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| − | '''Bylaws''' are rules or laws adopted by | + | '''Bylaws''' are rules or laws adopted by a [[corporation]] or other organization (such as a church) to govern its actions. |
| − | + | The bylaws will address, among other things, the following: | |
| − | *mission or objective | + | *the organization's mission or objective |
| − | *categories and | + | *membership (e.g. categories, rules for becoming a member and for membership termination) |
| − | * | + | *composition of the Board of Directors and other officers, and standing and special committees |
| − | + | *time and place of the annual meeting and other interim meetings | |
| − | + | *voting rules (e.g. proxy voting, number of votes per owner; for example, a business corporation may allow one vote per share of stock owned, while a religious organization may only allow one vote per person) | |
| − | * | + | *definition of the organization's fiscal year |
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| − | *definition of the fiscal year | ||
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*rules of order (Robert's or Sturgis) | *rules of order (Robert's or Sturgis) | ||
| + | *how amendments to the bylaws may be considered and passed | ||
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| + | [[Category:Legal Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Government]] | [[Category:Government]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:45, February 2, 2019
Bylaws are rules or laws adopted by a corporation or other organization (such as a church) to govern its actions.
The bylaws will address, among other things, the following:
- the organization's mission or objective
- membership (e.g. categories, rules for becoming a member and for membership termination)
- composition of the Board of Directors and other officers, and standing and special committees
- time and place of the annual meeting and other interim meetings
- voting rules (e.g. proxy voting, number of votes per owner; for example, a business corporation may allow one vote per share of stock owned, while a religious organization may only allow one vote per person)
- definition of the organization's fiscal year
- rules of order (Robert's or Sturgis)
- how amendments to the bylaws may be considered and passed