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updates reference to noisbridge's bylaws ('articles of incorporation' > 'Bylaws')
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This has been copied mostly from noisebridge's articles of incorporation, in part from sudo room articles of association and in part from counter culture lab's articles of incorporation. The California Code for corporations (referred to throughout this document) is available [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=corp here].
This has been copied mostly from noisebridge's bylaws, in part from sudo room articles of association and in part from counter culture lab's articles of incorporation. The California Code for corporations (referred to throughout this document) is available [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=corp here].


BYLAWS OF SUDO ROOM
BYLAWS OF SUDO ROOM
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= Inspiration =
= Inspiration =


*[https://www.noisebridge.net/images/4/4a/Noisebridge_bylaws_020090206.pdf Noisebridge's articles of incorporation]
*[https://www.noisebridge.net/images/4/4a/Noisebridge_bylaws_020090206.pdf Noisebridge's Bylaws]
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgmxLhml0mWdItLkjkTr8VP0tGhPfxWbSIfmblSYVCo/edit#heading=h.wxoqd3ooeghl Counter Culture Lab's articles of incorporation]
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgmxLhml0mWdItLkjkTr8VP0tGhPfxWbSIfmblSYVCo/edit#heading=h.wxoqd3ooeghl Counter Culture Lab's articles of incorporation]
*[[Articles_of_Association|sudo room's articles of association]]
*[[Articles_of_Association|sudo room's articles of association]]
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==3.1. Purpose==
==3.1. Purpose==
The purpose of this corporation is to promote and encourage technical, scientific, and artistic skills through individual projects, social collaboration, and education. Also in the context of these purposes, the corporation shall engage in scientific, charitable and educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to:
The purpose of this corporation is to promote and encourage scientific, technical, engineering and artistic skills through individual projects, social collaboration, and education. Also in the context of these purposes, the corporation shall engage in scientific, charitable and educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to:
:(a). Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space.
:(a). Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space.
:(b). Provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of technology, science, and art.
:(b). Provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of science, technology, engineering, and art.
:(c). Provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art, science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, science and technology.
:(c). Provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to engineering, art, science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, engineering, science and technology.
:(d). To create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of the community in the Oakland area and the world.
:(d). To create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of the community in the Oakland area and the world.
:(e). To develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of society.
:(e). To develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of society.
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:::(2) any holder of more than 10 percent of the voting power of the corporation, its parent, or its subsidiary. The statement shall include a brief description of the transaction, the names of interested persons involved, their relationship to the corporation, the nature of their interest in the transaction and, if practicable, the amount of that interest, provided that if the transaction was with a partnership in which the interested person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated.
:::(2) any holder of more than 10 percent of the voting power of the corporation, its parent, or its subsidiary. The statement shall include a brief description of the transaction, the names of interested persons involved, their relationship to the corporation, the nature of their interest in the transaction and, if practicable, the amount of that interest, provided that if the transaction was with a partnership in which the interested person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated.
:(b) Any indemnifications or advances aggregating more than $10,000 paid during the fiscal year to any officer or director of the corporation under Article 11 of these bylaws, unless that indemnification has already been approved by the members under Corporations Code section 5238(e)(2).
:(b) Any indemnifications or advances aggregating more than $10,000 paid during the fiscal year to any officer or director of the corporation under Article 11 of these bylaws, unless that indemnification has already been approved by the members under Corporations Code section 5238(e)(2).
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