary shall be to countersign all legal instruments
including, but not limited to contracts, deeds, leases, and conveyances
executed by the Corporation, affix the seal of the Corporation thereto, and to
such other papers as shall be required or directed to be sealed, and to keep or
cause to be kept a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors, and to
safely keep or cause to be kept all books, papers, records and documents,
inclusive of online hardcopy records, belonging to the Corporation, or in any
way pertaining to the business thereof. For those meetings of the Board of
Directors conducted electronically in the internet community, the bulletin
board record of communications by and between the Directors in the conduct of
the Corporation's business shall constitute the record of the proceedings of
those meetings.
Section 6. TREASURER
The principal
duties of the Treasurer shall be to keep and account for all monies, credits
and property, of any and every nature, of the Corporation, and keep an accurate
account of all monies received and disbursed, and proper vouchers for monies
disbursed, and to render such accounts, statements and inventories of monies
received and disbursed, and money and property on hand, and generally of all
matters pertaining to this office, as shall be required by the Board of
Directors and in compliance with the requirements of Section 501 (c) (3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, applicable state statutes, corporation bylaws, and
corporation policies. The Treasurer is responsible for the corporation budget
as well as event or topical budgets as needed or directed by the Board of
Directors. The Treasurer is responsible for obtaining vendor bids from audit
firms, if directed to do so by the Board of Directors, the allocation of
contracts thereto subject to Board of Director approval, and the distribution
of the resulting review audit to the Board of Directors.
Section 7.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive
Committee shall consist of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman, the
Secretary and the Treasurer, and such other members of the Board of Directors
or other qualified advisory individuals as the Chairman may deem to be in the
best interest of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 7
COMMITTEES
The Board of
Directors may provide such standing or special committees as it deems
desirable, and may discontinue the same at its pleasure. Each such committee
shall have such powers and perform such duties, not inconsistent with law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, and affected Corporation policies
as said Board may prescribe. Vacancies in such committees shall be filled by
the Board of Directors or as the Board of Directors may provide. Special short
term, single purpose committees may be appointed by the Chairman of the Board.
Corporation committees are not allowed to encumber the Corporation in any way
excepting those authorities specifically conveyed by way of Board of Director
action and peculiar to the initiative.
ARTICLE 8
GIFTS TO THE CORPORATION
Section 1. METHODS
Donors may make
gifts to the Corporation by naming or otherwise identifying the corporation,
whether or not an agent is designated to have custody of the property
contributed. Gifts shall vest in the
Corporation upon receipt and
upon acceptance by it and such acceptance is to be signified by an officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation. The Corporation may specify additional
terms of such custody. The Corporation may enter into an agreement with agents
having custody of funds of the Corporation, specifying additional terms of such
custody.
Section 2. TERMS
Each donor, by
making a gift to the Corporation, accepts and agrees to all the terms of the
Certificate of Incorporation and these bylaws
Section 3. INVESTMENTS
No gifts shall be
required to be separately invested or held unless so provided by a restriction
by
the donor, or it is necessary
in order to follow any other restriction of the donor as to purpose or
investment, or in order to prevent tax disqualification, or as is required by
law. Restrictions involving the naming of a fund as a memorial or otherwise
may be satisfied by keeping under such name accounts reflecting appropriately
the interest of such fund in such common investment.
Section 4.
PRESUMPTION AS TO DONOR'S INTENT
Each gift to and
fund of the Corporation shall be presumed to be intended to be used only for
purposes for which the Corporation is formed.
Section 5. VARIANCE
Whenever the Board
of Directors decides that conditions or circumstances are such or have so
changed since a restriction by the donor as to purpose, or manner of
distribution, use or investment was provided, that literal compliance with the
restriction is unnecessary, undesirable, impractical or impossible, or the
restriction is not consistent with the Corporation primarily serving
effectively the needs of the Corporation, it may, by the affirmative vote of a
majority of its Directors, order such variance from the restriction and such
application of the whole or any part of the principal or income of the fund as
in its judgment is then necessary more effectively to serve.
ARTICLE 9
DISTRIBUTION AND DISBURSEMENTS
Section 1.
DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR AGENCIES
The Board of
Directors may, in furtherance of the Corporation's charitable purposes when
needs thereof have been determined and with appropriate provisions to assure
use solely for such purposes, direct distributions to such person,
organizations, governments, or governmental agencies as in the opinion of the
Board of Directors can best carry out such purposes.
ARTICLE 10
STAFF
The Board of
Directors may hire or appoint staff.
ARTICLE 11
SEVERABILITY
The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of this document shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this document.
ARTICLE 12
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
No contract or
transaction between this Corporation and one or more of its Directors or
officers, or between this Corporation and any other corporation, partnership,
association or other organization in which one or more of its Directors or
officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void
or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the Director or officer
is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committees thereof
which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because their votes are
counted for such purpose, if either:
(1). The material facts as to his/her relationship or interest and as to
the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known in advance to the Board
of Directors or the committee, and the board or the committee in good faith
authorized the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority
of the disinterested Directors and such disinterested Directors shall
constitute a quorum.
(2). The
contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors or a committee
thereof duly authorized.
(3). Any
Director with a conflict of interest shall abstain from discussion and voting
on the issue.
Common or
interested Directors may not be counted in determining the presence of quorum
at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorized the
contract or transaction.
ARTICLE 14
DISSOLUTION
Upon dissolution
of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making
provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the Corporation, dispose of
all the assets of the Corporation according to the following enumerated
priorities: (1) Where specific instructions have been given by a donor for
the distribution of a specific gift, devise, or bequest in the event the
Corporation is dissolved, such instruction must be followed by the Board of
Directors unless such instructions are contrary to law, (2) All other assets,
as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, shall go to such
other organizations as they deem appropriate to be used for the same or similar
purposes as this Corporation so long as such organization will qualify as an
exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Law), and
which satisfies any specific restrictions imposed by the donors; (3) Any assets
not disposed of pursuant to the foregoing priorities shall be disposed of by
the District Court of Travis County, Texas, exclusively of such purposes or to
such organization or organizations, as the Court shall determine, which are
organized and operated exclusively for the purposes for which this corporation
is formed.
ARTICLE 15
IMPLEMENTATION
These Bylaws shall
become effective immediately upon approval by the appropriate vote as specified
in Article 16 herein below of the present Curve Cowboy Reunion Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE 16
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. AMENDMENT
WITH NOTICE
These bylaws may
be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds (2/3) or more majority vote of the
Directors present and voting at the meeting, provided copies of proposed
amendments were available to Directors ten (10) days prior to the meeting.
Section 2. AMENDMENT
WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE
In order to amend
the bylaws at any meeting without prior notice, one hundred percent of the
Directors present and eligible to vote must vote for the proposed bylaws
amendment.
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