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<br />BYl~\WS
<br />OF
<br />COl.ORADO RIVER WATER USERS
<br />ASSOCIATION
<br />ADOPTED
<br />DECEMBER 9, 1992
<br />AND AMENDED
<br />DECEMBER 19, 1997
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<br />A nonprofit corporation organiud punuam [0 (he laws
<br />of
<br />the State or Ne\'ada
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<br />f
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<br />ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION
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<br />SFCTIU!" I. Thl' ColoraJo Ri"er \X',Hl'T lJ~l'r~ A~~ol:i;lIitJn,
<br />hnt'in.lftt'r clI!t,J J,>s(l..:i,uioll. i~ a nonprofit corpOTJlIOn
<br />organil(.J pur\Uant to lht:' I.IW\ of lhe \fall: of ~t"\'.!ltt on
<br />Dt'l:t'rnbo:r 6. I 'J6H. for I,.'du":.lliunal IIr ~cnnJI ch.lritJhlc .1Ild
<br />clt'('mmyn.lfY purpm6.
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<br />SECTIO~ II. The princip.t! otlkt' of rhl: J~\O(j;l1illn ,h.11I he
<br />\out('J .I( dlt' otlin:s of thl' COIOTJ.JO Rivrr COlllllli"lion uf
<br />Nt',,;t".} in LIs \'q~.I\. :-\n"ad.l. The .N,tltiadn/1 nuy hast' lltfH:r
<br />oHiCt'" both within .lI1J wirhlllll tll.... .)[.llt' Uf~l'\';ld.l ,1\ n\JY he
<br />\I'eciticd by Ihl: Hn;ml ufhUSlt'C\ hl'Tt'in.Ifin ..:JIlc;J ho.ud.
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<br />S[CTIO~ III. Thl' ,l"o(;i,llion nlll\t h,ln' .1 hu,ud .lnJ
<br />olli(;cn Jnd J~l'lH~ ,1\ hl'rl,illJ.ltl'r pre~..:r,bl'J, The bll;Hd nuy
<br />rcquire .IIlY {lHI..:n or ,lgcnl to Ilk, wid, die ,1~,~o(:i.Hinn .I
<br />~Jtisf.l(lllfY bund tundilioned upon I:lilhful I'ntormJnt(' of
<br />dlHil'~, ""!'rmll'l'S" .lnd "dirl'CIOrSM sh.lll bc wnonvnlOlIS.
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<br />SFCrJO:< IV
<br />mel'lings of thc
<br />.ISSOCI.lllOn,
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<br />Roberr\ Rull's olOrdel sl1.111 gu\'C.'rn .Ill
<br />tn"ll'l'S, oftlcer~ ,lIld ml'lllhl'r~ of lhl'
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<br />SECTJO~ \'. Thl'se .Ire lhc J"oti;uilln's Oflf;1l1.11 b~'l.lws J.S
<br />anH,'ndcd :'-:m'emher 20, ] 9(I<}, l1l'lember 12, 1')-("
<br />Dn:emhl'r 14, I'lH4, !)l'tcmhcr \(1. I')S6, Jnd !)l'll'mb<:r-,
<br />191N, Jnd wlmh m.lY bl' timhn JlIlcndl'd by .It I('.l.st .1 (1.\'1)-
<br />thirds mJjority vote of Ihe truslees pn'sl'llI .11 .IIlY regular
<br />rnct,ting: of Ihe bo,lfd or J ~pl,t'i.ll mt'eling of Ihe board ':.llled
<br />~pecitl':.llly lor Ih,ll purpU~t' or h~' .11 k.l~1 1\\'o-t1l1fJ~ rn.ljuflIY
<br />VOle of Ihe Illl'mh('f~ rre~enr .II J.n .1nllll.ll ml't.'llIl!,: of th('
<br />m('mben or ,I 'p(Yial meeting of Ihl' llll'mlWf\ l.lllt'J
<br />spl'cifk.1lJy I~H dUI PurPO~l'; proviJeJ, howcvl'r. (hJl ljuorums
<br />\H'ft' I'r('selll Jnd thJI no Jnll'ndmenl ~o nlJde ,h.lll ,Iht:r Ihe
<br />qualifi<.:;.Hions or Icrrm of Offi<':l' of .1ny in..:umbent trU~ICl' or
<br />ott'icn.
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<br />ARTIC!.E II
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<br />MEMBERSHIPS
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<br />"EenON I, ,\ Iemhnship \hJII he diviJed into Ihrn~ dJ..,~l'"\
<br />J~ follows:
<br />(.1) IndhiJuJ.l mcmher~hirs, whith nlJY bl' hdd by persons
<br />Int('restt:d in lhe bClwti('i.ll u~c of WJ.ler fmm tht" Color.IJo
<br />RiverSnlcm,
<br />(h) Orpniz.llion member\hips, whit-h mJY bc held hy
<br />WJ(er lI\ers' J.wKi.uiol1S. irri~Jli{)n di~{fiCl~. COlllJ! or ditcb
<br />(ompdnin, rCCIJmJlilln orgdnil...-Jlil)Jl\, civic dubs, lhdmbi.'h
<br />of ('ommerCl' Jnd mhcr ,lSso('iJlion~ ot organildlillns
<br />sub\IJntiJ.Jly illll'resled in the use of w,i1er from lbe Colorado
<br />River Sntcm,
<br />(c) HonorJ.fY mcmot'fships, whi(:h nlJY be ext(>ndcd (()
<br />United SIJt('~ st'nJlOO; .llld congrc\smcn, govcrnors, SI.lIe
<br />walCf hoards, SI.lIC ljfm bur!:am anJ st.lle engine!:rs, .lnd
<br />odwrs, sllbj('l-t 10 th(' .ll'prnv,l! of Ibe hO.lrd.
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<br />ARTIC!.E III
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<br />MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
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<br />SECTION L AIlIlIl.11 ,\In'lin!,: of "Iemoer~. l\n annual
<br />meeling of the members sh.lll he held ill i'\o\'embl't or
<br />()('l-cmhcr of e.ll:h \'l',lf, nr ,ll sllt:h mher timc J~ mJ\' bc
<br />dClerlllin(,d by Ihe hu,ud, The pllrpo'l's (ll Ihe annuJI m('l>lill~
<br />\],.111 bt" th(, c1l'nion of lhe .1S.s11('iJlinn\ lrmlee~ ,I1lJ otlin'rs
<br />.Inti rhe (rJmJnioll of stl<.:h "dler bllsincs!t.ls md~' he proPl'r1y
<br />broll~lll beloit, Ihe ml'cling, Sl'cci.ll Illl'l,tings Ilf lhe mcmhn~
<br />may be cJlled bv tb(' bOJrd when dn:nll'J m'u's,s.IfY ,md
<br />JdvisJhle. No hll,ine" m.IY he tr.ln'.lClcJ ,II ,lilY ,1Il1llJ.l1 or
<br />~p('(i,11 mc(,ting of ,h(' nll'lllhl'rs tlIllcs, .lljllofllm is prl',l'nt. A
<br />IllJjorilY ollhe 1H1Inbl'r of Ihe J,stKi,uion's Illl'mher, sl1.111
<br />tomlitlll('.l ljllonrm. EJeh ml'mbn sl1.lll h,I\'C lhe pri\'ill1~es
<br />of Ihe t]oor JIlJ lllle \'tHe,
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<br />SFCTlO;.J II. DdJyed Annu,tl ,\i('ctill!;, lffor Jny fl'asOIl
<br />lhe ,lnnU.l1 mel'ling Ilf lhe llll'mbers shall IWI Ill' held .11 the
<br />llnle ;loon' designJted, slldl Illl'clin!i my bt, l-alled Jnd held .IS
<br />.I spe(:iJI JlH,t'ling ;Illd Ihl' same proLenlings 1l1.lY he h,ld
<br />Ih('rc.1I ,IS .Il .In ,lllllU,ll llln'ting,
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<br />SFCTIO;": Ill. I'l.lll' of .\kl'ting. :\n~' or .111 m('clillg~ ot
<br />Ihl' members Ill,l\' hc held within or without the Sl.ltl' lit
<br />:--':ev,ld,l, .m.! Ihe pl,ILl' of the .lnnu.11 meeling III '1'I..'(,:i.11
<br />ml't"lIng of thl' membcrs slull be sdeCled .11 thc preceding
<br />annu.ll or \f'l<.:(iJ.II1ll'l'ling; or in tbe ('\'('11101' lhc fJilure of the
<br />pre(('ding ,mnuJI (lr speclJI mt"cling (0 sde<.:l SIKh nll'elill~
<br />plaLe, il ~Il.ill hl' ,dl'lll'd b~' {he h,)JrJ,
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<br />.R\\l',\ l'j.,.I-\nn....J Kcr<'" r~ 1 \
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