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(1) A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own governing.
(2) A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary thereto; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as in, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for governing their members.
 
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A standing rule which governs the regulations of a society’s internal affairs—e.g., voting rights, attendance at meetings, membership, termination of membership, contracting rights and procedures for income distribution.
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The remaining updates and changes to the bylaws are administrative or procedural in nature, and do not affect member rights.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Specialization and Professional Career Ladder Bylaw No (85) 2016 issued in reference to articles (4,6,13) of the JNC Law No (53) for 2006 was published on 30th of June 2016 in the Official Gazette.
Nursing specialization and professional Career bylaw is step to strengthen the profession, minister
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Other articles approved an alteration to West Street near the new Auburn Middle School and amended the zoning bylaws so that associate members can sit on the Board of Appeals when needed.
Town meeting OKs changes to bylaws
Citing Section 109(b) of the DGCL for the baseline rule that the bylaws may contain any provision not inconsistent with law or the corporation's certificate of incorporation, the court noted that bylaws are presumptively valid and that a bylaw that "allocated risk among parties in intra-corporate litigation would appear to satisfy the DGCL's requirement that bylaws 'must re I at [e] to the business of the corporation, the conduct of its affairs, and its rights and powers or the rights and powers of its stockholders, directors, officers or employees.
Curbing stockholder litigation: exclusive forum and fee-shifting provisions
The Bylaws Clean-up proposal consists of small corrections and clarifications of wording and formatting throughout the entire Bylaws.
Setting new terms for bylaw amendments
With the implementation of the federal government's new Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, CACCN must file articles of continuance and revised constitution and bylaws by no later than October 2014.
CACCN Annual General Meeting 2013
The county updated other areas of its cemetery bylaw and will allow a proper public notification and a comment period before registering it with the Ministry of Consumer Services.
Headstone inscription rule will be nixed
The Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egyptian Student Union drafted the bylaws but their legitimacy is in question as seven universities, not dominated by the Brotherhood, boycotted their election.
Polls on university governing bylaws begin
The bylaws are set up to be a form of governance to provide organization, classification, and control of "citizenship" in a facility, as well as a framework for quality.
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Though not as old as ANA, MONA filed its Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws with the State of Missouri in 1907.
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The bylaws also curb the cultivation and manufacturing of tobacco in the country.
Anti-smoking law tobe enforced more strictly from May 31

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