Foundation Bylaws
Bylaws
Of
Mississippi Funeral Directors Foundation
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Mississippi
ARTICLE I.
Name, Location and Officers
Name, Location and Officers
Section 1.01 Name. The name of this corporation shall be “MISSISSIPPI FUNERAL DIRECTORS FOUNDATION.”
Section 1.02 Registered Office and Agent. The corporation shall maintain a registered office in the State of Mississippi, and shall have a registered agent whose address is identical with the address of such registered office, in accordance with the requirements of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Section 1.03 Other Offices. The corporation may have other offices at such place or places, within or outside of the State of Mississippi, as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time or the affairs of the corporation may require or make desirable.
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ARTICLE II.
Purposes and Governing Instruments
Purposes and Governing Instruments
Section 2.01 Nonprofit Corporation. The corporation shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit corporation under the provisions of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Section 2.02 Charitable Purposes. The corporation is a voluntary association of individuals the purposes of which, as set forth in the articles of incorporation, are exclusively charitable within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, to facilitate advances in the fields of Mortuary Science and Funeral Management by granting scholarships to persons attending accredited schools of Mortuary Science, providing or funding educational forums in the field of Mortuary Science and Funeral Management, and by making gifts, grants, or contributions to accredited schools of Mortuary Science, provided such schools qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which are other than private foundations as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. In furtherance of such purposes, the corporation shall have full power and authority:
- To make program-related investments designed to accomplish the corporation’s charitable purposes and functions;
- To acquire or receive from any person or organization, by deed, gift, purchase, bequest, devise, appointment, or otherwise, cash, securities, and other property, tangible or intangible, real or personal, and to hold, administer, manage, invest, reinvest, and disburse the principal and income thereof solely for the charitable purposes hereof;
- To distribute property for such charitable purposes in accordance with the terms of gifts, bequests, or devises to the corporation not inconsistent with its purposes, as set forth in the articles of incorporation and in these bylaws, or in accordance with determinations made by the Board of Directors pursuant to the articles of incorporation and these bylaws; and
- To perform all other acts necessary or incidental to the above and to do whatever is deemed necessary, useful, advisable, or conducive, directly or indirectly, as determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion, to carry out any of the purposes of the corporation, as set forth in the articles of incorporation and these bylaws including the exercise of all other power and authority enjoyed by corporations generally by virtue of applicable provisions of Mississippi law, including the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act (within and subject to the limitations of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code).
Section 2.03 Governing Instruments. The corporation shall be governed by its articles of incorporation and its bylaws.
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ARTICLE III.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Section 3.01 Authority and Responsibility of the Board of Directors
- The supreme authority of the corporation and the government and management of the affairs of the corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors; and all the powers, duties, and functions of the corporation conferred by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, state statutes, common law, court decision, or otherwise, shall be exercised, performed, r controlled by the Board of Directors.
- The governing body of the corporation shall be the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have supervision, control, and direction of the management, affairs and property of the corporation; shall determine its policies or changes therein; and shall actively prosecute its purposes and objectives and supervise the disbursement of its funds. The Board of Directors may adopt, by majority vote, such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business and the business of the corporation as shall be deemed advisable, and may, in the execution of the powers granted, delegate certain of its authority and responsibility to an executive committee. Under no circumstances, however, shall any actions be taken which are inconsistent with the articles of incorporation and these bylaws; and the fundamental and basic purposes of the corporation, as expressed in the articles of incorporation and these bylaws, shall not be amended or changed.
- The Board of Directors shall not permit any part of the net earnings or capital of the corporation to inure the benefit of any member, director, officer, trustee, or other private person or individual.
- The Board of Directors is authorized to employ such person or persons, including and executive director or officer, attorneys, directors, agents, and assistants, as in its judgement are necessary or desirable for the administration and management of the corporation, and to pay reasonable compensation for the services performed and expenses incurred by and such person or persons.
Section 3.02 Number of Directors. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix the precise number of directors by resolution adopted from time to time by a majority of all the directors then in office. Initially, there shall be seven (7) directors. Five of the members of the Board of Directors shall be elected as provided in Section 3.03; however, there shall be two ex officio members. One ex officio member shall be the President of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association and one ex officio member shall be the President-Elect of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint, as advisors, persons whose advice, assistance and support may be deemed helpful in determining policies and formulating programs for carrying out the purposes and functions of the corporation.
Section 3.03 Manner of Election and Term of Office. Except as provided in Section 3.02 above, the regular directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors then in office. Directors shall be elected from the membership of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association. Each director shall take office as of the close of such annual meeting and shall continue in office for a term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal. There shall be no limitation on the number of successive terms of office for which a director may serve. The terms of the directors shall be staggered so that one-third (or as close to one-third as possible) of the directors then in office will expire every year. Therefore, of the initial five (5) which are elected board members, one (1) will be elected for a one-year term, two (2) will be elected for a two-year term, and two (2) will be elected for a three-year term. Any subsequently elected directors will serve for a full three-year term unless such director is filling a vacancy as provided in Section 3.05 hereof. Each director must be a member of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association in good standing, when elected, and throughout their term in office, otherwise, a director may be removed a provided herein.
Section 3.04 Removal. Any director may be removed either for or without cause at any regular, special, or annual meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors then in office. A removed director’s successor may be elected at the same meeting to serve the unexpired term.
Section 3.05 Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors arising at any time and from any cause, including the authorization of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled for the unexpired term at any meeting of the Board of Directors by a majority of the directors then in office. Each director so elected hall hold office until the election at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors and the qualification of his or her successor.
Section 3.06 Committees of the Board of Directors. By resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may designate from among its members one or more executive committees, each consisting of two (2) or more directors, which shall always include the president of the corporation. By resolution adopted by a majority of director’s present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, the Board of Directors may designate from among its members one or more other committees, each consisting of two (2) or more directors. Except as prohibited by law, each committee shall have the authority as set forth in the resolution establishing said committee. See also Article Seven (“Committees of Directors”).
Section 3.07 Compensation. No director of the corporation shall receive, directly of indirectly, any salary, compensation or emolument therefrom as such director or in any other capacity.
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ARTICLE IV.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Section 4.01 Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place within or without the State of Mississippi as set forth in the notice thereof or in the event of a meeting held pursuant to waiver of notice as may be set forth in the waiver, or if no place is so specified, at the principal office of the corporation.
Section 4.02 Annual Meeting; Notice. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the Board of Directors shall determine on such day and at such time as the Board of Directors shall designate. Unless waived as contemplated in Section 5.02, notice of the time and place of such annual meeting shall be given no fewer than ten (1) (or if notice is mailed by other than first class or registered mail, thirty (30)) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date.
Section 4.03 Regular Meetings; Notice. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may beheld from time to time between annual meetings, at such times and at such places as the Board of Directors may designate by resolution, without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of any such meeting.
Section 4.04 Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the president or by any two of the directors in office at that time. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the secretary/treasurer either personally, by telephone, by mail, by electronic mail, or by telegram at least two (2) days before such meeting.
Section 4.05 Waiver. Attendance by a director at a meeting shall constitute waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting. See also Article Five (“Notice and Waiver”).
Section 4.06 Quorum. At meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 4.07 Vote Required for Action. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws or by law, the act of majority of the director’s present at a meeting at which a quorum is present at the time shall be the act of the Board of Directors. Adoption, amendment, and repeal of a bylaw is provided for in Article Twelve of these bylaws. Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled as provided in Section 3.05 of these bylaws.
Section 4.08 Action by Directors Without a Meeting. 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, is signed by not less than a majority of directors then in office. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a majority vote at a meeting duly called. The signed consent, or a signed copy, shall be placed in the minute book.
Section 4.09 Telephone and Similar Meetings. Directors may participate in and hold a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 4.10 Adjournments. A meeting of the Board of Directors, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned by a majority of the directors present to reconvene at a specific time and place. It shall not be necessary to give notice of the reconvened meeting of the business to be transacted, other than by announcement at the meeting which was adjourned. At any such reconvened meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which could have been transacted at the meeting which was adjourned.
Section 4.11 Proxies. Except where proscribed by applicable law, a director may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the director or by his or her attorney-in-fact. A proxy shall not be valid after eleven (110 months from the date of its execution.
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ARTICLE V.
Notice and Waiver
Notice and Waiver
Section 5.01 Procedure. Whenever these bylaws require notice to be given to any director, the notice shall be given in accordance with this Section 5.01. Notice under these bylaws shall be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances. Any notice to directors may be written or oral. Notice may be communicated in person, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, electronic mail, or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:
- When received or when delivered, properly addressed, to the addressee’s last known principal place of business or residence;
- Five (5) days after its deposit in the mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed with first-class postage prepaid and correctly addressed; or
- On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.
Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.
In calculating time periods of notice, when a period of time measured in days, weeks, months, years, or other measurement of time is prescribed for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty, the first day shall not be counted by the last day shall be counted.
Section 5.02 Waiver. A director may waive any notice before of after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided herein, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
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ARTICLE VI.
Officers
Officers
Section 6.01 Number and Qualifications. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a president, vice presidents, as determined by the Board of Directors, and a secretary/treasurer. The Board of Directors may from time to time create and establish the duties of such other officers or assistant officers as it deems necessary for the efficient management of the corporation, but the corporation shall not be required t have at any time any officers other than a president, vice president, and a secretary/treasurer.
Section 6.02 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors and shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement, or disqualification.
Section 6.03 Removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation will be served thereby. However, any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the officer or agent so removed.
Section 6.04 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office arising at any time and from any cause may be filled for the unexpired term at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 6.05 President. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall exercise general supervision of all operations and personnel of the corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. The president shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors. The president shall serve as a member, with no right to vote, of any executive committee of the Board of Directors and as a voting member, ex officio, of any and all other committees of directors. The president shall be authorized to sign checks, drafts, and other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issues in the name of the corporation, grant requests, and statements and reports required to be filed with state or federal officials or agencies; and the president shall be authorized to enter into any contract or agreement and to execute in the corporate name, along with the secretary/treasurer, any instrument or other writing; and he or she shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The president shall have the right to supervise and direct the management and operation of the corporation and to make a decisions as to policy and otherwise which may arise between meetings of the Board of Directors, and other officers and employees of the corporation shall be under his or her supervision and control during such interim. The president shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 6.06 Vice President. The vice president, unless otherwise determined by the president or by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the president, perform the duties and have the authority and exercise the powers of the president. The vice president shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe or as the president may from time to time delegate.
Section 6.07 Secretary/Treasurer.
- The secretary/treasurer shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and record all votes, actions and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the executive and other committees when required.
- The secretary/treasurer shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors.
- The secretary/treasurer shall keep in safe custody the seal of the corporation and, when authorized by the Board of Directors or the president, affix it to any instrument requiring it. When so affixed, it shall be attested by his or her signature.
- The secretary/treasurer shall be under the supervision of the president. He or she shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe or as the president may from time to time delegate.
- The secretary /treasurer shall have custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements of the corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation into depositories designated by the Board of Directors.
- The secretary/treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as ordered by the Board of Directors, and prepare financial statements each month or at such other intervals as the Board of Directors shall direct.
- If required by the Board of Directors, the secretary/treasurer shall give the corporation a bond (in such form, 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 or her office and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in her or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the corporation.
- The secretary/treasurer shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe or as the president may from time to time delegate.
ARTICLE VII.
Committees of Directors
Committees of Directors
Section 7.01 Committees of Directors. Committees, each consisting of two (2) or more directors, not having and exercising the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the corporation may be designated by a resolution adopted by a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided in such resolution, members of each such committee shall be appointed by the present of the corporation. Any member of any committee may be removed by the person of persons authorized to appoint such member whenever in their judgement the best interests of the corporation shall be served by such removal.
Section 7.02 Advisory and Other Committees. The Board of Directors may provide for such other committees, including committees, advisory groups, boards of governors, etc., consisting in whole or in part of persons who are not directors of the corporation, as it deems necessary or desirable, and discontinue any such committee at its pleasure. It shall be the function and purpose of each such committee to advise the board of Directors; and each such committee shall have such powers and perform such specific duties or functions, not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation of the corporation or these bylaws, as may be prescribed for it by the Board of Directors. Appointments to and the filling of vacancies on any such other committees shall be made by the president of the corporation, unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides. Any action by each such committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at its meeting next succeeding such action and shall be subject to control, revision, and alteration by the Board of Directors, provided that no rights of third persons shall be prejudicially affected thereby.
Section 7.03 Term of Appointment. Each member of a committee shall continue as such until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until his or her successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated, or unless such member shall be removed from such committee, or unless such member shall cease to qualify as a member thereof.
Section 7.04 Chair. One member of each committee shall be appointed chair thereof by the president.
Section 7.05 Vacancies. Vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided in the case of the original appointments.
Section 7.06 Quorum. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating a committee, a majority of the whole committee shall constitute a quorum; and the act of majority of members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.
Section 7.07 Rules. Each committee may adopt rules for its own government, so long as such rules are not inconsistent with these bylaws or with rules adopted by the Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE VIII.
Special Committees
Special Committees
Section 8.01 Special Committees. The president, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint such other committees, sub-committees, or task forces as may be necessary or desirable and which are not in conflict with other provisions of these bylaws; and the duties of any such committees shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors upon their appointment.
Section 8.02 Term of Appointment. Each member of a committee shall continue as such until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until his or her successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated, or unless such member shall be removed from such committee, or unless such member shall cease to qualify as a member thereof.
Section 8.03 Chair. One member of each committee shall be appointed chair thereof by the president.
Section 8.04 Vacancies. Vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided in the case of the original appointments.
Section 8.05 Quorum. Unless the Board of Directors directs otherwise, a majority of the whole committee shall constitute a quorum; and the act of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.
Section 8.06 Rules. Each committee may adopt rules for its own government, so long as such rules are not inconsistent with these bylaws or with rules adopted by the Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE IX.
Contracts, Checks, Deposits, Funds, and Audits
Contracts, Checks, Deposits, Funds, and Audits
Section 9.01 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize the president or the vice president to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the corporation. Such authority must be in writing and may be general or confined to specific instances.
Section 9.02 Checks, Drafts, Notes, 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 president and the secretary/treasurer of the Board of Directors.
Section 9.03 Deposits. All funds of the corporation shall be deposited within three (3) business days to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.
Section 9.04 Gifts. The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation.
Section 9.05 Audit. There shall be a yearly audit from an independent certified public accounting firm.
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ARTICLE X.
Indemnification and Insurance
Indemnification and Insurance
Section 10.01 Indemnification. In the event that any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, seeks indemnification from the corporation against expenses, including attorneys’ fees (and in the case of actions other than those by or in the right of the corporation, judgements, fines and amounts paid in settlement), actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, director, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, director, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, non-profit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, then, unless such indemnification is ordered by a court, the corporation shall determine, or cause to be determined, in the manner provided under Mississippi law whether or not indemnification is proper under the circumstances because the person claiming such indemnification has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Mississippi law; and, to the extent it is so determined that such indemnification is proper, the personal claiming such indemnification shall be indemnified to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by Mississippi law.
Section 10.02 Indemnification not Exclusive of Other Rights. The indemnification provided in Section 10.01 above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or any agreement, vote of members or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, director or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
Section 10.03 Insurance. To the extent permitted by Mississippi law, the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, director, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, director or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
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ARTICLE XI.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Section 11.01 Books and Records. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors.
Section 11.02 Corporate Seal. The corporate seal (of which there maybe one or more exemplars) shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 11.03 Fiscal Year. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix the fiscal year of the corporation and to change the same from time to time as it deems appropriate.
Section 11.04 Internal Revenue Code. All references in these bylaws to sections of the Internal Revenue Code shall be considered reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, to the corresponding provisions of any applicable future United States Internal Revenue Law, and to all regulations issued under such sections and provision.
Section 11.05 Construction. Whenever the context so requires, the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall include the plural, and conversely. If any portion of these bylaws shall be invalid or inoperative, then, so far as is reasonable and possible:
- The remainder of these bylaws shall be considered valid and operative.
- Effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the portion held invalid or inoperative.
Section 11.06 Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents and headings are for organization, convenience and clarity. In interpreting these bylaws, they shall be subordinated in importance to the other written material.
Section 11.07 Relation to Articles of Incorporation. These bylaws are subject to, and governed by, the articles of incorporation.
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ARTICLE XII.
Amendments
Amendments
Section 12.01 Power To Amend Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to alter, amend, or repeal these bylaws or adopt new bylaws.
Section 12.02 Conditions. Action by the Board of Directors with respect to bylaws shall be taken by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors then holding office.
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ARTICLE XII.
Tax-Exempt Status
Tax-Exempt Status
Section 13.01 Tax-Exempt Status. The affairs of the corporation at all times shall be conducted in such a manner as to assure the corporation’s status as an organization qualifying for exemption from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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ARTICLE XIV.
Adoption of Bylaws
Adoption of Bylaws
MISSISSIPPI FUNERAL DIRECTORS FOUNDATION was organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi on May 10, 2005. These bylaws were adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation, and became effective, as of May 10, 2005.
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