BY-LAWS

OF

Tye Cemetery Organization

ORGANIZATION

       This Organization was established for the purpose of preserving and maintaining the Tye Cemetery, located at 518 Morgan St., in Tye, Texas in Taylor County.  Coordinates 32.4501504, -99.8637711. The Organization shall be operated as a nonprofit organization, under IRC Section 501(c)(13) with no personal benefit to any member of the Organization. ***We are currently still waiting on our approval paperwork from the IRS***

MEMBERSHIP

       The owner of each burial plot, regardless of the size thereof, in the Tye Cemetery, Taylor County, Texas, and any other adult persons of the age of eighteen (18) years of age or more, who are residing in the City of Tye, or anyone who donates or has ancestors buried in the Tye Cemetery is eligible to attend meeting and be a voting member.

MANAGEMENT

       These Bylaws provide for the management and care of the Tye Cemetery through the elected members of a Board of Directors elected annually by the Organization members.

MEETINGS

       The Board of Directors shall set the time and place of a quarterly meeting or subsequent meetings as necessary to perform their duties for the betterment of the Organization. The meetings shall be held once each quarter, unless otherwise designed by the Directors. Organization members shall be informed by posted notices no later than 14 days prior to said meeting.

       At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each Director shall have one vote.

       At any meeting of the Board of Directors, the presence of a majority of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, shall a quorum not be present, a lesser number may adjourn the meeting to some further time, not more than fourteen (14) days later.

 DIRECTORS

       Directors shall be elected annually by simple majority of Organization members present and may succeed themselves. The number of directors shall be set and approved by the Organization membership at the annual meeting. A Director vacancy may be filled by the President with approval of a majority vote of remaining directors. The Board will be six (6) elected Directors: a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Director of Operations and a Director of Fundraising.

1.    President – The President shall be the chief executive officer of the organization, and, subject to the Board of Directors, shall be in general charge of the properties and affairs of the organization. He/she shall preside at all meetings of the members and of the Board of Directors. He/she shall sign, with the Secretary, certificates and deeds, mortgages, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the organization, or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general, he/she shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

2.    Vice-President – The Vice-President shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Board of Directors, and in the order of their seniority, shall exercise the powers of the President during that officer’s absence or inability to act. Any action taken by a Vice-President in the performance of the duties of the President shall be conclusive evidence of the absence or inability to act by the President at the time such action was taken.

3.    Secretary – The Secretary shall

a)    Keep the minutes of the members and the Board of Directors’ meetings in one or more books provided for the purpose.

b)    See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws or as required by law.

c)    Be a signer as needed on all certificates and deed, mortgages, contracts or other instruments which the board of Directors has authorized to be executed.

d)    Prepare the program for the quarterly meeting, gathering all appropriate information from other officers and furnish to the President for presentation at the quarterly meeting.

e)    In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the President or by the Board of Directors.

4.    Treasurer – The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the organization, receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the organization from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such money in the name of the organization in such banks or other depositaries as shall be selected by the Board of Directors. If required by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his/her duties in such sum and with such surety as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Treasurer will prepare a financial statement to be presented at each quarterly meeting. This statement shall be available if requested to any voting member.

5.    Director of Operations – The Director of Operations shall oversee proper grave opening and oversee and arrange for the general maintenance of the cemetery grounds.

6.    Assistant Director of Operations – The Assistant Director of Operations shall assist the Director of Operations with proper grave marking, opening and oversee and arranging the general maintenance of the cemetery.

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

       Any Director may be removed from his/her position at any meeting of the Board of Directors if notice of intention to act upon such question shall have been stated as one of the purposes of such meeting.

       Any Director may resign his/her office at any time, such resignation to be made in writing and to take effect immediately without acceptance.

FISCAL YEAR

       The fiscal year of the organization shall commence January 1 and end December 31st of each year, unless changed by the Board of Directors.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

       The Board of Directors have the authority to update the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation by altering, deleting, amending, or repealing by an affirmative majority vote.

Executed this 28th of February, 2023

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    Vada Childers – President Elect