EX-3.80 80 dex380.htm EXHIBIT 3.80 Exhibit 3.80

EXHIBIT 3.80

 

BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

HADEN FARMS, INC.

 

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

The principal office of the corporation shall be at the corporation’s main place of business activity in Roanoke, Virginia. The registered office in Roanoke, Virginia, required by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office. Other offices within or without the State of Virginia may be established by the Board of Directors from time to time.

 

ARTICLE II

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 2.1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at 10 a.m. on the 1st Friday in April of each year. If the day fixed is a legal holiday in Virginia, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.

 

Section 2.2. Special Meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President, Board of Directors, or at the call of stockholders holding not less than one-tenth (1/10) of all shares entitled to vote at the meeting.


Section 2.3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Virginia as the place of meeting for any annual or special meeting of the stockholders. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the registered office of the corporation in Virginia.

 

Section 2.4. Notice of Meeting. Written notice of all stockholders’ meetings stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which it is called, shall be given, either personally or by mail, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at each such meeting by the Secretary, or in the case of a special meeting, by a person, or the Secretary at the direction of a person, entitled to call the meeting, not less than ten (10) or more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, such express provision shall govern and control; and except that notice of any meeting to act on an amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or any plan of merger or consolidation shall be given not less than twenty-five (25) days nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, and then such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the proposed Articles of Amendment or plan of merger or consolidation. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States Mail, addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

 

Section 2.5. Closing of Transfer Books and Fixing Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any case, fifty (50) days. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of

 

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Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than fifty (50) days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of stockholders, is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of stockholders. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided for in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

Section 2.6. Voting List. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, with the address and number of shares held by each. Such list, for a period of ten (10) days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original stock transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders.

 

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If the requirements of this section have not been substantially complied with, the meeting shall, on demand of any stockholder in person or by proxy, be adjourned until the requirements are complied with.

 

Section 2.7. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of the meeting of stockholders. If less than a majority thereof are represented at the meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority represented and entitled to vote on the subject shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of a greater number is required by law, in which case such express provision shall govern or control, and except in the elections of directors, those receiving the greatest number of votes shall be deemed elected even though not receiving a majority.

 

Section 2.8. Proxies. At all meetings of the stockholders, a stockholder entitled to vote may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from its date, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. No authorization of an attorney-in-fact to execute a proxy shall be valid after ten (10) years from its date, but such proxies may be accepted as valid in the absence of notice to the contrary.

 

Section 2.9. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share of common stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders, except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class or classes are limited or denied by the Articles of Incorporation and except as the Articles of Incorporation may confer on the holders of shares of any particular class or series the right to more than one (1) vote per share, either generally or on particular matters.

 

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Section 2.10. Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxy as the Bylaws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. A proxy apparently executed in the name of another corporation shall be presumed to be valid until challenged and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger.

 

Shares standing in the name of a partnership may be voted by any partner. A proxy executed in the partnership name shall be presumed to be valid until challenged and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger.

 

Shares held by two (2) or more persons as joint tenants or tenants in common or tenants by the entirety may be voted in person or by proxy by any of such persons. If more than one (1) of such tenants shall vote such shares, the vote shall be divided among them in proportion to the number of such tenants voting in person or by proxy.

 

Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, committee, or curator may be voted by him either in person or by proxy as provided in this section without a transfer of such share into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, as provided in this section, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name.

 

Shares standing in the name of a receiver or a trustee in proceeding under any bankruptcy act may be voted by him. Shares held by or under the control of a receiver or a trustee in proceedings under a bankruptcy act may be voted by him without the transfer thereof into his name if authority to do so be contained in an order of the court by which he was appointed.

 

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A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

 

Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.

 

Section 2.11. Informal Action by Shareholders. Unless otherwise provided by law, any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Action taken under this section is effective as of the date specified therein provided the consent states the date of execution by each shareholder.

 

ARTICLE III

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 3.1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The number of directors shall consist of at least one (1). The Board of Directors shall be elected for term or terms of one (1) year unless re-elected sooner at any annual meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof or, if any election, shall not be held at any such annual meeting, at a special meeting of the stockholders called by the Board of Directors to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. A director shall hold office for one (1) year and further until his successor shall have been elected

 

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and qualified. Directors need not be residents of the State of Virginia or stockholders of the corporation. The initial number of directors shall be the number listed in the Articles of Incorporation. Thereafter, the number of directors, within the limits set forth herein, shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.3. Election of Directors. The directors of the corporation shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority represented and entitled to vote if a quorum is present.

 

Section 3.4. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held, without other notice than this bylaw, at the same place as and immediately after the adjournment of the annual or other meeting of the stockholders electing the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.

 

Section 3.5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the President, Chairman of the Board, or any two (2) directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.

 

Section 3.6. Notice. Notice of any special meeting shall be given at least five (5) days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally to each director or mailed or telegraphed to each director at his business address by the Secretary at the direction, or by and at the direction, of the persons or person entitled to call the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be

 

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delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

 

Section 3.7. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

Section 3.8. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.9. Vacancies in Board of Directors. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of the remaining directors though they be less than a quorum.

 

Section 3.10. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

Section 3.11. Executive Committee. See Article VII, Section 1.1.

 

Section 3.12. Removal of Directors. At a meeting of the stockholders called expressly for that purpose, any director may be removed from office, with or without cause, by a vote of the stockholders holding a majority of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.

 

Section 3.13. Presumption of Assent. A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as

 

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the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by Registered Mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

 

Section 3.14. Informal Action by Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents stating the action taken, signed by each director either before or after the action taken, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken.

 

An action so taken is effective when the last director signs the consent unless the consent specifies a different effective date, in which event the action taken is effective as of the date specified therein provided the consent states the date of execution by each director.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 4.1. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he 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, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of

 

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any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner in which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 4.2. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he 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, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

 

Section 4.3. To the extent that a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

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Section 4.4. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2. Such determination shall be made: (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding; or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (3) by the shareholders.

 

Section 4.5. Expenses incurred in defending a civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding, or threat thereof, may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article.

 

Section 4.6. The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled by any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholder or disinterested directors, statute, court decision or otherwise, now or hereafter in effect, both as to capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

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Section 4.7. 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 partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article or of the General Corporation Law of Virginia.

 

ARTICLE V

 

WAIVER OF NOTICE

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Bylaw’s, whenever any notice is required to be given to a stockholder or director of the corporation of any meeting for any purpose, 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. A stockholder or director who attends the meeting shall be deemed to have had timely and proper notice of the meeting, unless he attends for the express purpose of objection to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not properly called or convened.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 6.1. Election. The Board of Directors may elect from its own number a Chairman of the Board and shall elect a President from its own number, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors may elect, as in the opinion of the Board, the business of the company may require, such Vice Presidents (who may or may not be directors); and a Comptroller and a General Counsel; and it shall elect or appoint from time to time such other or additional officers as in its opinion are desirable for the conduct of the business of the company. Any of the foregoing offices may be held simultaneously by the same person.

 

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Section 6.2. Removal. In its discretion the Board of Directors, by the vote of a majority of the whole Board, may leave unfilled for any such period as it may fix by resolution, any office except those of President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Any officer or agent shall be subject to removal at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors. Any officer, agent, or employee, other than officers appointed by the Board of Directors, shall hold office at the discretion of the officer appointing them.

 

Section 6.3. Duties of Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if elected, or failing his election, the President, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.

 

Section 6.4. Duties of President. The President shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the company. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, at meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of President and shall have general and active supervision over the property, business, and affairs of the company and over its several officers. He may appoint officers, agents, or employees other than those appointed by the Board of Directors. He may sign, execute, and deliver in the name of the company powers-of-attorney, contracts, bonds, and other obligations and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.

 

Section 6.5. Duties of Executive Vice President. The Executive Vice President shall possess the power and may perform the duties of the President in his absence or disability and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 6.6. Duties of Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors or the President. In the absence or disability of the President and the Executive Vice President or the Vice President designated by the Board or the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President.. A Vice President may sign and execute contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of his duties.

 

Section 6.7. Duties of Comptroller. The Comptroller shall be responsible to the Board of Directors, President, and Treasurer for all financial control and internal audit of the corporation and its subsidiaries. He shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the President, or the Treasurer.

 

Section 6.8. Duties of Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have general custody of all the funds and securities of the corporation and have general supervision of the collection and disbursement of funds of the corporation. He shall endorse on behalf of the corporation for collection checks, notes, and other obligations, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the corporation in such bank or banks or depositories as the Board of Directors may designate. He may sign, with the President, or such other persons or persons as may be designated for the purpose by the Board of Directors, all bills of exchange or promissory notes of the corporation. He shall enter or, cause to be entered regularly in the books of the corporation full and accurate account of all monies received and paid by him on account of the corporation; shall at all reasonable times exhibit his books and accounts to any director of the corporation upon application at the office of the corporation during business hours; and, whenever required by the Board of Directors or the President, shall render a statement of his accounts. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.

 

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Section 6.9. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and to the extent ordered by the Board of Directors or the President, the minutes of meetings of all committees. He shall cause notice to be given of meetings of stockholders, of the Board of Directors, and of any committee appointed by the Board. He shall have custody of the corporate seal and general charge of the records, documents, and papers of the corporation not pertaining to the performance of the duties vested in other officers, which shall at all reasonable times be open to the examination of any director. He may sign or execute contracts with the President or a Vice President thereunto authorized in the name of the corporation and affix the seal of the corporation thereto. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.

 

Section 6.10. Counsel. The General Counsel shall advise and represent the corporation generally in all legal matters and proceedings and shall act as counsel to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. The General Counsel may sign and execute pleadings, powers of attorney pertaining to legal matters, and any other contracts and documents in the regular course of his duties.

 

Section 6.11. Bank Accounts. In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized in the usual manner by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer or the Comptroller of the corporation, with the approval of the President or the Executive Vice President, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the corporation as he may deem necessary or appropriate, payments from such bank accounts to be

 

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made upon and according to the check of the corporation which may be signed jointly or singly by either the manual or facsimile signature or signatures of such officer, or bonded employees of the corporation as shall be specified in the written instructions of the Treasurer or the Comptroller of the corporation with the approval of the President or the Executive Vice President of the corporation.

 

Section 6.12. Vacancies. In case any office shall become vacant, the Board of Directors shall have power to fill such vacancies. In case of the absence or disability of any officer, the Board of Directors may delegate the powers or duties of any officer to another officer or a director for the time being.

 

Section 6.13. Exercise of Rights as Stockholders. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President thereunto duly authorized by the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the corporation to attend and to vote at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of this corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting and shall have power and authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of this corporation in connection with the exercise by this corporation of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock. The Board of Directors, from time to time, may confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

Section 6.14. Salaries. The salaries of the officers and agents shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors and no officer or agent shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the corporation. The Board of Directors may delegate certain authority to fix salaries and wages.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

COMMITTEES

 

Section 7.1. Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee of not fewer than two (2) nor more than five (5) members, one of whom shall be the President and shall designate one (1) of such members as Chairman. The Board may also designate one (1) or more of its members as alternates to serve as a member or members of the Executive Committee in the absence of a regular member or members. The Board of Directors reserves to itself alone the power to declare dividends, issue stock, recommend to stockholders any action requiring their approval, change the membership of any committee at any time, fill vacancies therein, and discharge any committee, either with or without cause, at any time. Subject to the foregoing limitations, the Executive Committee shall possess and exercise all other powers of the Board of Directors during the intervals between meetings.

 

Section 7.2. Other Committees. The Board of Directors may also appoint from among its own members such other committees as the Board may determine, which shall in each case consist of not fewer than two (2) directors and which shall have such powers and duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board. The President shall be a member ex officio of each committee appointed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 7.3. Rules of Procedure. A majority of the members of any committee may fix its rules of procedure. All action by any committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at a meeting succeeding such action and shall be subject to revision, alteration, and approval by the Board of Directors; provided that no rights or acts of third parties shall be affected by any such revision or alteration.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

OPERATING DIVISIONS OF THE CORPORATION

 

Section 8.1. Advisory Board. The Board of Directors of the corporation may appoint individuals who may but need not be directors, officers, or employees of the corporation to serve as members of an Advisory Board of Directors of one or more operating divisions of the corporation and may fix fees or compensation for attendance at meetings of any such Advisory Boards. The members of any such Advisory Board may adopt and from time to time may amend rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and shall keep minutes which shall be submitted to the Board of Directors of the corporation. The term of office of any member of the Advisory Board of Directors shall be at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the corporation and shall expire the day of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation. The function of any such Advisory Board of Directors shall be to advise with respect to the affairs of the operating division of the corporation to which it is appointed.

 

Section 8.2. Titles. The Board of Directors of the corporation may from time to time confer on the employees of the corporation assigned to any operating division of the corporation, or discontinue, the title of President, Vice President, and any other titles for employees assigned to operating divisions of the corporation shall not be permitted to conflict in any way with any executive or administrative authority established from time to time by the corporation. Any employee so designated shall have authority, responsibilities, and duties with respect to his operating division corresponding to those normally vested in the comparable officer of the corporation by these Bylaws, subject to such limitations as may be imposed by the Board of Directors of the corporation.

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS

 

Section 9.1. Contracts. 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. Such authority may be general or confirmed to specific instances.

 

Section 9.2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 9.3. Checks, Drafts, etc. 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.

 

Section 9.4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.

 

ARTICLE X

 

CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

 

Section 10.1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of stock of the corporation shall be signed by the President or Vice President and by the Secretary or, when employed and the power delegated, by an Assistant Secretary. All such certificates shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.

 

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Section 10.2. Transfer of Shares.

 

(a) Transfer of shares of the corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the corporation shall be deemed by the corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes.

 

(b) In case of loss or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place upon proof of such loss or destruction and upon the giving of a satisfactory bond of indemnity to the corporation in such form as the Board of Directors shall provide.

 

(c) The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issuance, transfer, conversion, and regulation of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the corporation not inconsistent with the laws of Virginia, the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation, and these Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the corporation will begin on January 1 of each calendar year and end on December 31 of the same calendar year.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

DIVIDENDS

 

The Board of Directors, at any regular or special meeting, may declare dividends payable out of the surplus of the corporation whenever in the exercise of its discretion it may deem such declaration advisable. Such dividends may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the corporation.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

 

CORPORATE SEAL

 

The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation.

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

AMENDMENTS

 

These Bylaws shall be adopted by the Board of Directors. The power to alter, amend, or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws shall be vested in the Board of Directors unless reserved to the stockholders by the Articles of Incorporation or the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. Bylaws made by the Board of Directors may be repealed or changed and new bylaws made by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe that any bylaws made by them shall not be altered, amended, or repealed by the directors.

 

A true copy of the Bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors at the organizational meeting held on the 1st day of April, 1988.

 

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