>> Governance
NINCH Bylaws
June 1, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
- Section
1. Principal Office
- Section
2. Registered Office
ARTICLE II
MEMBERS
- Section
1. Who Shall Be Members
- Section
2. Term of Membership
- Section
3. Responsibilities of Membership.
- Section
4. Meetings
- Section
5. Place and Time of Meetings
- Section
6. Notice of Meetings
- Section
7. Presiding Officer and Secretary.
- Section
8. Waivers of Notice.
- Section
9. Quorum.
- Section
10. Proxies.
- Section
11. Vote.
- Section
12. Informal Action by Members; Meetings by
Conference Telephone.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
- Section
1. Powers and Qualifications
- Section
2. Number
- Section
3. Election
- Section
4. Term
- Section
5. Resignations
- Section
6. Removal
- Section
7. Vacancies
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
- Section
8. Location of Meetings
- Section
9. Annual Meeting
- Section
10. Regular Meetings
- Section
11. Call of Special Meetings
- Section
12. Notice of Meetings
- Section
13. Waiver of Notice
- Section
14. Quorum and Presiding Officer
- Section
15. Action by Majority Vote
- Section
16. Action by Written Consent
COMMITTEES
AND WORKING GROUPS
- Section
17. Working Groups.
- Section
18. Designation
- Section
19. Functions
- Section
20. Term
- Section
21. Meetings
- Section
22. Quorum/Action
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
- Section
1. Designation
- Section
2. Election
- Section
3. Term
- Section
4. Resignations
- Section
5. Removal
- Section
6. Vacancies
- Section
7. President
- Section
8. President-Elect and Past-President
- Section
9. Secretary
- Section
10. Treasurer
- Section
11. Other Officers
ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
- Section
1. Duties and Reporting Structure.
- Section
2. Evaluation and Goal-Setting Procedure:
ARTICLE VI
COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
- Section
1. Compensation of Directors and Officers
ARTICLE VII
LIABILITY
AND INDEMNIFICATION
- Section
1. Liability
- Section
2. Indemnification
- Section
3. Prohibition Against Self-Dealing
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
- Section
1. Grants
- Section
2. Execution of Contracts
- Section
3. Loans
- Section
4. Gifts
- Section
5. Investments
- Section
6. Voting of Securities Held by the Corporation
- Section
7. Books and Records
- Section
8. Depositories
- Section
9. Signatories
- Section
10. Annual Audit
- Section
11. Corporate Seal
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE X
EFFECT
OF PROVISIONS OF LAW AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
SECRETARY'S
CERTIFICATE
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR
A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Principal Office. The principal office of
the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage, a
District of Columbia nonprofit corporation (the
"Corporation"), shall be located in the District of
Columbia. The Corporation may from time to time have such other
offices as the Board of Directors may determine or as the affairs
of the Corporation may require.
Section 2. Registered Office. The Corporation shall
have and continuously maintain in the District of Columbia a
registered office and a registered agent whose office is located
in such registered office. The registered office may be, but need
not be, located in the principal office of the Corporation. The
address of the registered office may from time to time be changed
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
MEMBERS
Section 1 Who Shall Be Members. Membership in the
Corporation is open to all organizations and institutions that
profess an active interest in working toward the networking of
cultural resources and that have paid annual dues in advance as
specified by the Board.
Section 2. Term of Membership. Membership in the
Corporation is for a one-year term. A qualifying organization or
institution may be a member for additional or successive terms,
without limit. Any member may resign at any time upon written
notice to the Secretary of the Corporation, any such resignation
to take effect as specified therein, or, if not specified, upon
receipt by the Secretary.
Section 3. Responsibilities of Membership. Members
shall agree to assist in the diffusion of information from the
Corporation pertaining to the goal of a networked cultural
heritage.
Section 4. Meetings. There shall be one
regular meeting of the membership each year, which shall
constitute the annual meeting. Special meetings may be called by
the President, by the Board of Directors, or at the written
request of at least one-third (1/3) of the members. The annual
meeting shall be held in the fourth quarter of each calendar
year, or on such date as the directors shall determine, provided
that the directors shall give the members at least three months
notice of any such meeting. The
annual meeting shall include the election of directors and the
transaction of such other business as the members shall
determine.
Section 5. Place and Time of Meetings.
Meetings of members may be held at such place, within or without
the District of Columbia, and at such date and time, as may be
fixed in the notice of the meeting.
Section 6. Notice of Meetings. Written or
printed notice stating the place, date, and time of the meeting,
and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes
for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered to each
member entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten (10) or
more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, either
personally, via electronic mail, telecopy, or regular mail, by
the Secretary of the Corporation. If mailed by regular mail, such
notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the
United States mail, postage paid, addressed to the member at its
address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 7. Presiding Officer and Secretary. At
any meeting of the members, the President, or in the President's
absence the President-Elect, or in the President-Elect's absence
such person as is chosen by a majority of the members present,
shall preside over the meeting.
Section 8. Waivers of Notice. Whenever any
notice is required to be given to any member, a waiver thereof in
writing signed by the member entitled to such notice, whether
before or after the time stated therein, shall be equivalent to
the giving of such notice. The presence of any member at a
meeting, in person or by proxy, without objection to the lack of
notice of such meeting, shall also waive notice by such member.
Section 9. Quorum. Members constituting at
least a majority of the membership, represented in person or by a
general proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members
for the transaction of any business. The members present at a
duly organized meeting may continue to do business until
adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of members leaving
less than a quorum. If a meeting cannot be organized because a
quorum has not attended, those present may adjourn the meeting
from time to time until a quorum is present, when any business
may be transacted that may have been transacted at the meeting as
originally called.
Section 10. Proxies. A member may vote by a
proxy, or be present by a general proxy, executed in writing by
the member or its duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy
shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its
execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy
shall be revocable, but prospectively only, at the discretion of
the member executing it, except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 11. Vote. Each member shall have one
vote. Whenever any action is to be taken by vote of the members
in a meeting, it shall, except as otherwise required or permitted
by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, be
authorized by a majority of a quorum of the members.
Section 12. Informal Action by Members; Meetings by
Conference Telephone. Any action required by the
District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act to be taken at a
meeting of the members of the Corporation, or any action which
may be taken at a meeting of the members, may be taken without a
meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by all of the members entitled to vote.
Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous
vote, and may be stated as such in any articles or document filed
with the District of Columbia under the District of Columbia
Nonprofit Corporation Act. Except as otherwise required by law,
the members may participate in a meeting of the members by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other at the same time, and such participation shall
constitute presence in person at the meeting.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers and Qualifications.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the
Corporation. The directors shall act only as a Board of
Directors, or as a committee thereof; individual directors shall
have no power as such. Directors need not be citizens of the
United States, nor citizens nor residents of the District of
Columbia. The Board of Directors shall consist of two (2) groups,
as follows:
(i) Group I shall consist of persons who hold a position, at
the date of the annual meeting of the Corporation at which they
are elected a director of the Corporation, as President, senior
Vice-President, chief executive officer, Chief Operating Officer,
or the equivalent, of a member organization.
(ii) Group II shall consist of persons who hold a position, at
the date of the annual meeting of the Corporation at which they
are elected a director of the Corporation, as trustee, officer or
employee, of a member organization and who are not then also
serving in a Group I position with that member organization.
Section 2. Number. The initial number of
directors of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Articles of
Incorporation. Thereafter, the number of directors of the
Corporation may be increased or decreased from time to time by
the Board of Directors, but it shall be not less than ten (10)
nor greater than eighteen (18). The ratio of Group I directors to
Group II directors shall be not less than seven to three (7:3).
No decrease in the number of directors shall reduce the term of
any incumbent director.
Section 3. Election. Directors shall be
elected by the members to staggered three-year terms of office,
comprising three classes of directors' terms. A nominating
committee, elected by and from the Board of Directors, shall call
for nominations for the Board of Directors three months before
the annual meeting; shall circulate a list of nominees to be
voted upon by the members two months before the annual meeting;
and, at the annual meeting of the members, shall tabulate and
announce the results of the vote.
Section 4. Term. As of the date of
incorporation of the Corporation, directors shall be elected to
terms expiring at the end of the 2000, 2001 and 2002 annual
meetings of the members or when their successors are elected and
qualified. After the expiration of these respective terms, except
as provided in Section 7 of this Article, directors shall serve,
with terms starting at the end of the annual meeting of members
at which the directors were elected, for terms of three (3) years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until
their earlier resignation, removal or death. Any increase or
decrease in the number of directors shall, to the extent
possible, preserve or result in equal numbers of directors in
these three classes.
Section 5. Resignations. Any director may
resign at any time by notifying the Board of Directors in
writing. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified
therein, or if no time is specified, upon receipt. Acceptance by
the Board of Directors of such resignation shall not be necessary
to make it effective.
Section 6. Removal. Directors may be removed
from office at any time, with or without cause, upon a majority
vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting called for that
purpose. Notice of the interest to remove a director shall be
given in accordance with Section 12 of this Article.
Section 7. Vacancies. In the event of the
resignation, removal or death of a director, or in the event of
an increase in the number of directors, vacancies shall be filled
by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board of
Directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office
for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. In the case of
an increase in the number of directors, a director elected
pursuant thereto shall hold office until the expiration of his or
her term, which shall be in accordance with the classes of
directors' terms as provided in Sections 3 and 4 of this Article.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 8. Location of Meetings. All meetings
of the Board of Directors may be held within or without the
District of Columbia and may be held by means of a conference
telephone call.
Section 9. Annual Meeting. . The
annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held within one
day before or after and at the same location as the annual
meeting of members, with the time to be determined by the Board
of Directors and designated in the notice or waiver of notice of
the annual meeting.
Section 10. Regular Meetings. The Board of
Directors shall meet at least twice a year in regular meetings.
The annual meeting shall be a regular meeting. Regular meetings
(other than the annual meeting) of the Board of Directors may be
held at such time and place as shall be determined from time to
time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors.
Section 11. Call of Special Meetings. The
President may call, or upon the request of a majority of the
Board of Directors, the Secretary shall call, special meetings of
the Board of Directors.
Section 12. Notice of Meetings. Notice of
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be in writing, signed by
the President or the Secretary, and shall be served personally or
sent to each director by mail, electronic mail or telecopy
addressed to his or her last known pertinent address at least
[ten (10)] days before the time designated for such meeting.
Notice of meetings shall state the date, time and place of the
meeting; but the purpose or purposes of such meeting need not be
specified unless otherwise required.
Section 13. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice
is required to be given to any director, a waiver thereof in
writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be
equivalent to the giving of such notice. Such waiver need not
specify the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
Section 14. Quorum and Presiding Officer. A
majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the
Board of Directors, unless otherwise required. However, if a
quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors,
those directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to
time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting,
until a quorum shall be present. The President, or in the
President's absence the President-Elect, or in the
President-Elect's absence such person as is chosen by the Board,
shall preside over the meeting.
Section 15. Action by Majority Vote. Except
as otherwise required, any action by a majority of the directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed
the action of the Board of Directors.
Section 16. Action by Written Consent. Any
action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if a consent in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by
all of the directors. Such consent shall have the same force and
effect as a unanimous vote, and may be stated as such in any
articles or document filed with the District of Columbia under
the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Except as
otherwise required by law, the Board of Directors may hold
meetings by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same
time, and such participation shall constitute presence in person
at the meeting.
COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS
Section 17. Working Groups. The Corporation
shall endeavor to accomplish much of its work by means of
committees and working groups, each of which shall include at
least one (1) director, and any of which may, pursuant to an
action of the Board, include non-directors such as officers or
employees of the Corporation, and members of the public.
Committees and working groups, with clear deadlines and
demarcations of functions, may be created by these Bylaws or by
the Board of Directors. Each member shall be encouraged to
participate in at least one committee or working group. The
Executive Director shall be an ex-officio member of every
committee and working group except the Executive Director
Evaluation Committee.
Section 18. Designation. The Board of
Directors shall have the power at any time to (i) designate a
member of such committee or working group as its presiding
officer; (ii) fill vacancies; (iii) change the membership or (iv)
discharge a committee or working group.
Section 19. Functions. Each committee and
working group shall have, and may exercise, such functions as
authorized by the Board of Directors. The designation of any such
committee or working group and the assignment thereto of any
function shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or
any individual director, of any responsibility imposed upon it or
that director by law. The members of a committee or working group
shall act only as a committee or working group.
Section 20. Term. Members of a committee or
working group shall serve for such term or terms as established
by the Board, or until their earlier resignation, removal with or
without cause, or death, or until, if earlier, the committee or
working group is terminated.
Section 21. Meetings. Meetings of a committee
or working group may be held within or without the District of
Columbia, and may be held by means of conference telephone call.
A majority of any such committee or working group may fix the
time and place of its meetings. Each committee or working group
shall keep records of its actions, and report such actions to the
Board of Directors and the President.
Section 22. Quorum/Action. A majority of the
then serving members of any committee or working group shall
constitute a quorum. Any action of the majority of those present
at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed the
action of the committee or working group.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. Designation. The officers of the
Corporation shall consist of a President, a President-Elect, a
Past-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and may include
such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed
necessary by the Board, each officer to have such duties and
authority as are provided in these Bylaws, or as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 2. Election. Those officers that are
to be elected shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the
annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The person elected
President-Elect shall, without further action by the Board,
become President upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office
of President, or, if later, at the conclusion of the next annual
meeting of the Board of Directors occurring after such person
became President-Elect. The President shall, without further
action by the Board, become Past-President at the conclusion of
the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors occurring after
such person become President.
Section 3. Term. Unless the Board at the time
of election provides a shorter term, the President,
President-Elect, Past-President, and all other officers except
the Secretary and the Treasurer shall serve for a term of one (1)
year, or, if less, until the next annual meeting of the Board of
Directors in the calendar year following the year of the
election, and until their successors are elected and qualified,
or until their earlier resignation, removal or death. Unless the
Board at the time of election provides a shorter term, the
Secretary and the Treasurer shall serve for a term of two (2)
years, or if less, until the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors in the calendar year two years following the year of
the election, and until their successors are elected and
qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.
Section 4. Resignations. Any officer may
resign at any time by notifying the Board of Directors in
writing. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified
therein, or, if no time is specified therein, upon receipt.
Acceptance by the Board of Directors of such resignation shall
not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Removal. Any officer may be
removed, either with or without cause, by a majority vote of the
Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, except as
may be restricted by law.
Section 6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office
caused by resignation, removal or death may be filled for the
unexpired term of the predecessor in office by the Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 7. President. The President shall
preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors and the
members and shall have such powers and duties as are assigned by
these Bylaws or assigned from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
Section 8. President-Elect and Past-President. The
President-Elect shall, in the absence or disability of the
President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
President, and shall have such other duties and powers as are
assigned under these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from
time to time assign. The Past-President shall have such duties
and powers as are assigned by the Board of Directors from time to
time.
Section 9. Secretary. The Secretary shall (i)
act as Secretary of all meetings of members, of the Board of
Directors, and of such other committees as the Board of Directors
shall specify; (ii) keep the minutes thereof in the proper book
or books; (iii) see that those reports, statements and other
documents required by law are properly kept and filed and (iv) in
general, perform all the duties incident to the office of
Secretary and such related duties as may from time to time be
assigned by the Board of Directors or the President. The books,
records and papers in the hands of the Secretary shall at all
times be subject to the inspection, supervision and control of
the Board of Directors and the President. At the expiration of
his or her term of office, the Secretary shall turn over to his
or her successor in office all books, records, papers and other
properties of the Corporation within the Secretary's control.
Section 10. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall
(i) collect and keep an account of all moneys received and
expended for the use of the Corporation; (ii) deposit sums
received by the Corporation in the name of the Corporation in
such depositaries as shall be approved by the Board of Directors;
(iii) present reports of the finances of the Corporation at each
annual meeting and when called upon by the Board or the President
and (iv) perform such related duties as shall be directed by the
Board or the President. The funds, books and vouchers in the
hands of the Treasurer shall at all times be subject to the
inspection, supervision and control of the Board or the
President. At the expiration of his or her term of office, the
Treasurer shall turn over to his or her successor in office all
books, records, monies and other properties of the Corporation
within the Treasurer's control.
Section 11. Other Officers. Other officers
elected by the Board of Directors shall perform such duties and
have such powers as shall be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Section 1. Duties and Reporting Structure. The
Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the
Corporation, shall attend, ex officio, all meetings of members,
directors and committees thereof except the Executive Director
Evaluation Committee, and shall have such other duties and powers
as are assigned by these Bylaws or by the Board. The Executive
Director shall report to the Board of Directors. Between Board
meetings, the Executive Director shall report to the President,
who, in turn, may consult with the Board of Directors at any
time.
Section 2. Evaluation and Goal-Setting Procedure.
An Executive Director Evaluation Committee comprised of the
President and two members of the Board of Directors shall
organize and carry out an annual evaluation of the Executive
Director. The Executive Director shall submit an annual
self-evaluation statement, which shall be not only retrospective
but also prospective, and which, inter alia, shall set out goals
for the following year. The evaluation committee shall make
recommendations to the Board of Directors and shall discuss its
recommendations with the Executive Director and with the Board.
The President shall submit a summary of the evaluation and the
discussions to the Board and to the Executive Director.
ARTICLE VI
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS &
OFFICERS
Section 1. Compensation of Directors and Officers.
Directors and officers shall not receive any compensation for
their services as such; however, the Board of Directors may
authorize reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of services for the Corporation, including but
not limited to attendance at annual, regular or special meetings
of the members, the Board or the committees thereof, or otherwise
as the Board may direct. Nothing herein shall be construed to
preclude any director or officer from serving the Corporation in
any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor, provided
that such compensation shall not be excessive in amount and shall
be for services which are reasonable and necessary for
performance of the Corporation's purposes.
ARTICLE VII
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Liability. The directors of the
Corporation shall not be personally liable for its debts,
obligations or liabilities.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Corporation
shall indemnify any director or officer, or former director or
officer, against expenses incurred in connection with the defense
of any action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is made a
party by reason of being, or having been, such director or
officer, to the maximum extent permitted by law. Such
indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to which such director or officer may be entitled under these
Bylaws, any agreement, action of the Board of Directors, or
otherwise.
Section 3. Prohibition Against Self-Dealing.
Anything contained in this Article to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Corporation shall in no event indemnify any
person otherwise entitled to such indemnification if such
indemnification would constitute "self-dealing" as
defined in Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Grants. The Board of Directors may
prospectively or retroactively authorize any officer or agent, in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation, and in the
administration of an approved program, to make any grants or
contributions or provide financial assistance to any qualified
individuals or organizations.
Section 2. Execution of Contracts. The Board
of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may
prospectively or retroactively authorize any officer or agent in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into any
contract, or execute and deliver any instrument, as may be
appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Corporation. Any
such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
In the absence of any such authorization, the Executive Director
may enter into such contracts so long as no such contract binds
the Corporation to an obligation of more than U.S. dollars (U.S.
$10,000 ) per year, and the Executive Director and the President
may enter into such contracts so long as no such contract binds
the Corporation to an obligation of more than $15,000 U.S.
dollars.
Section 3. Loans. The Board of Directors may
authorize the Executive Director or any other officer or agent of
the Corporation to (i) obtain loans or advances at any time for
the Corporation from any bank, trust company, firm, corporation,
individual or other institution; (ii) make, execute, and deliver
promissory notes, bonds, or other certificates or evidences of
indebtedness of the Corporation and (iii) pledge, hypothecate or
transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as
security for any such loans or advances. Such authority conferred
by the Board of Directors may be general or confined to specific
instances. No loans shall be made by the Corporation to any
member, director or officer thereof.
Section 4. Gifts. The Board of Directors or
the Executive Director may accept on behalf of the Corporation
any contribution, gift, bequest or devise for the purposes of the
Corporation.
Section 5. Investments. The Corporation shall
have the right to invest and reinvest any funds held by it
according to the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors is restricted to the prudent investments which a
director is or may hereafter be permitted by law to make. In the
absence of a directive from the Board of Directors, the Executive
Director shall make, or cause to be made, any such investments.
Section 6. Voting of Securities Held by the
Corporation. Stocks and other securities owned by the
Corporation shall be voted in person or by proxy as the Board of
Directors may direct. In the absence of any direction by the
Board of Directors, such stocks and securities shall be voted as
the Executive Director may determine.
Section 7. Books and Records. There shall be
kept at the principal office of the Corporation correct books of
accounts of all the business and transactions of the Corporation.
Section 8. Depositories. The funds of the
Corporation not otherwise employed shall from time to time be
deposited to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust
companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may
select, or as may be selected by the Executive Director in
accordance with a resolution or resolutions of the Board, or as
may be selected by any one (1) or more other officers or agents
of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be
delegated by the Board of Directors.
Section 9. Signatories. All checks, drafts
and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the
Corporation, and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of
the Corporation, shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in
such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board
of Directors. In the absence of such determination by the Board
of Directors, any such instrument shall be signed by one (1)
officer of the Corporation, and any such instrument for an amount
of two thousand U.S. dollars (U.S. $2,000) or more shall be
signed by the Executive Director and countersigned by any other
one (1) officer of the Corporation.
Section 10. Annual Audit. The Board of
Directors may require an annual audit be made of the books and
accounting records of the Corporation.
Section 11. Corporate Seal. The corporate
seal shall be in the custody of the Secretary and used by him or
her, or any other officer so authorized by the Board of
Directors, by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be
impressed, affixed or reproduced otherwise on any instrument or
document as may be required. The presence or absence of the seal
on any instrument, or its addition thereto, shall not affect the
character, validity or legal effect of the instrument.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws, or any one or more of the provisions thereof,
may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws adopted, by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of all of the directors.
ARTICLE X
EFFECT OF PROVISIONS OF LAW AND
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Each of the provisions of these Bylaws shall be subject to any
provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act
and of the Articles of Incorporation relating to their subject
matter.
SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
I, the Secretary of the National Initiative for a Networked
Cultural Heritage, a nonprofit corporation formed and existing
under the laws of the District of Columbia, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of
this Corporation as adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation through the date below.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name as of this ___
day of ________________, 1999.
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Secretary
Library: Washington; Document #: 48891v4
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