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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.2

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                     BYLAWS

                                       OF

                      CONTINENTAL SOUTHERN RESOURCES, INC.

                              A Nevada Corporation

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  Stockholders

         Section 1. Annual Meeting. Annual meetings of the stockholders,
commencing with the year 2000, shall be held on the 13th day of January each
year if not a legal holiday and, if a legal holiday, then on the next secular
day following, or at such other time as may be set by the Board of Directors
from time to time, at which the stockholders shall elect by vote a Board of
Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the
meeting.

         Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for
any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the
Articles of Incorporation, may be called by the President or the Secretary by
resolution of the Board of Directors or at the request in writing of
stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the
corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such request shall
state the purpose of the proposed meeting.

         Section 3. Place of Meetings. All annual meetings of the stockholders
shall be held at the registered office of the corporation or at such other place
within or without the State of Nevada as the directors shall determine. Special
meetings of the stockholders may be held at such time and place within or
without the State of Nevada as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting, or
in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Business transacted at any special
meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

         Section 4. Quorum: Adjourned Meetings. The holders of a majority of the
stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the
stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by
statute or by the Articles of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not
be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders
entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have
the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At
such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally notified.

         Section 5. Voting. Each stockholder of record of the corporation
holding stock which is entitled to vote at this meeting shall be entitled at
each meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of stock standing in his
name on the books of the corporation. Upon the demand of

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any stockholder-, the vote for directors and the vote upon any question before
the meeting shall be by ballot.

         When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote of the
holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or
represented by proxy shall be sufficient to elect directors or to decide any
question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by
express provision of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation, a
different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and
control the decision of such question.

         Section 6. Proxies. At any meeting of the stockholders any stockholder
may be represented and vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in
writing. In the event that any such instrument in writing shall designate two or
more persons to act as proxies, a majority of such persons present at the
meeting, or, if only one shall be present, then that one shall have and may
exercise all of the powers conferred by such written instrument upon all of the
persons so designated unless the instrument shall otherwise provide. No proxy or
power of attorney to vote shall be used to vote at a meeting of the stockholders
unless it shall have been filed with the secretary of the meeting. All questions
regarding the qualification of voters, the validity of proxies and the
acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by the inspectors of election
who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, or if not so appointed, then
by the presiding officer of the meeting.

         Section 7. Action Without Meeting. Any action which may be taken by the
vote of the stockholders at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if
authorized by the written consent of stockholders holding at least a majority of
the voting power, unless the provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of
Incorporation require a greater proportion of voting power to authorize such
action in which case such greater proportion of written consents shall be
required.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                    Directors

         Section 1. Management of Corporation. The business of the corporation
shall be managed by its Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of
the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or
by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be
exercised or done by the stockholders.

         Section 2. Number, Tenure, and Qualifications. The number of directors
which shall constitute the whole board shall be at least one. The number of
directors may from time to time be increased or decreased to not less than one
nor more than fifteen as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors,
which resolution shall be deemed to be an amendment to these Bylaws. The
directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and except
as provided in Section 2 of this Article. each director elected shall hold
office until his successor is elected and qualified. Directors need not be
stockholders.

         Section 3. Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board of Directors including
those caused by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a
majority of the remaining directors,

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though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director so
elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at an annual or a
special meeting of the stockholders. The holders of two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote may at any time peremptorily
terminate the term of office of all or any of the directors by vote at a meeting
called for such purpose or by a written statement filed with the secretary or,
in his absence, with any other officer. Such removal shall be effective
immediately, even if successors are not elected simultaneously.

         A vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to
exist in case of the death, resignation or removal of any directors, or if the
authorized number of directors be increased, or if the stockholders fail at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders at which any director or directors are
elected to elect the full authorized number of directors to be voted for at that
meeting.

         If the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of a director
tendered to take effect at a future time, the Board or the stockholders shall
have power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation is to become
effective.

         No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the
effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of his term of office.

         Section 4. Annual and Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board
of Directors shall be held at any place within or without the State which has
been designated from time to time by resolution of the Board or by written
consent of all members of the Board. In the absence of such designation regular
meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation. Special
meetings of the Board may be held either at a place so designated or at the
registered office.

         Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without call or
notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be fixed and
determined by the Board of Directors.

         Section 5. First Meeting. The first meeting of each newly elected Board
of Directors shall be held immediately following the adjournment of the meeting
of stockholders and at the place thereof. No notice of such meeting shall be
necessary to the directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided
a quorum be present. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may
be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as
hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors.

         Section 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by the Chairman or the President or by any Vice-President or by
any two directors.

         Written notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be
delivered personally to each director, or sent to each director by mail or by
other form of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to him at his
address as it is shown upon the records or if such address is not readily
ascertainable, at the place in which the meetings of the directors are regularly
held. In case such notice is mailed or telegraphed, it shall be deposited in the
United States mail or delivered to the telegraph company at least three (3) days
prior to the time of the

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holding of the meeting. In case such notice is hand delivered as above provided,
it shall be so delivered at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of
the holding of the meeting. Such mailing, telegraphing or delivery as above
provided shall be due, legal and personal notice to such director.

         Section 7. Business of Meetings. The transactions of any meeting of the
Board of Directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as
valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a
quorum be present, and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the
directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to holding
such meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents
or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.

         Section 8. Quorum; Adjourned Meetings. A majority of the authorized
number of directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, except to adjourn as hereinafter provided. Every act or
decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly
held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of
Directors, unless a greater number be required by law or by the Articles of
Incorporation. Any action of a majority, although not at a regularly called
meeting, and the record thereof, if assented to in writing by all of the other
members of the Board shall be as valid and effective in all respects as if
passed by the Board in regular meeting.

         A quorum of the directors may adjourn any directors meeting to meet
again at a stated day and hour; provided, however, that in the absence of a
quorum, a majority of the directors present at any directors meeting, either
regular or special, may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the
next regular meeting of the Board.

         Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not
be given to the absent directors if the time and place be fixed at the meeting
adjourned.

         Section 9. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution
adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees of
the Board of Directors, each committee to consist of at least one or more of the
directors of the corporation which, to the extent provided in the resolution,
shall have and may exercise the power of the Board of Directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the corporation and may have power to
authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may
require it. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The members of any such
committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting may, whether
or not they constitute a quorum, unanimously appoint another member of the Board
of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified
member. At meetings of such committees, a majority of the members or alternate
members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act
of a majority of the members or alternate members at any meeting at which there
is a quorum shall be the act of the committee.

         The committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and
report the same to the Board of Directors.

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         Section 10. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to
be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting if a written consent thereto is signed by all
members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, and
such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or
committee.

         Section 11. Special Compensation. The directors may be paid their
expenses of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid
a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated
salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the
corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members
of special or standincommittees may be allowed like reimbursement and
compensation for attending committee meetings.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                     Notices

         Section 1. Notice of Meetings. Notices of meetings shall be in writing
and signed by the President or a Vice-President or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary or by such other person or persons as the directors shall designate.
Such notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called
and the time and the place, which may be within or without this State, where it
is to be held. A copy of such notice shall be either delivered personally to or
shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote
at such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before such
meeting. If mailed, it shall be directed to a stockholder at his address as it
appears upon the records of the corporation and upon such mailing of any such
notice, the service thereof shall be complete and the time of the notice shall
begin to run from the date upon which such notice is deposited in the mail for
transmission to such stockholder. Personal delivery of any such notice to any
officer of a corporation or association, or to any member of a partnership shall
constitute delivery of such notice to such corporation, association or
partnership. In the event of the transfer of stock after delivery of such notice
of and prior to the holding of the meeting it shall not be necessary to deliver
or mail notice of the meeting to the transferee.

         Section 2. Effect of Irregularly Called Meetings. Whenever all parties
entitled to vote at any meeting, whether of directors or stockholders, consent,
either by a writing on the records of the meeting or filed with the secretary,
or by presence at such meeting and oral consent entered on the minutes, or by
taking part in the deliberations at such meeting without objection, the doings
of such meeting shall be as valid as if had at a meeting regularly called and
noticed, and at such meeting any business may be transacted which is not
excepted from the written consent or to the consideration of which no objection
for want of notice is made at the time, and if any meeting be irregular for want
of notice or of such consent, provided a quorum was present at such meeting, the
proceedings of said meeting may be ratified and approved and rendered likewise
valid and the irregularity or defect therein waived by a writing signed by all
parties having the right to vote at such meeting; and such consent or approval
of stockholders may be by proxy or attorney, but all such proxies and powers of
attorney must be in writing.

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         Section 3. Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatever is required
to be given under the provisions of the statutes, of the Articles of
Incorporation or of these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the
person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time
stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                    Officers

         Section 1. Election. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by
the Board of Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer,
none of whom need be directors. Any person may hold two or more offices. The
Board of Directors may appoint a Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairman of the
Board, one or more vice presidents, assistant treasurers and assistant
secretaries.

         Section 2. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall
preside at meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, and shall
see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into
effect.

         Section 3. Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Vice-Chairman shall, in the
absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board and shall perform such other
duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

         Section 4. President. The President shall be the chief executive
officer of the corporation and shall have active management of the business of
the corporation. He shall execute on behalf of the corporation all instruments
requiring such execution except to the extent the signing and execution thereof
shall be expressly designated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or
agent of the corporation. In the absence of the President the Vice President
will assume all of the President's responsibilities.

         Section 5. Vice-President. The Vice-President shall act under the
direction of the President and in the absence or disability of the President
shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. They shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the President or the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. The Board of Directors may
designate one or more Executive Vice-Presidents or may otherwise specify the
order of seniority of the Vice-Presidents. The duties and powers of the
President shall descend to the Vice Presidents in such specified order of
seniority.

         Section 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall act under the direction of
the President. Subject to the direction of the President he shall attend all
meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and
record the proceedings. He shall perform like duties for the standing committees
when required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of
the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the President or the Board of
Directors. In the absence of the Secretary the Vice President will assume all of
the Secretary's responsibilities.

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         Section 7. Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretaries shall act
under the direction of the President. In order of their seniority, unless
otherwise determined by the President or the Board of Directors, they shall, in
the absence or disability of the Secretary, Perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Secretary. They shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time
prescribe.

         Section 8. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall act under the direction of
the President. Subject to the direction of the President he shall have custody
of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts
of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall
deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of
the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by
the President or the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such
disbursements, and shall render to the President and the Board of Directors, at
its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of
all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the
corporation. In the absence of the Treasurer the Vice President will assume all
of the Treasurer's responsibilities.

         If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the corporation a
bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to
the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office
and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of his death, resignation,
retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and
other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging
to the corporation.

         Section 9. Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Treasurers in the order
of their seniority. unless otherwise determined by the President or the Board of
Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer. They shall perform such other
duties and have such other powers as the President or the Board of Directors may
from time to time prescribe.

         Section 10. Compensation. The salaries and compensation of all officers
of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

         Section 11. Removal; Resignation. The officers of the corporation shall
hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Any officer elected or
appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of
Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation by death,
resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                  Capital Stock

         Section 1. Certificates. Every stockholder shall be entitled to have a
certificate signed by the President or a Vice-President and the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the corporation. If
the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or
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than one series of any class, the designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of the various classes of stock
or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
rights, shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the
certificate, which the corporation shall issue to represent such stock.

         If a certificate is signed (1) by a transfer agent other than the
corporation or its employees or (2) by a registrar other than the corporation or
its employees, the signatures of the officers of the corporation may be
facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been placed upon a certificate shall cease to be such officer before such
certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued with the same effect as
though the person had not ceased to be such officer. The seal of the
corporation, or a facsimile thereof, may, but need not be, affixed to
certificates of stock.

         Section 2. Surrendered; Lost or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of
Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of
any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to
have been lost or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When
authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates. the Board of
Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed certificate or
certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner
as it shall require and/or give the corporation a bond in such sum as it may
direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation
with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.

         Section 3. Replacement Certificates. Upon surrender to the corporation
or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly
endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation, if it is
satisfied that all provisions of the laws and regulations applicable to the
corporation regarding transfer and ownership of shares have been complied with,
to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old
certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

         Section 4. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a
date not exceeding sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the
date of any meeting of stockholders, or the date for the payment of any
distribution, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any
change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, or a
date in connection with obtaining the consent of stockholders for any purpose,
as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at any such meeting, and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to
receive payment of any such distribution, or to give such consent, and in such
case, such stockholders, and only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of
record on the date so fixed, shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such
meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such distribution,
or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, or to give
such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on
the books of the corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.

         Section 5. Registered Owner. The corporation shall be entitled to
recognize the person registered on its books as the owner of shares to be the
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including voting and distribution, and the corporation shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on
the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other
notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Nevada.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                               General Provisions

         Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of this corporation
shall be in the State of Nevada.

         The corporation may also have offices at such other places both within
and without the State of Nevada as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine or the business of the corporation may require.

         Section 2. Distributions. Distributions upon the capital stock of the
corporation, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, if any,
may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting,
pursuant to law. Distributions may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of
the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.

         Section 3. Reserves. Before payment of any distribution, there may be
set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for distributions such
sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion,
think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing
distributions or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation or
for such other purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of
the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the
manner in which it was created.

         Section 4. Checks. Notes. All checks or demands for money and notes of
the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person
or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

         Section 5. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be
fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

         Section 6. Corporate Seal. The corporation may or may not have a
corporate seal, as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the
Board of Directors. If a corporate seal is adopted, it shall have inscribed
thereon the name of the corporation and the words "Corporate Seal" and "Nevada".
The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or
affixed or in any manner reproduced.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                                 Indemnification

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         Section 1. Indemnification of Officers and Directors, Employees and
Other Persons. Every person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or a
person of whom he is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of
the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation or for
its benefit as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its
representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall
be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under
the general corporation law of the State of Nevada from time to time against all
expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him
in connection therewith. The expenses of officers and directors incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the
corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. Such right of indemnification shall be a contract right which may
be enforced in any manner desired by such person. Such right of indemnification
shall not be exclusive of any other right which such directors, officers or
representatives may have or hereafter acquire and, without limiting the
generality of such statement, they shall be entitled to their respective rights
of indemnification under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, provision
of law or otherwise, as well as their rights under this Article.

         Section 2. Insurance. The Board of Directors may cause the corporation
to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its
representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred in any such
capacity or arising out of such status, whether or not the corporation would
have the power to indemnify such person.

         Section 3. Further Bylaws. The Board of Directors may from time to time
adopt further Bylaws with respect to indemnification and may amend these and
such Bylaws to provide at all times the fullest indemnification permitted by the
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   Amendments

         Section 1. Amendments by Stockholders. The Bylaws may be amended by a
majority vote of all the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote for
the election of directors of the stockholders, provided notice of intention to
amend shall have been contained in the notice of the meeting.

         Section 2. Amendments by Board of Directors. The Board of Directors by
a majority vote of the whole Board at any meeting may amend these Bylaws,
including Bylaws adopted by the stockholders, but the stockholders may from time
to time specify particular provisions of the Bylaws which shall not be amended
by the Board of Directors.

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