These are some notes I made comparing the existing proposed bylaws and
Articles of Agreement with ones I've done with/for other groups.
Everything here is additional text, with the exception of '>' quoted
test which is context. Except for stuff in [] which is a placeholder.
Or stuff in c-style comments which are comments. Or lines with only -
characters which are section separators. Sorry, an RCS unified diff
might have be easier to read...
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BYLAWS
/* For the group name, I think we decided to avoid the 's' problem and
/Users Group/User Group/g . Should be "Greater New Hampshire Linux
User Group" everywhere. */
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Board of Directors:
Directors shall be of the age of majority in this state.
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ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT:
/* Most of the stuff added is aimed at greasing the skids at the IRS,
or at least that's been the rationale in the past. A few bits are
legalese which seem like they must have existed in the other articles
for some esoteric reason. If laws/rules have changed since 2000 when I
did this last some of these may not make sense. IANAL. */
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SECOND:
This corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the
purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to
organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any
future federal tax code.
The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be:
The objectives for the organization are primarily to provide the basic
structure and support for meetings and social events for all who are
interested in Linux and related software and to provide the resources
and infrastructure needed to help its members engaged in educational
programs about and providing free assistance to users of Linux and
related software.
THIRD: The provisions or establishing membershipa and participation in
the corporationa are:
Membership shall be open to anyone with an interest in Linux and
related software
[and something about New Hampshire so the group has a unique purpose.]
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FOURTH:
The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to
charitable, educational and scientific purposes and no part of the net
income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of
any director, officer or member therof or to the benefit of any private
person.
Upon the dissolution
or winding up
of the organization, its assets remaining after the payment,
or provision for payment,
of all its liabilities shall be disposed of by either using them
exclusively for purposes of the organization or transferring them to
such organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
educational, religious or scientific purposes shall at the time
qualify as an exempt orgainzation or organizations under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code as the board of directors shall
determine.
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SEVENTH:
The directors and officers shall not be personally liable for the
debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation. The
directors and officers shall be indemnified by the corporation to the
fullest extent permissible under the laws of this state.
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