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EXHIBIT 1

ARTICLE V
 
CERTIFICATES AND SHAREHOLDERS
 

Section 1.               Certificates.  The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by a certificate, unless and until the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopts a resolution permitting shares to be uncertificated. Notwithstanding the adoption of any such resolution providing for uncertificated shares, every holder of capital stock of the Corporation theretofore represented by certificates and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate for shares of capital stock of the Corporation signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary and such other officer or officers as the Board of Directors shall designate, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If a certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent or registered by a registrar (either of which is other than the Corporation or an employee of the Corporation), the signature of any officer may be facsimile. The Board of Directors shall determine the form of certificate representing certificated shares of the Corporation. Certificates shall be consecutively numbered and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation as they are issued. Each certificate shall state on its face the holder’s name, the number and class of shares, the par value of shares or a statement that such shares are without par value, and such other matters as may be required by law.  

Section 2.               Issuance.  Shares (both treasury and authorized but unissued) may be issued for such consideration (not less than par value) and to such persons as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.  Shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration, fixed as provided by law, has been paid.  

Section 3.               Payment for Shares.  

(a)           The consideration for the issuance of shares shall consist of any tangible or intangible benefit to the Corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the Corporation.  

(b)           In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of consideration received shall be conclusive.  

(c)           When consideration, fixed as provided by law, has been paid, the shares shall be deemed to have been issued and shall be considered fully paid and nonassessable.  

(d)           The consideration received for shares shall be allocated by the Board of Directors, in accordance with law, between stated capital and capital surplus accounts.  

Section 4.               Transfers. Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, and in the case of certificated shares of stock, only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; or, in the case of uncertificated shares of stock, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of the shares or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and upon payment of all necessary transfer taxes and compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement, compliance or payment of taxes shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement. With respect to certificated shares of stock, every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered into the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.               Subscriptions.  Unless otherwise provided in the subscription agreement, subscriptions for shares, whether made before or after organization of the Corporation, shall be paid in full at such time or in such installments and at such times as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.  Any call made by the Board of Directors for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same series.  In case of default in the payment on any installment or call when payment is due, the Corporation may proceed to collect the amount due in the same manner as any debt due the Corporation.  

Section 6.               Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.  The Corporation shall issue a new certificate in place of any certificate for shares previously issued if the registered owner of the certificate:  

(a)           Makes proof in affidavit form that it has been lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken; and  

(b)           Requests the issuance of a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim; and  

(c)           Gives a bond in such form, and with such surety or sureties, with fixed or open penalty, as the Corporation may direct, to indemnify the Corporation (and its transfer agent and registrar, if any) against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the certificate; and  

(d)           Satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.  

When a certificate has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the holder of record fails to notify the Corporation within a reasonable time after he or she has notice of it, and the Corporation registers a transfer of the shares represented by the certificate before receiving such notification, the holder of record is precluded from making any claim against the Corporation for the transfer or for a new certificate.  

Section 7.               Registration of Transfer.  The Corporation shall register the transfer of a new certificate for shares presented to it for transfer if:  

(a)           The certificate is properly endorsed by the registered owner or by his or her duly authorized attorney; and  

(b)           The signature of such person has been guaranteed by a national banking association or member of the New York Stock Exchange and reasonable assurance is given that such endorsements are effective; and  

(c)           The Corporation has no notice of an adverse claim or has discharged any duty to inquire into such a claim; and  

(d)           Any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with.  

Section 8.               Registered Owner.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificate for shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, to receive notices and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of a shareholder.  

Section 9.               Pre-Emptive Rights.  No shareholder or other person shall have any pre-emptive right whatsoever.