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'''Bylaws''' are rules or laws adopted by an association or [[corporation]] to govern its actions. [[Category:Legal Terms]]
'''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 of the organization
*the organization's mission or objective
*categories and rules of membership
*membership (e.g. categories, rules for becoming a member and for membership termination)
*appointment and duties of officers
*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)
*Board of Directors
*definition of the organization's fiscal year
*Miscellaneous issues, such as whether voting by proxy is allowed, whether there shall be any compensation, definition of the fiscal year, and use of a seal
*definition of the fiscal year
*rules of order (Robert's or Sturgis)
*rules of order (Robert's or Sturgis)
*how amendments to the bylaws may be considered and passed
[[Category:Legal Terms]]
[[Category:Government]]
[[Category:Government]]