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~"...). AS ADOPTED DECEMBER 9, 1992 A nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada, ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION SECTION I. The Colorado River Water Users Association, hereinafter called association, is a nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada on December 6, 1968, for educational or general charitable and eleemosynary purposes. SECTION II. The Principal office of the Association shall be located at the offices of the Colorado River Commission of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada. The association may have other offices both within and without the State of Nevada as may be specified by the Board of Trustees, hereinafter called board SECTION III. The Association must have a board and officers and agents as hereinafter prescribed. The board may require any officer or agent to file with the association a satisfactory bond conditioned upon faithful perfonnance of duties. "'Trustees" and ''Directors'' shall be synonymous. SECTION IV. Robert's Rules of Order shall govern all meetings of the trustees, officers and members of the association. SECTION V. These are the Association's original bylaws as amended November 20, 1969, December 12, 1976, December 14, 1984, December 10, 1986, December 7,1989, and December 9, 1992 and which may be further amended by at least a ~thirds majority vote of the trustees present at any regular meeting of the board or a special meeting of the board called specifically for that purpose or by at least ~thirds majority vote of the members present at an annual meeting of the members or a special meeting of the members called specifically for the purpose; provided, however, that quorums were present and that no amendment so made shall alter the qualifications or' terms of office of any incumbent trustee or officer. /' ~ ( 1.1 " ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIPS SECTION I. Membership shall be divided into three classes as follows: (a) Individual memberships, which may be held by persons interested in the beneficial use of water from the Colorado River System. (b) Organization memberships, which may be held by water users' associations, irrigation districts, canal or ditch companies, reclamation organizations, civic clubs, chambers of commerce and other associations or organizations substantially interested in the use of water from the Colorado River System. (c) Honorary memberships, which may be extended to United States senators and congressmen, governors, state water boards, state farm bureaus and state engineers, and others, subject to the approval of the board. ARTICLE III MEETINGS OF MEMBERS SECTION I. Annual meeting of members. An annual meeting of the members shall be held in November or December of each year, or at such other time as may be determined by the board. The purposes of the annual meeting shall be the election of the association's trustees and officers and the ~ransaction of such other business as may be properly brought before the meeting. Special meetings of the members may be called by the board when deemed necessary and advisable. No business may be transacted at any annual or special meeting of the members unless a quorum is present. A majority of the number of the association's members shall constitute a quorum. Each member shall have the privileges of the floor and one vote. SECTION II. Delayed annual meeting. If or any reason the annual meeting of the members shall not be held at the time above designated, such meeting may be called and held as a special meeting and the same proceedings held at an annual meeting. SECTION III. Place of meeting. Any or all meetings of the members may be held within or without the State of Nevada, and the place of the