Amended
Broadway Village Homeowner Association
ByLaws
ARTICLE
I - NAME AND LOCATION |
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The name of
the Association is Two Worlds-Broadway
Residents' Association, now
known as Broadway Village Homeowners
Association (hereinafter referred
to as the "Association").
The principle office of the
Association shall be located
in Dallas County, Texas, but
meetings of Members and Directors
may be held at such places
within the State of Texas as
may be designated by the Board
of Directors. |
ARTICLE
II - DEFINITIONS |
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The following
words when used in these Bylaws,
unless a different meaning
or intent otherwise clearly
appears from the content, shall
have the following meanings:
A. "Association" shall
mean and refer to Broadway
Village Homeowners Association.
B. "Common
Properties" shall
mean and refer to those
areas of land designated
as Common Properties on
any recorded subdivision
plat of the Properties
and intended to be devoted
to the common use and enjoyment
of the Members of the Association,
together with any and all
improvements that are now
or may hereafter be constructed
thereon.
C. "Declaration" shall
mean and refer to the "Master
Amendment and Restatement of
the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions
for Two Worlds-Broadway Residents'
Association, and now known
as Broadway Village Homeowners
Association" filed and
recorded on August 27, 1996
in volume 96168, Pages 2312-2519
of the Deed Records of Dallas
County, Texas.
D. "Existing
Property" shall
mean and refer to the real
property which is, and
shall be, held, transferred,
sold, conveyed and occupied
subject to the Declaration
pursuant to Article II
thereof.
E. "Lot" shall
mean and refer to any plot
or tract of land shown upon
any recorded subdivision map
of the Properties, as amended
from time to time, which is
designated as a lot therein
and which is or is to be improved
with a residential dwelling.
F. "Member" shall
mean and refer to each Owner
as provided herein in Article
III of the Declaration.
G. "Owner" shall
mean and refer to every person
or entity who is a record owner
of a fee or undivided fee interest
in any Lot which is subject
by covenant of record to assessment
by the Association, including
contract sellers. The foregoing
is not intended to included
persons or entities who hold
an interest merely as security
for the performance of an obligation.
H. "Properties" shall
mean and refer to all such
existing properties, and additions
thereto, as are subject to
the Declaration or any Supplemental
Declaration prepared and filed
or record pursuant to the provisions
of Article II of the Declaration.
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ARTICLE
III - MEMBERSHIP |
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Section 1: Every
person or entity who is now
or hereafter becomes an Owner
shall automatically be a
Member of the Association.
Section 2: Every Owner
of a Lot shall automatically
be a Member of the Association.
Section 3: The Association
shall have one class of voting
membership: Members in good
standing with the Association
shall be entitled to one vote
for each Lot in which they
hold the interest required
for membership. When more than
one person holds such interest
or interests in any Lot, all
such persons shall be Members,
and the vote for such Lot shall
be exercised as they, among
themselves, determine, but
in no event shall more than
one vote be cast with respect
to any such Lot.
Section 4: The rights
of membership are subject to
the observance of provisions
in the Declaration, particularly
Articles IV and V.
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ARTICLE IV -
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND RIGHTS
OF ENJOYMENT OF THE COMMON
PROPERTIES |
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Property rights
and the rights of the enjoyment
in the Common Properties are
set forth in Article IV of
the Declaration. |
ARTICLE
V - DIRECTORS |
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Section 1:
A. The number of
Directors of the Association
will be five (5).
B. A Director
must reside permanently
within the Properties
and must personally
be a Member of
the Association,
both at the time
of election and
throughout the
duration of such
director's term
of office. At such
time as a director
ceases either to
reside permanently
at the Properties
or to be personally
a Member, such
director's membership
on the Board with
cease and the vacancy
created thereby
will be filled
in accordance with
Section 2 of this
Article V.
C. Directors
will be elected
a the annual meeting
of the Association
for two (2) year
terms commencing
upon the adjournment
of the meeting
at which elected
and serving until
a respective directors'
successor is elected
and qualified;
provided however,
at, and only at,
the annual meeting
held in 1996 there
will be five (5)
directors elected,
three of whom will
be elected for
two years, in each
case such terms
to commence and
run as hereinbefore
specified. The
manner of determining
which of the directors
elected at the
1996 annual meeting
will serve an initial
term of one year
and which will
serve for two years
will be determined
by the Board of
Directors.
Section 2: Any vacancy
occurring in the Board of Directors
may be filled by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the remaining
directors though less than
a quorum of the board of directors.
A director elected to fill
a vacancy shall be elected
for the unexpired term of his
predecessor in office. Any
directorship to be filled by
reason of any increase in the
number of directors shall be
filled at the annual meeting
of the Members or at a special
meeting of the Members entitled
to vote called for that purpose.
Any director may be removed
from the board of directors,
with or without cause, by a
majority vote of the Members
at an annual meeting of the
Members or at a special meeting
of the Members entitled to
vote called for that purpose.
Section 3: The business
and affairs of the Association
shall be managed by its board
of directors which may exercise
all such power of the Association
and do all such lawful acts
and things as are not by statue
or by the Articles or by these
Bylaws of by the Declaration
directed or required to be
exercised and done by the Members.
The powers and duties of the
board of directors of the Association
are set forth in Article VI
of the Declaration.
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ARTICLE
VI - MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 1: Meetings
of the board of directors,
regular or special, may be
held either within or without
the State of Texas.
Section 2: The first
meeting of each newly elected
board of directors shall be
held at such time and place
as shall be fixed by the vote
of the Directors. In the event
such meeting is not held at
the time and place so fixed
by the Directors, the meeting
may be held at such time and
place as shall be specified
in a notice given as hereinafter
provided for special meetings
of the board of directors,
or as shall be specified in
a written waiver signed by
all the directors.
Section 3: Regular
meetings of the board of directors
shall be held monthly without
notice, at such place and hour
as may be fixed from time to
time by resolution of the board.
Should the meeting fall upon
a legal holiday, then that
meeting shall be held at the
same time on the next day which
is not a legal holiday.
Section 4: Special
meetings of the board of directors
shall be held when called by
the president, or by any two
directors. Written notice of
special meetings of the board
of directors shall be given
to each director at least three
days before the date of the
meeting. 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 notion or waiver of
notice of such meeting.
Section 5: A majority
of the directors shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction
of business and 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,
unless a greater number is
required by the Articles. If
a quorum shall not be present
at any meeting of the board
of directors, the directors
present thereat may adjourn
the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement
at the meeting, until a quorum
shall be present.
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ARTICLE
VII - NOMINATION AND ELECTION
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Section 1: Nomination
for election to the board
of directors shall be made
by a Nominating Committee.
Nominations may also be made
from the floor at the annual
meeting. The Nominating Committee
shall consist of a chairman,
and two or more Members of
the Association. The Nominating
Committee shall be appointed
by the board of directors
prior to each annual meeting
of the Members, to serve
from the close of such annual
meeting until the close of
the next annual meeting and
such appointment shall be
announced at each annual
meeting. The Nominating Committee
shall make as many nominations
for election to the board
of directors as it shall
in its discretion determine,
but not less than the number
of vacancies that are to
be filled. Such nominations
may be made from among Members.
Section 2: Election
to the board of directors shall
be by secret written ballot.
At such election the Members
or their proxies may cast,
in respect each vacancy as
many votes as they are entitled
to exercise under the provisions
of the Declaration. The persons
receiving the largest number
of votes shall be elected.
Cumulative voting is not permitted.
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ARTICLE
VIII - COMMITTEES |
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Section 1: The board
of directors, by resolution
adopted by a majority of
the whole board (i) shall
appoint a Nominating Committee,
as provided in these Bylaws;
and (ii) shall designate
representatives to perform
the duties and exercise the
authority of the Architectural
Control committee, as provided
in the Declaration. In addition,
the board of directors may
appoint other committees,
whose members need not be
directors, as deemed appropriate
in carrying out its purposes,
such as:
- A Recreation Committee which
shall advise the board
of directors on all matters
pertaining to the recreational
program and activities
of the Association and
shall perform such other
functions as the board
in its discretion, determines.
- A Maintenance Committee which
shall advise the board of
directors on all matters
pertaining to the maintenance,
repair or improvements of
the Common Properties, and
shall perform such other
functions as the board in
its discretion, determines.
Section 2: Vacancies
in the membership of any committee
appointed by the board of directors,
shall be filled by the board
of directors at a regular or
special meeting of the board
of directors. Each committee
shall keep regular minutes
of its proceedings and report
the same to the board when
required. The designation of
an executive committee, if
any, and the delegation thereto
of authority shall not operate
to relieve the board of directors,
or any member thereof, of any
responsibility imposed upon
it or him by law.
Section 3: Members
of committees shall hold office
until their successors are
chosen and qualify. Any officer
or agent or member of any committee
elected or appointed by the
board of directors may be removed
by the board of directors without
without notice, whenever in
its judgment and the best interest
of the Association will be
served thereby, but such removal
shall be without prejudice
to the contract rights, if
any, of the person so removed.
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ARTICLE
IX - COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 1: The directors
of the Association and committee
members shall serve without
compensation. however, any
director may be reimbursed
for actual expenses incurred
in the performance of his
duties.
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ARTICLE
X - NOTICES OF MEETINGS |
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Section 1: Notices
to directors and Members
shall be in writing and delivered
personally or mailed to the
directors or Members at their
addresses appearing on the
books of the Association.
Notice by mail shall be deemed
to be given at the time when
deposited in the United States
Mail addressed to the member
or director at his address
as it appears on the books
of the Association, with
postage thereon prepaid.
Notice to directors may also
be given by telegram and
shall be deemed to be given
to the telegraph company.
Section 2: Whenever
any notice is required to be
given to any Member or director
under the provisions of any
statute or of the Articles
or of these Bylaws, 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.
Section 3: Attendance
of any Member or director at
a meeting shall constitute
a waiver of notice of such
meeting, except where a director
attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business
on the ground that the meeting
is not lawfully called or convened.
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ARTICLE
XI - OFFICERS |
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Section 1: The officers
of the Association shall
consist of a president, and
a vice president, who shall
at all times be members of
the board of directors, and
a secretary and a treasurer,
each of whom shall be elected
by the board of directors.
The offices of secretary
and treasurer may be held
by the same person. No person
shall simultaneously hold
more than one of any of the
other offices.
Section 2: The board
of directors at its first meeting
after each annual meeting of
Members shall elect the officers
of the Association.
Section 3: Such other
officers and assistant officers
and agents as may be deemed
necessary may be elected or
appointed by the board of directors.
Section 4: All officers
of the Association shall serve
without compensation.
Section 5: The officers
of the Association shall hold
office for a 2 or 1 year term,
coincident with the then-applicable
term as a Director, unless
he shall sooner resign, or
shall be removed, or otherwise
disqualified to serve. Any
officer elected or appointed
by the board of directors may
be removed by the board of
directors with or without notice
whenever in its judgment the
best interests of the Association
will be served thereby, but
such removal shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights,
if any, of the person so removed.
Any vacancy occurring in any
office of the Association by
death, resignation, removal
or otherwise shall be filled
by the board of directors.
THE PRESIDENT
Section 6: the
president shall be the
chief executive officer
of the Association, shall
preside at all meetings
of the Members and the
board of directors, shall
have general and active
management of the business
of the Association, and
shall see that all orders
and resolutions of the
board of directors are
carried into effect.
Section 7: He shall
execute all leases, bonds,
mortgages, deeds and other
written instruments and shall
(to the extent reasonably
possible) co-sign all checks
and promissory notes, except
where required by law to
be otherwise signed and executed.
Each and all Board members
are authorized to sign checks
and each Association check
shall be signed by at least
two Board members.
THE VICE-PRESIDENTS
Section 8: The
vice-presidents in the
order of their seniority,
unless otherwise determined
by the board of directors,
shall, in the absence or
disability of the president,
perform the duties and
exercise the power of the
president. They shall perform
such other duties and have
such other powers as the
board of directors shall
prescribe.
THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
Section 9: The
secretary shall attend
all meetings of the board
of directors and all meetings
of the Members and record
all the votes and proceedings
of the meeting of the Members
of the Association and
of the board of directors
in a book to be kept for
that purpose and shall
perform like duties for
the standing committees
when required. He shall
give, or cause to be given,
notice of all meetings
of the Members and special
meetings of the board of
directors, and shall perform
such other duties as may
be prescribed by the board
of directors or president,
under whose supervision
he shall be. He shall keep
in safe custody the seal
of the Association and,
when authorized by the
board of directors, affix
the same to any instrument
requiring it and, when
so affixed, it shall be
attested by his signature
or by the signature of
the treasurer or any assistant
secretary.
Section 10: The assistant
secretaries in the order
of their seniority, unless
otherwise determined by the
board of directors, shall,
in the absence or disability
of the secretary, perform
the duties and exercise the
powers of the secretary.
They shall perform such other
duties and have such other
powers as the board of directors
may from time to time prescribe.
THE TREASURER AND ASSISTANT
TREASURER
Section 11: The
treasurer shall have the
custody of the corporate
funds and securities and
shall keep full and accurate
accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books
belonging to the corporation
and shall receive and deposit
all moneys and other valuable
effects in the name and
to the credit of the Association
in such depositories as
may be designated by the
board of directors.
Section 12: He shall
disburse the funds of the
Association as may be authorized
by the board of directors,
taking proper vouchers for
such disbursements, and shall
render to the president and
the board of directors at
its regular meetings or when
the board of directors so
required an account of all
his transactions as treasurer
and of the financial condition
of the Association.
Section 13: He shall
(to the extent reasonably
possible) sign all checks
and promissory notes of the
Association and shall prepare
an annual budget and a statement
of income and expenditures
to be presented to the membership
at its regular annual meeting,
and deliver a copy of each
to it's Members. He shall
cause an annual audit of
the Association's books to
be made by a public accountant
at the completion of each
fiscal year.
Section 14: If required
by the board of directors
he shall, at the expense
of the Association, give
the Association a bond in
such sum and with such surety
or sureties as shall be satisfactory
to the board of directors
for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office
and for the restoration to
the Association, in case
of his death, resignation,
retirement or removal from
office, all of books, papers,
vouchers, money and other
property of whatever kind
in his possession or under
his control belonging to
the Association.
Section 15: The assistant
treasurers in the order of
their seniority, unless otherwise
determined by the board of
directors, shall in the absence
or disability of the treasurer,
perform the duties and exercise
the powers of the treasurer.
They shall perform such other
duties and have such other
powers as the board of directors
may from time to time prescribe.
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ARTICLE
XII - MEETINGS OF MEMBERS |
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Section 1: Meetings
of the Members for the election
of directors shall be held
at the office of the Association
in the Country of Dallas,
State of Texas, or at such
other location within the
County of Dallas, State of
Texas, as shall be stated
in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver
of notice thereof. Meetings
of Members for any other
purpose may be held at such
place, within or without
the State of Texas, and at
such time as shall be stated
in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver
or notice thereof.
Section 2: Annual meetings
of Members shall be held on
the fourth Wednesday of May
if not a legal holiday, and
if a legal holiday, then on
the next secular day following
at 7:00 p.m., at which they
shall elect by a plurality
vote, which shall be by a secret
written ballot, a board of
directors, and transact such
other business as may properly
be brought before the meeting.
Section 3: Special
meetings of the Members may
be called by the president,
the board of directors and
shall be called by the Secretary
upon written request of Members
entitled to cast one-fourth
(1/4) of all of the votes of
the entire membership.
Section 4: Written
or printed notice stating the
place, day and hour of the
meeting and, in the case of
a special meeting, the purpose
or purposes for which the meeting
is called, shall be delivered
not less than fifteen nor more
than fifty days before the
day of meeting, either personally
or by mail, by or at the direction
of the president, the secretary,
or the officer or person calling
the meeting, to each Member
entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 5: Business
transacted at any special meeting
shall be confined to the purposes
stated in the notice thereof.
Section 6: The presence
at any meeting of Members entitled
to case one-tenth (1/10th)
of the votes of membership,
represented in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum
at meetings of Members except
as otherwise provided in the
Declaration, the Article or
these Bylaws. If, however,
a quorum shall not be present
or represented at any meeting
of the Members, the Members
present in person or represented
by proxy shall have power to
adjourn the meeting from time
to time, without notice other
than announcement at the meeting,
until a quorum shall be present
or represented. At such adjourned
meeting at which a quorum shall
be present or represented any
business may be transacted
which might have been transacted
at the meeting as originally
notified.
Section 7: Other than
for the election of directors,
the vote of Members entitled
to cast a majority of the votes
thus represented at a meeting
at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Members
meeting, unless the vote of
a greater number is required
by law, the Declaration, the
Articles or these Bylaws.
Section 8: Each Member
may cast as many votes as he
is entitled to exercise under
the terms and provisions of
the Articles on each matter
submitted to a vote at a meeting
of Member, except to the extent
that the voting rights of any
Member have been suspended
in accordance with these Bylaws
of the Declaration. At each
election for directors every
Member entitled to vote at
such election shall have the
right to cast as many votes
as he is entitled to exercise
under the terms and provision
of the Articles, in person
or by proxy, for as many persons
as there are directors to be
elected and for whose election
he as a right to vote, and
Members of the Association
are expressly prohibited from
cumulating their votes in an
election for directors of the
Association.
Section 9: A Member
may vote in person or by proxy
executed in writing by the
Member of by his duly authorize
attorney in fact. No proxy
shall be valid after eleven
(11) months from the date of
its execution unless otherwise
provided in the proxy. Each
proxy shall be revocable unless
expressly provided therein
to irrevocable, and in no event
shall it remain irrevocable
for a period of more than eleven
(11) months from the date of
its execution.
Section 10: The officer
or agent having charge of the
corporate books shall make,
at least ten days before each
meeting of Members, a complete
list of the Members entitled
to vote at such meeting or
any adjournment therefor, arranged
in alphabetical order, with
the address of each, which
list, for a period of ten days
prior to such meeting, shall
be kept on file at the principle
office of the Association and
shall be subject to inspection
by any Member at any time during
the 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 Member during the whole
time of the meeting.
Section 11: The board
of directors may fix in advance
a date, not exceeding fifty
(50) days preceding the date
of any meeting of Members,
as a record date for the determination
of the Members entitled to
notice of, and to vote at,
any such meeting, and any adjournment
thereof, and in such case such
Members and only such Members
as shall be Members of record
on the date so fixed shall
be entitled to such notice
of, and to vote at, such meeting
and any adjournment thereof,
notwithstanding any change
of membership on the books
of the Association after any
such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section 12: Any action
required by the statutes to
be taken at a meeting of the
Members, 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
the Members required to vote
affirmatively with respect
to the subject matter thereof,
and such consent shall have
the same force and effect as
the required affirmative vote
of the Members.
Section 13: Any conflict
by one or more provisions of
these Bylaws and one or more
provisions of the Articles
shall be resolved in favor
of the provision(s) set forth
in the Articles. Any conflict
between one or more provisions
of these Bylaws and one or
more provisions of the Declaration
shall be resolved in favor
of the provision(s) set forth
in the Declaration.
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ARTICLE
XIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 1: The fiscal
year of the Association shall
be fixed by the resolution
of the board of directors.
Section 2: The corporate
seal shall have inscribed thereon
the name of the Association,
the year of its organization
and the words "Corporate
Seal, State of Texas." The
seal may be used by causing
it or a facsimile thereof to
be impressed or affixed or
in any other manner produced.
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ARTICLE
XIV - ASSESSMENTS |
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The rights of
membership in the Association
are subject to the payment
of annual and special assessments
levied by the Association,
the obligation of which assessments
is imposed against the Owner
of and becomes a lien upon
each Lot against which such
assessments are made as provided
in Article V of the Declararion,
which is incorporated herein
by reference and made a part
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ARTICLE XV - BOOKS AND
RECORDS |
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The books, records
and papers of the Association
shall at all times, during
reasonable business hours,
be subject to inspection by
any Member in accordance with
the applicable provisions and
limitations of Texas corporate
law. The Declaration, the Articles
and the Bylaws of the Association
shall be available for inspection
by any Member at the principle
office of the Association,
where copies may be purchased
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ARTICLE
XVI - INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 1: The Association
shall have the power to indemnify
any director or officer or
former director or officer
of the Association for expenses
and costs (including attorneys'
fees) actually and necessarily
incurred by him in connection
with any claim asserted against
him, by action in court or
otherwise, by reason of his
being his having been such
director or officer, except
in relation to matters as
to which he shall have been
guilty of negligence or misconduct
in respect of the matter
in which indemnity is sought.
Section 2: If the Association
has not fully indemnified him,
the court in the proceeding
in which any claim against
such director or officer has
been asserted, or any court
having the requisite jurisdiction
of any action instituted by
such director or officer on
his claim for indemnity, may
assess indemnity against the
Association, its receiver,
or trustee, for the amount
paid by such director or officer
in satisfaction of any judgment
or in compromise of any such
claim (exclusive in either
case of any amount paid to
the Association), and any expenses
and costs (including attorneys'
fees) actually and necessarily
incurred by him in connection
therewith to the extent that
the court shall deem reasonable
and equitable, provided, nevertheless,
that indemnity may be assessed
under this Section only if
the court finds that the person
indemnified was not guilty
of negligence or misconduct
in respect of the matter in
which indemnity is sought.
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ARTICLE
XVII - AMENDMENTS |
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These Bylaws
may be altered, amended or
repealed at any regular meeting
of the Members of at any special
meeting of the Members if notice
of such proposed action be
contained in the notice of
such special meeting. |
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