ARTICLE XII: COMMISSIONS OR ADVISORY BODIES

Commissions or advisory bodies not having nor exercising the authority of the Board of Directors in the Association may be designated or created by the Board of Directors and shall consist of such persons as the Board of Directors designates.

ARTICLE XIII: BONDING

At the direction of the Board of Directors, any officer or employee of the Association shall furnish at the expense of the Association a fidelity bond, in such a sum as the Board shall prescribe.

ARTICLE XIV: BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Association shall keep correct and complete books of account and records and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, Board of Directors, and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors, and shall keep at the registered or principal office a record giving the names and addresses of the members entitled to vote. All books and records of the Association may be inspected by any member, or any member's agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.

ARTICLE XV: FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December.

ARTICLE XVI: SEAL

The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Association and the words Corporate Seal, Illinois. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any manner reproduced, provided that the affixing of the corporate seal to an instrument shall not give the instrument additional force or effect, or change the construction thereof, and the use of the corporate seal is not mandatory.

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