NORTHEASTERN CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
By-Laws
Article 1
Members

Section 1.01 · Designation of Members
The membership of NORTHEASTERN CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. (hereinafter called “the Corporation”) shall consist of Active, Retired and Honorary Members.

Section 1.02 · Eligibility for Active Membership
Any person of sound moral character who is directly involved in the marketing, distribution, purchasing, manufacture and/or consumption of chemicals, or is engaged in an allied industry or occupation that supports the chemical industry, and whose offices or business interests are in the Northeastern section of the United States or Eastern Canada shall be eligible for Active Membership in the Corporation.

Section 1.03 · Admission of Active Members
Persons seeking Active Membership in the Corporation shall make application on a standard application form which shall be signed by the applicant and submitted to the Membership Committee of the Corporation. The Membership Committee shall verify the completeness of the application forms and the qualifications of the applicants and shall submit the list of applicants and its recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Corporation which shall approve all applications.

Section 1.04 · Restriction of Total Number of Active Members
The total number of Active Members shall be limited to three hundred members.

Section 1.05 · Restriction on Numbers of Active Members Employee in any One Company
The total number of Active Members from any one company shall be limited to four percent (4%) of the total membership of the Corporation. Upon the recommendation of the Membership Committee of the Corporation to the Board of Directors, extra consideration may be given to applicants from a company which has lost its only Active Member due to death, retirement or transfer to a geographical area outside the Northeastern United States or Eastern Canada. However, it shall be recognized that Membership in the Corporation is one of the individuals and not of companies, and that such applicants must otherwise fulfill all the eligibility and procedural requirements for admission set forth in Article 1.

Section 1.06 · Reinstatement of Resigned Active Members
Any Active Member who resigned due to transfer from the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada may be immediately reinstated upon his return thereto as an Active Member by application to and approval of the Board of Directors at such time that the total Active Membership permits addition.

Section 1.07 · Eligibility for Honorary Membership
A person who has rendered outstanding service to the Corporation or performed distinguished commercial service to the chemical industry shall be eligible for Honorary Membership subject to the Board of Directors approval. Presidents of the Corporation, upon the conclusion of their term as President, shall become Honorary Members.

Section 1.09 · Admission for Retired Membership
Active Members shall be entitled to become Retired Members upon retirement from active participation in the chemical industry and upon the payment of dues shall retain all the rights and privileges of Active Membership in the Corporation.

Section 1.10 · Dues
The annual dues of Active Members and Retired Members who wish to retain all rights and privileges of Active Membership, shall be fixed by the Board of Directors on an annual basis. Such annual dues are payable in January of each year upon presentation of a bill and shall be considered in arrears after the first day in March of such year. Such sum is payable by newly admitted Active Members upon presentation of a bill and shall be in arrears thirty days after such presentation. Honorary Members shall not be subject to dues.

Section 1.11 · Expulsion of Members
Members may be expelled by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board of Directors for misuse of privileges of Membership or conduct unbecoming a Member, failure to pay dues, or failure to attend a minimum of one meeting per year.

Section 1.12 · Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Members for the election of Directors and Officers and the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting shall be held at such time and place either within or without the State of New York as the Members or the Board of Directors shall determine and shall be set forth in the notice of the meeting in the month of December of each year.

Section 1.13 · Quarterly Meeting
Three Quarterly Meetings of Members shall be held in addition to the Annual Meeting during the months of March, June and September, respectively, for the purpose of discussing the general affairs of the Corporation.

Section 1.14 · Special Meetings
Special Meetings of Members may be held for any purposes at any place as and when called by (I) the President, (II) the Board of Directors, or (III) by request of at least twenty Active Members. Any request by Members shall be made in writing to the President and shall state the specific agendas for calling such Special Meeting.

Section 1.15 · Quorum
A quorum at all meetings of Members shall consist of one-tenth of the total number of Members entitled to vote who shall be present in person or by proxy. If a quorum is lacking at any meeting, the Members present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting to such time and place as they determine, and such meeting may be held as so adjourned.

Section 1.16 · Notice
Unless waived as provided in Article VII of these By-Laws, written notice of the place, date and hour, and (in the case of Special Meetings) of the purpose or purpose of every meeting of Members shall be given personally or by mail not less than ten (10) nor more then fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting to each Member entitled to vote thereat. If given by mail, any such notice shall be addressed to each Member or to such other address as it appears on the Corporation’s record of Members or to such other address as the Member shall have requested the Corresponding Secretary in writing to use for such purpose. The Notice of every Special Meeting of Members shall indicate the person or persons by whom or at whose direction the meeting was called.

By-Laws
Article II
Board of Directors Section

2.01 · General Powers
The Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors.

Section 2.02 · Chairman
At the direction of the Board of Directors the President shall act as the Chairman of the Board at all meetings of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.03 · Directors
Any member in good standing who retains the rights and privileges of Active Membership in the Corporation shall be eligible for nomination to the Board of Directors by the Nominating Committee in accordance with Section 4.04 of these By-laws.
The total number of Directors will be such that the Board will be comprised of a number not less than eight (8) nor more than thirteen (13). At no time may a duly elected Board of Directors have more than three (3) of the total Directors from any one company. In the event of a consolidation of companies, a change of employment of a Director, or any other event that creates a violation of the three member limitation, the President shall nominate a Director for removal, which upon action in accordance with Section 2.04 below, will result in the Board complying with the three member limitation.
The nominees for the open Board of Directors positions shall be presented for election at the Annual Meeting of Members or at a Special Meeting held in lieu thereof. Each person elected as a Director shall continue in office until the Annual Meeting of Members corresponding to the year his/her term expires or until his/her earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with these By-Laws. In the event of any vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal of any Director, the Board of Directors may elect a person to fill such vacancy until the next Annual Meeting of Members or Special Meeting heal in lieu thereof.
The maximum number of years shich any individual can serve as Director shall be five (5) years, except that any years served while also an officer of the Corporation shall be additive. The initial term of service shall be three (3) years after which the individual may, at the recommendation of the nominating committee in accordance with Section 4.04 of these By-Laws, serve further one (1) year terms consecutive or in addition to the initial term.

Section 2.04 · Resignation and Removal of Directors
Any Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice to him, by the vote of a majority of the Members entitled to vote at a meeting of the Members. Any Director may be removed at any time, for cause, by a vote of a majority of all the Directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Any Director may resign at any time by given written notice to the Board of Directors or to the Recording Secretary of the Corporation.

Section 2.05 · Meetings
The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice each year. The Annual Meeting of the Board may be held without notice immediately preceding or following the Annual Meeting of Members or Special Meetings held in lieu thereof, and at the same place, or it may be held at such other time and place as may be designated by a resolution adopted at such Annual Meeting or Special Meeting in lieu of the Annual Meeting of Members. Any other meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors may designate on fourteen (14) days with written notice of the place and time thereof given or mailed to each Director.

Section 2.06 · Quorum-Voting
At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence of a majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and except as otherwise provided by law or these By-Laws, the act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.07 · Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone
Members of the Board of Directors of any committee thereof may participate in any meeting of the Board of Directors or of such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time, and such participation in any such meeting shall constitute presence in person thereat.

Section 2.08 · Action without a Meeting
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing such action. Any such resolution and the written consent thereto by the Directors or the committee shall be logged with the Recording Secretary, who shall cause the same to be filed in due chronological order with the minutes of the Meetings of the Board of Directors or the Committee.

By-Laws
Article III
Officers

Section 3.01 · Election-Term
The Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Members. Each officer shall be elected to serve for a period of one year beginning on January 1 of the year following the Annual Meeting at which such officer was elected, and shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor has been elected and qualified. Any office may not be held by the same person for more than two consecutive years. Any one or more officers may be members of the Board of Directors, and shall have full voting rights. Not more than three (3) officers shall be voting members of the Board of Directors at any given time.

Section 3.02 · The President
The President shall be the chief executive officer, chairman of the Board of Directors and general manager of the corporation. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, he, or she, shall have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the corporation and general supervision over its officers and agents. He, or she, shall preside at all meetings of the Members.

Section 3.03 · The Vice President
The Vice President shall perform the duties and have the powers of the President during his absence or disability or in the event of a vacancy in his office, and shall have such other duties and powers as may from time to time be delegated to him by the President or designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 3.04 · The Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation. Subject to the orders of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall have charge of the financial affairs of the Corporation. He shall have the card and custody of the funds, securities and valuable papers of the Corporation, shall keep or cause to be kept under his supervision proper books of account for the Corporation, and shall render such reports on the financial condition of the Corporation as the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time require. He shall have and perform such other powers and duties not inconsistent with these By-Laws, as may from time to time be delegated to him by the President or designated by the Board of Directors or as shall be customary to his office.

Section 3.05 · The Corresponding Secretary
The Corresponding Secretary shall prepare and issue all notice of all meetings which shall include timely news items of the Corporation and its Membership. He shall procure the stationery for the Corporation, conduct all general correspondence, shall maintain an accurate and current record of Membership, shall be responsible for all publicity concerning the Corporation, and shall have such other duties and powers, not inconsistent with these By-Laws, as may from time to time be delegated to him by the President or Board of Directors or as shall be customary to his office.

Section 3.06 · The Recording Secretary
The Secretary shall record or file in a permanent book or books to be kept in his custody minutes of all Meetings of the Members, the Board of Directors and any standing committee of the Board of Directors and all original signed consents of Members, the Board of Directors, the Board of Governors and any committee. He shall have custody of the corporate seal and of the records of the Corporation other than the books of account, and shall have such other duties and powers, not inconsistent with these By-Laws, as may from time to time be delegated to him by the President or designated by the Board of Directors or as shall be customary to his office.

Section 3.07 · Other Officers
The Board of Directors may create additional officer positions, including one or more assistant officers as it deems necessary or desirable.

Section 3.08 · Executive Committee
The officers shall as a group constitute the Executive Committee.

Section 3.09 · Resignation and Removal of Officers
The Executive Committee shall have the authority to elect a person to fill any vacancies created by death, resignation, or removal of any officer until the next Annual Meeting of Members or Special Meeting held in lieu thereof.

By-Laws
Article IV
Committees

Section 4.01 · Membership Committee-Appointment & Powers
The President of the Corporation with the consent of the Board of Directors by resolution adopted by a majority of its Members shall appoint a Membership Committee and designate a chairman, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Membership Chairman may designate committee members with the consent of the Board of Directors. The Membership Committee shall receive all applications for Membership and shall verify their completeness and the qualifications of the applicants. It shall submit a list of applicants with its recommendations to the Board of Directors for consideration.

Section 4.02 · Other Committees
The President of the Corporation may with the consent of the Board of Directors by resolution adopted by a majority of its Members, appoint other committees and designate a chairman for each committee to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, and to have such delegable powers and duties as shall be confinded thereon by the Board of Directors. Each committee chairman may designate committee members with the consent of the Board of Directors.

Section 4.03 · Limitation of Authority
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no committee shall have authority with respect to (I) the submission of Members of any action requiring approval, (II) the filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in a committee, (III) the fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee, (IV) the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.

Section 4.04 · Nominating Committee
The President of the Corporation shall appoint a chairman and one member of a Nominating Committee which shall prepare a list of nominees to fill the positions of officers and board members for the following calendar year. The list shall be presented at the Annual Meeting and voted upon according to articles 1.12, 2.03, and 3.01. The chairman of the Nominating Committee will appoint two additional members of the Nominating Committee. No member of the Nominating Committee will be either a current officer of the Corporation, or a board member eligible for reelection according to article 2.03, but may be a former board member or officer, or a current member who is not eligible for reelection.

By-Laws
Article VI
Amendments

Section 6.01 · Nominating Committee
These By-Laws may be amended or repealed and new By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Directors.

Section 6.02 · Board of Governors (Article V)
By majority vote taken at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 15, 1983, Article V “Board of Governors” has been repealed and no replacement article has been recommended.

Section 6.03 · Endowment Gift Agreement in Memory of George A. Abood (Article VIII)
By majority vote taken at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 15, 1983, Article VIII “Endowment Gift Agreement in Memory of George A. Abood” is included in these By-Laws to represent the intention of the Northeastern Chemical Association, Inc. to perpetuate this fund.

By-Laws
Article VII
Miscellaneous

Section 7.01 · Anti-trust Compliance
The Corporation shall not participate in and shall discourage Members from discussing activities which could be construed as violating the antitrust laws. The activities could include competitors exchanging or discussing individual company or industry-wide price levels, price changes, marketing practices, production figures, inventories, cost data, geographic practices, and other types of proprietary information: competitors dividing product or geographical markets; or anyone agreeing with another to refuse to do business with someone.

Section 7.02 · Seal
The Corporation shall have a corporate seal which shall contain the name of the Corporation and the state and year of its incorporation, and be in other respects in such form as the Board of Directors shall approve.

Section 7.03 · First Fiscal
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January and shall end on the last day of December.

Section 7.04 · Waiver or Notice
Notwithstanding any provisions of these By-Laws with respect to notice, no notice of any Meeting of Members or the Board of Directors or any Committee thereof need be given to any person who submits a signed waiver of notice of such Meeting before or after the Meeting. The attendance of any Member at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.

Section 7.05 · Indemnification
The Corporation shall indemnify each Director, Governor and Officer against all judgements, fines, settlement payments and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, paid or incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding civil or criminal, to which he may be made a party or with which he may be threatened by reason of his being or having been a Director, Governor or Officer of the Corporation, or, at its request, a Director, Governor or Officer of any other corporation, from which he is not entitled to be indemnified, or by reason of any action or omission by him in such capacity, whether or not he continues to be a Director, Governor or Officer at the time of incurring such expenses or at the time the indemnification is made. No indemnification shall be made hereunder with respect to (a) paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action with or without court approval, or (b) payments and expenses incurred in relation to matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding not to have acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the Corporation, or (c) payment and expenses incurred in relation to matters which shall have been the subject of any action, suit or proceeding disposed of otherwise that by adjudication on the merits where he is determined not to have acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the Corporation. Any such determination shall be made by majority vote of the disinterested Directors or, if they do not constitute a quorum, by the Board of Directors upon the written opinion of reputable legal counsel selected by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which any Director, Governor or Officer may otherwise be entitled and shall inure to the benefit of the executor or administrator of the estate of such Director, Governor or Officer.