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                                                                   EXHIBIT 3(ii)


                           SHELBY WILLIAMS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                    B Y - L A W S

                           (AS IN EFFECT JANUARY 17, 1996)




                                      ARTICLE I

                                       OFFICES

     Section 1.  The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

     Section 2.  The corporation may also have offices at such other places both
within and without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time
to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.


                                      ARTICLE II

                               MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     Section 1.  All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors
shall be held in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, at such place as may be
fixed from time to time by the board of directors, or at such other place either
within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time
by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.  Meetings of
stockholders for any other purpose may be held at such time and place, within or
without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

     Section 2.  Annual meetings of stockholders, commencing within the year
1984, shall be held on the first Tuesday in May if not a legal holiday, and if a
legal holiday, then on the next secular day following, at 10:00 A.M., or at such
other date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of
directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect by
a plurality vote a board of directors, and transact such other business as may
properly be brought before the meeting.


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     Section 3.  Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date
and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at
such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the
meeting.

     Section 4.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the
corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of
stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each
stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.
Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose
germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least
ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the
meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the
meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting
during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is
present.

     Section 5.  Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or
purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of
incorporation, may be called by the president and shall be called by the
president or secretary at the request in writing of a majority 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 or purposes of the
proposed meeting.

     Section 6.  Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and
hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called,
shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the
meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

     Section 7.  Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders
shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

     Section 8.  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 certificate of
incorporation.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at
any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders


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entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have
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.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if
after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting.

     Section 9.  When a quorum is present 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 decide any question brought before such meeting,
unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of
the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required in which case
such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

     Section 10.  Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation
each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one
vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock having voting
power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted on after three years
from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

     Section 11.  Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation,
any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders
of the corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special
meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior
notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present
and voted.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a
meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those
stockholders who have not consented in writing.


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                                     ARTICLE III

                                      DIRECTORS

     Section 1.  The number of directors which shall constitute the whole board
shall be not less than three nor more than eight. Thereafter, within the limits
above specified, the number of directors shall be determined by resolution of
the board of directors or by the stockholders at the annual meeting.  The
directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as
provided in Section 2 of this Article, and each director elected shall hold
office until his successor is elected and qualified.  Directors need not be
stockholders.

     Section 2.  Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any
increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of
the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual
election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless
sooner displaced.  If there are no directors in office, then an election of
directors may be held in the manner provided by statute.  If, at the time of
filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in
office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted
immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon
application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of
the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote
for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such
vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by
the directors then in office.

     Section 3.  The business of the corporation shall be managed by or under
the direction of 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 certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws directed or required to
be exercised or done by the stockholders.

                          MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     Section 4.  The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings,
both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.

     Section 5.  The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors
shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the
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notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in
order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present.  In
the event of the failure of the stockholders to fix the time or place of such
first meeting of the newly elected board of directors, or in the event such
meeting is not held at the time and place so fixed by the stockholders, 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, or
as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.

     Section 6.  Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without
notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined
by the board.

     Section 7.  Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on
three days' notice to each director, either personally or by mail or by
telegram; special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like
manner and on like notice on the written request of two directors.

     Section 8.  At all meetings of the board a majority of the directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of
the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act
of the board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by
statute or by the certificate of incorporation.  If a quorum shall not be
present at any meeting of the board of directors the directors present thereat
may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

     Section 9.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of 
incorporation or these by-laws, 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 all members of the board or committee, as the 
case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are 
filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee.

     Section 10.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of 
incorporation or these by-laws, members of the board of directors, or any 
committee designated by the board of directors, may participate in a meeting 
of the board of directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone 
or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons 
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a 
meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.


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                               COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

     Section 11.  The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority
of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist
of one or more of the directors of the corporation.  The board may designate one
or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence
or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof
present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or
they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of
directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified
member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the
board of directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of
the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all
papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or
authority in reference to amending the certificate of incorporation, adopting an
agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale,
lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation's property and
assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a
revocation of a dissolution, or amending the by-laws of the corporation; and,
unless the resolution or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide,
no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to
authorize the issuance of stock.  Such committee or committees shall have such
name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by
the board of directors.

     Section 12.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and
report the same to the board of directors when required.

                              COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

     Section 13.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of
incorporation or these by-
laws, the board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of
directors.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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 there for.  Members
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committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

                                 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

     Section 14.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of
incorporation or by law, any director or the entire board of directors may be
removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of shares entitled
to vote at an election of directors.


                                      ARTICLE IV

                                       NOTICES

     Section 1.  Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the
certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws, notice is required to be given
to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal
notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such
director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the
corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be
given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.
Notice to directors may also be given by telegram.

     Section 2.  Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation or of these
by-laws, 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 V

                                       OFFICERS

     Section 1.  The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board 
of Directors and shall be a Chairman of the Board, a President, a Chairman of 
the Executive Committee, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer.  The 
Board of Directors may also choose additional vice-presidents, and one or 
more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers.  Any number of offices 
may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation or 
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     Section 2.  The Board of Directors at its first meeting after each annual
meeting of stockholders shall choose a Chairman of the Board, a President, a
Chairman of the Executive Committee, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary
and a Treasurer.
     Section 3.  The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and
agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms
and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined
from time to time by the board.

     Section 4.  The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

     Section 5.  The officers of the corporation shall hold office until their
successors are chosen and qualify.  Any officer elected or appointed by the
Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the Board of Directors.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the
corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

     Section 5A.  The Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer
of the corporation and, except as otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors, shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders.
He shall be the direct representative of the Board of Directors.  He shall also
consult with the President and Chairman of the Executive Committee concerning
the affairs and policies of the corporation.

     Section 5B. The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall preside at all
meetings of the Executive Committee.  In addition, at the request of the Board
of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee may also preside at
meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the corporation.  He
shall also consult with the Chairman of the Board and the President concerning
the affairs and policies of the corporation.

                                    THE PRESIDENT

     Section 6.  The President, subject to the directives of the Board of
Directors, shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation.  In the
absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board and the Vice-Chairman of the
Board, the President shall preside at meetings of the directors and the
stockholders.  He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as
may be delegated to him by the Board of Directors.


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     Section 7.  He shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring
a seal, under the seal of the corporation, except where required or permitted by
law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and
execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some
other officer or agent of the corporation.

                                 THE VICE-PRESIDENTS

     Section 8.  In the absence of the president or in the event of his 
inability or refusal to act, the vice-president (or in the event there be 
more than one vice-president, the vice-presidents in the order designated by 
the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of 
their election) shall perform the duties of the president, and when so 
acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions 
upon the president.  The vice-presidents shall perform such other duties and 
have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time 
prescribe.

                       THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES

     Section 9.  The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of
directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of
the meetings of the corporation and of the board of directors in a book to be
kept for that purpose and 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 board of directors or
president, under whose supervision he shall be.  He shall have custody of the
corporate seal of the corporation and he, or an assistant secretary, shall have
authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed,
it may be attested by his signature or by the signature of such assistant
secretary.  The board of directors may give general authority to any other
officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his
signature.

     Section 10.  The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the
assistant secretaries in the order determined by the board of directors (or if
there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in
the absence of the secretary or in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from
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                        THE TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS

     Section 11.  The treasurer shall have the 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 moneys
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.

     Section 12.  He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be
ordered by 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.

     Section 13.  If required by the board of directors, he shall give the
corporation a bond (which shall be renewed every six years) 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 14.  The assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than one,
the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the board of directors (or
if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall,
in the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his inability or refusal to
act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors
may from time to time prescribe.


                                      ARTICLE VI

                                CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

     Section 1.  Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to
have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the
chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors or 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
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     Section 2.  Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be
facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased
to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is
issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were
such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

                                  LOST CERTIFICATES

     Section 3.  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, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen 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, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his
legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require
and/or to 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, stolen or destroyed.

                                  TRANSFERS OF STOCK

     Section 4.  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 to issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

                                  FIXING RECORD DATE

     Section 5.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any
adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in
respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any
other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date,
which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of
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more than sixty days prior to any other action.  A determination of stockholders
of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall
apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of
directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

                               REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

     Section 6.  The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive
right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive
dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and
assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and 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
Delaware.


                                     ARTICLE VII

                                  GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                      DIVIDENDS

     Section 1.  Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to
the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared by
the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock,
subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation.

     Section 2.  Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of
any funds of the corporation available for dividends 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 dividends, 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.

                                   ANNUAL STATEMENT

     Section 3.  The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting,
and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the
stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the
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                                        CHECKS

     Section 4.  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.

                                     FISCAL YEAR

     Section 5.  The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution
of the board of directors.

                                         SEAL

     Section 6.  The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
corporation, the year of its organization and the words "Corporate Seal,
Delaware".  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be
impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

                                   INDEMNIFICATION

     Section 7.  The corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors,
employees, and agents to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.


                                     ARTICLE VIII

                                      AMENDMENTS

     Section 1.  These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-
laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the board of directors, when such
power is conferred upon the board of directors by the certificate of
incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the board of
directors or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the board of
directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new by-
laws be contained in the notice of such special meeting.  If the power to adopt,
amend or repeal by-laws is conferred upon the board of directors by the
certificate of incorporation it shall not divest or limit the power of the
stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws.


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