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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3-B

                                    BY-LAWS
                                       OF
                              HARTMARX CORPORATION

                (Formed under the laws of the State of Delaware)

           As Adopted by the Board of Directors as of August 6, 1998


                                   ARTICLE I

                                  STOCKHOLDERS

     Section 1.  Annual Meeting.  A meeting of the stockholders for the election
of directors and the transaction of only such other business as is properly
brought before the meeting in accordance with these By-Laws shall be held
annually on a day between April 1 and April 20, inclusive, to be designated by
the Board of Directors and in the absence of such designation, on the first
Monday in April, or, if it be a public holiday, on the next succeeding business
day.

     To be properly brought before the meeting, business must be either (a)
specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at
the direction of the Board, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by
or at the direction of the Board, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the
meeting by a stockholder.  In addition to any other applicable requirements, for
business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the
stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of
the Corporation.  To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered to or
mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, no
earlier than December 15 and no later than February 15 immediately preceding the
annual meeting of stockholders.  A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall
set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual
meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the
annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual
meeting, (ii) the name and record address of the stockholder proposing such
business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are
beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (iv) any material interest of the
stockholder in such business.

     The Chairman of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine
and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the
meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1, and if he should so
determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly
brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
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     Section 2.  Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be
called by the Board of Directors or, subject to the control of the Board, by the
Chairman, or in his absence, the President.

       Section 3.  Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at
such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be fixed by the
Board of Directors.  If no place is so fixed, such meetings shall be held at the
office of the Corporation in the City of Chicago, in the State of Illinois.

       Section 4.  Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of stockholders
shall be given in writing and shall state the place, date and hour of the
meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of a
special meeting shall indicate that it is being issued by or at the direction of
the person or persons calling or requesting the meeting.

       If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken,
entitle objecting stockholders to receive payment for their shares of stock, the
notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect.

       A copy of the notice of each meeting shall be given, personally or by
first class mail, not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of
the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  If mailed,
such notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage
thereon prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the
record of stockholders, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other
address, then directed to him at such other address.

       When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be
necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to
which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be
transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting.
However, if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the
adjournment, the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record on the new record date entitled to notice under the preceding paragraphs
of this Section 4.

       Section 5.  Waiver of Notice.  Notice of any meeting need not be given to
any stockholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy,
whether before or after the meeting.  The attendance of any stockholder at a
meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of
the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of
notice by him.

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     Section 6.  Inspectors of Election.  The Board of Directors shall, in
advance of any stockholders' meeting, appoint one or more inspectors to act at
the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The
Board of Directors may designate one or more alternate inspectors to replace any
inspector who fails to act.  If no inspector or alternate is able to act, the
person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at
the meeting.  Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties,
shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute his duties of inspector with
strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.

     The inspector(s) shall ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the
voting power of each, determine the shares represented at the meeting, the
existence of a quorum and the validity of proxies and ballots, count all votes
and ballots, determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the
disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s),
certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting
and their count of all votes and ballots, and do such other acts as are proper
to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders.  The
inspector(s) may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the
inspector(s) in the performance of the duties of the inspector(s).  Any record
or certificate made by the inspectors shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
stated and of the vote as certified by said inspector(s).

     Section 7.  List of Stockholders at Meetings.  The Secretary shall provide
a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the ensuing election,
arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of each, and the number of
shares held by each.  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 8.  Qualification of Voters.  Unless otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation, every stockholder of record shall be entitled at
every meeting of stockholders to one vote for every share of stock standing in
his name on the record of stockholders.

     Treasury shares as of the record date and shares held as of the record date
by another domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind, if a majority of
the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other
corporation is held as of the record date by the Corporation, shall not be
shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of
outstanding shares.

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     Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator,
committee, or other fiduciary, except a trustee, may be voted by him, either in
person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name.  Shares held
by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the
shares have been transferred into his name as trustee or into the name of his
nominee.

     Shares standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation of
any type or kind may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the By-Laws of
such corporation may provide, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board
of directors of such corporation may determine.

     A stockholder shall not sell his vote or issue a proxy to vote to any
person for any sum of money or anything of value except as permitted by law.

     Section 9.  Quorum of Stockholders.  The holders of not less than one-third
of the shares of stock entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum at a
meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when
a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series,
voting as a class, the holders of not less than one-third of the shares of such
class or series of stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such
specified item of business.

     When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by
the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders.

     The stockholders who are present in person or by proxy and who are entitled
to vote may, by a majority of votes cast, adjourn the meeting despite the
absence of a quorum.

     Section 10.  Proxies.  Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
stockholders or to express consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize
another person or persons to act for him by proxy.

     Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or his attorney-in-fact.  No
proxy shall be valid after the expiration of three years from the date thereof
unless otherwise provided in the proxy.  Every proxy shall be revocable at the
pleasure of the stockholder executing it, except as otherwise provided by law.

     The authority of the holder of a proxy to act shall not be revoked by the
incompetence or death of the stockholder who executed the proxy unless, before
the authority is exercised, written notice of an adjudication of such
incompetence or of such death is received by the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary.

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     Section 11.  Vote of Stockholders.  Directors shall, except as otherwise
required by law, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of
stockholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election.

     Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to
be taken by vote of the stockholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by
law or the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, be authorized by a
majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders by the holders of shares
entitled to vote thereon.

     Section 12.  Fixing Record Date.  For the purpose of determining the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal
without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or for the
purpose of any other action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date
as the record date for any such determination of stockholders. Such date shall
not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting,
nor more than sixty days prior to any other action.

     When a determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this section,
such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of
Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

                                   ARTICLE II

                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     Section 1.  Power of Board and Qualification of Directors.  The business of
the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors.  Each director shall
be at least twenty-one years of age.

     Section 2.  Number of Directors.  Effective August 6, 1998 the number of
directors constituting the entire Board of Directors through the current terms
of the incumbent directors, shall be eleven; thereafter, the number shall be
ten.  A majority of the total number of directors authorized by this By-Law may
amend this By-Law, to change the number of directors, provided, however, that no
decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of an incumbent
director.

     Section 3.  Election and Term of Directors.  At each annual meeting of
stockholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual
meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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     Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures
shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations for the election of
directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by a committee appointed by
the Board of Directors, or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election
of directors generally, provided that such stockholder has given actual written
notice of such stockholder's nomination or nominations to the Secretary of the
Corporation (a) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of
stockholders, no earlier than December 15 and no later than February 15
immediately preceding the annual meeting of stockholders, and (b) with respect
to an election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders for the election
of directors, no later than the close of business on the fifteenth day following
(i) the date on which notice of such meeting is first given to stockholders or
(ii) the date on which public disclosure of such meeting is first made,
whichever is earlier.

     Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and record address of the
stockholder who intends to make the nomination and the name, age, business
address and residence address of the person or persons to be nominated; (b) a
representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or
by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the
notice and stating the number of shares held by such stockholder; (c) a
description of all arrangements or understandings involving any stockholder,
each such nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or
persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the
stockholder or relating to the Corporation or its securities or to such
nominee's service as a director if elected; (d) such other information regarding
such nominee proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be disclosed
in solicitations for proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Rule 14a
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (e) the consent of
each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected.  The
Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information
as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of
such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

     The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the
meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

     Section 4.  Quorum of Directors and Action by the Board.  A majority of the
entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, and, except where otherwise provided in these By-Laws, the vote of a
majority of the directors present at a meeting at the time of such vote, if a
quorum is then present, shall be the act of the Board.

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     Section 5. Meetings of the Board. An annual meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held in each year directly after the annual meeting of
stockholders. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as may
be fixed by the Board. Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time
upon the call of the Chairman, or in his absence, the President, or upon the
call of any two directors.

     Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such places as may be
fixed by the Board for annual and regular meetings and in the notice of meeting
for special meetings.

     No notice need be given of annual or regular meetings of the Board of
Directors. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given to each
director either by mail not later than noon, Chicago time, on the third day
prior to the meeting or by telegram, written message or orally to the director
not later than noon, Chicago time, on the day prior to the meeting. Notices are
deemed to have been given: by mail, when deposited in the United States mail; by
telegram at the time of filing; and by messenger at the time of delivery.
Notices by mail, telegram or messenger shall be sent to each director at the
address designated by him for that purpose, or, if none has been so designated,
at his last known residence or business address.

     Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any
director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the
meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its
commencement, the lack of notice to him.

     A notice, or waiver of notice, need not specify the purpose of any meeting
of the Board of Directors.

     A majority of directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may
adjourn any meeting to another time and place. Notice of any adjournment of a
meeting to another time or place shall be given, in the manner described above,
to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless
such time and place are announced at the meeting, to the other directors.

     Section 5.1. Participation in Meetings of the Board or Committees Thereof
by Means of Telephone or Similar Equipment. Any one or more members of the Board
of Directors, the Executive Committee, or any other Committee of the Board may
participate in a meeting of such Board or Committee by means of a conference
telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating
in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means
shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

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     Section 5.2. Action of the Board or Committees Thereof by Unanimous Written
Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors,
the Executive Committee, or any other Committee of the Board of Directors may be
taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or of the Committee consent
in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The
resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the Board or
Committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or
Committee.

     Section 6. Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any
time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the Chairman or
the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified therein; and unless otherwise specified therein the acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

     Section 7. Removal of Directors. Any or all of the directors may be
removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then
entitled to vote at an election of directors at a meeting of the stockholders or
by the unanimous written consent of all stockholders entitled to vote.

     Section 8. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Newly created
directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and
vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason may be filled by
vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum
exists. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office for
the unexpired term of his predecessor.

     Section 9. Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have
authority to fix the compensation of directors for services in any capacity.

     Section 10. Indemnification.
 
     (a) General Indemnification. Each person who was or is made 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, and any
appeal therefrom (hereinafter, collectively, a "proceeding"), by reason of the
fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative,
is, was or had agreed to become a director of the Corporation or is, was or had
agreed to become an officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be indemnified
and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), as the same now
exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only
to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader
indemnification rights than the

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DGCL permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all
expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines,
excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement)
reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith;
provided, that a person seeking indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or
part thereof) initiated by such person against the Corporation or any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall not be entitled to the
foregoing indemnification unless the Corporation has joined in or consented to
such proceeding (or part thereof).
 
     (b) Expenses. Expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by a person
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 10 in defending or otherwise being
involved in a proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon
receipt of an undertaking (the "Undertaking") by or on behalf of such person to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.

     (c) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this
Section 10 shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have
or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise. The Board of Directors shall have the authority, by
resolution, to provide for such other indemnification of directors, officers,
employees or agents as it shall deem appropriate.

     (d) Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to
protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any expenses, liabilities or losses, whether or not the Corporation
would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liabilities
or losses under the DGCL.

     (e) Enforceability. The provisions of this Section 10 shall be applicable
to all proceedings commenced after its adoption, whether such arise out of
events, acts, omissions or circumstances which occurred or existed prior or
subsequent to such adoption, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrators of such person. This Section 10 shall be deemed to grant each
person who, at any time that this Section 10 is in effect, serves or agrees to
serve in any capacity which entitles him or her to indemnification hereunder
rights against the Corporation to enforce the provisions of this Section 10, and
any repeal or other modification of this Section 10 or any repeal or
modification of the DGCL or any other applicable law shall not limit any rights
of indemnification then existing or arising out of events, acts, omissions or
circumstances occurring or existing prior to such repeal or modification,
including, without limitation, the right to indemnification for proceedings
commenced after such repeal or modification

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to enforce this Section 10 with regard to acts, omissions, events or
circumstances occurring or existing prior to such repeal or modification.

     (f) Severability. If this Section 10 or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and officer of the
Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by
or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any
applicable portion of this Section 10 that shall not have been invalidated and
to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

     Section 11. Executive Committee. The Board of Directors, by resolution
adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate from among its members
an Executive Committee, consisting of four or more directors, which shall have
all the authority of the Board, except that the Executive Committee shall have
no authority as to the following matters:

     (1)  Amending the Certificate of Incorporation;

     (2)  Adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation;

     (3)  Recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or
          substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets;

     (4)  Recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a
          revocation of a dissolution;

     (5)  Amending the By-Laws of the Corporation;

     (6)  Declaring a dividend; or

     (7)  Authorizing the issuance of stock.

     The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors (who may or may
not be officers and employees of the Corporation) as alternate members of the
Executive Committee, who may replace any absent member or members for all
purposes, including the constituting of a quorum at any meeting of such
Committee.

     Three members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members present at a
meeting at the time of such vote if a quorum is then present, shall be the act
of such Committee. Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by any
member of the Executive

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Committee, and notices thereof shall be given to each member of the Executive
Committee in the same manner as notices to directors are provided for in the
case of notices of special meetings of the Board of Directors, but notice may in
any case be waived.

     The Executive Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.

     Section 12. Audit and Finance Committee. The Audit and Finance Committee of
the Board of Directors will consist of three or more directors, none of whom
shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation. The number of members of the
Committee will be determined each year at the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors.

     The Audit and Finance Committee will maintain, through regularly scheduled
meetings, communications between the directors and independent accountants and
will provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary and statutory
responsibilities related to corporate accounting, integrity of financial
controls, and reporting practices. The Committee will also review the financial
policies and procedures of the Corporation and oversee and make recommendations
to the Board concerning the Corporation's investment and dividend policies and
methods of financing corporate operations. The Committee will also have overall
oversight responsibility for the investment and management of the assets of the
Corporation's pension plans, the appointment of investment managers and plan
trustees and the operation of the various benefits committees. The Committee
will make periodic reports to the entire Board on such matters as the Committee
or the Board may specify.

     Section 13. Compensation and Stock Option Committee. The Compensation and
Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors will consist of three or more
directors, none of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation. The
number of members of the Committee will be determined each year at the annual
meeting of the Board of Directors.

     The Compensation and Stock Option Committee will exercise the full powers
of the entire Board with respect to fixing the compensation to be paid from time
to time to all officers and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
whose compensation is above the minimum level determined by the Committee from
time to time to be appropriate for control by directors of the Corporation. The
Committee will also grant all stock options and make other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of all stock option plans and
similar plans. The Committee will make periodic reports to the entire Board on
such matters as the Committee or the Board may specify.

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     Section 14. Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and
Governance Committee of the Board of Directors will consist of three or more
directors. The number of members of the Committee will be determined each year
at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors.

     The Nominating and Governance Committee will review and make recommendation
to the entire Board concerning the qualification and selection of candidates for
election as directors and officers of the Corporation. The Committee will also
advise and make recommendations to the Board on all matters pertaining to
directorship and corporate governance practices and the Corporation's position
and practices on significant issues of corporate public responsibility.

     Section 15. Management Operations Committee. The Management Operations
Committee of the Board of Directors will consist of one or more directors, each
of whom shall also be an employee or officer of the Corporation. The Board of
Directors shall establish from time to time by resolution the composition,
functions and responsibilities of the Management Operations Committee.

     Section 16. Other Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution
adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate from among its members
committees other than those described in the foregoing By-Laws. Any such
Committee of which a majority of the members shall not be officers or employees
of the Corporation may be authorized by the resolution establishing it to have
all of the authority of the Board with respect to matters delegated to it by
said resolution. No resolution establishing and delegating authority to a
committee pursuant to this section shall confer authority as to any of the
matters listed in Section 11 of this Article, Paragraphs (1) - (6) inclusive.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                   OFFICERS

     Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a
Chairman, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. In addition, the Board of
Directors may elect one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice
Presidents, or Vice Presidents, a General Counsel, a Controller, Assistant
Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant General Counsels, group officers,
divisional officers and such other officers as the Board of Directors may
determine, and the respective provisions of these By-Laws with respect to the
duties and powers of such additional officers shall be applicable only during
any time such additional officers shall be elected and acting. The Chairman
shall be a member of the Board of Directors. Other officers of the Corporation
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not, be members of the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held
by the same person, except the offices of Chairman and Secretary, or President
and Secretary.

     Section 2. Term of Office and Removal. All officers of the Corporation
shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors as soon as may be
practicable after the annual election of directors. Vacancies may be filled, or
new offices created and filled, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each
officer elected by the Board of Directors shall hold office for the term for
which he is elected, and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors electing
an officer, his term of office shall extend to and expire at the meeting of the
Board following the next annual meeting of stockholders. Any officer may be
removed by the Board, with or without cause, at any time. Removal of an officer
without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any, and the
election of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

     Section 3. Powers and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall have
such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation, as
may be prescribed in these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors and, to the
extent not so prescribed, they shall have such authority and perform such duties
in the management of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board, as
generally pertain to their respective offices. Securities of other corporations
held by the Corporation may be voted by any officer designated by the Board and,
in the absence of any such designation, by the Chairman, the President, any Vice
President, the Secretary or the Treasurer. The Board may require any officer,
agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

     Section 4. Books to be Kept. The Corporation shall keep (a) correct and
complete books and records of account, (b) minutes of the proceedings of the
stockholders, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and any other committees
of directors, and (c) a current list of the directors and officers and their
residence addresses; and the Corporation shall also keep at its office in the
State of Illinois, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in the
State of Illinois, if any, a record containing the names and addresses of all
stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when
they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

     The Board of Directors may determine whether and to what extent and at what
times and places and under what conditions and regulations any accounts, books,
records or other documents of the Corporation, other than the stock ledger and
list of stockholders, shall be open to inspection, and no creditor, security
holder or other person shall have any right to inspect any accounts, books,
records or other documents of the Corporation except as conferred by the Statute
or as so authorized by the Board or an officer of the Corporation.

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     Section 5. Checks, Notes, etc. All checks and drafts on, and withdrawals
from, the Corporation's accounts with banks or other financial institutions, and
all bills of exchange, notes and other instruments for the payment of money,
drawn, made, indorsed, or accepted by the Corporation, shall be signed on its
behalf by the person or persons thereunto authorized by, or pursuant to
resolution of, the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                               DUTIES OF OFFICERS

     Section 1. Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall have such other duties and
powers as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the Executive
Committee.

     Section 2. President. The President shall have such duties and powers as
may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. In
the absence of the Chairman, he shall preside at meetings of the stockholders
and of the Board of Directors.

     Section 3. Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, which shall include any
Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, shall have such duties and
powers as may be assigned to them by the Chairman, the President, the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee.

     Section 4. Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of meetings
of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee in one
or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given
in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws or as required by law; (c) be
custodian of the corporate record books and of the seal of the Corporation, and
see that the seal of the Corporation is affixed to all documents, the execution
of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in
accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; and (d) in general perform all
duties incident to the office of the Secretary and such other duties as from
time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the Executive
Committee, the Chairman or the President.

       Section 5. General Counsel. The General Counsel shall give legal counsel
and advice to the Board of Directors and its committees. He shall be the chief
attorney at law for the Corporation and its subsidiaries, shall be the head of
the Corporation's Legal Department, and shall select, engage and approve payment
of fees to attorneys retained to represent the Corporation or its subsidiaries
in litigation or otherwise.

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     Section 6. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of all
funds and securities of the Corporation. He shall deposit or invest all monies
and other valuable effects of the Corporation in the name and to the credit of
the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee or in such short-term investments as he
shall select with the approval of the Chairman or the President. He shall
disburse funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors or
the Executive Committee, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. He shall
render to the Chairman, the President, the Board of Directors and the Executive
Committee, whenever any thereof may require it, an account of his transactions
as Treasurer and of the financial position of the Corporation.

     Section 7. Controller. The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer
of the Corporation. He shall, when proper, approve all bills for purchases,
payrolls and similar instruments providing for disbursement of money by the
Corporation, for payment by the Treasurer. He shall be in charge of and maintain
books of account and accounting records of the Corporation. He shall perform
such other acts as are usually performed by the controller of a corporation. He
shall render to the Chairman, the President, the Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee, such reports as any thereof may require.

     Section 8. Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant
General Counsels. The Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant
General Counsels shall have such duties and powers as may be assigned by the
Secretary, the Treasurer or the General Counsel respectively, or by the
Chairman, the President, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.

     Section 9. Divisional and Group Officers. The divisional officers and group
officers shall have such duties and powers with respect to their divisions or
groups as may be assigned to them by the Chairman, the President, the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee.

                                   ARTICLE V

                        FORMS OF CERTIFICATES AND LOSS
                             AND TRANSFER OF STOCK

     Section 1. Forms of Stock Certificates. The shares of stock of the
Corporation shall be represented by certificates, in such forms as the Board of
Directors may prescribe, signed by the Chairman, the President or a Vice
President, and the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a
facsimile thereof. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be
facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered
by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee. In case any officer

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who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate
shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may
be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at
the date of issue.

     Each certificate representing shares of stock shall state upon the face
thereof:

     (1)  That the Corporation is formed under the laws of the State of
          Delaware;

     (2)  The name of the person or persons to whom issued; and

     (3)  The number and class of stock, and the designation of the series, if
          any, which such certificate represents.

     Section 2. Transfers of Stock. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be
transferable on the stock ledger upon presentment to the Corporation or a
transfer agent of a certificate or certificates representing the shares of stock
requested to be transferred, with proper endorsement on the certificate or on a
separate accompanying document, together with such evidence of the payment of
transfer taxes and compliance with other provisions of law as the Corporation or
its transfer agent may require.

     Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates. No certificate for
shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate
alleged to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, except if and to the
extent required by the Board of Directors, upon:

     (1)  Production of evidence of loss, destruction or wrongful taking;

     (2)  Delivery of a bond indemnifying the Corporation and its agents against
          any claim that may be made against it or them on account of the
          alleged loss, destruction or wrongful taking of the replaced
          certificate or the issuance of the new certificate; and

     (3)  Compliance with such other reasonable requirements as may be imposed.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                 OTHER MATTERS

     Section 1. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate
seal, alter such seal at pleasure, and authorize it to be used by causing it or
a facsimile to be affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.

     Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on
the first day of December in each year and end on the thirtieth day of November
in each year.

     Section 3. Amendments. By-Laws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended
or repealed by vote of the holders of the shares of stock at the time entitled
to vote in the election of any directors. By-Laws may also be adopted, amended
or repealed by the Board of Directors, but any By-Law adopted by the Board may
be amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon as
hereinabove provided.

     If any By-Law regulating an impending election of directors is adopted,
amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the
notice of the next meeting of stockholders for the election of directors the By-
Law so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the
changes made.


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                                           Frederick G. Wohlschlaeger, Secretary

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