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BYLAWS <br />ARTICLE.9 <br />NAME <br />The name of the corporation shall be CABARRUS COUNTY TOURISM AUTHORITY <br />(hereinafter "Authority"). <br />ARTICLE 2:: <br />PURPOSE <br />Pursuant to Chapter 658 of the 1989 Sessioh Laws of the. North Carolina General <br />Assembly, as amended (hereinafter "Enabling Legislation"), the Aiithor(ty has the responsibility to <br />"develop or promote tourism, tourist-related support services and facilities, tourist-related events, <br />tourist related activities, or tourist attractions". Upon the request of the Commissioners of <br />Cabarrus County, this nonprofit corporation 'was formed to serve as the Authority, and this <br />incorporated Authority shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in the Enabling Legislation <br />and the general powers enumerated in Chapter 55A of the North Carolina General Statutes as now <br />in effect or as may hereafter be amended. <br />ARTICLE 3 <br />OFFICES <br />The initial registered office and principal office address of the Authority shall be 3003 Dale <br />Earnhardt Boulevard, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, NC 28083. <br />ARTICLE 4, <br />AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Section 4.1 General '.Powers. The business of the Authority shall be directed by the <br />members of the Authority Board of Directors (hereinafter"Authority Board" or "Board") as appointed <br />by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners pursuant to the Enabling Legislation. The initial <br />Authority Board shall be composed of the board members of the Cabarrus County Tourism <br />Authority prior to the incorporation of the Authority as a.nonprofit corporation. The Authority Board <br />shall have, and may exercise, any and all powers provided In the Articles of Incorporation; or the <br />North Carolina Non-Profit Corporation Act, and the powers and duties' set forth in the Enabling <br />Legislation. <br />Section 4.2 General Standards.for Authority Board Members. Pursuant to the North <br />Carol(na Nonprofit Corporation Act, members of the Authority Board shall discharge their duties, <br />Including duties as members of committees, in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent <br />person in a like position would exercise under similar circumsfances,'and in a manner they <br />reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Authority. <br />Section 4.3' Composition; Appointment; Term. Pursuant to the provisions of the <br />Enabling Legislation the Authority Board shall consist of nine (9),members appointed by the <br />Commissioners of Cabarrus County for three years terms, as follows: <br />3 <br />~' <br />