Sample Bylaws
 Next on the agenda, you’ll elect the Board of Directors and adopt the By-Laws. Below you’ll find a template for bylaws that you can modify for your own personal corporate needs.
BYLAWS OF ________________ CORPORATION:Â
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal office of the corporation shall be located at _________[address], _________[city], _________ County, _________[state]. The board of directors shall have the power and authority to establish and maintain branch or subordinate offices at any other locations _________[within the same city or within the same state or as the case may be].
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the _________[ordinal number] day in the month of _________ in each year, beginning with the year _________, at _________[time], for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the State of _________, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors is not held on the day designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as is convenient.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the president or by the board of directors, and shall be called by the president at the request of the holders of not less than _________[number] of all the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 3. Place of Meeting. The board of directors may designate any place within _________[if desired, add: or without] the State of _________, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the board of directors. A waiver of notice signed by all stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting may designate any place, either within or without the State of _________, as the place for the holding of such meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting is otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the City of _________, _________[state].