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delete therefrom the word "The" or the name of the county
or city in which the corporation was formed, may be approved
by vote of a majority of the entire board of directors without
the necessity of any meeting or vote of stockholders.

(c) Except as provided in sub-section (b) hereof, amend-
ments to the charter of a corporation having capital stock
shall be made in the following manner, if there are shares en-
titled to vote on such amendments either outstanding or sub-
scribed for:

(1) The board of directors shall adopt a resolution declar-
ing that the proposed amendment as set forth in the resolu-
tion is advisable and directing that it be submitted for action
thereon at either an annual or a special meeting of stock-
holders.

(2) Notice setting forth the proposed amendment or a sum-
mary of the changes to be effected thereby and stating that a
purpose of the meeting will be to take action thereon, shall be
given, as required by this Article, to all stockholders entitled
to vote thereon. Like notice shall be given to all stockholders
not entitled to vote thereon, whose contract rights as ex-
pressly set forth in the charter would be altered by the
amendment.

(3) The proposed amendment shall be approved by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be
cast thereon, or if two or more classes are entitled to vote
separately thereon, by two-thirds of each class.

(d) Whenever the directors or stockholders approve an
amendment to the charter in accordance with the provisions
of this section, articles of amendment shall be filed with the
Commission.

(e) Any number of amendments, or a complete restatement
of the charter, including all previous amendments still in effect
as well as any new amendments, may be submitted to the
stockholders OR DIRECTORS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, and
voted upon by them, at one meeting, and any such amend-
ment shall become a part of the charter or the complete restate-
ment shall constitute the entire charter of the corporation
and supersede all prior charter papers, upon acceptance for
record of the articles of amendment therefor by the Com-
mission and payment of the fees and bonus tax, if any, pro-
vided by law.

(f) At any time within three years after June 1, 1951, the
board of directors of any corporation of this State may, and
upon request of any stockholder shall, file with the Commis-