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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.4


                          FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

                                     BY-LAWS

                                       OF

                       FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.

                                    ARTICLE I

                            Meetings of Shareholders

      Section 1.      Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders shall
be held on such date and at such time as may from time to time be designated by
the Board of Directors and specified in the notice of meeting.

      Section 2.      Special Meetings. Special Meetings of the shareholders for
any purpose or purposes may be called by the President or by order of the Board
of Directors. Further, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to call such a
meeting upon a request in writing therefor stating the purpose or purposes
thereof delivered to the Secretary signed by the holders of record of not less
than 25% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote for the
election of directors.

      Section 3.      Place of Meeting. Meetings of the shareholders may be held
at the Corporation's office in the State of New York as the Board of Directors
from time to time may determine, or at such other place, either within or
without the State of New York, as may from time to time be designated by the
Board of Directors and specified in the notice of meeting.

      Section 4.      Notice of Shareholders' Meeting. Notice of the annual and
of any special meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder of
record entitled to vote there at least 10 and not more than 60 days before the
meeting by personally




delivering to such shareholder or by depositing in the United States mails,
addressed to the address of such shareholder as it appears on the records of the
Corporation, a written or printed notice, issued by the President or a
Vice-President or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, stating the place,
day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose
or purposes for which the meeting is called, and any such notice shall be deemed
given when personally delivered or deposited postage prepaid in the United
States mail. Any shareholder or his attorney thereunto authorized, may waive
notice of any meeting either before, at or after the meeting.

      Section 5.      Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, at all
meetings of shareholders the holders of record of a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat, present in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
In the absence of a quorum, a majority in interest of those present or
represented may adjourn the meeting by resolution to a date fixed therein, and
no further notice thereof shall be required, except as may be required by the
provisions of Section 605(b) of the Business Corporation Law of New York. At any
such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be
transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called,
but only those shareholders who would have been entitled to vote at the meeting
as originally called shall be entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting.

      Section 6.      Voting; Written Consent. At each meeting of the
shareholders, unless otherwise provided in the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended from time to time, every shareholder holding one or
more shares of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat shall be
entitled to one vote for each such share


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registered in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record date
therefor. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast; all other
questions shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast, except as otherwise
provided by law. The shareholders entitled to vote may take any action that they
might have taken at a meeting of shareholders on written consent executed by all
of such shareholders.

      Section 7.      Proxies. Every shareholder entitled to vote at any meeting
of shareholders may vote by proxy. Every proxy must be executed in writing by
the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney. No proxy shall be voted
after the expiration of eleven months from the date of its execution unless the
shareholder executing it shall have specified a longer duration. Every proxy
shall be revocable at the pleasure of the person executing it or of his personal
representatives or assigns except as otherwise provided by law.

      Section 8.      Inspectors of Election. An inspector of elections (or at
the election of the Board, two inspectors of elections), who shall act as such
at elections of directors, shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors. If the Board fails to elect any inspector or
inspectors or if one or both of such inspectors fail to appear at any meeting
for the election of directors, the Chairman of the meeting may, or at the
request of one or more shareholders, shall, appoint an inspector or inspectors
or a substitute inspector or inspectors. Each inspector shall be entitled to a
reasonable compensation for his services, to be paid by the Corporation. The
inspectors, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn
faithfully to execute the duties of inspectors at such meeting with strict
impartiality, and according to the best of their ability, and the oath so taken
shall be subscribed to them.


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                                   ARTICLE II

                               Board of Directors

      Section 1.      General Powers. The property, affairs and business of the
Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors.

      Section 2.      Number. The number of directors shall be fixed from time
to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

      Section 3.      Term of Office and Qualifications. Directors need not be
shareholders. Directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual
election of directors and shall hold office until their successors have been
elected and shall have qualified.

      Section 4.      Chairman of the Board. Subject to Section 9(b) of this
Article II, the Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board from among
its members to serve at its pleasure, who shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors and shall have such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

      Section 5.      Vacancies. Subject to Section 9(b) of this Article II,
newly elected directorships resulting from an increase in the number of
directors and vacancies occurring in the Board for any reason, except the
removal of directors without cause, may be filled by vote of a majority of the
directors then in office, although less than a quorum exists.

      Section 6.      Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors shall hold its
meetings at such places within or without the State of New York as it may
decide.

      Section 7.      Regular Meetings; Notice. The Board of Directors by
resolution may establish regular periodic meetings and notice of such meetings
need not be given,


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provided that a copy of the resolution establishing such regular meetings shall
be properly mailed to each newly elected director at his residence or usual
place of business.

      Section 8.      Special Meetings. Special Meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be called by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary whenever
ordered by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the Chairman or the
President or any two (other) directors. Notice of each special meeting shall be
mailed to each director, addressed to his residence or usual place of business,
at least four days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall
be sent to such address by nationally recognized overnight courier requesting
overnight delivery, not later than two days before the day on which the meeting
is to be held, or shall be transmitted by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic
means not later than 24 hours before the time the meeting is to be held. Notice
of any special meeting may be waived in writing by any director before, at or
after the meeting and shall be deemed waived if the director attends the meeting
without protesting prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to
him. Telephonic meetings of the Board of Directors may be ordered upon two hours
notice and shall be deemed to be a bona fide meeting as long as notice is given
to all Directors and a quorum attended by telephone.

      Section 9.      Quorum and Manner of Acting. (a) A majority of the members
of the Board of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, and,
except as herein otherwise provided, the act of a majority of those present at
the meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of
Directors. In the absence of a quorum of the Board of Directors, a majority of
the members present may adjourn the meeting from


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time to time until a quorum be had. Notice of the time and place of such
adjourned meeting shall be given to all the directors. Any action required or
permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting
if each member of the Board of Directors shall consent thereto in writing. Any
one or more members of the Board of Directors or any Committee thereof may
participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or 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.

            (b)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these
                  By-laws, including without limitation, Section 9(a) of this
                  Article II, during the 18-month period commencing on [     ],
                  2007, except as specifically provided below, the following
                  actions may be taken only if authorized by 75% of all members
                  of the Board of Directors:

                  (i)     Appoint or remove the Chairman, Chief Executive
            Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating
            Officer;

                  (ii)    Appoint or remove any directors or members of a board
            committee or create any new board committee;

                  (iii)   Amend the Certificate of Incorporation or these
            By-laws or other organizational documents;

                  (iv)    Engage in any merger, consolidation, sale of a
            substantial amount of assets or similar transaction;


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                  (v)     Approve the annual business plans/annual budgets and
            any material modifications to such plans/budgets;

                  (vi)    Incur any term indebtedness for borrowed money where
            the amount of such indebtedness incurred exceeds $20.0 million in
            the aggregate, or make any material modifications to the terms of
            such indebtedness, or guarantee or otherwise provide any financial
            accommodation with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money of
            any other person;

                  (vii)   Create or issue any securities other than: (A) in
            connection with compensation arrangements approved by the
            Corporation's compensation committee; and (B) those contemplated by
            that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated
            December 18, 2006 by and among the Corporation and the other parties
            thereto;

                  (viii)  Modify, in any material manner, the capital structure
            of the Corporation;

                  (ix)    Redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire for
            value any equity interests of the Corporation or its subsidiaries;

                  (x)     Engage in, amend or terminate any transaction or
            series of related transactions with or for the benefit of any
            shareholder, director or officer;


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                  (xi)    Make any proposal to wind up, dissolve, liquidate or
            file for, or consent to, any bankruptcy or similar proceeding;

                  (xii)   Declare or pay any dividend or other distribution
            (whether in cash or property) to the stockholders of the Corporation
            (other than dividends payable solely in shares of the Corporation's
            Common Stock); or

                  (xiii)  Adopt any equity or other incentive plans for
            officers, directors and/or employees.

      Section 10.     Removal; Resignation. Any director or directors may be
removed, with or without cause, at any time by the vote of the shareholders
entitled to vote at a special meeting of shareholders called for such purpose.
Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation
to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary, and such resignation shall be
effective upon delivery of such notice or at such time as may be specified in
such notice

      Section 11.     Compensation. Directors shall receive such compensation
for their service on the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, together
with reimbursement for expenses, if any, as the Board of Directors may from time
to time determine. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any
director from serving in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.


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                                   ARTICLE III

                         Executive and Other Committees

      Section 1.      How Constituted and the Powers Thereof. Subject to Section
9(b) of Article II, the Board of Directors by the vote of a majority of the
entire Board, may designate three or more directors to constitute an Executive
Committee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Except as
otherwise provided by law, by these By-laws, or by resolution adopted by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, and excepting the powers enumerated in
Section 712(a) (1) - (5) of the Business Corporation Law of New York, the
Executive Committee shall possess and may exercise during the intervals between
the meetings of the directors, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in
the management of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation,
including, without limitation, the power to cause the seal of the Corporation to
be affixed to all papers that may require it.

      Section 2.      Organization, etc. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II,
the Executive Committee may choose its own Chairman and its Secretary and may
adopt rules for its procedure. The Committee shall keep a record of its acts and
proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

      Section 3.      Meetings. Meetings of the Executive Committee may be
called by the Chairman of the Committee, and shall be called by him at the
request of any member of the Committee; if there shall be no Chairman, meetings
may be called by any member of the Committee. Notice of each meeting of the
Committee shall be sent to each member of the Committee by mail at least two
days before the meeting is to be held, or if given by the Chairman, may be given
personally or by telegraph or telephone at least one day before the day on which
the meeting is to be held. Notice of any meeting may be


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waived before, at or after the meeting, and shall be deemed waived if the
director attends the meeting without protesting prior thereto or at its
commencement, the lack of notice to him.

      Section 4.      Quorum and Manner of Acting. A majority of the Executive
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act
of a majority of those present at the meeting at which a quorum is present shall
be the act of the Executive Committee.

      Section 5.      Removal. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II, any member
of the Executive Committee may be removed, with or without cause, at any time,
by the Board of Directors.

      Section 6.      Vacancies. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II, any
vacancy in the Executive Committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

      Section 7.      Other Committees. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II,
the Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire
Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist
of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Subject to Section 9(b) of
Article II, the Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as
alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any
meeting of the committee. Except to the extent restricted by statute or the
Certificate of Incorporation, each such committee, to the extent provided in the
resolution or resolutions creating such committee or modifying the scope, power
or authority of such committee, shall have and may exercise all the authority of
the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors and have such name as may be determined from time to time by
resolution


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adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of
its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                              Offices and Officers

      Section 1.      Offices. The office of the Corporation shall be in the
City of New York. The Corporation may have places of business within or without
the State of New York at such location or locations as the Board of Directors
may from time to time appoint, or the business of the Corporation may require.

      Section 2.      Officers. The Board of Directors may elect or appoint a
Chairman of the Board, Chairman Emeritus, President, one or more Vice
Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other officers as it may
determine. The same person may hold any two or more offices.

      Section 3.      Salaries. To the extent payable, the Board of Directors or
the Compensation Committee of the Board shall from time to time fix the salary
of the Chairman of the Board, Chairman Emeritus, President, as well as the
salaries of other officers of the Corporation.

      Section 4.      Election, Term of Office and Qualifications. All officers
of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed annually (unless otherwise
specified at the time of election) by the Board of Directors and each officer
shall hold office until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall have been duly
chosen and shall have qualified, or until he shall resign or shall have been
removed in the manner hereinafter provided.


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      Section 5.      Vacancies. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II, if any
vacancy shall occur in any office of the Corporation, such vacancy shall be
filled by the Board of Directors.

      Section 6.      Other Officers, Agents and Employees. Subject to Section
9(b) of Article II, the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such
other officers, agents and employees of the Corporation as may be deemed proper,
and may authorize any officer to appoint and remove agents and employees. The
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe the powers and duties of such
officers, agents and employees of the Corporation in the management of its
property, affairs and business.

      Section 7.      Removal. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II, any
officer of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board
of Directors.

      Section 8.      President. The President shall be the chief executive of
the Corporation and shall have general direction of its business, affairs and
property and over its several officers. He shall be entitled to preside at all
meetings of the shareholders in the absence of the Chairman of the Board or if
there is no Chairman of the Board. He shall see that all orders and resolutions
of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and he shall have the power
to execute, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, all authorized deeds,
mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments, except in cases in which the
signing and execution thereof shall have been expressly delegated to some other
officer or agent of the Corporation; and in general, he shall perform all duties
incident to the office of a president of a corporation, and such other duties as
from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. He shall be
ex officio a member of all committees. He shall from time to time report to the
Board of Directors, or to the


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Executive Committee or to such other committees as may be provided, all matters
within his knowledge which the interest of the Corporation may require to be
brought to their notice.

      Section 9.      Vice Presidents. The Vice President or Vice Presidents of
the Corporation, under the direction of the President, shall have such powers
and perform such duties as the Board of Directors or President may from time to
time prescribe, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed in
these By-laws. In case of the absence or inability of the President to act, then
the Vice-Presidents, in the order designated therefor by the Board of Directors,
shall have the powers and discharge the duties of the President.

      Section 10.     Treasurer. The Treasurer, under the direction of the
President, shall have charge of the funds, securities, receipts and
disbursements of the Corporation. He shall deposit all moneys and other valuable
effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or trust
companies or with such other depositories as the Board of Directors may from
time to time designate. He shall supervise and have charge of keeping correct
books of account of all the Corporation's business and transactions. If required
by the Board of Directors, he shall give a bond in such sum as the Board of
Directors may designate, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties
of his office and the restoration to the Corporation, at the expiration of his
term of office, or upon his death, resignation or removal from office, of all
books, papers, vouchers, money or other property of whatever kind in his
possession belonging to the Corporation. He shall also have such other powers
and perform such other duties as pertain to his office, or as the Board of
Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe. In the


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absence of a specific election or appointment of a Treasurer, the Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation shall be deemed to be the Treasurer.

      Section 11.     Assistant Treasurers. In the absence of or disability of
the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers, in the order designated by the Board of
Directors, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer, and, when so acting, shall
have all the powers of, and be subject to all restrictions upon, the Treasurer.
They shall also perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned
to them by the Board of Directors or the President.

      Section 12.     Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the
shareholders of the Corporation and of its Board of Directors and shall keep the
minutes of all such meetings in a book or books kept by him for that purpose. He
shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation, and, when authorized by
the Board of Directors, he shall affix such seal to any instrument requiring it.
In the absence of a Transfer Agent or a Registrar, the Secretary shall have
charge of the stock certificate books and of such other books and papers as the
Board of Directors may direct. He shall also have such other powers and perform
such other duties as pertain to his office, or as the Board of Directors or the
President may from time to time prescribe.

      Section 13.     Assistant Secretaries. In the absence or disability of the
Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, in the order designated by the Board of
Directors, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and, when so acting, shall
have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the
Secretary. They shall also perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to them by the Board of Directors or the President.


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                                    ARTICLE V

                              Drafts, Checks, Etc.

      All checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed
by such officer or officers, agent or agents, or person or persons to whom the
Board of Directors shall have delegated the power, but under such conditions and
restrictions as in said resolutions may be imposed. The signature of any officer
upon any of the foregoing instruments may be a facsimile whenever authorized by
the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                            Shares and Their Transfer

      Section 1.      Issue of Certificates of Stock. The shares of the
Corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated.
Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is
consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every
holder of stock represented by certificate in the Corporation shall be entitled
to have a certificate, which shall be under the seal of the Corporation (which
seal may be a facsimile, engraved or printed), specifying the number of shares
owned by him, and shall be signed by the President or a Vice President, or by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and by the Secretary or an Assistant
Treasurer of the Corporation. Said signatures may, wherever permitted by law, be
facsimile, engraved or printed. In case any officer or officers who shall have
signed, or whose facsimile signatures shall have been used on any such
certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the
Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such
certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by the


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Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued and
delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or
certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been used
thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation.

      Section 2.      Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors
shall have power to appoint a Transfer Agent and/or Registrar of its stock; to
prescribe their respective duties; and to require the countersignature of such
Transfer Agent and/or Registrar upon stock certificates. The duties of the
Transfer Agent and Registrar may be combined.

      Section 3.      Transfer of Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be
transferable only upon its books and by the holders thereof in person or by
their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, and, in the case of
stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed
certificate or certificates for a like number of shares to the Corporation by
the delivery thereof to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books and
ledgers or to such other person as the Board of Directors may designate for such
purpose.

      Section 4.      Addresses of Shareholders. Every shareholder shall furnish
the Transfer Agent, or in the absence of a Transfer Agent, the Registrar, or in
the absence of a Transfer Agent and a Registrar, the Secretary, with an address
at or to which notices of meetings and all other notices may be served upon or
mailed to him, and in default thereof, notices may be addressed to him at the
office of the Corporation.

      Section 5.      Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a date not
exceeding 60 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of any meetings of
shareholders or


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prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be
effectively expressed for any purpose without a meeting as the time as of which
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or whose consent
or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be,
shall be determined, and all persons who were then holders of record of such
shares and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting
or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be.

      The Board of Directors shall also have power to fix a date not exceeding
60 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for the payment of any
dividend or the making of any distribution or for the allotment of any evidence
of right or interest, or for any other purpose, as a record time for the
determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend,
distribution, right or interest, or to participate in any such other action, and
in such case only shareholders of record at the time so fixed shall be entitled
to receive such dividend, distribution, right or interest or to participate in
such other action.

      Section 6.      Lost and Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors
may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in the place
of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued and alleged to have been
lost or destroyed; but the Board of Directors when authorizing such issue of a
new certificate or certificates, may in its discretion require the owner of the
shares represented by the certificate so lost or destroyed or his legal
representative to furnish proof by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of
the Board of Directors of the ownership of the shares represented by such
certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed and the facts which tend to
prove its loss or destruction. The Board of Directors may also require such
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deliver to the Corporation a bond, with or without sureties, in such sum as the
Board of Directors may direct, indemnifying the Corporation, its Transfer Agents
and Registrars, if any, against any claim that may be made against them, or any
of them, by reason of the issue of such certificate. The Board of Directors,
however, may in its discretion refuse to issue any such new certificate, except
pursuant to court order.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                    Dividends

      Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and to the
applicable Sections of the Business Corporation Law of New York, dividends on
the outstanding shares of the Corporation may be declared out of the surplus
available therefor in such amounts and at such time or times as the Board of
Directors may determine.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                      Seal

      The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall
contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its creation and the words
"Corporate Seal New York", or words of similar import. Said seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any manner
reproduced.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                  Miscellaneous

      Section 1.      Examination of Books and Records. The Board of Directors
may determine from time to time whether, and to what extent, and at what times
and places and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts and books of
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any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the shareholders, and no
shareholder shall have any right to inspect any account or book or document of
the Corporation, except as provided by the statutes of the State of New York or
authorized by the Board of Directors.

      Section 2.      Voting of Stock in Other Corporations. Any shares in any
other corporations, which may from time to time be held by the Corporation, may
be represented and voted at any of the shareholders' meetings thereof by the
President or one of the Vice Presidents of the Corporation, or by proxy or
proxies appointed by the President or one of the Vice Presidents of the
Corporation. The Board of Directors, however, may by resolution appoint any
other person or persons to vote such shares, in which case such other person or
persons shall be entitled to vote such shares upon the production of a certified
copy of such resolution.

      Section 3.      Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end
on July 31st of each year.

                                    ARTICLE X

                                   Amendments

      Section 1.      By Shareholders. These By-laws may be amended, altered or
repealed, by the affirmative vote of the shareholders entitled to vote for the
election of directors at any annual or special meeting of shareholders, provided
that notice of the proposed amendment, alteration or repeal shall have been
included in the notice of the meeting. In addition such amending, altering or
repealing of the By-Laws may be accomplished by a written consent signed by all
of the shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of
directors.


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      Section 2.      By Directors. Subject to Section 9(b) of Article II, the
Board of Directors shall have the power to alter, amend or repeal these By-Laws,
except that the Board of Directors shall have no power to alter, amend or repeal
a By-Law adopted by the shareholders subsequent to the original adoption of
these By-Laws by the shareholders.


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