Code of Bylaws of the
Nashville Kangaroos, Inc.
Article I
Identification
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Section 1.01 |
Name |
The Name of the corporation is the Nashville Kangaroos, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the corporation). |
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Section 1.02 |
Principle Office and Resident Agent |
The post office address of the principal office of the corporation is 3233 Riverwalk Drive; Nashville, TN 37214; and the name and post office Address of its resident agent in charge of such office is Grant White 3233 Riverwalk Drive; Nashville, TN 37214 (2003-current) |
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Section 1.02 |
Principle Office and Resident Agent |
The post office address of the principal office of the corporation is 2519 West Linden Avenue; Nashville, TN 37212; and the name and post office Address of its resident agent in charge of such office is Shane Clohesy 2519 West Linden Avenue; Nashville, TN 37212 (2002-2003) |
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Section 1.02 |
Principle Office and Resident Agent |
The post office address of the principal office of the corporation is 2109 Natchez Trace; Nashville, TN 37212; and the name and post office Address of its resident agent in charge of such office is Peter John Beare 2109 Natchez Trace; Nashville, TN 37212 (1998-2001) |
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Section 1.03 |
Seal |
The seal of the corporation shall be circular in form and mounted upon a metal Die, suitable for impressing the same upon paper. About the upper periphery of The seal shall appear the words "The Nashville Kangaroos, Inc.," and about the Lower periphery thereof words "Corporate Seal" and "1998". |
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Section 1.04 |
Fiscal Year |
The fiscal year of the corporation shall being at the beginning of the first day Of January in each year and end at the close of the last day of December next succeeding. |
Article II
Membership
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Section 2.01 |
Cost of Membership |
The board of directors shall fix the annual dues for membership to The corporation for such consideration as has been fixed by such board pursuant to the provisions of Article IV of these BYLAWS. |
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Section 2.02 |
Payment for Membership |
Subject to the provisions of the articles of incorporation, the consideration for membership in the corporation maybe paid only in money, in other property, or in labor actually performed for, or services actually rendered to, the corporation. |
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Section 2.03 |
Transfer of Membership |
The membership to the corporation is nontransferable |
Article III
Meetings of Members
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Section 3.01 |
Place of Meetings |
All meetings of members of the corporation shall be held at such place, within the State of Tennessee, as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notices or waivers of notice thereof, or proxies to represent member's threat. |
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Section 3.02 |
Annual Meeting |
The Annual Meeting of the members for the election of directors, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at 4:00 o'clock in the forenoon of the second Saturday in October (beginning in the calendar year 1999) of each, if such day is not a legal holiday, and if a holiday then on the first following Saturday that is not a legal holiday. If for any reason the annual meeting of the members shall not be held at the time and place herein provided, the same may be held at any time thereafter, or the business to be transacted at such annual meeting may be transacted at any special meeting called for that purpose. |
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Section 3.03 |
Special Meeting |
Special meetings of the members may be called the president, by the board of directors, or by not less than one-fourth of all members. |
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Section 3.04 |
Notice of Meetings |
A written or printed notice, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered or mailed by the secretary or by the officers or persons calling the meeting, to each member in good standing, at such address as appears upon the records of the corporation, at least ten days before the date of the meeting. Notice of any such meeting may be waived in writing by any member if the waiver sets forth in reasonable detail the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and the time and place thereof. Attendance at any meeting, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting. |
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Section 3.05 |
Voting of Meetings |
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Clause 3.051 |
Voting Rights |
Except as otherwise provided by law or by the provisions of the articles of incorporation, every member of the corporation shall have the right at all meetings of the members of the corporation to one vote. |
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Clause 3.052 |
Proxies |
A member may vote, either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the member or a duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless a longer time is expressly provided therein. |
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Clause 3.053 |
Quorum |
Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, at any meeting of members, a majority of the members entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. |
Article IV
The Board of Directors
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Section 4.01 |
Annual Meeting |
The board of directors shall meet each year immediately after the annual meeting of the members, at the place where such meeting of the members has been held, for the purpose of organization, election of officers, and consideration of another business that may be brought before the meeting. No notice shall be necessary for the holding of its annual meeting. If such meeting is not held as above provided, the election of officers may be had at any subsequent meeting of the board specifically called in the manner provided in section 2 of this article. |
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Section 4.02 |
Other Meetings |
Other meetings of the board of directors may be held upon the call of the president, or of two or more members of the board of directors at any place within or without the State of Tennessee, upon forty-eight hours notice, specifying the time, place and general purpose of the meeting, given to each director, either personally, by mailing, or by telegram. At any meeting at which all directors are present, notice of the time, place and purpose thereof shall be deemed waived; similar notice may likewise be waived by absent directors, either by written instrument of by telegram. |
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Section 4.03 |
Quorum |
At any meeting of the board of directors, the presence of a majority of the members of the board of directors then qualified and acting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business except the filling of vacancies in the board of directors. |
Article V
The Officers of the Corporation
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Section 5.01 |
Officers |
The officers of the corporation shall consist of a president, a secretary and a treasurer. Any two or more officers may be held by the same person, except that the duties of the president and secretary shall not be performed by the same person. The board of directors by resolution may create and define the duties of other offices in the corporation, and may elect or appoint persons to fill such offices. |
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Section 5.02 |
Vacancies |
Whenever any vacancies shall occur in any office by death, resignation, increase in the number of offices of the corporation, or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the board of directors, and the officers so elected shall hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified. |
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Section 5.03 |
The President |
The president shall preside at all meetings of members and directors, discharge all duties which devolve upon a presiding officer, and perform such other duties as this code of bylaws provides or the board of directors may prescribe.
The president shall have full authority to execute proxies in behalf of the corporation, to vote stock owned by it any other corporation, and to execute, with the secretary, powers of attorney appointing other corporations, partnerships or individuals the agent of the corporation, all subject to the provisions of the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, the articles of incorporation and this code of bylaws |
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Section 5.04 |
The Secretary |
The secretary shall have the custody and care of the corporate seal, records, minutes and member book of the corporation. She shall attend all meetings of the members and of the board of directors, and shall keep, or cause to be kept in a book provided for the purpose, a true and complete record of the proceedings of such meetings, and shall perform a like duty for all standing committees appointed by the board of directors, when required. She shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the corporation, shall file and take charge of all papers and documents belonging to the corporation and shall perform such other duties as this code of bylaws may be required or the board of directors may prescribe. |
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Section 5.05 |
The Treasurer |
The treasurer shall keep correct and complete records of account, showing accurately at all times the financial condition of the corporation. She shall be the legal custodian of all moneys, notes, securities and other valuables which may from time to time come into the possession of the corporation. She shall immediately deposit all funds of the corporation coming into her hands in some reliable bank or depository to be designated by the board of directors, or whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall perform such other duties as this code of bylaws may require or the board of directors may prescribe. The Treasurer may be required to furnish bond in such amount as shall be determined by the board of directors. |
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Section 5.06 |
Delegation of Authority |
In case of the absence of any officer of the corporation, or for any other reason that the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, for time being, provided a majority of the entire board of directors concurs therein. |
Article VI
Corporate Books
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Section 6.01 |
Place of Keeping, In General |
Except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Tennessee, by the articles of incorporation of the corporation or by these bylaws, the books and records of the corporation may be kept at such place or places, within or without the State of Tennessee, as the board of directors may from time to time by resolution determine. |
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Section 6.02 |
Member Register |
The original or duplicate member register shall be employed by the corporation either within or without the State of Tennessee, a complete and accurate member's list, alphabetically arranged, giving the names and addresses of all members shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation in the State of Tennessee. |
Article VII
Contracts, Checks, Notes, Etc.
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Section 7.01 |
In General |
All contracts and agreements authorized by the board of directors, and all checks, drafts, notes, bonds, bills of exchange, and orders for the payment of money, shall, unless otherwise directed by the board of directors, or unless otherwise required by law, be signed by any two of the following officers, who are different persons: president, treasurer or secretary. The board of directors may, however, authorize any once of such officers to sign checks, drafts and orders for the payment of money singly and without necessity of countersignature, and may designate employees of the corporation, other than those name above, who may, in the name of the corporation, execute drafts, checks and orders for the payment of money in its behalf. |
Article VIII
Amendments
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Section 8.01 |
In General |
The power to make, alter, amend or repeal this code of bylaws-is vested in the board of directors, but such action requires approval of the members pursuant to the provisions of Article III of these BYLAWS. |