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MK Bylaws Part Eleven
Part Eleven
Emergency By-laws
11.1 When Operative. The emergency by-laws provided herein shall be operative during any emergency in the conduct of the purposes of the corporation resulting from an attack on the United States or any nuclear or atomic disaster, notwithstanding any different provision in other paragraphs of these by-laws, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in the statutes governing non-profit corporations. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part Eleven, the other provisions of the by-laws shall remain in effect during such emergency, and upon its termination these emergency by-laws shall cease to be operative.
11.2 Event of Emergency. During any such emergency as described in provision 11.1, the following actions shall be taken:
- A meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by any officer or director of the corporation. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given by the person calling the meeting to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach by any available means of communication. Such notice shall be given at such time in advance of the meeting as circumstances permit in the judgment of the person calling the meeting.
- At any such meeting of the Board of Directors, a quorum shall consist of any two directors, one director and one officer, or any two officers. For the purpose of attaining a quorum in times of such emergency to effect the continued conduct of the corporation, all officers of the corporation shall immediately become temporary directors of the corporation until the termination of the emergency, without election by the members or appointment by the Board of Directors.
- The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession in the event that during such an emergency any or all officers or agents of the corporation shall for any reason be rendered incapable of discharging their duties.
- The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may, effective in the emergency, change the head office or designate several alternative head offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers so to do.
11.3 Non-Liability. No officer, director or employee acting in accordance with these emergency by-laws shall be liable except for willful misconduct.
11.4 Amendment or Repeal. These emergency by-laws shall be subject to repeal or change by further action of the Board of Directors or by action of the members, but no such repeal or change shall modify the provisions of the next preceding paragraph with regard to action taken prior to the time of such repeal or change. Any amendment of these emergency by-laws may make any further or different provision that may be practical and necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.
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Countless children in the Philippines go to school with no proper clothing and insufficient learning resources. Many others can not attend school. 
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Buy 1, Give 2 promo all year-round! Buy a gift for the family or for a friend from one of our contributing supporting websites and help Marissa's Kitchen at the same time. These sites support the mission of Marissa's Kitchen. So, when you shop at these sites, not only will you give quality gifts at lower cost to a friend or family, you also share a priceless opportunity for a better life for the children of MK.
12 Volt TV for Trucker & RVers - RoadTrucker: 12 volt TVs Trucker Products, Logbooks, Gifts for truck drivers and other vehicle users. 12 volt accessories plug into vehicle lighter.
www.12voltgifts.com - Provides Black & Decker and Vector products for travel. 12VoltGifts donates 10% of their profit to MK.
www.ivyrose77.com - Sells 12 Volt TV/DVDs and VuQube Satellite TV Antennas. IvyRose77 donates virtually all of her profits to MK.
Driver Log Books - Answers the needs of trucking companies and fleet operators. Driver Log Books sells hours of service forms like driver's daily logbooks, vehicle inspection report and other forms.
Trucking Comfort - trucking Comfort dedicates to giving comfort to all truck drivers on the road.