EX-3.3 4 ex33.htm BYLAWS

Exhibit 3.3


BYLAWS


OF


AMERICAN RESTAURANTS

CONCEPTS, INC.


ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICE

The office and principle place of business of American Restaurants Concepts, Inc. ("Corporation”) shall be located at 12763 Clear Springs Dr., Jacksonvi1le, FL 32225.

ARTICLE II

This corporation is a Closely Held Corporation and shall be governed by Fla. St. 607.0732.  The corporation shall be governed by its Shareholders and shall act in the place of the Board of Directors until such time that, upon majority vote of the Shareholder, the Shareholders may elect to initiate a Board of Directors.

SHAREHOLDERS

1.  Annual Meeting

A meeting shareholders shall be held annually for the transaction of business on such date in each year as may be determined by the Shareholders, but in no event later than 100 days after the anniversary of the date of incorporation of the Corporation.

2.  Special Meetings

Special meetings of the Shareholders may be requested by the President, or any Shareholder.

3.  Place of Meetings

Shareholders meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal place of business unless otherwise stated in the notice.

4.  Notice of Meetings


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Written notice of all Shareholder meetings shall be provided under this section or as otherwise required by law. The Notice shall state the place, date, and hour of meeting, and if for a special meeting, the purpose of the meeting. Such notice shall be mailed to all Shareholders of record at the address shown on the corporate books, at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Such notice shall be deemed effective when deposited in ordinary U.S. mail, properly addressed, with postage prepaid.

5.  Waiver of Notice

Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder 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 or her.

6.  List of Shareholders at Meetings

A list of the shareholders as of the record date, certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or by a transfer agent, shall be produced at any meeting of the shareholders upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder. If the right to vote at any meeting is challenged, the inspectors of election, or the person presiding thereat, shall require such list of the shareholders to be produced as evidence of the right of the persons challenged to vote at such meeting, and all persons who appear from such list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.

7.  Qualification of Voters

Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, every shareholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of the shareholders to one vote for every share standing in its name on the record of the shareholders.

No shareholder shall sell his vote, or issue a proxy to vote, to any person for any sum of money or anything of value except as permitted by law.

8.  Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting

Any action required by law, these bylaws or the articles of incorporation of this corporation to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such shareholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote were present and voted. If any class of shares is entitled to vote as a class, written consent sha1l be required of the holders of a majority of the shares of each class of shares entitled to vote a class and of the total shares entitled to vote.

Within 10 days after obtaining authorization by written consent, notice shall be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing.  The notice shall fairly summarize the material features of the authorized action and, if the action be a merger, consolidation or sale or exchange of assets for which dissenters’ rights are provided under this act, the notice shall contain a clear statement of the right of dissenting shareholders to be paid fair value of their shares upon compliance with further provisions of this act regarding the rights of dissenting shareholders.

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9.  Quorum of Shareholders

The holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting of the shareholders shall constitute a quorum at such meeting for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.  

When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.

The shareholders who are present in person or by proxy and who are entitled to vote may, by a majority of votes cast, adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.

10.  Proxies

Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders, or to express consent or dissent without a meeting, may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy.

Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or its attorney. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.  Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it, except as otherwise provided by law.

The authority of the holder of a proxy to act shall not be revoked by the incompetence or death of the shareholder who executed the proxy, unless before the authority is exercised written notice of an adjudication of such incompetence or of such death is received by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.

11. Vote or Consent Of Shareholders

Directors, except as otherwise required by law, shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election should such Directors be elected.

Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by law, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.

Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.  Written consent thus given by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote shall have the same effect as an unanimous vote of shareholders.

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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

1. Election of Officers

The Board of Directors, as soon as may be practicable after the annual election of directors, shall elect a President and a Secretary, and from time to time may elect or appoint such other officers as it may determine.  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.  The Board of Directors may also elect one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers.

2. Other Officers

The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.

3. Compensation

The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

4. Term of Office and Removal

Each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed, and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors electing or appointing an officer, his term of office shall extend to and expire at the meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of shareholders. Any officer may be removed by the Board with or without cause, at any time. Removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any, and the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

5. President

The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President shall also preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors.

The President shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.


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ARTICLE IV

OTHER MATTERS

1. Corporate Seal

The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal, alter such seal at pleasure, and authorize it to be used by causing it or a facsimile to be affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.

2.  Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve months ending December 31st, or such other period as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

3. Amendments

Bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by vote of the holders of the shares at the time entitled to vote in the election of any directors.  Bylaws may also be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, but any bylaws adopted by the Board may be amended or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as herein above provided.

If any bylaw regulating an impending election of directors is adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the next meeting of shareholders for the election of directors the bylaw so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the changes made.

Certification

I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Bylaws of the above-named corporation, duly adopted by the Shareholders on this 25 day of April, 2000.


/s/Michael Rosenberger,

President of the Corporation